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xiaoshuo牛津书虫中英系列级上册《象人》

TheElephantMan（象人）

1TheCreatureintheShop

MynameisDrFrederickTreves.IamadoctorattheLondonHospital.Onedayin1884,Isawapictureinthewindowofashopnearthehospital.Istoppedinfrontoftheshopandlookedatthepicture.AtfirstIfeltinterested,thenIfeltangry,thenafraid.Itwasahorrible,uglypicture.Therewasamaninthepicture,buthedidnotlooklikeyouandme.Hedidnotlooklikeaman.Helookedlikeanelephant.Ireadthewritingunderthepicture.Itsaid：

ComeinandseetheElephantMan.2pence.

Iopenedthedoorandwentin.

Therewasamanintheshop.Hewasadirtymaninanoldcoatwithacigaretteinhismouth.‘Whatdoyouwant？

'heasked.

‘I'dliketoseetheelephantman,please,d.'Isai

Themanlookedatmeangrily.‘Well,youcan't,'hesaid.‘Theshop'sclosingnow.You

backtomorrow.'

‘I'msorry,'Isaid.‘ButIwouldliketoseehimnow.IhavenotimetoImhaovreroawlotof—

worktodo.ButIcangiveyoumorethan2pence.'Themanlookedatmecarefully.Thenhetookthecigaretteoutofhismouthandsmiledwithhisyellowteeth.

‘Allright,sir,'hesaid.‘Givemetwelvepencethen.'

Igavehimthemoneyandheopenedadooratthebackoftheshop.Wewentintoalittleroom.Theroomwascoldanddark,andtherewasahorriblesmellinit.

Acreaturesatonachairbehindatable.Isayacreature,becauseitwasnotamanorawoman,likeyouorme.Thecreaturedidnotmoveorlookatus.Itsatveryquietlyonthechairinthecold,dark,dirtyroom,andlookedatthetable.Thecreaturehadaclothoveritshead,becauseofthecold.Onthetableinfrontofit,therewasadeadflower.

‘Standup!

'saidtheshopkeeper,loudly.

Thecreaturestoodupslowly.Ittooktheoldclothoffitshead,andputitonthechair.

Ilookedatthecreatureandfeltsad.Iamadoctor,soIknowalotaboutaccidentsandillpeople.Iseehorrible,uglythingseveryday.Butthiscreature,thisthing,wastheworstofall.Therewerenomenorwomeninthehospitallikehim.

Heworesomeoldtrousers,butnoshirt,coat,orshoes,soIcouldseehisbodyverywell.Hisheadwasthemostinterestingthing.Itwasvery,verybig—likeanenormousbagwithalotofbooksinit.Theheaddidnothavemuchhair,andtherewasanotherbagofbrown,dirtyskinatthebackofit.Thisskincamedownbelowhisneck.Icouldnotseeoneofhiseyesverywell,becausealotofskincamedowninfrontofhisface,too.

Anenormousredtoothcameoutofhismouth,underhisnose.Itlookedlikeanelephant'stooth.Themouthandnosewerelikeholesintheface.Thefacecouldnotsmileorlaughorlookangryorsad,becausetheskincouldnotmove.Itwasdead,likeanelephant'sface.

Thereweremorebagsofdirtyskinonthefrontandbackofthecreature'sbody.Thesebagscamedowntohislegs.Therightarmwasenormous,andtherewerebagsofskinonit,too.Therighthandwaslikeaman'sfoot.

Butthelefthandtheleftarmandthelefthandwerebeautiful!

Theleftarmhadwonderfulskin,andthefingersofthelefthandwerelongandbeautiful.Itwaslikeayoungwoman'shand!

withhishand.

Slowly,thecreaturewalkedacrosstheroom.Buthecouldnotwalkwell.Hislegswereverybigandfatandhehadabadback.Hecouldnotwalkfarwithoutastick.

