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英语听力:雾都孤儿 13. The end of the gang

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13  The end of the gang The sun burst upon the crowded city in all its brightness.It lit up every corner of London,the great houses of the rich,and the miserable1 homes of the poor.It shone everywhere,even into the room where the murdered woman lay.The horror of that scene was even more dreadful in the clear morning light. Sikes sat there,unable to move,looking at the body.He had thrown the blood-covered stick into the fire,then washed himself and his clothes.He had cut out the bits of his clothes that were stained and burnt them too,but there were still bloodstains all over the floor.Even the dog’s feet were bloody2. Finally,he forced himself to leave the room,pulling the dog out with him and locking the door behind him.He walked rapidly north,towards High gate,then on to Hampstead.On the open land of Hampstead Heath,away from people and houses,he found a place in a field where he could sleep without being  disturbed. But before long he was up again and running.This time he ran back towards London for a while.Then he turned and went north again,sometimes walking,sometimes running,with no clear purpose in his mind.Eventually,he felt hungry,and changed direction towards Hendon,a quiet place away from the crowds,where he could buy food.But even the children and chickens there seemed to look at him with suspicion.So he turned back towards Hampstead Heath again,without having eaten,uncertain where to go. At last he turned north again,his dog still running at his heels,and set off to a village just outside London.He stopped at a small,quiet pub and bought a meal,then went on again.It was now dark and as he continued walking,he felt as if Nancy were following him,her shadow on the road,her last low cry in the wind.If he stopped,the ghostly figure did the same.If he ran,it ran too,moving stiffly,like a corpse3.Sometimes he turned,determined4 to drive the ghost away,but his blood ran cold with terror.Every time he turned,the ghost turned too,and was still behind him. Finally,he found another field where he could hide.He lay down,unable to sleep,his mind filled with visions of the dead girl.Her wide,dead eyes stared at him,watching him through a curtain of blood. Suddenly he heard shouting in the distance.He jumped to his feet and saw that the sky seemed on fire.Sheets of flame shot into the air,driving clouds of smoke in his direction.He heard an alarm bell,and more shouts of ‘Fire!’Running with his dog across the fields,he joined the crowds of men and women fighting the fire.He could forget his own terror in this new danger,and he worked all night with the crowd,shouting,running and working together to stop the flames destroying more buildings. In the morning the mad excitement was over,and the dreadful memory of his crime returned-more terrifying than ever.In desperation,he decided5 to go back to London. ‘At least there’ll be somebody I can speak to,’he thought to himself. ‘And it’s a better hiding-place than out here in the country.I’ll hide there for a week,get some money out of Fagin,then escape to France.’ Suddenly he remembered the dog-people would be looking for his dog as well as himself.He decided to drown the animal.But the dog smelt6 the man’s fear,and turned and ran away from him faster than it had ever run in its life. ‘You have a choice,Mr Monks7,’said Mr Brown low. ‘You have been kidnapped and brought here to my house.You can either tell me what I want to know,or I’ll have you arrested,instantly,for fraud欺骗 and robbery.It’s your choice.And you must decide now.At once.’ Monks hesitated and looked at the old man,but Mr  Brown low ‘s expression was so serious and determined that the younger man realized it was pointless to protest. ‘I didn’t expect this treatment from my father’s oldest friend,’said Monks angrily,sitting down with a frown on his face. ‘Yes,I was your father’s oldest friend,’said Mr Brown low .‘And I know all about you-how your father,while still a boy,was forced by his family into an unhappy marriage with an older woman,and how you were the result of that marriage.I also know that your parents separated,hating each other by the end.’ ‘Well-what’s so important about that?’ ‘When they’d been separated for ten years,’said Mr  Brown low , ‘your father met another family.There were two daughters,one nineteen years old and the other only two or three.Your father became engaged to the older daughter.At this point one of his rich relations died and left him a lot of money in his will.Your father had to travel to Italy to receive his inheritance,and while there,he became ill and died.Your mother,who was living with you in Paris,immediately rushed to Italy when she heard the news.As your father had made no will of his own,all the relation’s money came to you and her.’ Monks listened with close attention,biting his lip and staring at the floor. ‘Before your father went to receive that money,he came to see me,’continued Mr  Brown low slowly,his eyes fixed8 on Monks’face. ‘I never heard that before,’said Monks,looking up suddenly,a suspicious expression on his face. ‘He left me a picture of the poor girl he wanted to marry.He talked wildly about shame and guilt,and how he would give part of the money he’d inherited to his wife and to you,and use the rest to escape from England with the girl he loved.He refused to tell me any more details.’ Monks breathed more easily,and even smiled.

