听名著练听力之简爱篇 第92期

"Oh, St. John,I know that isn't the reason. Tell me the truth!" I said.

"Well, I'd rather not tell you just now, but I suppose you'll find out sooner or later. So I'll tell you a little something about myself. Did you know that my full name St. John Eyre Rivers?"

"No, I didn't! But then what..." And I stooped¹, as [-----1-----]. Could it be true? but St. John continued to talk.
"you weren't told very much about your family, were you, Jane?" I shook my head. "My mother's last name was Eyre," he said. "She had two brothers. One was a church man, who married² a Miss Jane Reed³ of Gateshead. The other brother was John Eyre of Madeira. Mr. Briggs, Mr. Eyre's lawyer, wrote us a letter. The letter said that our uncle had died, but [-----2-----]. Then Mr. Briggs wrote again later, saying that no one could find this girl. But I've found her!" He went towards the door, ready to leave.

"Wait! I have to think!" I said. "So this means⁴ that you, Diana and Mary are my cousins!"

"That's right," he said. All my life I had been alone. Now I had found family to love and be proud of, for the rest of my life! These people, who had saved my life, were my cousins. [-----3-----].
 

1 stooped   

adj.弯腰的，曲背的v.弯腰( stoop的过去式和过去分词 )；屈身；俯首；屈尊

参考例句：

• She stooped down to pick up the child. 她俯身抱起孩子。
• All his fellows stooped to look under the carriage. 他的伙伴们也都弯下腰看车下。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

2 married   

adj.已婚的；与…结婚的

参考例句：

• I heard John got married.我听说约翰结婚了。
• They got married last autumn.他们在去年秋季结婚。

3 reed   

n.芦苇，芦丛，簧舌，簧片

参考例句：

• The river banks were overgrown with reed.河岸长满了芦苇。
• They inhabit reed huts built on stilts above the water.他们住在建于水中木桩之上的芦苇草屋里。

4 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。