Chapter 6 Murder

科学怪人Chapter4讲义

【本章大意】

维克托在亨利的照顾下身体渐渐好转。一天，他接到弟弟被人谋杀的噩耗，恐惧不已。

单词注释

grateful /ˈɡreɪtfl/ adj. 感激的，感谢的

· 同根词：gratefulness n. 感激，感恩

· be grateful to sb for sth 因某事感激某人

· She was grateful to him for being so good to her. 她很感激他对她这么好。

wood /wʊd/ n. 树林，木材

· 同根词：wooden adj. 木制的，僵硬的

disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)/ v. 消失

· 同根词：disappearance n. 消失，不见

· disappear from 从……处消失

servant /ˈsɜːvənt/ n. 仆人

search /sɜːtʃ/ v./n. 搜寻，探求

· search for 寻找，搜索

· in search of 寻找，搜寻

mark /mɑːk/ n. 痕迹，标志

· Detectives found no marks on the body. 侦探没有在尸体上发现任何痕迹。

brute /bruːt/ adj. 蛮干的，残酷的

· 同根词：brutalize v. 变粗暴，变残忍

· We achieve little by brute force. 单靠蛮力我们可能一事无成。

fear /fɪə(r)/ n. 恐惧

· 同根词：fearful adj. 可怕的，担心的

· in fear 害怕

· for fear of 为了避免，唯恐

· The elderly live in fear of assault and murder. 老年人生活在对袭击和谋杀的恐惧中。

murder /ˈmɜːdə(r)/ n. 谋杀

· mass murder 大屠杀

· She refused to testify, unless the murder charge against her was dropped. 她拒绝作证，除非取消她的谋杀指控。

【中英文对照】

Chapter 6 Murder

第6章谋杀

Victor was very ill. Henry stayed in Ingolstadt to look after him.

He has changed. Something has happened to him.

Gradually Victor got better. He tried not to think about the creature but the memory always returned.

Where is he now? What is he doing? Perhaps I will never see him again.

He was very grateful to his friend.

Henry, thank you for everything that you have done. You are a true friend.

That's all right. I'm glad to help you.

After some months he was strong enough to travel.

I feel better. I would like to go back to Geneva.

Good. This letter has just arrived from your father.

维克托病得很重，亨利留在因戈尔施塔特照顾他。

他变了，一定是发生了什么事。

维克托慢慢康复了。他试着不去想那个怪物，但是记忆还是时不时地浮现出来。

他现在在哪里？在做什么？或许我再也不会见到他了。

他很感激他的朋友。

亨利，谢谢你为我所做的一切。你是我真正的朋友。

不用谢，我很高兴可以帮你。

几个月后，他身体很强壮，可以旅行了。

我感觉好多了，我想回日内瓦。

好啊，这封信是你父亲刚刚寄来的。

Victor opened the letter and read it.

His face turned white and he sat down.

What's the matter? What does your father say?

Victor gave him the letter to read. 

“My dear Victor, I don't know how to tell you this terrible news. Your brother William is dead.”

The letter described what happened. William and a friend were playing in the woods.

I'll hide in the trees. You try to find me.

William disappeared into the woods. His friend could not find him.

William! William! Where are you?

维克托打开信阅读。

他的脸突然变白，瘫坐在椅子上。

出什么事了？你父亲说了什么？

维克托把信给亨利看：

“亲爱的维克托，我不知道怎样告诉你这个可怕的消息。你的弟弟威廉死了。”

信里讲述了发生的事。威廉和一个朋友正在树林里玩。

我去藏在树林里，你来找我。

威廉消失在树林里面，他的朋友找不到他。

威廉，威廉，你在哪里？

After a while he became afraid and ran to William's home.

William is lost in the woods. I can't find him.

The servants began to search for the boy.

It's getting dark.

We'll never find him.

There was a shout.

He's here! I've found a body.

It's William. Oh, my poor boy! He's dead!

Look at the marks on his neck. Somebody has murdered him!

What brute force there was in those hands!

过了一会，他害怕了，于是跑到了威廉的家里。

威廉在树林里丢了，我找不到他。

仆人们开始找威廉。

夜幕慢慢降临。

我们绝对找不到他。

远处传来叫喊声。

他在这里，我看到一具尸体。

是威廉，天啊，我可怜的孩子，他死了。

看看他脖子上的痕迹。有人杀了他。

那双手有多大的蛮力啊！

The letter finished with these words. 

“Please come home, Victor. We need you here. We are all in a state of shock, especially Elizabeth.”

Henry turned to his friend.

We must leave for Geneva immediately.

They say it was murder. But who can have done such a terrible thing? William was only a child.

Victor said nothing. But inside he felt a strange cold fear.

信是这样结束的：

“维克托，回家吧。我们需要你在这里。我们都吓坏了，尤其是伊丽莎白。”

亨利转向他的朋友。

我们得赶快回日内瓦。

他们说是谋杀，但是谁会做这么可怕的事啊？威廉还只是一个孩子啊。

维克托什么也没有说，但是内心里感到一种奇怪的恐惧。

习题

1. The terrorists planned to _________ political leaders.

A. search

B. mark

C. servant

D. murder

答案：D

解析：恐怖分子计划谋杀政治领导人。

A.search v.搜索

B.mark n标记 

C.servant n.仆人

D.murder v.谋杀

2. Elizabeth has been murdered by someone.（F）

解析：William has been murdered by someone.

3. Victor and Henry will go back to Geneva.（T）

4. What does Victor get from his father?

A.a letter

B.a telegram

C.a photo

D.a gift

答案：A

解析：维克托收到了父亲的信。

A. letter n.信

B. telegram n.电报

C. photo n.照片

D. gift n.礼物

5. Victor feels _____ to Henry.

A. shameful

B. regretful

C. grateful

D. resentful

答案：C

解析：维克托很感谢亨利。

A. shameful adj.羞耻的

B. regretful adj.后悔的

C. grateful adj.感激的

D. resentful adj.怨恨的