听力练习

PART THREE - A YOUNG WOMAN AT THORNFIELD
CHAPTER TEN
A Conversation with Grace Poole

"I didn't know he could sing,"I said. I felt very strange inside as I listened to Mrs. Fairfax speak.
"Oh yes, it's true. Blanche can also paly the piano. The Master Edward said she played [-----1-----] well."
"And this beautiful lady isn't married yet?"
"No, because I don't think the Ingram family has much money."
"But don't you think some rich [-----2-----] hasn't fallen in love with her? Mr. Rochester, for example...he has money, doesn't he?"
"Oh yes, he has money. But you see, Mr. Rochester is almost forty, and she's only twenty-five."
"Well, women marry men older than they are every day. And forty isn't old at all,"I said. Suddenlty Adele ran into the room, so we talked of other things. That night in my room I said some hard words to myself.
"Jane Eyre," I said to myself, "you are a fool! Why would a fine, wealthy gentleman like Mr. Rochester love you, a poor, plain governess? Just look at yourself in the mirror!" I decided that I would draw an honest picture of myself. Then I would draw one of Blanche Ingram, painting the most beautiful young woman I could imagine. Then, whenever I thought about Mr. Rochester, I could look at the two pictures and see the great difference between us. In this way, I would [-----3-----] my foolish dreams. Certainly Mr. Rochester would want to marry a woman like Blanche Ingram.

词汇解析

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.extremely [iks'tri:mli]

adv. 极其,非常

例句与用法:
I found him extremely offensive.
我发现他非常令人讨厌。
The army is an extremely complex organism.
军队是极其复杂的组织。

3.plain [plein]

n. 平原,草原
adj. 简单的,平坦的,平常的,家常的
adj.纯的，不掺杂的

例句与用法:
The wind whipped across the plain.
大风扫过平原。
It's plain that he is the criminal.
很明显，他是罪犯。

4.Certainly ['sə:tənli]

adv. 当然

例句与用法:
She certainly bears you no malice.
她对你的确并无恶意。
Certainly, if the weather is fine.
如果天气好，当然可以。