听名著练听力之简爱篇 第103期

He kissed me. "I'm no better than that old, broken tree at Thornfield," he said. "I can't expect to have a fresh young flower like you by my side, all my life!"

"You are still stong, sir, and [-----1-----]." "Jane, will you marry me, a poor blind man with one hand, twenty years older than you?"
"Yes, sir."
"My darling! We'll be married in three days' time, Jane. Thank God! You know I never thought much of religion? Well, last Monday night, I was stiing by an open window, praying for peace and happiness in my dark life. In my heart and soul I wanted you. I cried out 'Jane' three times."
"Last Monday night, around midnight?" I asked, amazed¹.

"Yes, but this is the strange thing. I heard a voice calling 'I'm coming to you, wait for me!' and 'Where are you?' Jane, it was your voice I heard. It was a sign from God!" I told him how I had spoken those words many miles away, on that exact night.
"I thank God!" said Edward Rochester, "and [-----2-----]!" Together we returned to Ferndean Manor², Edward leaning³ on my shoulder.

We had a quiet wedding. I wrote to tell my cousins the news. Diana and Mary were very happy for me, but St. John did not reply to the letter.
Now it is ten years later, and we are very happy. I am Edward's whole life, and he is min. We are always together, and are never tired of each other. After two years his sight began to return in one eye. Now he can see a little. When our first child was born, he could see that the boy had his large, dark eyes!
Mrs. Fairfax no longer works⁴, and Adele has grown into a charming⁵ young woman. Diana and Mary are both married, and we visit them once a year.

St. John, of course, went to India to be a missionary⁶. After a while, he forgave me for not marrying him. Now he writes to me often. He has decided⁷ that he will never marry. He knows that he will die someday soon, but he is not afraid of death. [-----3-----].

1 amazed   

adj.吃惊的，惊奇的v.使大为吃惊，使惊奇( amaze的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Just the size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
• I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. 她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。

2 manor   

n.庄园，领地

参考例句：

• The builder of the manor house is a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造这幢庄园的人就是它现在主人的一个直系祖先。
• I am not lord of the manor,but its lady.我并非此地的领主，而是这儿的女主人。

3 leaning   

n.倾向，爱好，偏爱v.（使）倾斜，屈身( lean的现在分词 )；倚；依赖；使斜靠

参考例句：

• a leaning towards comedy rather than tragedy 偏爱喜剧而不是悲剧
• Jackson is leaning over backwards to persuade his wealthy uncle. 杰克逊想尽种种办法去讨好他那个有钱的叔叔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

5 charming   

adj.迷人的，可爱的

参考例句：

• She looked small and gentle and altogether charming.她看起来小巧文雅,十分迷人。
• She has charming manners.她具有媚人的风姿。

6 missionary   

adj.教会的，传教(士)的；n.传教士

参考例句：

• She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
• I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。