爱情与金钱

牛津书虫系列——第01级[上]01_《LoveorMoney爱情与金钱》LoveorMoney1爱情与金钱Chapter1TheClarksonfamilylivedinthecountrynear1克拉克森家住在剑桥附近的乡下，离最近的Cambridge,abouthalfamilefromthenearest村庄约有半英里路，距离河有1英里左右。他们有villageandaboutamilefromtheriver.Theyhada幢大而古老带有美丽花园的房子，花园里有许多花big,oldhousewithabeautifulgarden,alotof和许多古树。flowersandmanyoldtrees.OneThursdaymorninginJuly,Jackiecamein7月的一个星期四早上，杰基从花园进了屋。fromthegarden.Shewasatall,fatwoman,thirty她是个高大，肥胖，30来岁的女人。这是一年中最yearsold.Itwasthehottestdayoftheyear,butshe热的日子，而她却穿着暖色调的黄色衬衫和棕色裙woreawarmbrownskirtandyellowshirt.Shewent子。她走进厨房去喝水，这时电话响了。intothekitchentogetadrinkofwater.Justthenthephonerang.'Cambridge1379,'Jackiesaid.“剑桥1379号，”杰基说。“你好！我是黛安娜。我想和妈妈说话。”'Hello.ThisisDiane.IwanttotalktoMother.''Motherisn'there,'Jackiesaid.'She'satthe“妈妈不在家，”杰基说。“她看医生去了。”“怎么了？出了什么事？”doctor's.''Why?What'sWrong?'“没什么，”杰基说。“你打电话干嘛？这个周末你回来吗？妈妈希望每个人都在。”'Nothing'swrong,'Jackiesaid.'Whyareyoutelephoning?Youaregoingtocomethisweekend?Motherwantseveryonetobehere.'“是啊，我想回来，”黛安娜说。“我正因为没钱买火车票，才打电话。”'Yes,Iwanttocome,'Dianesaid.'I'mphoningbecauseIhavenomoneyforthetrainticket.''Nomoney!Motherisalwaysgivingyoumoney!'“没钱！妈妈总是给你钱！”'Thisphonecallisveryexpensive,'Dianesaidcoldly.'TellMotherplease.Ineedthemoney.'Jackieputthephonedown.Shetookacigarettefromherbagandbegantosmoke.She“电话费很贵，”黛安娜冷冷说道。“请告诉妈妈，我需要钱。”杰基放下电话，她从包里拿了支烟抽起来。她feltangrybecausehersisteralwaysaskedfor因她的妹妹总是要钱感到生气。黛安娜20岁了，在money.Dianewastwentyyearsold,theyoungestinthefamily.ShelivedinLondon,inoneroomofa家里最小。她住在伦敦，在一所大房子里有间屋子。她想成为一个歌唱家，她唱得很棒，可是她却从来bighouse.Shewantedtobeasinger.Shesang不愿找工作。verywellbutshecouldnevergetwork.Jackiewentbackintothekitchenandbegantomakesomesandwiches.Justthenthebackdooropened,andhermothercamein.杰基走回厨房动手做一些三明治。这时后门开'It'sveryhot!'Mollysaid.Shetookoffherhat了，她的母亲走了进来。andputitdownonthetable.Shewasatall,darkwomanwithbeautifuleyes.“天太热了！”莫利说道，她脱下帽子放在桌Twobig,blackdogscameintothekitchenafter上。她是位高个子、皮肤浅黑，有双美丽眼睛的女人herandranacrosstoher.Shesatdownandputherhandsontheirheads.两条大黑狗跟着她进了厨房围着她转，她坐下来把手放在它们的头上。Jackieputthesandwichesonthetable.'Mother,'shesaid,'Dianephoned.Shewantsmoneyforhertrainticket.'杰基把三明治放在桌上。“妈妈，”她说道，“黛安娜打来电话，她想要钱买火车票。”Mollyclosedhereyesforaminute.Thenshe第1页/共17页牛津书虫系列——第01级[上]01_《LoveorMoney爱情与金钱》stoodup.'ThisafternoonIwantyoutogetthe莫利闭上眼一会，然后站起来。“下午我希望housereadyfortheweekend,'shesaid.'Oh,and你收拾一下房子为周末做准备，”她说。“哦，随pleasegotothevillagelaterandgetmytablets.''Yes,Mother,'Jackiesaid.后请去村里给我买些药片。”Mollywenttothedoor.'Mother,pleasewaitaminute,'Jackiesaid.'PeterHobbscameherethismorning.He'sveryangrywithyouaboutthatletter.Helosthisjob,you“好的，妈妈，”杰基说。