1级-《爱情与金钱》第4课

前情提要 

聚会继续进行，期间艾伯特想要钱给安妮治病，戴安娜想要钱去美国，一个叫布里格斯的男人又觊觎着莫利的花园。莫利很清楚大家都只是想要她的钱，气氛变得愈加凝重，莫利越来越不开心……

故事原文 

Love or Money L4

爱情与金钱 L4

Roger drank some more wine. 'Well, Mother, perhaps Mr Briggs is right. The garden is very big, you know, 'he said. 'It's a lot of work for you.(1) The house is big, too. You're fifty now. You need to be more careful. '

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。”

'Roger！I don't need a nurse, you know！I work in the garden every day；I feel happy there. 'Molly stood up. 'I know you all want my money. You come here for a free dinner, you don't want to see me. You don't love me. You want my house, and my money. Well, you can all wait. No-body is getting more money from me, not before I die!'(2)

“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！”

'Don't say that, Mother！'Jackie cried. 

“别说这些，妈妈！”杰基叫道。

Molly walked across the room to the door. 'I feel ill now.(3) I'm going upstairs to bed.'

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。”

Molly left the room. Nobody moved. 

莫利离开了房间，大家都没动。

'One day I'm going to kill that woman,' Diane said quietly. 

“有一天我会杀了这女人，”黛安娜平静地说。

Roger looked at Diane but said nothing. Albert moved his head slowly up and down.(4) 'Ill！She's angry, that's all, 'he said. 'Molly always gets angry about money. Why can't she be good to her sister? Annie's going to die soon. Molly knows that.'

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。”

Jackie finished her cigarette and stood up. 'Would everyone like some coffee? Come into the kitchen and let's drink it there.' 

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！”

Early next morning the house was quiet. Suddenly there was a cry from the room next to Roger's，his mother's room. Roger opened his eyes and looked at the clock. It was nearly seven o'clock. He got out of bed and opened the door quietly. At the same time the door of his mother's room opened and Diane came out.(5) Her face was very white．

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。罗杰睁开眼看了下钟，还不到7点。他下了床，悄悄打开门。正在这时他母亲房间的门也打开了，黛安娜走出来，她的脸非常苍白。

'Roger! It's Mother！I brought a cup of coffee for her and I found her dead．She's dead…dead in her bed,' she cried．

“罗杰！妈妈她，我端了杯咖啡给她，发现她死了。她死了……死在她床上，”她哭道。

Roger went quickly to the door of his mother's room and looked in．The window was open but the room was warm．Molly was on the bed，one hand under her head．Roger went across to the bed and put his hand on her arm．It was cold. On the little table next to the bed was a hot cup of coffee and an empty cup．

罗杰急忙走到他母亲的门前往里看，窗户是开着的，可房间里是温暖的。莫利躺在床上，一只手在她头下。罗杰走到床前把手放在她的手臂上，尸体已经冷了。床边的小桌上有杯热咖啡和一个空杯子。

'I'm going to call the doctor,' Diane said．

“我打电话去叫医生，”黛安娜说。

'She's dead,' Roger said slowly．His face，too，was white．'Mother is dead!'

“她死了，”罗杰慢慢地说。他的脸也变白了。“妈妈死了！” 

Diane walked across the room to the door．'I'm going to phone the doctor,' she said again．

黛安娜穿过房间走到门口。“我去打电话叫医生，”她又说。

'Wait a minute!' Roger called.' Let's tell the family first.'

“等会儿！”罗杰叫道。“咱们得先告诉家人。”

'Family！Nobody loved Mother!' Diane went out and ran downstairs．

“家里人！没有人爱妈妈！”黛安娜走出去跑下楼。

 （原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点 

1.work 活儿；劳动；差事

例句 ：

I've got so much work to do.

我有一大堆工作要做。

Looking after children can be hard work.

照顾孩子是个苦差事。

2.not before （not 是并列否定词，省略部分成分）

例句：

Nobody is getting more money from me, not before I die!

其中，not before I die可还原为：

They cannot get any money from me before I die.

3.ill 生病的；不舒服的

例句：

Don't talk nonsense! She's far too ill to return to work!

别乱说！她现在还病着呢，回不到工作岗位！

4.up and down 上上下下

例句：

Shivers ran up and down my body.

我浑身上下直打哆嗦。

They were all jumping up and down and screaming excitedly.

他们都跳上跳下，兴奋地尖叫着。

5.at the same time 同时

例句：

Caren and I were hired at the same time.

卡伦和我同时被聘用。