听名著练听力之简爱篇 第91期

"You see, Mr. Briggs spoke¹ of a Jane Eyre, but I only knew a Jane Elliott," said² St. John. "Are you Jane Eyre?"
"Well, yes." I cried. "But doesn't Mr. Briggs know anything at all about Mr. Rochester?"
"Briggs isn't interested³ in Mr. Rochester. He's interested in you. Don't you want to know why?"
"Well, what did⁴ he want?" [-----1-----].
"He wanted to tell you that your uncle, John Eyre of Madeira, is dead⁶. He has left you all his money, and you are now rich. That is all." I sat⁷ down in a chair, my legs shaking⁸. rich! One moment I was⁹ poor, the next moment I was wealthy¹⁰. I could¹¹ not believe¹² it. I was very sorry that my uncle was dead, because he was the only family I had¹³ left. However¹⁴, I would¹⁵ never have to worry about money again! [-----2-----]!
"Wouldn't you like to know how much money you have, Jane Eyre?" said St. John. "It's only a little bit--just twenty thousand pounds¹⁶, I think."
"Twenty thousand pounds!" I thought¹⁷ I would faint¹⁸ from surprise. I had never heard St. John laugh before, but [-----3-----]. "Perhaps¹⁹... perhaps you've made⁵ a mistake²⁰." I cried nervously²¹.
"No, there's no mistake," he said, smiling. "Now I must go. Good night." He was about to leave when I said suddenly²², "Wait! Stop! Why did Mr. Briggs write to you, if he wanted to find me?"
"Oh, I'm a church²³ man," he laughed. "I have ways of discovering²⁴ interesting things."
 

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

3 interested   

adj.感兴趣的；拥有权益的；有成见的v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词)

参考例句：

• to be interested in wildlife conservation 对野生动物保护感兴趣
• I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。

4 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

5 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

6 dead   

adj.死的；无生命的；死气沉沉的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• Mary threw away the dead flowers.玛丽把枯萎的花扔掉了。
• He was dead asleep.他完全睡着了。

7 sat   

v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐

参考例句：

• He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
• The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。

8 shaking   

n.摇动；挥动；震动；震惊adj.抖动的，发抖的，颤抖的v.摇撼( shake的现在分词 )；（使）颤抖；握手；动摇

参考例句：

• Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it. 尽管她竭尽全力控制自己，声音仍然在颤抖。
• I arrived cold and shaking in Liverpool early the next morning. 第二天一早我到达了利物浦，冷得瑟瑟发抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 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。

10 wealthy   

adj.富有的，丰裕的，充分的

参考例句：

• He grew up in a wealthy family.他在一个富有的家庭里长大。
• That young man was the son of a wealthy planter.那年轻人是一位富有的农场主的儿子。

11 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。

12 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

13 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。

14 however   

adv.然而；conj.然而，可是，不过

参考例句：

• It's raining hard.However,I still want to go there.虽然下着大雨，我还是想去那儿。
• However, this does not always happen.然而，这种情况并不总是发生。

15 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

16 pounds   

n.英镑( pound的名词复数 )；磅；敲打；重击声v.连续重击( pound的第三人称单数 )；咚咚地走；（持续地）苦干；（驾舟时）拍打（水面）

参考例句：

• The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds. 这家报纸被罚以五十万英镑的诽谤损害赔偿金。
• He donated thousands of pounds to charity. 他向慈善事业捐款数千英镑。

17 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

18 faint   

n.昏厥，昏倒；adj.微弱的，无力的，模糊的；vi.昏倒，变得微弱

参考例句：

• He felt faint at the sight of blood.他一见到血就发晕了。
• She threw me a faint smile.她对我微微一笑。

19 perhaps   

adv.也许，可能

参考例句：

• Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.下午可能有雨。
• Perhaps I can help you.也许我能帮帮你的忙吧。

20 mistake   

n.错误，误会；v.犯错，误认

参考例句：

• Don't make the same mistake again.不要再犯同样的错。
• I made a mistake but you should give me a chance.我犯了一次错误，但你应该给我一次机会。

21 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。

22 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。

23 church   

n.教堂，礼拜堂；教会

参考例句：

• Mary joined a church yesterday.玛丽昨天加入了教会。
• She was standing on the church steps.她正站在教堂门前的台阶上。

24 discovering   

v.发现( discover的现在分词 )；碰见；撞见；了解到

参考例句：

• Cook is credited with discovering Hawaii. 人们把发现夏威夷的功劳归于库克。
• Discovering a line in front of the payroll's clerk's window one day, Frankie companionably joined it. 一天，弗兰基发现发工资的窗口前面有人排着队，它也跟着人们排队。 来自《简明英汉词典》