‘But,’said Mr  Brown low ,pulling his chair nearer to the other man, ‘by chance I was able to rescue your brother Oliver from a life of misery9 and—’ ‘What!’cried Monks. Mr  Brown low  continued without a pause.‘And when he was recovering from his sickness here in my house,I noticed how similar he looked to the girl’s face in the picture.But he was taken away before I could discover his history-as you know very well.’ ‘You can’t prove anything!’said Monks. ‘I can.I heard that you were in the West Indies.I went there to try and find you to see if you knew anything about O liver,but you’d already left.I returned to London,and was unable to find you until two hours ago.’ ‘And now what?You can’t prove that Oliver’s my brother.’Monks smiled unpleasantly. ‘I couldn’t before,’said Mr Brown low ,standing10 up. ‘But now I can.There was a will,but your mother destroyed it.This will mentioned a child that would be born later;this was Oliver,the child you met later by accident.You noticed his resemblance to your father and you became suspicious.You then went back to his birthplace,found proof of his birth and the fact that he’s your half-brother,and destroyed that proof.’ Monks sat in silence,his eyes filled with fear. ‘Yes,’continued Mr  Brown low fiercely,‘shadows on the wall have caught your whispers with Fagin,and brought them to my ear.For the sake of that innocent child,whom you wanted to destroy.And now murder had been done,and you are as guilty of that as if you had struck the blow yourself!’ ‘No,no,’said Monks quickly. ‘I knew nothing of that.Nothing at all.’He was silent for a while,realizing how much was known about him.Hatred11 and fear fought inside him,but he was a coward at heart.At last,seeing no escape,he raised his head. ‘I will admit everything-in front of witnesses,if necessary.’ Mr Brown low nodded coldly.‘I will prepare a document for you to sign.You must give Oliver what is really his,and then you can go where you please.’ At that moment Dr Losberne rushed into the room. ‘The murderer will be taken tonight!His dog’s been found.’ ‘And Fagin?’asked Mr Brown low . ‘They’re sure of him.They may have him already.’ Mr Brown low turned back to Monks.‘Have you made up your mind?’ ‘Yes,’replied Monks. ‘And you promise-it’ll remain a secret?No police,or charges of fraud against me?’ ‘Yes,’said Mr Brown low . ‘You have my promise.For now,you must remain here,locked in this room.I will come for you tomorrow evening and take you to sign a confession12 in front of witnesses.’ Mr  Brown low  then left the room with the doctor,and They eagerly discussed the news of the hunt for the criminals. ‘My blood boils with anger,’said Mr  Brown low . ‘This poor murdered girl must be revenged.You stay here and guard Monks.I’ll go out and get the latest news.’ The two men parted,each in a fever of excitement.Down by the river Thames was a district called Rotherhithe ,one of the dirtiest and roughest places in London.The houses next to the river had no owners;They were broken down and ruined,but could be defended against attack.In an upper room of one of these houses,were three members of Fagin’s gang. ‘When was Fagin taken,then?’asked the man called Toby. ‘Two o’clock this afternoon.Charley and I escaped up the chimney,but Noah was caught.Bet went to see Nancy and when she saw the body,she started screaming and wouldn’t stop.She’s been taken to hospital.’ ‘What’s happened to Charley Bates?’ ‘He’ll come here when it’s dark.It’s too dangerous now.’ ‘We’re in trouble,’said Toby. ‘Fagin’s going to hang-that’s certain.’ ‘You should have seen him when he was caught,’said another robber. ‘The police carried him through the crowd while all the people jumped at him,screaming and trying to attack him.’ Suddenly Sikes’ dog ran into the room.All the robbers rushed out immediately to look for Sikes,but there was no sign of him.They returned to the upstairs room. ‘I hope he’s not coming here,’said Toby. ‘The dog’s come a long way,’said another man. ‘Covered in mud,and tired out.’ They sat there in silence,wondering where Sikes was.It was already dark when They heard a sudden,hurried knock at the door downstairs. Toby went to the window to look down,then pulled his head back in,his face pale with fear.There was no need to tell the others who it was. ‘We must let him in,’said Toby,although none of the m wanted to see him.Toby went down to the door and returned,followed by sikes.White-faced,with a three-day-old beard,hollow cheeks and staring eyes,Sikes looked like a ghost.No one said a word. ‘Nothing to say to me?’Sikes asked. The only answer was a low shout of many voices from outside in the distance,coming closer.Lights appeared.Looking out,Sikes saw a stream of people crossing the bridge towards them.Then there was a loud knocking on the door and more shouts from the crowd. ‘The doors are made of metal and They’re locked and chained,’said Toby.The three robbers watched Sikes nervously,as if he were a wild animal. ‘Bring a ladder!’shouted some of the crowd below. ‘Give me a rope,quick,’Sikes said to the others. ‘I’ll go the other way,climb down the back and escape over the river.Get me a rope-now!Or I’ll do three more murders!’ A minute later,Sikes appeared on the roof and the shouts from the crowd below swelled13 to a great roar.Then the front door was smashed down and people streamed into the house.Sikes quickly tied the rope around the chimney,then began to tie the other end around himself,ready to lower himself to the ground behind the house.But just as he put the rope over his head,he screamed in terror and threw his arms above his head.He staggered犹豫蹒跚 back,slipped and fell over the edge of the roof.As he fell,the rope tightened14 around his neck with a horrible jerk.In a second the murderer was dead,and there he hung,his body swinging gently from side to side.The dog,which had followed its master onto the roof,jumped down towards the lifeless body,missed,and fell dead on the stones below.


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1 miserable g18yk     
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
参考例句:
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
2 bloody kWHza     
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染
参考例句:
  • He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
  • He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。
3 corpse JYiz4     
n.尸体,死尸
参考例句:
  • What she saw was just an unfeeling corpse.她见到的只是一具全无感觉的尸体。
  • The corpse was preserved from decay by embalming.尸体用香料涂抹以防腐烂。
4 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
5 decided lvqzZd     
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。
6 smelt tiuzKF     
v.熔解,熔炼;n.银白鱼,胡瓜鱼
参考例句:
  • Tin is a comparatively easy metal to smelt.锡是比较容易熔化的金属。
  • Darby was looking for a way to improve iron when he hit upon the idea of smelting it with coke instead of charcoal.达比一直在寻找改善铁质的方法,他猛然想到可以不用木炭熔炼,而改用焦炭。
7 monks 218362e2c5f963a82756748713baf661     
n.修道士,僧侣( monk的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
  • He had been trained rigorously by the monks. 他接受过修道士的严格训练。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 fixed JsKzzj     
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
参考例句:
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
9 misery G10yi     
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。
10 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
11 hatred T5Gyg     
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨
参考例句:
  • He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
  • The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。
12 confession 8Ygye     
n.自白,供认,承认
参考例句:
  • Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
  • The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。
13 swelled bd4016b2ddc016008c1fc5827f252c73     
增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情)
参考例句:
  • The infection swelled his hand. 由于感染,他的手肿了起来。
  • After the heavy rain the river swelled. 大雨过后,河水猛涨。
14 tightened bd3d8363419d9ff838bae0ba51722ee9     
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧
参考例句:
  • The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
  • His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机,然后又松开了。
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