xiaoshuo牛津书虫中英系列1级上册9《象人》.docx

1、xiaoshuo牛津书虫中英系列1级上册9象人The Elephant Man 象人）仃he Creature in the ShopMy n ame is Dr Frederick Treves. I am a doctor at the London Hospital. One day in 1884, Isaw a picture in the win dow of a shop n ear the hospital. I stopped in front of the shop and looked at the picture. At first I felt in terested

2、, the n I felt an gry, the n afraid. It was a horrible, ugly picture. There was a man in the picture, but he did not look like you and me. He did not look like a man. He looked like an elephant. I read the writing under the picture. It said : Come in and see the Elepha nt Man. 2 pen ce.I ope ned the

3、 door and went in.There was a man in the shop. He was a dirty man in an old coat with a cigarette in his mouth.What do you want? he asked.Id like to see the elephant man, please, id. I saThe man looked at me an grily. Well, you cant, he said. The shops closi ng now. Ycome back tomorrow. Im sorry, I

4、said. But I would like to see him now. I have no time tolnhavowi lot of work to do. But I can give you more tha n2 pen ce. The man looked at me carefully. Then he took the cigarette out of his mouth and smiled withhis yellow teeth.All right, sir, he said. Give me twelve pence then. I gave him the mo

5、ney and he ope ned a door at the back of the shop. We went into a littleroom. The room was cold and dark, and there was a horrible smell in it.A creature sat on a chair behi nd a table. I say a creature, because it was not a man or a woman, like you or me. The creature did not move or look at us. It

6、 sat very quietly on the chair in the cold, dark, dirty room, and looked at the table. The creature had a cloth over its head, because of the cold. On the table in front of it, there was a dead flower. Stand up! said the shopkeeper, loudly.The creature stood up slowly. It took the old cloth off its

7、head, and put it on the chair.I looked at the creature and felt sad. I am a doctor, so I know a lot about accidents and ill people. I see horrible, ugly thi ngs every day. But this creature, this thing, was the worst of all. There were no men or wome n in the hospital like him.He wore some old trous

8、ers, but no shirt, coat, or shoes, so I could see his body very well. His head was the most in terest ing thi ng. It was very, very big like an eno rmous bag with a lot of books in it. The head did not have much hair, and there was ano ther bag of brow n, dirty skin at the back of it. This skin came

9、 dow n below his n eck. I could not see one of his eyes very well, because a lot of skin came down in front of his face, too.An eno rmous red tooth came out of his mouth, un der his no se. It looked like an elepha nts tooth. The mouth and nose were like holes in the face. The face could not smile or

10、 laugh or look angry or sad, because the skin could not move. It was dead, like an elepha nts face.There were more bags of dirty sk in on the front and back of the creatures body. These bags came dow n to his legs. The right arm was eno rmous, and there were bags of skin on it, too. The right hand w

11、as like a mans foot.But the left hand the left arm and the left hand were beautiful! The left arm hadwon derful skin, and the fin gers of the left hand were long and beautiful. It was like a young woma ns hand! Walk, Merrick! said the shopkeeper angrily. Comen, quickly, move! Heiit thecreature with

12、his hand.Slowly, the creature walked across the room. But he could not walk well. His legs werevery big and fat and he had a bad back. He could not walk far without a stick. All right, thank you, I said. Let him sit down. I dont want to see any more. I fthe smell in the room was very bad. Yes, sir,

13、said the shopkeeper. Sit down, Merrick. We went out of the room and closed the door. The shopkeeper smiled at me with his yellow teeth. Won derful, sir, is nt it ? he said. The best Elepha nt Man in En gla nd! Hun dreds of people come to see him, you know, hun dreds! I take him all over the coun try

14、, I do! Yes, very interesting, I said. Can I sit down? Yes, sir, of course. Heres a chair. He looked at me, smiling. Would you like a glass of water, sir?Yes, please, I said. Then I looked at the things in the dirty shop. There were two or three bad apples and some old black bananasThat was all. Er,

15、 no no, thank you. Im all right,I said. Did you did you call the creature Merrick? Thats right, sir. Joseph Merrick. The best Elepha nt Man in En gla nd! I take him all over the coun try, you know. Lots of people want to see him. Yes, I see. Do you get a lot of mone? Well, sometimes we do, sir, yes.

