听名著练听力之简爱篇 第79期

It was getting dark again, and I was alone on the moor¹. Suddenly I saw a small light nearby. [-----1-----], so I decided² to try and find it. And finally I arrived at the house. Standing³ by the door, I could see into a small window. An old woman and two young ladies were sitting by the fire. The room looked so bright and clean and the women looked so kind that I decided to ask for their help. The old woman opened the door, but she would not let me speak to the young ladies. She closed the door firmly, [-----2-----]. I fell on to the wed⁴ doorstep, worn out and hopeless. No one would help me, and [-----3-----]. But the young ladies' brother found me, when he came home a few minutes later. He brought me into the house, where the ladies gave me a meal and asked my name.
"Jane Elliott," I replied. I did not want anybody to know who I was, or where I had come from. Finally the took me upstairs to a bedroom, and I fell into a warm, dry bed.

1 moor   

n.荒野，沼泽；vt.(使)停泊；vi.停泊

参考例句：

• I decided to moor near some tourist boats.我决定在一些观光船附近停泊。
• There were hundreds of the old huts on the moor.沼地上有成百上千的古老的石屋。

2 decided   

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。

3 standing   

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。

4 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。