预览加载中，请您耐心等待几秒...

高中英语英语名著MOTHER（母亲）阅读素材（pdf）.pdf

预览
1/10
2/10
3/10
4/10
5/10
6/10
7/10
8/10
9/10
10/10

亲，该文档总共25页，到这已经超出免费预览范围，如果喜欢就直接下载吧～

下载提示 文本预览

如果您无法下载资料，请参考说明：

1、部分资料下载需要金币，请确保您的账户上有足够的金币

2、已购买过的文档，再次下载不重复扣费

3、资料包下载后请先用软件解压，在使用对应软件打开

MOTHERMOTHERByOWENWISTERTOMYFAVOURITEBROKERWITHTHEEARNESTASSURANCETHATMR.BEVERLYISNOTMEANTFORHIM1MOTHERWhenhandsomeyoungRichardField--hewasveryhandsomeandveryyoung--announcedtoourassembledcompanythatifhisturnshouldreallycometotellusastory,thestoryshouldbenoinventionofhisfancy,butapageoftruth,achapterfromhisownlife,inwhichhimselfwastheheroandalovely,innocentgirlwastheheroine,hiswifeatoncelookedextremelyuncomfortable.Shechangedtherecliningpositioninwhichshehadbeenleaningbackinherchair,andshesaterect,withahandcloseduponeacharmofthechair."Richard,"shesaid."doyouthinkthatitisrightofyoutotellanyone,evenfriends,anythingthatyouhaveneveryetconfessedtome?""Ethel,"repliedRichard,"althoughIcannotpromisethatyouwillbeentirelyproudofmyconductwhenyouhaveheardthisepisodeofmypast,IdosaythatthereisnothinginittohurtthetrustyouhaveplacedinmesinceIhavebeenyourhusband.Only,"headded,"IhopethatIshallnothavetotellanystoryatall.""Oh,yesyouwill!"weallexclaimedtogether;andthemenlookedeagerwhilethewomensighed.TherestofusweremucholderthanRichard,weweremiddle-aged,infact;andhumannatureissoconstructed,thatwhenitisattheagewhenmakinglovekeepsitbusy,itdoesnotcaresomuchtolistentotalesofothers'love-making;butthemoreitrecedesfromthatperiodofexuberance,andceasestohaveloveadventuresofitsown,thegreaterbecomeitshungerandthirsttohearaboutthisdeliciousbusinesswhichitcannolongerpersonallypracticewiththefluencyofyore.Itwasforthisreasonthatweallyearnedinourmiddle-agedwayforthetaleoflovewhichweexpectedfromyoungRichard.He,onhispart,repeatedthehopethatbythetimehisturntotellastorywasreachedweshouldbetiredofstoriesandprefertospendtheeveningatthecardtablesorinthemusicroom.Wewereahouseparty,nobrief"week-end"affair,butagatheringwhoseperiodformostoftheguestscoveredagenerousandleisurelytendays,withenoughdeparturesandarrivalstogivethatvarietywhichis2MOTHERnecessaryamongeventhemostentertainingandagreeablepeople.Ourskilfulhostesshadassembledusinthecountry,beneatharoofofNewYorkluxury,aluxurywhichhascomeintheselaterdaystobesomu