听名著练听力之简爱篇 第33期

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PART THREE - A YOUNG WOMAN AT THORNFIELD
CHAPTER¹ EIGHT
Life with Mr. Rochester

Later that evening I had tea with Mrs. Fairfax in the [-----1-----].
"Mrs. Fairfax, you told me that Mr. Rochester was a little strange," I said.
"Well, what do you think, dear?"
"I think he is a very strange man. I am not sure what I think of him!"
"He may seem strange way to you. But I know him very well, so I understand him a little. He has had family problems, you know."
"What do you mean?"I asked.
"Well, he had an older brother, who died nine years ago."
"Nine years is a long time to be upset. Is he still unhappy because of this [-----2-----]?"
"Well, you see, there were a lot of bad feelings and anger² in this house. Just before their father died, he gave the older brother the house and almost all the money. Mr. Edward(that's Mr. Rochester) was angry and left his family. He [-----3-----] around the world. But when his older brother died, he got Thornfield. But he doesn't come and live here very often, and I am not surprised."
"Why should he stay away?" I asked.
Mrs. Fairfax said nothing for a moment. She looked as if she was remembering the past. "Well, dear, perhaps he believes Thronfield Hall is a sad place." It was clear that Mrs. Fairfax did not want to tell me anything more
1.strange   [streindʒ]      

adj. 陌生的,奇怪的

例句与用法:
Do you know why she is so strange to him? 
你知道她为什么对他如此冷淡吗？
It's strange for her to be so rude. 
真奇怪，她竟然会如此粗暴无礼。
He stood in a strange street. 
他站在一条陌生的街道上。

2.upset   [ʌp'set]      

adj. 烦乱的,不高兴
v. 颠覆,推翻,扰乱,使心烦意乱,使不舒服

例句与用法:
She had a major emotional³ upset. 
她情绪上受到了沉重的打击。
Her refusal⁴ to help quite upset the applecart. 
她不肯帮忙，计画也就落空了。
Last-minute changes caused a great deal of upset. 
出现的临时变动造成一片混乱。

3.stay   [stei]      

n. 停留,停止,依靠
v. 停留,留宿,制止

例句与用法:
I don't think he's sufficiently⁵ dedicated⁶ to stay the course. 
我认为他不够坚定，不会坚持到底的。
I stayed late at the party last night. 
昨晚我在晚会上呆到很晚。
The temperature has stayed hot this week. 
本周气温一直都很热。

4.away   [ə'wei]      

adv. 远离,离开

例句与用法:
He cut away a dead branch⁷. 
他砍掉一根枯干的树枝。
He lives 3 miles away from here. 
他住在离这里三哩的地方。
I hope to get away early in the morning. 
我希望一早就动身离开。

5.Nine years is a long time...:主语为"a long time"，也可以把"nine years"看成一个整体概念，因而be动词用"is"。同理，如果the United⁸ States作主语时，谓语动词也应该用单数。例如：The United States is a gighly developed country.（美国是一个高度发达的国家。）