'Ifelt

‘Allright,thankyou,'Isaid.‘Lethimsitdown.Idon'twanttoseeanymore.

smellintheroomwasverybad.

‘Yes,sir,'saidtheshopkeeper.‘Sitdown,Merrick.'

Wewentoutoftheroomandclosedthedoor.Theshopkeepersmiledatmewithhisyellowteeth.

‘Wonderful,sir,isn'tit？

'hesaid.‘ThebestElephantManinEngland!

Hundredsofpeoplecometoseehim,youknow,hundreds!

Itakehimalloverthecountry,Ido!

'

‘Yes,veryinteresting,'Isaid.‘CanIsitdown？

'

‘Yes,sir,ofcourse.Here'sachair'.Helookedatme,smiling.‘Wouldyoulikeaglassofwater,sir？

'

‘Yes,please,'Isaid.ThenIlookedatthethingsinthedirtyshop.ThereweretwoorthreebadapplesandsomeoldblackbananasThatwasall.‘Er,no・・no,thankyou.I'mallright,'Isaid.

‘Didyou…didyoucallthecreatureMerrick?

‘That'sright,sir.JosephMerrick.ThebestElephantManinEngland!

Itakehimalloverthecountry,youknow.Lotsofpeoplewanttoseehim.'

‘Yes,Isee.Doyougetalotofmone？

y'

‘Well,sometimeswedo,sir,yes.Butit'sdifficult,yousee,sir,becauseofthepolice.Thepolicedon'tlikeus,yousee,sir.Sowecan'tstayinatownverylong.Weusuallymoveeveryweek.

‘Yes,Isee.Well,anyway,Mr.er?

Silcock,sir.SimonSilcock.

‘Yes,well,Mr.Silcock,I'madoctorattheLondonHospital.MynameisDrTreves.Ithink

this•…er•…thismanJosephMerrickisveryinteresting,andIwouldliketoseehimatthehospital.Iwanttolookathimmorecarefully,yousee.

‘Yessir,Isee.Buthowcanhegettothehospit？

alIt'sgoingtobedifficult.'

‘Why,man？

Thehospital'snotfarfromhere.'

‘Well,yes,sir.Iknow.But,yousee,Merrickcan'twalkverywell.Heneedshelp.

‘Youcancomewithhim.Doyouwantmoremoney？

Isthatit？

'

‘Well,yes,sir,Ido.But,youseepeopleareafraidofhimtoo•••Intheroad,littleboysalwaysrunafterhimandhithim.Thenthepolicegetangrybecausepeopleareafraid.Sometimestheytakeustoprison.'

‘Isee,'Isaid.‘Well,howcanhecometothehospital,then？

'‘Bringacab,sir,'saidSilcock.

‘Youcantakehimtothehospitalinacab.'

2TheCard

Sonextday,atseveno'clock,Icametotheshopinacab.Therewerenotverymanypeopleintheroad,becauseitwasearlyinthemorning.InNovemberitisdarkatseven'oclockinthemorning,andIcouldnotseetheshopverywell.Iwaitedfiveminutes.Apostmanwalkedpast.Thenthedooroftheshopopened,andthecreature,Merrick,cameout.

Icouldnotseehisfaceorhisbody.Hehadanenormousblackhatonhishead,likeabigbox.Agreyclothcamedownfromthehat,infrontofhisface.Therewasaholeintheclothinfrontofhiseyes.HecouldseeoutoftheholebutIcouldnotseein.Heworealongblackcoat,too.Thecoatbeganathisneck,andendedathisfeet,soIcouldnotseehisarms,hisbody,orhislegs.Onhisfeetheworebigshoes,likeoldbags.

Hehadastickinhislefthand,andhewalkedveryslowly.Iopenedthedoorofthecab,andgotout.

‘Goodmorning,Mr.Merrick,'Isaid.‘Canyougetin？

'‘Elpmyupasteps,'hesaid.

‘I'msorry,'Isaid.‘Idon'tunderstand.'

