英语听力:雾都孤儿 09. Oliver starts another life
时间:2018-12-06 作者:英语课 分类:雾都孤儿.Oliver.Twist
9 Oliver starts another life In a comfortable, pleasant sitting-room, the two ladies of the house waited anxiously for the doctor and the police to arrive. The owner of the house, Mrs Maylie, was an older woman, but her niece, Rose, was a girl of seventeen, whose quiet beauty and gentle charm 2 won all hearts. As soon as the doctor arrived, he ran breathlessly into the house and burst into the room without knocking. He was clearly a good friend of the ladies. 'I never heard of such a dreadful 3 thing! You should both be dead of fright! he said to Mrs May lie. 'In the silence of the night, too! Are you both all right? Why didn't you send for me at once? ' 'We are quite all right, said Rose, smiling. 'But there's an injured boy upstairs whom aunt wants you to see. ' Dr Losberne went up to examine Oliver, and was there for some time He came down looking rather puzzled, and asked the two ladies to see the boy with him. 'I can promise you there's nothing very frightening about him, 'he said. Instead of the evil-looking robber 4 they expected to see, the two ladies found only a pale, thin child, lying peacefully asleep. He looked to innocent 5 that Mrs Maylie said, 'This child could never have been in a gang 6 of robbers 7! ' 'It certainly seems strange, agreed the doctor, 'but wickedness 8 can hide behind the most gentle face, you know. ' 'But he's so young, too! ' cried Rose. 'Can you really believe this poor boy is a criminal? Oh, Dr Losberne, and my dear aunt, I beg you both to have pity on him. ' Mrs Maylie did not need persuading, and the doctor could not resist Rose's tears. He had, in fact, an extremely kind heart, which he tried to hide behind a quick, fierce manner- though this usually deceived 9 no one. 'Well, what's to be done, then? ' he said quickly. 'We'll have the police here at any moment, ready to take the boy away and throw him into prison! ' Rose begged him to think of a plan, and the doctor thought hard for a few minutes, frowning 10 fiercely. At last he said, 'I've got it! ' and rubbed his hand s together in satisfaction. A little later, Oliver woke up and was very anxious to tell his story, although he had lost a lot of blood and was very weak. When the doctor and the ladies had heard all about his sad life, They were quite sure that they wanted to save O liver 1 from any unfair punishment. So Dr Losberne went down to the kitchen to talk to the three servants who had surprised Sikes and Oliver during the robbery 11. The doctor folded his arms and gave the men a long, hard stare. 'Tell me, ' he began, can you be absolutely sure that the boy upstairs is the same one that was in the house last night? Well? ' The doctor, usually such a friendly man, seemed so angry that the servants stared at him, open-mouthed. The doctor gave them no time to think, and went on fiercely, ‘Three men see a boy for about a second in the dark, in the middle of a lot of smoke and noise. A boy comes to the same house the next day and because one arm is injured, They think he must be the robber. Are you going to swear that this is the same boy? Well? What do you say? ' he finished impatiently 12. The servants looked at each other in great confusion 13. Suddenly there was a ring at the gate; the police officers had finally arrived. Dr Losberne gave orders that plenty of beer should be served before the officers went up to see Oliver. He also made sure that the servants had a generous amount of beer, too. When the Officers were finally allowed to see Oliver, Dr Losberne said, 'This is a boy who was shot this morning while walking on a farmer's property where he shouldn't have been. The servants saw him and immediately thought he must be the same boy from last night. But now they say they're sure it's not the same boy. ' The servants were by now so confused by beer and excitement that They were not sure of anything at all. The robbers had certainly had a boy with them, They said, but whether this boy was the same boy… well, it seemed very doubtful 14. The police, too, had drunk 15 quite a lot of beer by now, and before long They were very willing to believe that Oliver was not the robber of the night before. They had their own ideas about who committed all the robberies 16 in the area, and Oliver was unknown to them. At last the police left, and Oliver was allowed to recover in the kind care of Mrs May lie, Rose, and Dr Losberne. It was several weeks before he was well enough to get out of bed. But then he quickly grew stronger, and every day told his rescuers how grateful he was. One thing, however, caused him unhappiness. He wanted to find Mr Brown low , the kind old man who had looked after him in London. 'Mr Brown low would be pleased to know how happy I am now, 'he said. So when Dr Losberne offered to take Oliver to London to see Mr Brown low , the boy was very pleased. They set out by coach one fine morning, and when They arrived in London, They went straight to Mr Brown low 's house. Oliver's heart beat with excitement as They stopped outside. But the house was empty. They were told by the people next door that Mr Brown low had moved to the West Indies six weeks before. Oliver was very disappointed; he had thought about Mr Brown low so much recently, and had always hoped to find him again. But now the kind old man had moved abroad, still believing Oliver was a lying thief, and he might hold this belief until the day he died. This was a bitter disappointment to O liver, but his new friends were still as kind to him as ever. They left the house in Chertsey and moved to a quiet cottage it the country, taking Oliver with them. Spring came, and in the fresh air, away from the noise and smoke and trouble of the city, Oliver began a new life. He went for walks with Rose and Mrs May lie, or Rose read to him, and he worked hard at his lessons. He felt as if he had left behind forever the world of crime and hardship and poverty.
- With all imperfections the short play has a real charm.尽管有不少缺欠,这出小戏仍颇具魅力。
- He could resist her charm no longer.他再也抗拒不住她的魅力。
- I cannot imagine what to do in this dreadful situation.我不能想像在这么糟的情况下该怎么办。
- I must apologize for the dreadful mistake I made.我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。
- The robber told the woman to come across with her purse.拦路抢劫者勒令那个女人把钱包交出来。
- The robber tried to run away but a man tackled him.强盗企图逃跑,但一个人把他抓住了。
- I'm not quite so innocent as to believe that.我还不至于简单到相信那种事的地步。
- I was very young,and very innocent.我那时非常年轻,幼稚无知。
- The gang live abroad,beyond reach of the British police.这帮匪徒住在国外,英国警方鞭长莫及。
- Some gang came in and shot the place up.有股匪帮进来对这个地方开枪扫射。
- The robbers fled empty-handed. 抢劫犯一无所获地逃走了。
- The policeman discharged his gun at the fleeing robbers. 警察向逃跑的强盗开了枪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Don't try to justify his wickedness. 别想法证明他的邪恶行为有道理。
- Wickedness does not go altogether unrequited. [谚]恶有恶报。
- She was absolutely furious at having been deceived. 她受了骗,怒不可遏。
- He deceived people for years until the police got onto him. 多年来他欺骗人们一直到警察识破他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- A man is being questioned in connection with the robbery.一名男子就那起抢劫案接受查问。
- The police are offering a big reward for information about the robbery.警方出大笔赏金要求提供那起抢劫案的破案线索。
- Impatiently he cut short what I was telling him. 他不耐烦地打断了我的话。
- The children wait impatiently for the vacation.孩子们焦急地等待着假期的来临。
- His answers to my questions have only added to my confusion.他对我的问题的回答只是使我更加困惑不解。
- His unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion.他的突然来访使我们完全不知所措。
- Let's try to clear up our difficult and doubtful points.让我们设法把难处和疑点解决一下。
- Everyone was doubtful at first,but his statement in detail held up.起初大家都怀疑,但他的详细叙述证明情况属实。