英语听力：弗兰肯斯坦.Frankenstein 02

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　　I was¹ born³ in Switzerland⁴， in the town of Geneva． My parents loved each other very much， and I learnt from the example of their love．I learnt that to love and to be patient⁵ are the most important⁶ things in the world．

　　My mother hoped⁷ to have a daughter after I was born， but for five years I was the only child． And then my mother found⁸ a sister for me．She was helping⁹ a family in which there were five children． They were very poor，and the children were thin and hungry． One of the children was a little girl， with golden¹⁰ hair and blue eyes Her name was Elizabeth． My mother took¹¹ the little girl into our family，and Elizabeth became¹² the daughter that my mother had¹⁴ always wanted． As² I grew older， my love for Elizabeth became stronger all the time．

　　Later¹⁵ my mother had two other sons， Ernest and William．A young woman called Justine came¹³ to live in the house to help my mother with the children． We loved her as much as she loved us．

　　The years passed happily¹⁶， and we had everything that we needed． At school I met another very fine person¹⁸． His name was Henry Clerval， and he was very clever． My family also liked him very much， so he was a welcome visitor¹⁹ to our house．

　　I studied very hard at school．I wanted to know the secrets²⁰ of life²¹， and， most of all， I wanted to know how to make living²² things．I read all the books that I could²³ find．One day，some－thing happened that added²⁴ a new idea to the ideas that I al－ready had．I was fifteen at the time， and we were on holiday in the mountains． There was a wild²⁵ storm²⁶， and with it came the most frightening²⁷ thunder²⁸ and lightning²⁹ that I had ever¹⁷ seen³⁰ in my life． About twenty metres³¹ in front of our house was a great tree．Suddenly³² a huge³³ fork of lightning hit the tree．After a few³⁴ seconds， there was nothing left of it except³⁵ a black piece of wood two metres high． The lightning had destroyed³⁶ it．

　　I saw³⁷ how strong electricity³⁸ was． I began to read all the books that I could find about electricity and its terrible³⁹ power⁴⁰．

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　　我出生在瑞士的日内瓦城。我父母彼此相爱至深，而且我以他们的爱心为榜样。我懂得了去爱他人和富有耐心是世界上最重要的事情。

　　在生下我后，我母亲希望再生一个女儿，但在五年之中我都是唯一的孩子。后来我母亲给我找了一个妹妹。她那时在一个有五个孩子的家庭里帮忙。他们非常穷，孩子们都又瘦又饿。其中一个孩子是一个头发金黄、有一对蓝色的眼睛的小女孩。她名叫伊丽莎白。我母亲把那个小女孩带到了我家，于是伊丽莎白便成了我母亲盼望已久的女儿。随着年龄的增长，我对伊丽莎白的爱与日俱增。

　　后来我母亲又生了两个儿子：欧内斯特和威廉。有个名叫贾斯汀的年轻女子来我家帮我母亲照看孩子们。我们像她爱我们一样地爱她。

　　岁月快乐地流逝着，我们拥有所需要的一切。在学校里我遇见了另外一个非常好的人，他的名字叫亨利·克勒沃，人非常聪明。我的家人也非常喜欢他，所以他是我们家受欢迎的客人。

　　我在学校学得很刻苦。我想要知道生命的奥秘，而且我最想知道的便是如何制造有生命的东西。我阅读了我能找到的一切书籍。有一天发生了一件事情，它给我新的启发。我那时15岁，我们正在山中度假。那天有一场暴风雨，夹杂其间的是我平生见过的最为吓人的雷霆和闪电。在我们的房子前面约二十米处有一棵大树。突然间一个叉状闪电击中了大树。 几秒钟之后，那棵大树便只剩下两米高的一块黑木头。闪电摧毁了它。

　　我看到了电的力量有多么大。我开始阅读我能找到的有关电及其可怕力量的一切书籍。 

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 born   

v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的

参考例句：

• The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
• I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

4 Switzerland   

n.瑞士(欧洲)

参考例句：

• They are going to spend the weekend in Switzerland.他们要去瑞士度周末。
• As everybody knows,Switzerland is a peaceful country.众所周知， 瑞士是一个爱好和平的国家。

5 patient   

n.病人；adj.有耐心的，能容忍的

参考例句：

• The doctor told the patient that he was in good way.大夫对病人说，他的病情已在好转。
• We must be patient with children.我们对孩子要耐心。

