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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上 牛津书虫系列第 01级上01_Love or Money爱情与金钱Love or Money1爱情与金钱Chapter 1The Clarkson family lived in the country near1克拉克森家住在剑桥附近的乡下，离最近的Cambridge, about half a mile from the nearest 村庄约有半英里路，距离河有1英里左右。他们有village and about a mile from the river. They had a 幢大而古老带有美丽花园的房子，花园里有许多花big, old house wit

2、h a beautiful garden, a lot of 和许多古树。flowers and many old trees.One Thursday morning in July, Jackie came in7月的一个星期四早上，杰基从花园进了屋。from the garden. She was a tall, fat woman, thirty 她是个高大，肥胖，30来岁的女人。这是一年中最years old. It was the hottest day of the year, but she 热的日子，而她却穿着暖色调的黄色衬衫和棕色裙wore a warm brown ski

3、rt and yellow shirt. She went 子。她走进厨房去喝水，这时电话响了。into the kitchen to get a drink of water. Just then thephone rang.Cambridge 1379, Jackie said.“剑桥1379号，”杰基说。“你好！我是黛安娜。我想和妈妈说话。”Hello. This is Diane. I want to talk to Mother.Mother isnt here, Jackie said. Shes at the“妈妈不在家，”杰基说。“她看医生去了。”“怎么了？出了什么事？”doc

4、tors.Why? Whats Wrong?“没什么，”杰基说。“你打电话干嘛？这个周末你回来吗？妈妈希望每个人都在。”Nothings wrong, Jackie said. Why are youtelephoning? You are going to come this weekend?Mother wants everyone to be here.“是啊，我想回来，”黛安娜说。“我正因为没钱买火车票，才打电话。”Yes, I want to come, Diane said. Im phoningbecause I have no money for the train ticke

5、t.No money! Mother is always giving youmoney!“没钱！妈妈总是给你钱！”This phone call is very expensive, Diane saidcoldly. Tell Mother please. I need the money.Jackie put the phone down. She took acigarette from her bag and began to smoke. She“电话费很贵，”黛安娜冷冷说道。“请告诉妈妈，我需要钱。”杰基放下电话，她从包里拿了支烟抽起来。她felt angry because h

6、er sister always asked for 因她的妹妹总是要钱感到生气。黛安娜20岁了，在money. Diane was twenty years old, the youngestin the family. She lived in London, in one room of a家里最小。她住在伦敦，在一所大房子里有间屋子。她想成为一个歌唱家，她唱得很棒，可是她却从来big house. She wanted to be a singer. She sang 不愿找工作。very well but she could never get work.Jackie went ba

7、ck into the kitchen and began tomake some sandwiches. Just then the back dooropened, and her mother came in.杰基走回厨房动手做一些三明治。这时后门开Its very hot! Molly said. She took off her hat 了，她的母亲走了进来。and put it down on the table. She was a tall, darkwoman with beautiful eyes.“天太热了！”莫利说道，她脱下帽子放在桌Two big, black dog

8、s came into the kitchen after 上。她是位高个子、皮肤浅黑，有双美丽眼睛的女人her and ran across to her. She sat down and puther hands on their heads.两条大黑狗跟着她进了厨房围着她转，她坐下来把手放在它们的头上。Jackie put the sandwiches on the table.Mother, she said, Diane phoned. She wantsmoney for her train ticket.杰基把三明治放在桌上。“妈妈，”她说道，“黛安娜打来电话，她想要钱买火车票

9、。”Molly closed her eyes for a minute. Then she第 1页 /共 17页专心-专注-专业 牛津书虫系列第 01级上01_Love or Money爱情与金钱stood up. This afternoon I want you to get the莫利闭上眼一会，然后站起来。“下午我希望house ready for the weekend, she said. Oh, and 你收拾一下房子为周末做准备，”她说。“哦，随please go to the village later and get my tablets.Yes, Mother, Jac

