听名著练听力之简爱篇 第35期

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

"I'm sorry if I'm rude, Miss Eyre. But I'm twenty years older, and more experienced², than you. Don't you think I can tell you when to speak?"
"Well, no, sir, not just because you're older than me. But if you had learned³ from your experiences and were very wise, maybe you could [-----1-----] me then." I said.
"Well, Miss Eyre, I haven't learned anything, so I don't agree with you! But will you obey my orders anyway?"
"Sir, not many masters⁴ ask if their servants want to obey them," I said, smiling.
"Of course! I'd forgotten that I pay you money! So will you agree because of the money?"
"No, sir, not because of that, I will agree because I see that you care whether a servant of yours is comfortable or not."
"You are honest, and have feeling. There are not many girls like you.But perhaps I go too fast. Perhaps you have awful faults⁵ inside your head!"
"And perhaps you have too," I thought.
He seemed to know what I was thinking⁶, because he said quickly, "Yes, you're right. I have plenty of faults. When I was young I made terrible mistakes, and I have never made everything right again. I could have been a very different person. I might have been as good as you. I am not a bad man, but I have done wrong. Why am I telling you all this? Because you're the kind of person people can really talk to. You listen and can give them hope."
"Do you think so, sir?"
"I do. You see, when my life was difficult, I became [-----2-----], and did some terrible things. Now all I can do is regret⁷ the past."
"Asking forgiveness might help you, sir."
"How do you know this, a young girl like you? You have never been out in the world, you have no experience in life. But you are right. I will try to lead a better life."
I stood up. The [-----3-----] was becoming very serious, and hard to understand.
"I must put Adele to bed now, sir," I said.
"Don't be afraid of me, Miss Eyre. I have already said that you are a very serious person. You don't laugh very much, perhaps because of your hard life at the Lowood School. But I know you have a strong mind, and in time you will learn to laugh and talk freely⁸. You are like a bird in a cage. When you get out of the cage, you'll fly very high. Good night!"
 

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 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。

3 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

4 masters   

n.大师( master的名词复数 )；主人（尤指男性）；硕士；男教师

参考例句：

• From then on we raised our heads and became our own masters. 从此我们抬起头来当家做主了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was accused of stirring up the thralls against their masters. 有人指责他鼓动奴隶反抗主人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 faults   

n.缺点( fault的名词复数 )；毛病；失误；过失

参考例句：

• The report itemizes 23 different faults. 报告列举了23处错误。
• We're all mortals, with our human faults and weaknesses. 我们都是凡人，自然都有过错和弱点。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

7 regret   

n.遗憾，后悔，抱歉；v.为...感到遗憾，后悔，惋惜

参考例句：

• Don't rush into marriage,you might regret it later.不要匆匆忙忙结婚，不然你以后也许要后悔的。
• I regret that I shall not be able to come.很遗憾，我不能来。

8 freely   

adv.自由地，随便地，无拘无束地

参考例句：

• She was unable to keep back her tears,and wept freely.她抑制不住泪水，痛痛快快地哭了起来。
• A liquid flows freely and has no fixed shape.液体能自由流动，无固定形态。