xiang ren chapter4

Song 象人chapter4
Artist 英语听力
Album 书虫系列第一级

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[00:01.44] Chapter 4 Merrick's First Home
[00:07.31] We gave Merrick two rooms at the back of the hospital.
[00:11.89] One room was a bathroom,
[00:14.10] so he could have a bath every day.
[00:17.79] Soon his skin was much better,
[00:20.40] and there was no horrible smell.
[00:24.62] The second room had a bed, table , and chairs.
[00:30.86] I visited him every day, and talked to him.
[00:35.85] He loved reading, and talking about books.
[00:40.29] At first he did not know many books：
[00:44.62] the Bible, and one or two newspapers, that's all.
[00:49.69] But I gave him some books of love stories,
[00:52.91] and he liked them very much.
[00:55.83] He read them again and again,
[00:58.37] and talked about them often.
[01:01.32] For him, the men and women in these books were alive,
[01:05.86] like you and me. He was very happy.
[01:11.17] But sometimes it was difficult for him.
[01:15.60] At first, one or two people in the hospital laughed
[01:19.81] at Merrick because he was ugly.
[01:22.89] Sometimes, they brought their friends to look at him.
[01:28.51] One day a new nurse came to the hospital,
[01:32.76] and nobody told her about Merrick.
[01:36.72] She took his food to his room,
[01:39.42] and opened the door.
[01:41.30] Then she saw him.
[01:43.53] She screamed, dropped the food on the floor,
[01:47.49] and ran out of the room.
[01:50.28] I was very angry with the nurse,
[01:52.76] and went to see Merrick.
[01:55.67] He was not happy about it, but he was not very angry.
[02:00.69] I think he felt sorry for the girl.
[02:05.10] 'People don't like looking at me.
[02:09.63] I know that, Dr 26Treves, 'he said.
[02:14.49] 'They usually laugh or scream. '
[02:19.57] 'Well, I don't want nurses to laugh at you, Joseph, '
[02:24.47] I said angrily. 'I want them to help you. '
[02:29.20] 'Thank you, doctor, 'he said, in his strange slow voice.
[02:38.22] 'But it's not important.
[02:41.75] Everyone laughs at me.
[02:45.34] I understand that. '
[02:49.34] I looked at him sadly.
[02:52.39] In his one good hand, his left hand,
[02:56.45] he had the little picture of his mother.
[03:00.26] He looked at the picture for a minute,
[03:03.26] and then put it by a flower on the table.
[03:07.41] A tear ran out of his eye and down the skin of his enormous, ugly face.
[03:16.25] 'Dr Treves, 'he said, slowly.
[03:22.04] 'You and the nurses arevery kind,
[03:28.32] and I'm very happy here.
[03:32.13] Thank you very much.
[03:35.68] But…I know I can't stay here long,
[03:41.90] and…I would like to live in a lighthouse,
[03:48.11] after the hospital, please.
[03:51.97] A lighthouse, or a home for blind people.
[03:57.75] I think those are the best places for me.
[04:03.93] 'What do you mean?'I ashed. 'Why?'
[04:09.66] He did not look at me.
[04:12.30] He put the flower on the picture and looked at it carefully.
[04:18.55] 'Lighthouses have sea all round them, don't they? '
[04:24.96] he said. ' Nobody could look at me in a lighthouse,
[04:31.40] so I would be happy there.
[04:35.40] And blind people can see nothing,
[04:40.65] so they couldn't see me, could they?'
[04:46.02] 'But Joseph, 'I said. 'This is your home.
[04:51.75] You live here now.
[04:54.59] You aren't going to leave the hospital. '
[04:58.48] 28'Not today, perhaps, 'he said. But soon.
[05:06.86] You are a kind man, Dr Treves.
[05:11.98] But I can't stay here very long. I have no money. '
[05:20.65] I smiled. 'Joseph, I said.
[05:25.44] 'This is your home now. Don't you understand?
[05:31.04] You can stay here all your life. '
[05:35.96] Very carefully, I told him about the letter to The Times, and the money.
[05:44.09] I don't think he understood at first,
[05:47.52] so I told him again.
[05:50.76] He was very quiet for a minute.
[05:53.94] Then he stood up, and walked up and down the room very quickly.
[06:00.17] A strange sound came from him, like laughing.