10、kie said.后请去村里给我买些药片。”Molly went to the door.Mother, please wait a minute, Jackie said.Peter Hobbs came here this morning. Hes veryangry with you about that letter. He lost his job, you“好的，妈妈，”杰基说。莫利向门口走去。“妈妈，请等一会。”杰基说。“彼得霍布know. Why did you write to his office? He wants to斯今早来了，他对你的那封信很生气。你知道，他talk

11、 to you about it. 丢了工作。你为什么 写信给他的办公室？他想和你Well, I dont want to talk to him, Molly said.谈谈这事。”She opened the door.ButMother,youdontunderstand.Hes“好啦，我不想和他谈，”莫利说，她打开门“可是妈妈，你不明 白。他17岁了，那是他第一份工作，他 非常非常生气。他说他说他会杀seventeen, and it was his first job. Hes very, veryangry. He says he says hes going to kill yo

12、u!Molly did not answer. She went out of the room 了你！”and closed the door.莫利没 答话，她走出房间关上了门。Chapter 2It was seven oclock on Saturday evening.Jackie stood at the window. A car drove slowly up tothe front door and stopped. A tall man with white2星期六晚上7点。杰基站在窗前。一辆小车徐徐hair got out. It was Albert, the husba

13、nd of Mollys驶到前门停下来。一个白头发、高个子的男人下了车sister.他是艾伯特，莫利 姐姐的丈夫。Heres Uncle Albert, Jackie said. Always late.She went out of the room and opened the frontdoor. Albert came in and went at once to Molly.Oh, dear. Im very late. I am sorry, Albert said.Fifty years old today! What a wonderful dress!Molly did no

14、t smile. Thank you, Albert. Wereall getting older. Tonight she wore a long black“是艾伯特姨父，”杰基说。“他总是迟到。”她走出房间打开 前门。艾伯特走进来，立刻便走向莫利。“哦，亲爱的， 抱歉，我来得太 迟了，”艾伯dress, and the two black dogs sat at her feet.特说。“今天是你50岁生日！多漂亮的裙子！”Everyone is here now. Lets go in to dinner, shesaid.莫利没有 笑。“谢谢你，艾伯特。我们都老了。”今晚她穿了一条长

15、长的黑裙子，两条黑狗 蹲在她脚边。“现在大家都到了，咱们吃饭吧。”她说Everyone stood up and went to the table.The table looks nice, Jackie. What wonderfulflowers! Diane said. She was a beautiful girl, withlong black hair and dark blue eyes. She wore a longred dress.大家都站起来走到桌 前。“餐桌看起来不错，杰基。多美的花啊！”黛安娜说。她是个美丽的女孩，有一头长长的黑头 发Albert sat dow

16、n next to Roger. Roger was 和一双深蓝色的眼睛，她穿了一条 红色的长裙。Mollysson,hersecondchild.Helivedin艾伯特坐在罗杰的旁边。罗杰是莫利的 儿子，她的第二个孩子。他住在剑桥一幢昂贵的房子里。“有个叫彼特的人沿路阻挡我，”艾伯特说。Cambridge, in an expensive house.Someone called Peter stopped me down theroad, Albert said. Who is he? Hes very angry with “他是谁？他很生你的气，莫利。”you, Molly.That

17、s Peter Hobbs, from the house across the“那是彼得霍布斯，家住在马路对面的房子road, Jackie said quickly. She looked across the 里。”杰基很快地说。她看着餐桌对面的莫利。“他table at Molly. He lost his job last week and hes 上周丢了工作，他生每个人的气。”angry with everyone.Its Molly he doesnt like, Albert said.“他不喜欢的是莫利，” 艾伯特说。第 2 页 /共 17页 牛津书虫系列第 01级上01_

18、Love or Money爱情与金钱Molly said nothing. Everyone began to eat.How is Aunt Annie? Jackie asked.莫利一 言不发。大家开始吃东西。“安妮姨妈好吗？”杰基问。Shes much worse now, Albert said. She stays“她现在更糟糕了，”艾伯特说。“她所有时in bed all the time. She needs a nurse twenty-four 间都呆在床上。她一天 24小时都需要护士 。”hours a day.I am sorry. Molly said.“我真难过 ”

