听名著练听力之简爱篇 第75期

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"I believed I could. I thought that one day, I would find a woman who would understand my problem, and accept me anyway."

"Did you find one, sir?"

"No, Jane, but [-----1-----]. I tried taking mistresses¹. But finally, unhappy and disappointed² with my life, I returned to Thornfield on a cold winter day. And when my horse slipped³ and fell on the ice, you came and wanted to help me. In the next weeks, I began to depend on you, a quiet, bird-like young lady, for my happiness in life. I knew you were the only one for me."

"Don't talk any more of the past, sir," I said sadly.

"Jane, you're right. [-----2-----]. You understand now, don't you? I've spent so much of my life alone, in misery⁴. But now I've found you, and you are always in my heart. It was stupid of me to try and marry you without telling you my story. I promise to love you and stay with you forever. Jane, promise me the same."

When I said notheing, he said, "Why are you silent⁵, Jane?"

This was one of the most terrible moments of my life. I knew that he loved me and I loved him, but I knew I could not live with Mr. Rochester. "Jane, just promise me that you will be mine."

"Mr. Rochester, I will not be yours," I said, shaking. He said nothing.

"Jane," he said, [-----3-----], "Jane, do you want us to live apart for ever?"

"Yes."

"Oh Jane, this is a terrible shock. It would not be wrong to love me."

"It would be wrong to do what you want."