莫利向门口走去。“妈妈，请等一会。”杰基说。“彼得·霍布know.Whydidyouwritetohisoffice?Hewantsto斯今早来了，他对你的那封信很生气。你知道，他talktoyouaboutit.'丢了工作。你为什么写信给他的办公室？他想和你'Well,Idon'twanttotalktohim,'Mollysaid.谈谈这事。”Sheopenedthedoor.'ButMother,youdon'tunderstand.He's“好啦，我不想和他谈，”莫利说，她打开门“可是妈妈，你不明白。他17岁了，那是他第一份工作，他非常非常生气。他说……他说他会杀seventeen,anditwashisfirstjob.He'svery,veryangry.Hesays…hesayshe'sgoingtokillyou!'Mollydidnotanswer.Shewentoutoftheroom了你！”andclosedthedoor.莫利没答话，她走出房间关上了门。Chapter2Itwasseveno'clockonSaturdayevening.Jackiestoodatthewindow.Acardroveslowlyuptothefrontdoorandstopped.Atallmanwithwhite2星期六晚上7点。杰基站在窗前。一辆小车徐徐hairgotout.ItwasAlbert,thehusbandofMolly's驶到前门停下来。一个白头发、高个子的男人下了车sister.他是艾伯特，莫利姐姐的丈夫。'Here'sUncleAlbert,'Jackiesaid.'Alwayslate.'Shewentoutoftheroomandopenedthefrontdoor.AlbertcameinandwentatoncetoMolly.'Oh,dear.I'mverylate.Iamsorry,'Albertsaid.'Fiftyyearsoldtoday!Whatawonderfuldress!'Mollydidnotsmile.'Thankyou,Albert.We'reallgettingolder.'Tonightsheworealongblack“是艾伯特姨父，”杰基说。“他总是迟到。”她走出房间打开前门。艾伯特走进来，立刻便走向莫利。“哦，亲爱的，抱歉，我来得太迟了，”艾伯dress,andthetwoblackdogssatatherfeet.特说。“今天是你50岁生日！多漂亮的裙子！”'Everyoneisherenow.Let'sgointodinner,'shesaid.莫利没有笑。“谢谢你，艾伯特。我们都老了。”今晚她穿了一条长长的黑裙子，两条黑狗蹲在她脚边。“现在大家都到了，咱们吃饭吧。”她说Everyonestoodupandwenttothetable.'Thetablelooksnice,Jackie.Whatwonderfulflowers!'Dianesaid.Shewasabeautifulgirl,withlongblackhairanddarkblueeyes.Sheworealongreddress.大家都站起来走到桌前。“餐桌看起来不错，杰基。多美的花啊！”黛安娜说。她是个美丽的女孩，有一头长长的黑头发AlbertsatdownnexttoRoger.Rogerwas和一双深蓝色的眼睛，她穿了一条红色的长裙。Molly'sson,hersecondchild.Helivedin艾伯特坐在罗杰的旁边。罗杰是莫利的儿子，她的第二个孩子。他住在剑桥一幢昂贵的房子里。“有个叫彼特的人沿路阻挡我，”艾伯特说。Cambridge,inanexpensivehouse.'SomeonecalledPeterstoppedmedowntheroad,'Albertsaid.'Whoishe?He'sveryangrywith“他是谁？他很生你的气，莫利。”you,Molly.''That'sPeterHobbs,fromthehouseacrossthe“那是彼得·霍布斯，家住在马路对面的房子road,'Jackiesaidquickly.Shelookedacrossthe里。”杰基很快地说。她看着餐桌对面的莫利。“他tableatMolly.'Helosthisjoblastweekandhe's上周丢了工作，他生每个人的气。”angrywitheveryone.''It'sMollyhedoesn'tlike,'Albertsaid.“他不喜欢的是莫利，”艾伯特说。第2页/共17页牛津书虫系列——第01级[上]01_《LoveorMoney爱情与金钱》Mollysaidnothing.Everyonebegantoeat.'HowisAuntAnnie?'Jackieasked.莫利一言不发。大家开始吃东西。“安妮姨妈好吗？”杰基问。'She'smuchworsenow,'Albertsaid.'Shestays“她现在更糟糕了，”艾伯特说。“她所有时inbedallthetime.Sheneedsanursetwenty-four间都呆在床上。她一天24小时都需要护士。”hoursaday.''Iamsorry.'Mollysaid.“我真难过”，莫利说。艾伯特停下来看着莫利。“你知道，这事非常AlbertstoppedeatingandlookedatMolly.'It's麻烦并且非常花钱。莫利，安妮因为你不去看她很verydifficultandveryexpensive,youknow.Annie不高兴。她非常爱你，你知道，你是她的小妹妹。”feelsveryunhappybecauseyoudon'tvisither,Molly.Shel