19、，莫利说。艾伯特停下来看着莫利。“你 知道，这事非常Albert stopped eating and looked at Molly. Its麻烦并且非常 花钱。莫利，安 妮因为你不去看她很very difficult and very expensive, you know. Annie 不高兴 。她非常爱你，你知道，你是她的小妹妹。”feels very unhappy because you dont visit her,Molly. She loves you very much. You are her littlesister; you know.莫利闭上了眼。“我 知道这些，艾

20、伯特。我都50岁了，可我总是她的 小 妹妹。好吧，我们以Molly closed her eyes for a minute. I know 后再谈 这事。”that, Albert. I am fifty years old, but I am always her“little” sister. Well, we can talk about it later.Albert laughed. Oh yes, we can talk later. Its艾伯特笑道。“哦，是啊，我们以 后再谈 。莫利和你总是以 后，总是明天。从来不是 今天。”杰基看着她的母亲，她的母亲生 艾伯特的气。alwa

21、ys later with you, Molly. Always tomorrow. 莫利从来 就 不喜欢谈论 她姐姐，也 不喜欢去拜访 她Never today. 而她病 得很重 。Jackie watched her mother. Her mother wasangry with Albert. Molly never liked talking about“这裙子真漂亮 ，黛安娜。是新 的吗？”杰基her sister Annie and she did not like visiting her问。because she was very ill.“谢谢，杰基。是的，新 裙子，非常贵

22、。我周三Thats a beautiful dress, Diane. Is it new? 才买的。”黛安娜说。她冲 着杰基微笑 。Jackie asked.Thank you, Jackie. Yes, its new, and very“你所有的东西都昂贵，”杰基说。她记 起周expensive. I got it on Wednesday, Diane said. She 四关于 火车票的电话。smiled at Jackie.All your things are expensive, Jackie said.“我不喜欢便宜 的东西，”黛安娜说。“我不She remembered t

23、he phone call on Thursday about久 会需要更多的钱，我想去美国 。罗杰，你能帮 我the train ticket.I dont like cheap things, Diane said. And Imgoing to need more money soon. I want to go to 安娜。我们都知道，你不喜欢工作， 但 是我们都希吗？”“哦，不行 ，”罗杰说。“没有人想帮 你，黛America. Can you help me, Roger?望你找份工作。”黛安娜笑道。“没关系，罗杰。我不需要你的帮Oh no, Roger said. Nobody

24、wants to helpyou, Diane. You dont like working, we all know that,助 ，妈妈总是会帮 我的，妈妈最爱我。”她突 然笑but we all want you to get a job. 了一下，一个转瞬即逝 美丽的微笑 。可她的眼 神 却Diane laughed. It doesnt matter, Roger. I dont 是冷冷的。need your help. Mother always helps me. Mother杰基看着她的妈妈，莫利 脸 色苍白 。杰基不明loves me best. She suddenly s

25、miled, a quick,白为什么。她的妈妈会怕 黛安娜？杰基希望她的妈beautiful smile. But her eyes were cold.妈今天快快乐乐 。Jackie looked at her mother. Mollys face waswhite. Jackie did not understand. Was her mother“艾伯特姨父，你还 要些肉 吗？”杰基问。afraid of Diane? Jackie wanted her mother to be “罗杰，你能 给每人再添 些饮料 吗？”happy today.Would you like some

26、more meat, Uncle罗杰站起来动手给大家 加 了些酒 。“这酒 不错，”他说。莫利第一 次笑 了。“是啊，你父亲爱喝这种酒 。Roger got up and began to give more wine to 他经常 喝。”Albert?Jackie asked. Roger, can you giveeveryone some more to drink?everyone. This is good wine. he said.Molly smiled for the first time. Yes, your fatherloved this wine. He often

