听名著练听力之简爱篇 17（在线收听）

PART TWO - THE SCHOOLGIRL
CHAPTER FOUR
My New Friend

The next morning we got up in the dark. In all the rooms it

was as cold as ice. This time the porridge was not burned, but

I still felt hungry because there was not enough.
The girl I had spoken with yesterday was older than me, so she

was in a higher class. Her name was Helen Burns. Her history

teacher, Miss Scatcherd, seemed to think Helen did everything

wrong. She always spoke to Helen in this way:
"Burns, hold your head up, can't you!"
"Burns, don't stand like that!"
I thought that Miss Scatcherd's history questions seemed very

hard. However, Helen asways knew all the answers. She was so

smart that I did not understand why the teacher did not like

her. That day, she looked at Helen and suddenly said,
"You dirty girl! You didn't wash your hands this morning!"
I was surprised that Helen did not tell her that we cold not

wash ourselves, because the water had been [-----1-----]! Miss

Scatcberd said something to Helen that I could not hear. Then

Helen left the room and returned, carrying a stick. The

teacher took it and hit Helen several times with it. I was [-

----2-----], but the girl did not cry or change her

expression.
"Wicked girl!" said Miss Scatcherd. "Nothing will change your

dirty habits!"
During the play hour, I found Helen alone, reading the same

book as before, and I started talking to her.
"Do you want to leave Lowood?" I asked her.
"No, I don't. I was sent to school here, so I must learn as

much as I can."
I was very surprised. "But Miss Scatcherd is so cruel to you!"

I cried.
"She's not cruel. She is strict, and she knows my

faults."Helen said.
I said angrily, "Why, if she hit me with a stick, I'd grab it

and break it under her nose!"
"I don't think you would," answered Helen quietly. "And if you

did, Mr. Brocklehurst would send you away, and your [-----3--

---] would be angry. Anyway, the Bible tells us to do good

things, even when others hurt us. Life can be hard, but we

must try."
Vocabulary Focus

carrying a stick:主语Helen的补语，表谓语动词的伴随状态。

答案：
1.frozen
2.horrified
3.relations