听名著练听力之简爱篇 第33期

PART THREE - A YOUNG WOMAN AT THORNFIELD
CHAPTER¹ EIGHT
Life with Mr. Rochester

Later that evening I had tea with Mrs. Fairfax in the [-----1-----].
"Mrs. Fairfax, you told me that Mr. Rochester was a little strange," I said.
"Well, what do you think, dear?"
"I think he is a very strange man. I am not sure what I think of him!"
"He may seem strange way to you. But I know him very well, so I understand him a little. He has had family problems, you know."
"What do you mean?"I asked.
"Well, he had an older brother, who died nine years ago."
"Nine years is a long time to be upset. Is he still unhappy because of this [-----2-----]?"
"Well, you see, there were a lot of bad feelings and anger² in this house. Just before their father died, he gave the older brother the house and almost all the money. Mr. Edward(that's Mr. Rochester) was angry and left his family. He [-----3-----] around the world. But when his older brother died, he got Thornfield. But he doesn't come and live here very often, and I am not surprised."
"Why should he stay away?" I asked.
Mrs. Fairfax said nothing for a moment. She looked as if she was remembering the past. "Well, dear, perhaps he believes Thronfield Hall is a sad place." It was clear that Mrs. Fairfax did not want to tell me anything more
1.strange   [streindʒ]      

adj. 陌生的,奇怪的

例句与用法:
Do you know why she is so strange to him? 
你知道她为什么对他如此冷淡吗？
It's strange for her to be so rude. 
真奇怪，她竟然会如此粗暴无礼。
He stood in a strange street. 
他站在一条陌生的街道上。

2.upset   [ʌp'set]      

adj. 烦乱的,不高兴
v. 颠覆,推翻,扰乱,使心烦意乱,使不舒服

例句与用法:
She had a major emotional³ upset. 
她情绪上受到了沉重的打击。
Her refusal⁴ to help quite upset the applecart. 
她不肯帮忙，计画也就落空了。
Last-minute changes caused a great deal of upset. 
出现的临时变动造成一片混乱。

3.stay   [stei]      

n. 停留,停止,依靠
v. 停留,留宿,制止

例句与用法:
I don't think he's sufficiently⁵ dedicated⁶ to stay the course. 
我认为他不够坚定，不会坚持到底的。
I stayed late at the party last night. 
昨晚我在晚会上呆到很晚。
The temperature has stayed hot this week. 
本周气温一直都很热。

4.away   [ə'wei]      

adv. 远离,离开

例句与用法:
He cut away a dead branch⁷. 
他砍掉一根枯干的树枝。
He lives 3 miles away from here. 
他住在离这里三哩的地方。
I hope to get away early in the morning. 
我希望一早就动身离开。

5.Nine years is a long time...:主语为"a long time"，也可以把"nine years"看成一个整体概念，因而be动词用"is"。同理，如果the United⁸ States作主语时，谓语动词也应该用单数。例如：The United States is a gighly developed country.（美国是一个高度发达的国家。）

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 anger   

n.生气，怒，愤怒；vt.使发怒；vi. 发怒

参考例句：

• I won't see him until his anger has cooled down.等他怒气消了，我再去看他。
• His eyes flash with anger.他眼中冒出怒火。

3 emotional   

adj.令人动情的；易动感情的；感情(上)的

参考例句：

• Emotional people don't stop to calculate.感情容易冲动的人做事往往不加考虑。
• This is an emotional scene in the play.这是剧中动人的一幕。

4 refusal   

n.拒绝

参考例句：

• He persisted in his refusal to pay the money.他坚持拒绝付钱。
• Our offer was met with a firm refusal.我们的报价被坚决拒绝。

5 sufficiently   

adv.足够地，充分地

参考例句：

• It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
• The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。

6 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

7 branch   

n.分支，树枝；vt/vi.分支，分岔

参考例句：

• The bird settles on a branch.鸟儿栖息在枝上。
• The olive branch stands for peace.橄榄枝象征着和平。

8 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。