27、drank it.“是啊”，艾伯特看着莫利说“ 也非常 贵。”“罗杰，这个周末你想见见布 里格斯 吗？”杰基急忙问 。“他刚 来农场 。他想见见 你。”第 3 页 /共 17页 牛津书虫系列第 01级上01_Love or Money爱情与金钱Yes,Albertsaid,andlookedatMolly.“布里格斯 ？布里格斯 ？”莫利说，她 突 然生气了。“不要和我谈那个男人，我不喜欢他。他想要this 我把一半的花园当 他的农场 。他说，他需要更多的Expensive, too.WouldyouliketomeetMrBriggsweekend, Roger? Jackie asked

28、quickly. Hes the土地 。我不希望他来我家，他总是脏兮兮 的，还 有new man at the farm. He wants to meet you.Briggs? Briggs? Molly said, suddenly angry.Dont talk to me about that man. I dont like him. Hewants half my garden for his farm. He needs more一口坏牙 。”杰基站起来拿她的包。“抱歉，我想抽枝 烟。”“烟！你的嘴 总是叼 着烟，”莫利说。“我 讨land, he says. I dont w

29、ant him in my house. Hes厌 烟，抽烟对你不好。”always dirty and he has bad teeth.Jackie stood up and got her bag. Excuse me, Iwant a cigarette.Cigarettes! Always a cigarette in your mouth,杰基开始抽烟，她感到很生气，但 她什么也 没说。她想让 她妈妈今晚快乐 些，可看来这 非常难 。罗杰喝了好些酒 。“好啦，妈妈，布里格斯先Molly said. I dont like it. Cigarettes arent good for

30、生可能 是对的。你清楚 ，花园是太大了，”他说。you.“你要干许多的事，房子也 太大了。你都5 0岁了，Jackie began to smoke. She felt angry but she 你需要更多的照顾 。”said nothing. She wanted her mother to be happythis evening, but it was very difficult.“罗杰！你明白，我不需要护士 ！我每天在花Roger drank some more wine. Well, Mother, 园里干点活 ，我在那儿感到快乐 。”莫利站起来。perhaps Mr Brigg

31、s is right. The garden is very big, “我知道你们都想要我的钱。你们来这儿只 为一顿you know, he said. Its a lot of work for you. The免 费的晚餐，不是想来看看我，你们不爱我。你们house is big, too. Youre fifty now. You need to be 想要我的房子，我的钱。好吧，你们都等着。在我死more careful.Roger! I dont need a nurse, you know! I work之前 ，任何 人都别 想从我这儿得一点儿！”in the garden ev

32、ery day; I feel happy there. Mollystood up. I know you all want my money. You come“别 说这些，妈妈！”杰基叫道。莫利穿 过 房间走到门 前。“现在我感到不舒服 。here for a free dinner, you dont want to see me. 我要上楼睡觉 了。”You dont love me. You want my house, and mymoney. Well, you can all wait. Nobody is gettingmore money from me, not bef

33、ore I die!莫利离开了房间，大家都没动。“有一天我会 杀了这女人，”黛安娜平静地 说罗杰看看黛安娜，但 什么也 没说。艾伯特上下摇晃 着脑袋 。“不舒服 ！她生气了，就 这样 ，”他Dont say that, Mother! Jackie cried.Molly walked across the room to the door. I 说。“莫利 谈到钱总要生气。为什么她不能对 她姐姐feel ill now. Im going upstairs to bed.好点？安妮不久就 要死 了，莫利 知道这些。”Molly left the room. Nobody moved.One

34、day Im going to kill that woman, Dianesaid quietly.杰基抽完 烟站起来。“每人都来些 咖啡 吗？到厨房去，咱们在那儿喝吧！”Roger looked at Diane but said nothing. Albertmoved his head slowly up and down. Ill! Shesangry, thats all, he said. Molly always gets angryabout money. Why cant she be good to her sister?Annies going to die soon.

