听名著练听力之简爱篇 13

PART TWO - GOING TO SCHOOL?
CHAPTER TWO
Going to School?

I tried to please Mrs. Reed¹, but she always believed I was bad, when it was her children who were the terrible ones. She always thought the worst of me. It was not surprising that I hated her. Now she was going to ruin my chances of a new life at school, by making Mr. Brocklehurst think I was wicked².
"Do not worry, Mrs. Reed," Mr. Brocklehurst said. "The teachers will watch her carefully. Life at Lowood will be good for her. We believe that sutdents should have hard work, [-----1-----] food, simple clothes and no fun of any kind."
"I will send her as soon as possible. I hope she will learn about her low position in life."
"Indeed she will, Mrs. Reed. I hope she is grateful³ for everything you are doing for her. Little girl, read this book. It tells the story of the [-----2-----] death of a young girl who was a liar⁴. Read and pray to God."
After Mr. Brocklehurst had left, I felt I had to speak. I was too angry to hide my feelings. I walked up to Mrs. Reed and looked her [-----3-----] in the eye.
"Mrs. Reed, I do not lie to people! If I was a liar, i would say I loved you! But I don't--I hate you! I will never call you aunt again as long as I live. If anyone asks how you treated me, I will tell them the truth, that you were cruel to me. You never gave me a chance to show you that I am a good girl. People think you are a good woman, but you are lying to them!"
At last I had said what I really felt! It made me feel much better, even though I did not know what Mrs. Reed would do to me. But I saw that she looked frightened and unhappy.
"Jane, I want to be your friend. You don't know what you are saying. You are too excited and angry. Go to your room and lie down."
"No, Mrs. Reed. I don't need to lie down. I'm very calm. Send me to school soon, Mrs. Reed. Then we will both be happier. I hate living here."
"I will indeed send her soon," Mrs. Reed said to herself.

Vocabulary Focus⁵

be grateful to sb. for sth./doing sth. 感激某人做某事。例：I'm grateful to you for your help.（我感谢你的帮助。）

答案：
1.plain
2.sudden
3.straight

1 reed   

n.芦苇，芦丛，簧舌，簧片

参考例句：

• The river banks were overgrown with reed.河岸长满了芦苇。
• They inhabit reed huts built on stilts above the water.他们住在建于水中木桩之上的芦苇草屋里。

2 wicked   

adj.邪恶的，恶劣的，缺德的；淘气的

参考例句：

• Let everyone know all the wicked things she has done.把她干的坏事给大家抖搂抖搂。
• The wicked must be wiped out.恶人必须除掉。

3 grateful   

adj.感谢的，感激的，受欢迎的，表示谢意的

参考例句：

• If you will help us, we shall be very grateful.如果你愿意帮助我们，我们会很感激你。
• He closed his letter with expression of grateful thanks.他在那封信的结尾表达了自己的感激之情。

4 liar   

n.说谎的人

参考例句：

• I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了，一个又偷又骗的家伙！
• She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。

5 focus   

n.焦点，焦距；vi.聚焦，注视；vt.使聚焦，调焦，集中

参考例句：

• She was the focus of everyone's attention.她是大家注意的焦点。
• The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.噪音让我无法集中注意力工作。