有声读物

Someone suggested going to the theatre, and in a kind of mist we left my flat and walked through the streets. Steerforth was holding my arm and laughing. Then a man in a little box looked out of the fog, and took money from somebody. Soon we were sitting high up in a very hot, very crowded theatre. There were bright lights, and there was music, but I could not understand what anyone was saying, and the whole building seemed to swim in front of my eyes.
有人提议去看戏，我们就迷迷糊糊地走出我的寓所来到街上。斯提福兹嘻笑着搀着我的胳膊。小包箱里有一个人从雾里探出头来，偷走了另一个人的钱。很快，我们坐进了燥热、拥挤的戏院，而且高高在上。戏院里有明亮的灯光，有音乐，但我听不懂演员在说什么，整个建筑物仿佛在我眼前晃动。
Then someone suggested going to visit some friends in an other part of the theatre, so we went downstairs. Suddenly I saw, quite clearly, Agnes Wickfield, sitting with a lady and gentleman. She was looking at me with a surprised expression on her face.
之后，有人提议去戏院的另一头看看几位朋友，所以我们又下了楼。突然，我十分清楚地看见阿格尼斯·威克菲尔，她与一位女士和一位先生坐在一起。她看着我，一脸惊讶的神色。
"Good heavens! "I cried. "Agnes! You're in London! "
“我的天！”我叫起来，“阿格尼斯！你在伦敦！”
"Quiet! "she whispered. "People are trying to listen to the actors. You'll disturb them! "Then she added kindly, "David, please do what I say. Ask your friends totake you home. "
“安静！”她小声说道，“别人都在听戏，你会吵着他们的！”然后她又善意地加了一句：“大卫，请照我说的做，让你的朋友送你回家。”

妙语佳句

妙语佳句

take sb home
I can take you home. Would you like a ride?
我可以送你回家。你要不要搭我的车？
take oneself home
随意，自便
Come on, take off your things at once and make yourself at home.
来，把大衣脱掉，随便坐坐。

名著解析

摩德斯通小姐

大卫童年的灾星、继父的姐姐摩德斯通小姐的性格特点是极端冷酷和残忍。从一出场就奠定了她这种性格：面色阴郁，皮肤黝黑，声音男性化，两道浓眉连在一起，她的钢制钱包合上的时候，咔哒一声，像是狠狠地咬谁一口，在狄更斯笔下，没有生命的东西也成了活的，她打扮时用钢制手铐和铆钉，这都是这位冷血的钢铁女人的性格写照。摩德斯通小姐是一个十足的男人婆，她讨厌男人，却长着男人的脸孔，没有女性的温柔，没有爱心和同情心，她和她弟弟一直折磨可怜的克拉拉，并把大卫看成眼中钉，用各种手段折磨大卫，造成大卫童年的苦难。以后，在朵拉的家中又出现了她阴郁的影子。