基础段-猴爪（原著版第20集）

一，原文文章：

She ran to the door, but her husband was before her,and catching her by the arm, held her tightly.

"What are you going to do?" he whispered hoarsely.

"It's my boy; it's Herbert!" she cried, strugglingmechanically. "I forgot it was two miles away. Whatare you holding me for? Let go. I must open the door."

"For God's sake, don't let it in," cried the old mantrembling.

"You're afraid of your own son," she cried, struggling."Let me go. I'm coming, Herbert; I'm coming."

There was another knock, and another. The oldwoman with a sudden wrench broke free and ran fromthe room.  

"The bolt," she cried loudly. "Come down. I can'treach it."

But her husband was on his hands and knees groping wildly on the floor in search of the paw. He heardthe creaking of the bolt as it came slowly back, and atthe same moment he found the monkey's paw, and frantically breathed his third and last wish.

The knocking ceased suddenly, although the echoes of it were still in the house. He heard the chair drawnback and the door opened. A cold wind rushed up thestaircase, and a long loud wail of disappointment and misery from his wife gave him courage to run down toher side, and then to the gate beyond. The street lampflickering opposite shone on a quiet and deserted road.

(The End) 

二，词汇知识：

1. tightly：紧紧地

2. hoarsely：嘶哑地

3. struggle：斗争；挣扎

4. mechanically：机械地，文中引申为生硬地

5. wrench：猛烈扭动

6. bolt：门闩

7. grope：摸索

8. creaking：吱吱作响

9. frantically：疯狂地

10. cease：停止

11. echo：回响

12. wail：哀嚎

13. misery：痛苦

14. lamp：灯

15. flickering：闪烁的

16. opposite：对面的

17. shone：照亮

18. deserted：荒芜的；空无一人的

三，句型知识：

1. for God's sake 看在上帝的份儿上

2. Let me go. 放开我

3. break free 挣脱开

4. hands and knees 四肢着地