Chapter 9 The Journey

科学怪人Chapter9 讲义

【本章大意】

怪物因为异于常人的体型和容貌备受人们的误解。来自他人一次又一次的伤害使他的善良逐渐消磨殆尽。他最终决定去寻求维克托的帮助。

单词注释

lonely /ˈləʊnli/ adj. 孤独的，寂寞的

· 同根词：loneliness n. 寂寞，孤独

· She lives alone and often feels lonely. 她一个人住，经常感到孤独。

blind /blaɪnd/ adj. 失明的，盲目的

· 同根词：blindness n. 失明，无知

· blind date 相亲

· I started helping him run the business when he went blind. 他失明以后，我就开始帮他打理生意。

footstep /ˈfʊtstep/ n. 脚步声，脚步

stick /stɪk/ n. 木棍

· 同根词：sticky adj. 粘的，粘性的

beast /biːst/ n. 野兽

· The lion is called the king of beasts. 狮子号称百兽之王。

hold /həʊld/ v. 抓住，握着

· 同根词：holder n. 持有人

· hold out 坚持

· hold off 推迟

fire /ˈfaɪə/ v. 开枪

· Soldiers fired on the crowd. 士兵们朝人群开枪。

blood /blʌd/ n. 血液

· 同根词：bloody adj. 血腥的

· blood pressure 血压

· His shirt was covered in blood. 他的衬衫沾满了血。

【中英文对照】

Chapter 9 The Journey

第9章旅行

The creature continued his story as Victor listened.

I wanted to make contact with the family. I felt so lonely.

One day the old man was alone in the house. He knocked on the door.

Come in!

Nervously he went inside.

Excuse me. I am a traveller and I am very tired.

The old man turned to him but he was not afraid.

Come and sit by the fire. You sound so sad.

维克托继续听怪物讲他的故事。

我想跟这一家人接触。我感到很孤独。

一天，老人一个人在家。他敲了敲门。

进来!

他紧张地走进屋子。

打扰了，我路过此地，感觉很累。

这个老人转向他，但是并没有感到害怕。

过来坐在火边，你听起来很伤心。

He looked into the old man's eyes and realized that he was blind.

I cannot see but I can tell that you are unhappy.

You are very kind to a stranger.

I have no family and no friends. I need love and friendship. But when people see me, they hate me.

How can this be? You have the voice of a good person.

Just then there were footsteps outside.

Please help me! Tell them I am not bad!

The door opened. Felix and Agatha came in.

Aah! What is this monster doing in our house?

Wait!

Don't worry, father. I'll protect you.

Felix hit the creature with a stick.

Out, you beast! How can you attack a blind old man?

The creature did not defend himself. He ran out of the house.

他仔细看着老人的眼睛，意识到老人是个盲人。

虽然我看不到，但是我可以判断你很不开心。

你对陌生人很友好。

我没有家人，也没有朋友。我需要爱和友谊，但是当人们看到我的时候，他们都很讨厌我。

怎么会这样呢？从你的声音可以判断你是一个好人啊。

就在这时，外面传来了脚步声。

请帮帮我，告诉他们我不是坏人。

门打开了，费利克斯和阿加莎走进来。

啊！这个怪物在我们房子里面做什么啊？

等等！

别担心，爸爸。我会保护你的。

费利克斯用木棍打这个怪物。

出去，你这个野兽！你怎么可以袭击一个失明的老人呢？

怪物没有还手，跑了出去。

Where can I go now? The only person I know is Victor Frankenstein. He made me. He must help me.

Geneva!… I will go to Geneva and find him there.

It was a long and difficult journey.

One day he was walking near a river.

There was a young girl in the water.

(Help! Help!)

He ran to the side of the river.

Hold my arm! Hold tight!

我现在能去哪里呢？我唯一认识的人就是维克托·弗兰肯斯坦。他创造了我，他一定要帮我。

日内瓦！……我要去日内瓦，去那里找他。

那是一个很长很艰辛的旅程。

一天，他在河边走。

有一个年轻的女孩儿落水了。

（救命！救命！）

他跑到河边。

抓住我的胳膊！抓紧！

He pulled the girl out of the water and put her on the grass.

Are you all right?

Just then a man with a gun appeared.

What are you doing with that girl?

He looked at the creature.

Aah! You horror!

He fired the gun, then picked up the girl and ran away.

The creature fell. There was blood from his leg.

I save their lives and look how they thank me. There is no hope. They hate me - and now I hate them.

他把这个女孩拉出水面，把她放在草地上。

你还好吗？

就在这时，一个拿着枪的人出现了。

你想对那个女孩怎样？

他看着这个怪物。

啊，你真吓人！

他开枪了，然后抱起女孩逃走了。

怪物倒下了，他的腿在流血。

我救了他们的命，但是看看，他们是怎么感谢我的啊。没有希望了，现在，他们恨我，我也恨他们。

习题

1. If you throw a _______, the dog will run and get it.

A. stick

B. blood

C. blind

D. fire

答案：A

解析：如果你扔出去个木棍，狗狗就会跑过去叼起来。

A. stick n.木棍

B. blood n.血液

C. blind adj.失明的

D. fire n.火

2. Who did the creature meet at first inside the house？

A.a blind old man

B.Felix

C.Agatha

D.William

答案：A

解析：答案出自原文He looked into the old man’s eyes and realized that he was blind.

3. Where did the creature decide to go?

A. Geneva

B. Germany

C. The farm

D. The river

答案：A

解析：答案出自原文Where can I go now? The only person I know is Victor Frankenstein. He made me. He must help me. Geneva!… I will go to Geneva and find him there.

4. Felix hit the creature with a stick. But the creature did not defend himself.（T）

5. The creature saved a girl and she was grateful to him.（F）

解析：The creature saved a girl but he was shot in his leg by a man with gun.