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1、1 1 ChapterChapterTheClarksonClarksonfamily lived inin the country nearnear Cambridge，aboutabout half amile from the nearest village and about a mile from the riverTheyhad a big，old house withwith a beautiful garden，a lot of flowers andmany old trees137克拉克森克拉克森家住在剑桥附近的乡下，离最近的村庄约有半英里路，距离河有 1 英里左右。他们有

2、幢大而古老带有美丽花园的房子，花园里有许多花和许多古树。One Thursday morning inin July，JackieJackiecame in from the gardenShe wasa tall，fat woman，thirty years oldIt was the hottest day of theyear，but she wore a warm brown skirt and yellow shirtShe went intothe kitchen to get a drink of waterJust then the phone rang7 月的一个星期四早上，

3、杰基杰基从花园进了屋。她是个高大，肥胖，30 来岁的女人。这是一年中最热的日子，而她却穿着暖色调的黄色衬衫和棕色裙子。她走进厨房去喝水，这时电话响了。Cambridge 1379，Jackie said“剑桥 1379 号，”杰基说。HelloThis is DianeI want to talk to Mother“你好！我是黛安娜。我想和妈妈说话。”Mother isnt here，Jackie saidShes at the doctors“妈妈不在家，”杰基说。“她看医生去了。”Why？Whats Wrong？“怎么了？出了什么事？”Nothings wrong，Jackie said

4、Why are you telephoning？You aregoing to come this weekend？Mother wants everyone to be here“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。”Yes，I want to come，Diane saidIm phoning because I have nomoney for the train ticket“是啊，我想回来，”黛安娜说。“我正因为没钱买火车票，才打电话。”No money！Mother is always giving you money！“没钱！妈妈总是给你钱！”

5、This phone call is very expensive，Diane said coldlyTell MotherpleaseI need the money“电话费很贵，”黛安娜冷冷说道。“请告诉妈妈，我需要钱。”Jackie put the phone downShe took a cigarette from her bag andbegan to smokeShe felt angry because her sister al-ways asked formoneyDiane was twenty years old，the youngest in the familySh

6、elived in London，in one room of a big houseShe wanted to be asingerShe sang very well but she could never get work杰基放下电话，她从包里拿了枝烟抽起来。她因她的妹妹总是要钱感到生气。黛安娜 20 岁了，在家里最校她住在伦敦，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不愿找工作。Jackie went back into the kitchen and began to make somesandwichesJust then the back door op

7、ened，and her mother came in杰基走回厨房动手做一些三明治。这时后门开了，她的母亲走了进来。Its very hot！Molly saidShe took off her hat and put it down onthe tableShe was a tall，dark woman with beautiful eyes“天太热了！”莫利说道，她脱下帽子放在桌上。她是位高个子、皮肤浅黑，有双美丽眼睛的女人。Two big，black dogs came into the kitchen after her and ran across toherShe sat dow

8、n and put her 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 tableMother，she said，DianephonedShe wants money 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。”Molly closed her eyes for a minuteThen she stood upThisafternoon I want you to get the house re

9、ady for the weekend，shesaidOh，and please go to the village later and get my tablets莫利闭上眼一会，然后站起来。“下午我希望你收拾一下房子为周末做准备，”她说。“哦，随后请去村里给我买些药片。”Yes，Mother，Jackie said“好的，妈妈，”杰基说。Molly went to the door莫利向门口走去。Mother，please wait a minute，Jackie saidPeter Hobbs came herethis morningHes very angry with you ab

10、out that letterHe lost hisjob，you knowWhy did you write to his office？He wants to talk toyou about it“妈妈，请等一会。”杰基说。“彼得霍布斯今早来了，他对你的那封信很生气。你知道，他丢了工作。你为什么写信给他的办公室？他想和你谈谈这事。”Well，I dont want to talk to him，Molly saidShe opened the door“好啦，我不想和他谈，”莫利说，她打开门。But Mother，you dont understandHes seventeen，and

11、it was hisfirst jobHes very，very angryHe says he says hes going tokill you！“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。他说他说他会杀了你！”Molly did not answerShe went out of the room and closed the door第 1 页：英语听力稿第 2 页：中文听力稿第 3 页：中英双语听力稿2 2 ChapterChapter2It was seven oclock on Saturday eveningJackie stood at thewi

12、ndowA car drove slowly up to the front door and stoppedA tallman with white hair got out，It was Albert，the husband of MollyssisterHeres Uncle Albert，Jackie saidAlways late星期六晚上 7 点。杰基站在窗前。一辆小车徐徐驶到前门停下来。一个白头发、高个子的男人下了车，他是艾伯特，莫利姐姐的丈夫。She went out of the room and opened the front doorAlbert came inand