16、 But its difficult, you see, sir, because of the police. The police dont like us, you see, sir. So we cant stay in a town very long. We usually move every week. Yes, I see. Well, any way, Mr.er? Siloock, sir. Sim on Silcock. Yes, well, Mr. Silcock, Im a doctor at the London Hospital. My n ame is Dr

17、Treves. I thi nk this er this man Joseph Merrick is very interesting, and I would like to see him at the hospital. I want to look at him more carefully, you see. Yes sir, I see. But how can he get to the hospital Its going to be difficult. Why, man? The hospita Is not far from here.Well, yes, sir. I

18、 know. But, you see, Merrick cant walk very well. He n eeds help. You can come with him. Do you want more money Is that it ?Well, yes, sir, I do. But, you see, people are afraid of him tooIn the road, little boys always run after him and hit him. Then the police get angry because people are afraid.

19、Sometimes they take us to prison.I see, I said. Well, how can he come to the hospital, the n ? Bring a cab, sir, said Silcock. You can take him to the hospital in a cab. 2The CardSo next day, at seven o clock, I came to the shop in a cab. There were not very many people in the road, because it was e

20、arly in the morning. In November it is dark at seven o clock in the morning, and I could not see the shop very well. I waited five minutes. A postma n walked past. Then the door of the shop ope ned, and the creature, Merrick , came out.I could not see his face or his body. He had an eno rmous black

21、hat on his head, like a big box. A grey cloth came down from the hat, in front of his face. There was a hole in the cloth in front of his eyes. He could see out of the hole but I could not see in. He wore a long black coat, too. The coat bega n at his n eck, and en ded at his feet, so I could not se

22、e his arms, his body, or his legs. On his feet he wore big shoes, like old bags.He had a stick in his left hand, and he walked very slowly. I ope ned the door of the cab, and got out.Good morning, Mr. Merrick, I said. Can you get in? Elpmyupasteps, he said.Im sorry, I said. I dont understand. For a

23、minute he stood by the door of the cab and said nothing. Then he hit the cab with his stick.STEPS! he said loudly. Help me up the steps! Then I un derstood. There were three steps up intothe cab, and he could not get up them.Yes, I seelm sorry, I said. Let me help you. I took his left hand and began

24、 to help him. My right hand was behind his back. I felt very strange. His left hand was like a young womans, but his back under the coat, was horrible. I could feel the bags of old skin on his back un der the coat.He put one enormous foot on the first step, and then he stopped. After a minute, hemov

25、ed his sec ond foot slowly. Then he stopped and waited aga in. Hello, sir. Can I help you I looked behi nd me. It was the postma n. And beh ind him, I could see three young boys.One of the boys laughed.The postman smiled. Is the gentleman ill? he asked.I thought quickly. Yes. But this is a lady, not

26、m gentlm a doctor, and shes ill. Takeher hand, so I can help her better. The postma n took Merricks left hand, and I helped him with two hands from behi nd. Slowly, very slowly, Merrick went up the steps and into the cab.One boy was very n ear the cab. He called to his frie nds.Come and see this, bo

27、ys! A fat lady in a black cdaA nd look at that eno rmous hat! The boys laughed. They were very n ear the cab too, no w. I closed the door quickly.Thank you, I said to the postman.Thats all right, sir, he said. Shes a stra nge lady, sir, is nt sh?Shes ill, thats all, I said quickly. Were going to the

28、 hospital. Goodbye and thank youThe cab drove down the road to the hospital. I looked at Merrick. That was difficult, was nt it ? I said.At first he said nothing, but then he spoke. His voice was very strange, but I listened tohim carefully, and I could un dersta nd him. The steps were very difficul

29、t, he said. But most things are difficult for me. Yes, I said. Nothing is easy for you, is i? No, he said. He was very quiet for a min ute. The n he said, Who are you, sir?Who am I? Oh, Im sorry, My name is Dr Treves. Here, this is my carcT.I gave him a card with my n ame on. The n I thought, That w

30、as no good. This man cantread. But Merrick took the card and looked at it very carefully. Then he put it in his trousers pocket.I did not talk to him very much at the hospital. I looked at his head and arms and legs and body very carefully. Then I wrote the important things about him in a little boo

31、k. A nurse helped me. Merrick looked at her sometimes, but she did not smile at him or talk to him. I think she was afraid of him. I thi nk Merrick was afraid too, because he was very quiet.At four o clocktook him back to the shop in a cab. The next day I looked in the shop win dow aga in, but the picture was not there.3A Letter to The Times I did not see Merrick aga in for two years. Then, one day, the police found him. He had my card in his hand, so they brought him to the London Hospital. He was very tired, hun gry, and dirty, so I put him to bed in a quiet little room. But he