35、 Molly knows that.3第二天清晨整 幢房子静悄悄 的。突 然从罗杰房间旁边他母亲的屋子里 传 出一声尖叫 。罗杰睁 开眼Jackie finished her cigarette and stood up. 看了下钟 ，还 不到7点。他下了床，悄悄 打开门。正Would everyone like some coffee? Come into the 在这时他母亲房间的门 也 打开了，黛安娜走出来，kitchen and lets drink it there.她的脸非常苍白 。Chapter 3Early next morning the house was quiet.Su

36、ddenly there was a cry from the room next to“罗杰！妈妈她，我端 了杯咖啡 给她，发现她Rogers, his mothers room. Roger opened his eyes死 了。她死 了死 在她床上，”她哭 道。and looked at the clock. It was nearly seven oclock.第 4 页 /共 17页 牛津书虫系列第 01级上01_Love or Money爱情与金钱He got out of bed and opened the door quietly. At罗杰急忙 走到他母亲的门 前往 里看，

37、窗户 是开the same time the door of his mothers room 着的，可房间里是 温 暖的。莫利 躺 在床上，一只 手opened and Diane came out. Her face was very 在她头下。罗杰走到床前把手放在她的手 臂 上，尸white.体已经 冷了。床边的小桌上有杯 热咖啡 和一个空杯Roger! Its Mother! I brought a cup of coffee for 子。her and I found her dead. Shes deaddead in herbed, she cried.Roger went qu

38、ickly to the door of his mothersroom and looked in. The window was open but the“我打电话去叫医生，”黛安娜说。“她死 了，”罗杰慢慢地 说。他的脸也变白 了。room was warm. Molly was on the bed, one hand “妈妈死 了！”under her head. Roger went across to the bed and黛安娜穿过 房间走到门口。“我去打电话 叫医put his hand on her arm. It was cold. On the little 生，”她又

39、 说。table next to the bed was a hot cup of coffee and anempty cup.“等会儿！”罗杰叫道。“咱们得先 告诉家人。”Im going to call the doctor, Diane said.“家里人！没有人爱妈妈！”黛安娜走出去跑Shes dead, Roger said slowly. His face, too, 下楼 。was white. Mother is dead!罗杰跟着她慢慢 走下楼 站在电话旁。Diane walked across the room to the door. Imgoing to phone

40、the doctor, she said again.“普 拉特先 生，我是黛安娜克拉克森。我的Wait a minute! Roger called. Lets tell the 妈妈她死 了。你能尽快赶 来吗？”family first. 黛安娜放下电话。“这不是真 的，罗杰！妈妈Family! Nobody loved Mother! Diane went out死 了！爸爸 去年冬 天死 了，现在妈妈也死 了。”黛and ran downstairs.安娜开始哭泣 。“别哭 了，黛安娜，”罗杰说。“咱们上楼 去Roger slowly went downstairs after her

41、 andstood by the telephone.告诉艾伯特姨父和杰基。”Dr Pratt, this is Diane Clarkson. Its my mothershes dead. Can you come quickly?Diane put the phone down. It isnt true, Roger!“不！你去告诉他们！没人爱妈妈，你们不必内疚 。看看你们！你们想要她的钱。不过如此 。”罗杰突 然想揍 黛安娜。“安静点 ！”他说。“你Mother dead! Daddy died last winter, and now 怎么了？你不爱妈妈，你也 想要她的钱，别忘 了

42、Mother. Diane began to cry.这点！”Dont cry, Diane, Roger said. Lets go upstairsand tell Uncle Albert and Jackie.“不错，”黛安娜说。“哦，我不能再呆 在这No! You tell them! Nobody loved Mother. You儿了。我要出去。我要和狗去河边。”arent sorry. Look at you! You want her money.Thats all.“不行 ，”罗杰说。“医生就 要来了，我想你Roger suddenly wanted to hit Diane. Be quiet!留 在这儿。”he said. What about you? You didnt love Mother.You wanted h