13、went at once to Molly“是艾伯特姨父，”杰基说。“他总是迟到。”Oh，dearIm very lateI am sorry，Albert saidFifty years oldtoday！What a wonderful dress！她走出房间打开前门。艾伯特走进来，立刻便走向莫利。Molly did not smileThank you，AlbertWere all gettingolderTonight she wore a long black dress，and the two black dogssat at her feetEveryone is here no

14、wLets go in to dinner，shesaid“哦，亲爱的，抱歉，我来得太迟了，”艾伯特说。“今天是你 50 岁生日！多漂亮的裙子！”Everyone stood up and went to the table莫利没有笑。“谢谢你，艾伯特。我们都老了。”今晚她穿了一条长长的黑裙子，两条黑狗蹲在她脚边。“现在大家都到了，咱们吃饭吧。”她说。The table looks nice，JackieWhat wonderful flowers！DianesaidShe was a beautiful girl，with long black hair and dark blueeyesS

15、he wore a long red dress大家都站起来走到桌前。Albert sat down next to Roger Roger was Mollys son，her secondchildHe lived in Cambridge，in an expensive house“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和一双深蓝色的眼睛，她穿了一条红色的长裙。Someone called Peter stopped me down the road，Albert saidWho ishe？Hes very angry with you，Mol

16、ly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。Thats Peter Hobbs，from the house across the road，Jackie saidquicklyShe looked across the table at MollyHe lost his job lastweek and hes angry with everyone“有个叫彼特的人沿路阻挡我，”艾伯特说。“他是谁？他很生你的气，莫利。”Its Molly he doesnt like，Albert said“那是彼得霍布斯，家住在马路对面的房子里。”杰基很快地说。

17、她看着餐桌对面的莫利。“他上周丢了工作，他生每个人的气。”Molly said nothingEveryone began to eat“他不喜欢的是莫利，”艾伯特说。How is Aunt Annie？Jackie asked莫利一言不发。大家开始吃东西。Shes much worse now，Albert saidShe stays in bed all thetimeShe needs a nurse twenty-four hours a day“安妮姨妈好吗？”杰基问。I am sorry，Molly said“她现在更糟糕了，”艾伯特说。“她所有时间都呆在床上。她一天 24 小时都

18、需要护士。”Albert stopped eating and looked at MollyIts very difficult andvery expensive，you knowAnnie feels very unhappy because you dontvisit her，MollyShe loves you very muchYou are her little sister；you know“我真难过”，莫利说。Molly closed her eyes for a minute I know that，AlbertI am fiftyyears old，but I am al

19、ways her“little”sisterWell，we can talkabout it later艾伯特停下来看着莫利。“你知道，这事非常麻烦并且非常花钱。莫利，安妮因为你不去看她很不高兴。她非常爱你，你知道，你是她的小妹妹。”Albert laughedOh yes，we can talk laterIts always later withyou，MollyAlways tomorrowNever today莫利闭上了眼。“我知道这些，艾伯特。我都 50 岁了，可我总是她的小妹妹。好吧，我们以后再谈这事。”Jackie watched her motherHer mother was

20、 angry with AlbertMollynever liked talking about her sister Annie and she did not likevisiting her because she was very ill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。”Thats a beautiful dress，DianeIs it new？Jackie asked杰基看着她的母亲，她的母亲生艾伯特的气。莫利从来就不喜欢谈论她姐姐，也不喜欢去拜访她。而她病得很重。Thank you，JackieYes，its new，and ve

21、ry expensiveI got it onWednesday，Diane saidShe smiled at Jackie“这裙子真漂亮，黛安娜。是新的吗？”杰基问。All your things are expensive，Jackie saidShe remembered thephone call on Thursday about the train ticket“谢谢，杰基。是的，新裙子，非常贵。我周三才买的。”黛安娜说。她冲着杰基微笑。I dont like cheap things，Diane saidAnd Im going to need moremoney soonI

22、want to go to AmericaCan you help me，Roger？“你所有的东西都昂贵，”杰基说。她记起周四关于火车票的电话。Oh no，Roger saidNobody wants to help you，DianeYou dontlike working，we all know that，but we all want you to get a job“我不喜欢便宜的东西，”黛安娜说。“我不久会需要更多的钱，我想去美国。罗杰，你能帮我吗？”Diane laughedIt doesnt matter，RogerI dont need yourhelpMother alwa

