听名著练听力之简爱篇 12

PART TWO - GOING TO SCHOOL?
CHAPTER TWO
Going to School?

One morning in the middle of January, Bessie told me a visitor wanted to see me. Who could it be? When I entered the breakfast-room I saw a tall, thin man dressed all in black. He had a cold face like a [-----1-----].
"This is the little girl I wrote to you about," said Mrs. Reed¹ to the stranger.
"Well, Jane Eyre," said the stranger, "are you a good child?"
It was impossible to say yes, with Mrs. Reed sitting there, so I was silent².
"No, she is a terrible child, Mr. Brocklehurst," said Mrs. Reed, shaking her head.
"I'm sorry to hear that," the answered. "Come here, Jane Eyre, and answer my questions. Where do bad people go after death?"
"They go to Hell³," I answered.
"And how will you keep away from Hell?" he asked.
"I must keep in good health, and not die," I said after a moment.
"Wrong! Another question: Do you enjoy reading the Bible⁴?"
"Yes, sometimes," I said slowly.
"That's not enough. Your answers show me you have a [-----2-----] heart. You must pray to God, if you ever want to go to heaven."
"Mr. Brocklehurst," said Mrs. Reed, "I told you in my letter that this little girl is very bad inside. If you accept her at Lowood School, please make sure that the teachers know how bad she is. She will try to lie to them, of course. You see, Jane, you cannot try your [-----3-----] on Mr. Brocklehurst."

Vocabulary Focus⁵

Mr. Brocklehurst：是简爱要去的学校的所有者，是一个戴着慈善面具的伪君子。

答案：
1.stone
2.wicked
3.tricks

1 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。

2 silent   

adj.安静的，不吵闹的，沉默的，无言的；n.(复数)默剧

参考例句：

• Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
• The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。

3 hell   

n.地狱，阴间；用以咒骂或表示愤怒，不满

参考例句：

• It's a hell of a hike from Sydney to Perth.从悉尼到珀斯的徒步旅行简直苦死了。
• The boss really gave me hell today.老板今天着实数落了我一通。

4 bible   

n.《圣经》；得到权威支持的典籍

参考例句：

• According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
• This dictionary should be your Bible when studying English.学习英语时，这本字典应是你的主要参考书。

5 focus   

n.焦点，焦距；vi.聚焦，注视；vt.使聚焦，调焦，集中

参考例句：

• She was the focus of everyone's attention.她是大家注意的焦点。
• The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.噪音让我无法集中注意力工作。