听名著练听力之简爱篇 第75期

"I believed I could. I thought that one day, I would find a woman who would understand my problem, and accept me anyway."

"Did you find one, sir?"

"No, Jane, but [-----1-----]. I tried taking mistresses¹. But finally, unhappy and disappointed² with my life, I returned to Thornfield on a cold winter day. And when my horse slipped³ and fell on the ice, you came and wanted to help me. In the next weeks, I began to depend on you, a quiet, bird-like young lady, for my happiness in life. I knew you were the only one for me."

"Don't talk any more of the past, sir," I said sadly.

"Jane, you're right. [-----2-----]. You understand now, don't you? I've spent so much of my life alone, in misery⁴. But now I've found you, and you are always in my heart. It was stupid of me to try and marry you without telling you my story. I promise to love you and stay with you forever. Jane, promise me the same."

When I said notheing, he said, "Why are you silent⁵, Jane?"

This was one of the most terrible moments of my life. I knew that he loved me and I loved him, but I knew I could not live with Mr. Rochester. "Jane, just promise me that you will be mine."

"Mr. Rochester, I will not be yours," I said, shaking. He said nothing.

"Jane," he said, [-----3-----], "Jane, do you want us to live apart for ever?"

"Yes."

"Oh Jane, this is a terrible shock. It would not be wrong to love me."

"It would be wrong to do what you want."

1 mistresses   

情妇( mistress的名词复数 )； （尤指旧时雇用仆人的）女主人； 主妇； （尤指私立学校的）女教师

参考例句：

• The game over, the mistresses ordered him to take the guests home. 牌局散了，太太叫他把客人送回家。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• The tenderness of lovers can ill brook the least jesting with the names of their mistresses. 情人们一点也受不住旁人拿他们情侣的名字开玩笑。

2 disappointed   

adj.失望的，不满意的，不如意的

参考例句：

• He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request.当那个人拒绝了他的要求时他看起来很失望。
• He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屡次失望，以致变为了绝望。

3 slipped   

adj.打滑，打滑的v.滑( slip的过去式和过去分词 )；滑脱；下降；（健康状况等）变差

参考例句：

• She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。
• The climber slipped and dropped to his death. 攀登者一失足掉下去摔死了。

4 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

5 silent   

adj.安静的，不吵闹的，沉默的，无言的；n.(复数)默剧

参考例句：

• Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
• The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。