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[00:01.44] Chapter 4 Merrick' s First Home
[00:07.31] We gave Merrick two rooms at the back of the hospital.
[00:11.89] One room was a bathroom,
[00:14.10] so he could have a bath every day.
[00:17.79] Soon his skin was much better,
[00:20.40] and there was no horrible smell.
[00:24.62] The second room had a bed, table , and chairs.
[00:30.86] I visited him every day, and talked to him.
[00:35.85] He loved reading, and talking about books.
[00:40.29] At first he did not know many books:
[00:44.62] the Bible, and one or two newspapers, that' s all.
[00:49.69] But I gave him some books of love stories,
[00:52.91] and he liked them very much.
[00:55.83] He read them again and again,
[00:58.37] and talked about them often.
[01:01.32] For him, the men and women in these books were alive,
[01:05.86] like you and me. He was very happy.
[01:11.17] But sometimes it was difficult for him.
[01:15.60] At first, one or two people in the hospital laughed
[01:19.81] at Merrick because he was ugly.
[01:22.89] Sometimes, they brought their friends to look at him.
[01:28.51] One day a new nurse came to the hospital,
[01:32.76] and nobody told her about Merrick.
[01:36.72] She took his food to his room,
[01:39.42] and opened the door.
[01:41.30] Then she saw him.
[01:43.53] She screamed, dropped the food on the floor,
[01:47.49] and ran out of the room.
[01:50.28] I was very angry with the nurse,
[01:52.76] and went to see Merrick.
[01:55.67] He was not happy about it, but he was not very angry.
[02:00.69] I think he felt sorry for the girl.
[02:05.10] ' People don' t like looking at me.
[02:09.63] I know that, Dr 26Treves, ' he said.
[02:14.49] ' They usually laugh or scream. '
[02:19.57] ' Well, I don' t want nurses to laugh at you, Joseph, '
[02:24.47] I said angrily. ' I want them to help you. '
[02:29.20] ' Thank you, doctor, ' he said, in his strange slow voice.
[02:38.22] ' But it' s not important.
[02:41.75] Everyone laughs at me.
[02:45.34] I understand that. '
[02:49.34] I looked at him sadly.
[02:52.39] In his one good hand, his left hand,
[02:56.45] he had the little picture of his mother.
[03:00.26] He looked at the picture for a minute,
[03:03.26] and then put it by a flower on the table.
[03:07.41] A tear ran out of his eye and down the skin of his enormous, ugly face.
[03:16.25] ' Dr Treves, ' he said, slowly.
[03:22.04] ' You and the nurses arevery kind,
[03:28.32] and I' m very happy here.
[03:32.13] Thank you very much.
[03:35.68] But I know I can' t stay here long,
[03:41.90] and I would like to live in a lighthouse,
[03:48.11] after the hospital, please.
[03:51.97] A lighthouse, or a home for blind people.
[03:57.75] I think those are the best places for me.
[04:03.93] ' What do you mean?' I ashed. ' Why?'
[04:09.66] He did not look at me.
[04:12.30] He put the flower on the picture and looked at it carefully.
[04:18.55] ' Lighthouses have sea all round them, don' t they? '
[04:24.96] he said. ' Nobody could look at me in a lighthouse,
[04:31.40] so I would be happy there.
[04:35.40] And blind people can see nothing,
[04:40.65] so they couldn' t see me, could they?'
[04:46.02] ' But Joseph, ' I said. ' This is your home.
[04:51.75] You live here now.
[04:54.59] You aren' t going to leave the hospital. '
[04:58.48] 28' Not today, perhaps, ' he said. But soon.
[05:06.86] You are a kind man, Dr Treves.
[05:11.98] But I can' t stay here very long. I have no money. '
[05:20.65] I smiled. ' Joseph, I said.
[05:25.44] ' This is your home now. Don' t you understand?
[05:31.04] You can stay here all your life. '
[05:35.96] Very carefully, I told him about the letter to The Times, and the money.
[05:44.09] I don' t think he understood at first,
[05:47.52] so I told him again.
[05:50.76] He was very quiet for a minute.
[05:53.94] Then he stood up, and walked up and down the room very quickly.
[06:00.17] A strange sound came from him, like laughing.