猴爪.The.Monkey's.Paw Chapter 7

　　Chapter¹ 7

　　But they did² not sleep． They waited and they listened． In the end Mr White got³ up to get a candle because the dark⁴ made⁵ him more afraid． He began to go downstairs⁶， but suddenly⁷ he heard a noise at the front door．He stopped，and he listened. He could⁸ not move．Then the noise came⁹ again． This time he ran¹⁰．He ran upstairs，back into the bedroom and he closed¹¹ the door behind him． But again the noise came．

　　'What's that？' Mrs White cried， and she sat¹² up in bed．

　　'Nothing！ GO to sleep again！' her husband¹³ answered．

　　But Mrs White listened—and the noise came again．'It's Herbert！ It's Herbert！ she cried．'I'm going¹⁴ to open the door for him．'

　　And she got out of bed and ran to the door of the bedroom．Mr White got there first and stopped her．

　　'No！' he cried．'Think！'

　　'But it's my boy！ It's Herbert，' she answered．

　　'No！Don't go！Don't…'her husband cried again．

　　But Mrs White did not listen to him． She opened the bed room door and ran from the room．'I'm coming， Herbert． I'm coming！' she called．

　　Mr White ran after her．'Stop！'he cried．'Remember， Herbert died¹⁵ in the machinery¹⁶！You don't want to see him！'

　　For a minute Mrs White stopped and looked at her husband， but then the noise came again and she began to run downstairs．

　　'Help me！ Help me！' she called to her husband．

　　But Mr White did not move．'The paw¹⁷！' he thought¹⁸．'Where's the monkey's paw？'

　　He ran back into the bedroom．'Quick！'he thought． 'Where is it？'At first he could not find it in the dark．Ah¹⁹！ There it was²⁰！ He had²¹ it！

　　Just at that minute he heard his wife²² downstairs．

　　'Wait！ Wait， Herbert！ I'm coming！' she cried． She began to open the front door．

　　At the same time Mr White took²³ the monkey's paw in his right hand and he made his third wish．

　　Mrs White gave²⁴ a long unhappy²⁵ cry and her husband ran down to her． She stood²⁶ by the open door． Very afraid，Old Mr White looked out into the dark．

　　The road was dark and quiet—and there was nobody²⁷ there．

　　7

　　他们睡不着。他们在等、在听。最终，怀特先生还是起床点了一枝蜡烛，因为黑夜使他们更害怕。他开始下楼，突然，他听到前门有声音。他停住了，仔细地听。他没有动。接着，声音又响了起来，这次他跑上了楼，回到了卧室，关紧了他身后的门，但声音又传来了。

　　“那是什么？”怀特太太叫着从床上坐了起来。

　　“什么也没有，睡觉吧！”她丈夫告诉她。

　　但怀特太太听到声音又响了起来。“是赫伯特，是赫伯特！我要去给他开门。”她说。

　　她起床跑向卧室的门，但怀特先生抢先挡住了她。

　　“不要这样，要好好想一想。”他叫道。

　　“但他是我的孩子！他是赫伯特。”她说。

　　“不，千万不要去……”他丈夫又叫了起来。

　　但怀特太太并不听他的，她打开卧室的门并从房间里跑了出来。“我来了，赫伯特，我来了。”她喊道。

　　怀特先生跟在她后面跑，“站住，别忘了赫伯特是死在机器里！你并不想看到他！”

　　怀特太太停下来看了他的丈夫一会儿，这时，声音又响了起来，她又开始向楼下跑。

　　“帮帮我，帮帮我！”她叫她的丈夫。

　　但怀特先生没有动。他想到了猴爪。“猴爪，猴爪放在哪儿了？”

　　他跑回卧室。他心里在想，“快，猴爪在哪儿？”开始，在黑暗中他找不着，它在哪儿，他终于拿到了猴爪！．

　　就在这时，他听到了楼下妻子的声音。

　　“等一等，赫伯特，我来啦！”她喊着，并开始开前面的门。

　　与此同时，怀特先生把猴爪放在右手里开始许第三个愿。

　　怀特太太发出一声长长的失望的叫声，她丈夫跑下楼找她，她正站在打开的门旁。老怀特先生看着外面黑漆漆的夜，非常恐惧。

　　马路很暗且静，一个人影也没有。 

1 chapter   

n.章，篇，重要章节

参考例句：

• I will skip the next chapter.我将略过下一章。
• Go and open a wonderful new chapter.去开启美好的新篇章。

2 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？

3 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

4 dark   

adj.黑色的；暗的；黑暗的

参考例句：

• The night is too dark for us to see.夜间太暗，我们看不见。
• The sky was dark blue and clear when the moon came up.月亮出来时，天空是深蓝色的，非常晴朗。

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 downstairs   

adj.楼下的；adv.在楼下；n.楼下

参考例句：

• He went downstairs to breakfast.他下楼去吃早饭了。
• I'll come downstairs in a minute.我马上下楼。

7 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。

8 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。

9 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

10 ran   

vbl.run的过去式

参考例句：

• He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
• As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。

11 closed   

adj.关闭的；封闭的

参考例句：

• He closed his eyes.他闭上了眼睛。
• He was out of work when the factory closed.他在工厂倒闭后失业了。

12 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。

13 husband   

n.丈夫

参考例句：

• My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
• I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。

14 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

15 died   

vbl.死亡，消逝v.死亡，枯萎( die的过去式和过去分词 )；死时处于（某种状态）或具有（某种身份）adj.死亡的，消逝的

参考例句：

• He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。
• He was utterly bereft when his wife died. 他的妻子去世时，他十分凄凉。

16 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。

17 paw   

n.手掌，手爪；v.以蹄扒地，笨拙地使用，费力地前进

参考例句：

• He served as a cat's paw.他充当爪牙。
• Don't paw at everything you see.别见什么摸什么。

18 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。

19 ah   

int. 啊!呀!嗳!哈!(表现痛苦，感叹，惊奇，怜惜，厌弃，欢喜等)

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• Ah,I've got it.哦，我想起来了。

20 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。

21 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。

22 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

23 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

24 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

25 unhappy   

adj.不幸的，不愉快的，不幸福的

参考例句：

• With all his money,he is unhappy.尽管他有那么多钱，他也并不愉快。
• I'm unhappy about the work you did for me.你替我做这件事我不太满意。

26 stood   

vbl.stand的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She stood up when they came in.当他们进来时，她站了起来。
• The child stood by the side of his mother.孩子站在母亲身边。

27 nobody   

pron.无人，没有任何人

参考例句：

• Nobody is in the house.没有人在房子里。
• Nobody knows where she lives.没有人知道她住哪里。