听名著练听力之简爱篇 第85期

PART FOUR - LIFE AT MOOR¹ HOUSE
CHAPTER² TWENTY-ONE
St. John's Secret

"But perhaps you are lonely." he said.
"I'm not lonely yet, and I'm sure I'll be very busy with my work."
"Well, I think you should work hard. [-----1-----]. A year ago, I was unhappy also. The quiet life in the country was boring to me, and I thought about changing my work. Suddenly I realized that God³ had an answer for me. He was telling me to be a missionary⁴! No work is greater than that! Since then, I have been happy, getting ready to leave England and traveling around the world, serving God. But... I do have one human problem. I have promised God I will overcome⁵ this problem in my life."
I was listening to him so closely⁶ that I did not hear the sounds of someone walking nearby. "Good evening, Mr. Rivers!" said a sweet voice. [-----2-----], and then truned slowly to face the person. A girl dressed in white whas standing⁷ there. When she took off her hat, we saw her beautiful face. St. John's face turned red, and he looked at the ground as he said, "It is a lovely evening, but isn't it late for you to be outside alone?"
"Oh, Father told me there was a new girls' school, and I just had to see it! I wanted to meet the new teacher. That must be you," she said to me, smiling. "Do you like your little house, and the students?" I knew that this must be Miss Oliver, [-----3-----].
 

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 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。

3 god   

n.上帝，神；被极度崇拜的人或物

参考例句：

• God knows how the cat got up on the roof.只有天知道那只猫是怎样爬上房顶的。
• God wills that man should be happy.上帝愿人类幸福。

4 missionary   

adj.教会的，传教(士)的；n.传教士

参考例句：

• She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
• I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。

5 overcome   

vt.战胜，克服，胜过；vi.得胜

参考例句：

• We need a confident leader to overcome these difficulties.我们需要一个有信心的领导者来克服这些困难。
• However great the difficulties may be,we can overcome them.哪怕是再大的困难我们也能克服。

6 closely   

adv.紧密地；严密地，密切地

参考例句：

• We shall follow closely the development of the situation.我们将密切注意形势的发展。
• The two companies are closely tied up with each other.这两家公司之间有密切联系。

7 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。