听名著练听力之简爱篇 第50期

PART THREE - A YOUNG WOMAN AT THORNFIELD
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Mr. Mason is Attacked

"Wait here," said Mr. Rochester. Quickly he went into the secret room. I heard loud, frightening laughter¹, and Mr. Rochester speaking in a soft voice. Grace² Poole was in there, I thought. She must truly be [-----1-----]! Then Mr. Rochester came out, closing the secret door behind him. Suddenly I noticed that Mr. Mason was sitting in a chair. He was covered in blood. Suddenly he opened his eyes and looked at us.
"Am I going to die?" he asked.
"No, of course not," answered Mr. Rochester. "Now Jane," he said, turning to me, "I'll have to [-----2-----] with Mason while I find the doctor. Please care for him while I'm gone, but do not speak to him." I nodded, and nervously³ watched him leave the room. He looked the door when he left.
So here I was, locked in a room with a wounded⁴ man and a crazy, violent⁵ murderer⁶, only on the other side of a small door! It was a long night. I had [-----3-----] to think about all the strange things that had happened. First, there was the fire in Mr. Rochester's room, and now another attack on a stranger. How was Mr. Mason involved? What was he doing on the top floor? Not many people at Thornfield went up there. Mr. Mason's bedroom was near mine. And, most of all, why was Mr. Rochester so frightened when I told him that Mr. Mason had come to Thornfield
 

1 laughter   

n.笑，笑声

参考例句：

• I don't know how my story caused so much laughter.我不知我的故事怎么引起如此大笑。
• The audience gave way to uncontrollable bursts of laughter.听众忍不住发出一阵阵笑声。

2 grace   

n.优雅，雅致，魅力，恩惠，慈悲

参考例句：

• She is a beautiful girl with the grace and poise.她是一位仪态优雅的佳丽。
• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。

3 nervously   

adv.神情激动地，不安地

参考例句：

• He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇，努力忍着不哭出来。
• He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。

4 wounded   

adj.受伤的；n.伤员

参考例句：

• The wounded man let out a cry of pain.伤员发出一阵痛苦的叫喊声。
• She attended on the wounded soldier day and night.她日夜护理着负伤的战士。

5 violent   

adj.暴力的，猛烈的，激烈的，极端的，凶暴的，歪曲的

参考例句：

• The madman was violent and had to be locked up.这个精神病患者很凶暴，不得不把他锁起来。
• They caught him and gave him a violent beating.他们抓住了他，把他狠狠打了一顿。

6 murderer   

n.杀人犯，凶手

参考例句：

• How long should a murderer be kept in prison?犯了谋杀罪的人应在监狱关多少年？
• They discovered the murderer to have run away.他们发现凶手已逃之夭夭。