听名著练听力之简爱篇 第55期
时间：2018-12-31 作者：英语课 分类：听名著练听力
The next day I traveled for many hours. As I traveled, I realized it had been nine years since I had left Gateshead. In that time, I had become a different, stronger person. Most importantly, [-----1-----]
I was happy to see my old friend Bessie again. She had married Robert the coachman, and was always busy with her three young children. My cousins Eliza and Georgiana had disliked me almost as much as their brother John. They had not wanted me to come to Gateshead, so [-----2-----] I did not really care. I told the housekeeper 1 that I would stay for only a few days, and then I went to Mrs. Reed 2's room.
I remembered the room from my childhood. Mrs. Reed was lying in the bed. I went to her and took her hand.
"How are you, dear aunt?" I said gently. Many years ago, I had told Mrs. Reed that I would never call her "aunt" again, but seeing her so sick and alone, I felt sorry for her.
"Are you Jane Eyre?" she asked. [-----3-----] "That girl was so bad and troublesome! I was happy to send her away. And my poor, darling John! He needs so much money! What will happen...?" I could see that her mind was ill, so I left her to sleep
- A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
- She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。