23、ys helps meMother loves me bestShe suddenlysmiled，a quick，beautiful smileBut her eyes were cold“哦，不行，”罗杰说。“没有人想帮你，黛安娜。我们都知道，你不喜欢工作，但是我们都希望你找份工作。”Jackie looked at her motherMollys face was whiteJackie did notunderstandWas her mother afraid of Diane？Jackie wanted her motherto be happy today黛安娜笑道。“没关系，

24、罗杰。我不需要你的帮助，妈妈总是会帮我的，妈妈最爱我。”她突然笑了一下，一个转瞬即逝美丽的微笑。可她的眼神却是冷冷的。Would you like some more meat，Uncle Albert？Jackie askedRoger，can you give everyone some more to drink？杰基看着她的妈妈，莫利脸色苍白。杰基不明白为什么。她的妈妈会怕黛安娜？杰基希望她的妈妈今天快快乐乐。Roger got up and began to give more wine to everyoneThis is goodwine，he said“艾伯特姨父，你还要些肉吗

25、？”杰基问。“罗杰，你能给每人再添些饮料吗？”Molly smiled for the first timeYes，your father loved thiswineHe often drank it罗杰站起来动手给大家加了些酒。“这酒不错，”他说。Yes，Albert said，and looked at MollyExpensive，too莫利第一次笑了。“是啊，你父亲爱喝这种酒。他经常喝。”Would you like to meet Mr Briggs this weekend，Roger？Jackie askedquicklyHes the new man at the farmH

26、e wants to meet you“是啊”，艾伯特看着莫利说“也非常贵。”Briggs？Briggs？Molly said，suddenly angryDont talk to me aboutthat manI dont like himHe wants half my garden for his farmHeneeds more land，he saysI dont want him in my houseHes alwaysdirty and he has bad teeth“罗杰，这个周末你想见见布里格斯吗？”杰基急忙问。“他刚来农常他想见见你。”Jackie stood up

27、and got her bagExcuse me，I want a cigarette“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。他想要我把一半的花园当他的农常他说，他需要更多的土地。我不希望他来我家，他总是脏兮兮的，还有一口坏牙。”Cigarettes！Always a cigarette in your mouth，Molly saidI dontlike itCigarettes arent good for you杰基站起来拿她的包。“抱歉，我想抽枝烟。”Jackie began to smokeShe felt angry but she said

28、 nothingShewanted her mother to be happy this evening，but it was very difficult“烟！你的嘴总是叼着烟，”莫利说。“我讨厌烟，抽烟对你不好。”Roger drank some more wineWell，Mother，perhaps Mr Briggs isrightThe garden is very big，you know，he saidIts a lot ofwork for youThe house is big，tooYoure fifty nowYou need to bemore careful杰基开

29、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。Roger！I dont need a nurse，you know！I work in the garden everyday；I feel happy thereMolly stood upI know you all want mymoneyYou come here for a free dinner，you dont want to see meYoudont love meYou want my house，and my moneyWell，you can allwaitNo-body is gettin

30、g more money from me，not before I die！罗杰喝了好些酒。“好啦，妈妈，布里格斯先生可能是对的。你清楚，花园是太大了，”他说。“你要干许多的事，房子也太大了。你都 50 岁了，你需要更多的照顾。”Dont say that，Mother！Jackie cried“罗杰！你明白，我不需要护士！我每天在花园里干点活，我在那儿感到快乐。”莫利站起来。“我知道你们都想要我的钱。你们来这儿只为一顿免费的晚餐，不是想来看看我，你们不爱我。你们想要我的房子，我的钱。好吧，你们都等着。在我死之前，任何人都别想从我这儿得一点儿！”Molly walked across the

31、room to the doorI feel ill nowIm goingupstairs to bed“别说这些，妈妈！”杰基叫道。Molly left the roomNobody moved莫利穿过房间走到门前。“现在我感到不舒服。我要上楼睡觉了。”One day Im going to kill that woman，Diane said quietly莫利离开了房间，大家都没动。Roger looked at Diane but said nothingAlbert moved his head slowlyup and downIll！Shes angry，thats all，h

32、e saidMolly alwaysgets angry about moneyWhy cant she be good to her sister？Anniesgoing to die soonMolly knows that“有一天我会杀了这女人，”黛安娜平静地说。Jackie finished her cigarette and stood upWould everyone like somecoffee？Come into the kitchen and lets drink it there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，”他说。“莫利谈到钱总要生气。为什么她不能对她姐姐好点？安妮不久就要死了，莫利知道这些。”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！”