Foraminutehestoodbythedoorofthecabandsaidnothing.Thenhehitthecabwithhisstick.

‘STEPS!

'hesaidloudly.‘Helpmeupthesteps!

'

ThenIunderstood.Therewerethreestepsupinto

thecab,andhecouldnotgetupthem.

‘Yes,Isee.I'msorry,'Isaid.‘Letmehelpyou.'

Itookhislefthandandbegantohelphim.Myrighthandwasbehindhisback.Ifeltverystrange.

Hislefthandwaslikeayoungwoman's,buthisbackunderthecoat,washorrible.Icouldfeelthebagsofoldskinonhisbackunderthecoat.

Heputoneenormousfootonthefirststep,andthenhestopped.Afteraminute,hemovedhissecondfootslowly.Thenhestoppedandwaitedagain.

‘Hello,sir.CanIhelpyou？

'

Ilookedbehindme.Itwasthepostman.Andbehindhim,Icouldseethreeyoungboys.Oneoftheboyslaughed.

Thepostmansmiled.‘Isthegentlemanill？

'heasked.

Ithoughtquickly.‘Yesi.sBautlatdhyis,notagentle-man.I'madoctor,andshe'sill.Takeher

ThepostmantookMerrick'slefthand,andIhelpedhimwithtwohandsfrombehind.Slowly,veryslowly,Merrickwentupthestepsandintothecab.

Oneboywasverynearthecab.Hecalledtohisfriends.

‘Comeandseethis,boys!

Afatladyinablackcoat!

Andlookatthatenormoushat!

'

Theboyslaughed.Theywereverynearthecabtoo,now.Iclosedthedoorquickly.

‘Thankyou,'Isaidtothepoasntm.

‘That'sallright,sir,'hesaid.‘She'sastrangelady,sir,isn'tsh？

e'

‘She'sill,that'sall,'Isaidquickly.‘We'regoingtothehospital.Goodbyeandthankyou.

Thecabdrovedowntheroadtothehospital.IlookedatMerrick.‘Thatwasdifficult,wasn't

it？

'Isaid.

Atfirsthesaidnothing,butthenhespoke.Hisvoicewasverystrange,butIlistenedtohimcarefully,andIcouldunderstandhim.

Thestepswereverydifficult,'hesaid.‘Butmostthingsaredifficultforme.

Yes,'Isaid.‘Nothingiseasyforyou,isi？

t'

No,'hesaid.Hewasveryquietforaminute.Thenhesaid,‘Whoareyou,sir？

'

WhoamI？

Oh,I'msorry,MynameisDrTreves.Here,thisismycard'.

read.'ButMerricktookthecardandlookedatitverycarefully.Thenheputitinhistrouserspocket.

Ididnottalktohimverymuchatthehospital.Ilookedathisheadandarmsandlegsandbodyverycarefully.ThenIwrotetheimportantthingsabouthiminalittlebook.Anursehelpedme.

Merricklookedathersometimes,butshedidnotsmileathimortalktohim.Ithinkshewasafraidofhim.IthinkMerrickwasafraidtoo,becausehewasveryquiet.

Atfouro'clockItookhimbacktotheshopinacab.ThenextdayIlookedintheshopwindowagain,butthepicturewasnotthere.

3ALetterto'TheTimes'

IdidnotseeMerrickagainfortwoyears.Then,oneday,thepolicefoundhim.Hehadmycardinhishand,sotheybroughthimtotheLondonHospital.Hewasverytired,hungry,anddirty,soIputhimtobedinaquietlittleroom.Buthecouldnotstayatthehospital.Hewasnotill,andofcoursethebedsinthehospitalareforillpeople.Wehavenobedsforhungrypeople,oruglypeople.

ItoldtheHospitalChairman,Mr.CarsGomm,aboutMerrick.Helistenedcarefully,andthenhewrotealettertotheeditorofTheTimesnewspaper.

FromTheTimes