6 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

7 hoped   

v.希望，期望( hope的过去式和过去分词 )；[俚语]相信，认为；希望，盼望，期待

参考例句：

• He hoped they would not feel affronted if they were not invited . 他希望如果他们没有获得邀请也不要感到受辱。
• They hoped to enlist the help of the public in solving the crime. 他们希望寻求公众协助破案。

8 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

9 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

10 golden   

adj.金的，含金的，可贵的，金色的，贵重的，繁盛的

参考例句：

• My teacher is an Englishman with golden hair.我的老师是一个金黄色头发的英国人。
• It's a balmy evening,the golden time for lovers.这是一个暖和的夜晚，是恋人们的黄金时光。

11 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

12 became   

v.(become的过去式)成为

参考例句：

• He became a doctor at the age of 27.他27岁时成了一名医生。
• He became a millionaire when he was still young.他还年轻时就成了百万富翁。

13 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

14 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

15 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

16 happily   

adv.幸福地；愉快地

参考例句：

• From then on,the prince and princess lived happily.从那时起，王子与公主就幸福地生活在一起。
• Where we will live happily ever after.我们可以在那里直到永远。

17 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

18 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

19 visitor   

n.参观者，访问者

参考例句：

• He has a visitor right now.他现在正好有客人。
• He is nothing but a visitor.他只是一个参观者。

20 secrets   

n.秘密，机密( secret的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• For years they had been betraying state secrets to Russia. 他们多年来一直在向俄罗斯泄露国家机密。
• She confided all her secrets to her best friend. 她向她最要好的朋友倾吐了自己所有的秘密。

21 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

22 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

23 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

24 added   

adj.更多的，附加的，额外的

参考例句：

• They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
• The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。

25 wild   

adj.放荡的；未开发的，野的，野生的，原始的；n.荒野

参考例句：

• We should protect the wild animal.我们应该保护野生动物。
• After the old gardener died,the garden grew wild.老园丁死后，花园就慢慢荒芜了。

26 storm   

n.暴风雨；vi.起风暴，强攻；vt.猛攻，捣毁

参考例句：

• The storm lasted three days.暴风雨持续了三天。
• This is the place where the storm hit.这就是暴风雨袭击的地方。

27 frightening   

adj.令人恐惧的

参考例句：

• The task looks frightening.看来这任务很吓人。
• I think it's frightening rather than exciting.刺激什么呀，我觉得太吓人了。

28 thunder   

n.雷电，雷声；v.打雷，大声喊出

参考例句：

• Did you hear the thunder in the night?你晚上听见打雷了吗？
• The thunder scared the children.雷声吓着了孩子。

29 lightning   

n.闪电&adj.闪电般的，快速的

参考例句：

• His eyes glared like lightning.他的目光犹如一道闪电。
• Lightning flashed during the storm.暴风雨中闪电大作。

30 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

31 metres   

n.米( metre的名词复数 )；（诗的）格律；用于竞赛名称 metres

参考例句：

• The two houses stood 500 metres apart. 两座房子相距500米。
• She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres. 她估计湖面大约有500米宽。

32 suddenly   

adv.突然，忽然

参考例句：

• The weather changed suddenly.天气陡变。
• He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice.他声嘶力竭地大叫。

33 huge   

adj.巨大的，庞大的

参考例句：

• He gave me a huge apple.他给了我一个大苹果。
• His acting raised a huge laugh.他的表演引起一阵大笑。

34 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

35 except   

v.除，除外，反对；prep.除了...之外，若不是，除非

参考例句：

• Everybody is here except tom.除了汤姆大家都到了。
• He never came except when he was in trouble. 除非有了困难，他从来不到这里来。

36 Destroyed   

adj. 遭破坏的 动词destroy的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• alpine villages destroyed in an avalanche 在一场雪崩中被摧毁的高山村庄
• The building was completely destroyed by fire. 这栋建筑物被大火彻底焚毁了。

37 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

38 electricity   

n.电；电学

参考例句：

• This room is lighted by electricity.这个房间用电照明。
• We use electricity to run machines.我们使用电力来运行机器。

39 terrible   

adj.可怕的，糟糕的，极其的

参考例句：

• I think you've made a terrible mistake.我认为你犯了一个严重的错误。
• This is a terrible idea.这是一个可怕的想法。

40 power   

n.电力，动力；能力，力量，权力

参考例句：

• He lost his power of speech.他失去了说话的能力。
• It is not in my power to do that.做那事非我力所能及。