Of Human Bondage (Excerpt)《人性的枷锁》（节选）

李畅

在翁斯洛花园街上的沃特金小姐的公馆里，菲利普正坐在客厅的地板上。他没有兄弟姐妹，已经习惯了自娱自乐。

主题语境：名著节选 篇幅：364 词建议用时：7分钟

1 Philip was sitting on the floor in the drawing room atMiss Watkins house. He was an only child and used toamusing himself. The room was filled with massivefurniture， and on each of the sofas were three bigcushions. There was a cushion too in each armchair. Allthese he had taken and， with the help of the chairs，light and easy to move， had made a cave in which hecould hide himself from the Red Indians who werewaiting behind the curtains. Presently， hearing the dooropen， he held his breath so that he might not bediscovered. But a violent hand pulled away a chair and thecushions fell down.

2“You naughty boy， Miss Watkin will be cross with you.”“Hello， Emma！”he said.“Am I to come home？”he asked.“Yes， Ive come to fetch you，”she hesitated. The questionshe had expected did not come， so she could not give the answer she had prepared.“Arentyou going to ask how your mama is？”she said.“Oh， I forgot. How is Mama？”“Your mamais quite well and happy.”“Oh， I am glad.”“Your mamas gone away. You wont ever seeher anymore.”“Why not？”“Your mamas in heaven. Your Uncle William is waiting in tosee you，”she said.

3“I think Ill go and say goodbye to Miss Watkin.”“I think youd better，”said Emma.Philip limped in. Henrietta Watkin was a stout （壯实的） woman， with a red face and dyedhair. In those days to dye the hair excited comment， and Philip heard much gossip at homewhen Miss Watkins hair changed color. She lived with an elder sister， who had resignedherself contentedly to old age.

4“My poor child，”said Miss Watkin， opening her arms. She began to cry. Philipunderstood now why she had not been into luncheon （午宴） and why she wore a blackdress. She could not speak.“Ive got to go home，”said Philip at last. He went out of theroom. He heard Henrietta Watkins voice.“His mother was my greatest friend. I cant bearto think that shes dead. Poor little boy， its dreadful to think of him quite alone in theworld.”

Reading Check

Detail

1. Why did Philip make a cave using cushions and chairs？

A. To have fun all by himself.

B. To play a game with Emma.

C. To avoid the noise of the outside.

D. To protect himself from the Red Indians.

Detail

2. What had Emma thought Philip would ask？

A. What game they would play.

B. Where they would go.

C. How his mom was.

D. Why she wore a new dress.

Detail

3. What did people usually talk about Miss Watkin？

A. Her old age.

B. Her strong body.

C. Her red face.

D. Her hair color.

Inference

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph？

A. Philip became an orphan.

B. Philip was too naughty to be raised.

C. Philip was reluctant to leave Miss Watkin.

D. Philip would be adopted by another family.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Discover the useful structure in the text

All these he had taken and， with the help of the chairs， light and easy to move， hadmade a cave in which he could hide himself from the Red Indians who were waiting behindthe curtains.他把所有這些东西都拿了起来，再借助轻便易搬的椅子，造了一个洞穴，这样他就可以躲避在帘子后面等着的印第安人。

【点石成金】本句的主干是All these had made a cave；he had taken是一个省略了that的定语从句，that在从句中作take的宾语；in which引导定语从句，在句中作状语；who引导的是定语从句，在从句中作主语。

Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with the proper phrase.

go away， be filled with， with the help of， hold ones breath， so that

1. When she heard what he said， she__________________ anger.

2. __________________the telescope， we can receive weaker and more radio messages far away in space.

3. Its possible to__________________ for three minutes， with practice.

4. My sister made a model plane__________________she could help with her friend studying science last night.

5. She promised not to ，__________________ but to continue keeping house for the shepherd.