时间:2018-12-14 作者:英语课 分类:听名著练听力


英语课

"Oh, St. John,I know that isn't the reason. Tell me the truth!" I said.


"Well, I'd rather not tell you just now, but I suppose you'll find out sooner or later. So I'll tell you a little something about myself. Did you know that my full name St. John Eyre Rivers?"


"No, I didn't! But then what..." And I stooped 1, as [-----1-----]. Could it be true? but St. John continued to talk.

"you weren't told very much about your family, were you, Jane?" I shook my head. "My mother's last name was Eyre," he said. "She had two brothers. One was a church man, who married 2 a Miss Jane Reed 3 of Gateshead. The other brother was John Eyre of Madeira. Mr. Briggs, Mr. Eyre's lawyer, wrote us a letter. The letter said that our uncle had died, but [-----2-----]. Then Mr. Briggs wrote again later, saying that no one could find this girl. But I've found her!" He went towards the door, ready to leave.


"Wait! I have to think!" I said. "So this means 4 that you, Diana and Mary are my cousins!"


"That's right," he said. All my life I had been alone. Now I had found family to love and be proud of, for the rest of my life! These people, who had saved my life, were my cousins. [-----3-----].

 



1 stooped
adj.弯腰的,曲背的v.弯腰( stoop的过去式和过去分词 );屈身;俯首;屈尊
  • She stooped down to pick up the child. 她俯身抱起孩子。
  • All his fellows stooped to look under the carriage. 他的伙伴们也都弯下腰看车下。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
2 married
adj.已婚的;与…结婚的
  • I heard John got married.我听说约翰结婚了。
  • They got married last autumn.他们在去年秋季结婚。
3 reed
n.芦苇,芦丛,簧舌,簧片
  • 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。
4 means
n.方法,手段,折中点,物质财富
  • That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
  • We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。