猴抓chapter3-英语听力

[00:04.53]Chapter 3 [00:07.63]It was nearly midnight． [00:10.30]In their warm living-room, [00:12.26]the two old people and their son sat [00:14.39]and talked about the soldier's stories． [00:17.96]'India is a wonderful country,' Mr White said． [00:22.65]'What exciting stories! [00:25.05]It was a good evening．' [00:28.08]Mrs White stood up to take some things into the kitchen, [00:31.91]but she stopped and listened to Herbert and his father． [00:35.76]'Yes,'Herbert said． [00:38.51]' Morris told some interesting stories, [00:41.71]but, of course, some of them weren't true． ' [00:45.27]'Oh Herbert!'Mrs White said． [00:49.29]'Well, Mother, that story about the monkey's paw wasn't true． [00:54.42]A dirty little monkey's paw isn't magic! [00:58.02]But it was a good story．' And Herbert smiled． [01:02.79]'Well,I think you're right, Herbert,' his mother said． [01:09.14]'I don't know,' Mr White said quietly． [01:14.06]'Perhaps the story was true． [01:17.50]Strange things can happen sometimes．' [01:21.67]Mrs White looked at her husband． [01:24.96]'Did you give some money to Tom Morris for that paw?' [01:29.47]she asked．'We don't have money to give away for nothing!' [01:34.87]Mrs White was angry now． [01:37.83]'Well,yes,'her husband answered． [01:41.80]'I did, but not much, [01:45.28]and at first he didn't want to take it． [01:47.89]He wanted the monkey's paw．' [01:51.03]'Well,he can't have it,'Herbert laughed． [01:54.80]'It's our paw now and we're going to be rich and happy． [02:00.59]Come on, Father．Make a wish!' [02:05.10]Old Mr White took the paw from his pocket． [02:09.27]'OK,Herbert, but what am I going to ask for? [02:14.79]I have everything-you, [02:17.24]your mother． What do I need?' [02:21.00]'Money,of course,'Herbert answered quickly． [02:25.21]'We need money! [02:27.33]You're always thinking about money． [02:30.19]That's because we haven't got very much of it． [02:33.55]With money you can pay for this house ． [02:37.41]It can be your house! [02:39.95]Go on, Father, wish for thirty thousand pounds!' [02:45.80]Herbert stopped talking and his old father thought for a minute． [02:51.28]The room was quiet and they could hear the rain on the windows． [02:56.79]Then Mr White took the monkey's paw in his right hand． [03:01.45]He was afraid, but he looked at his wife and she smiled at him． [03:06.92]'Go on,' she said． [03:10.47]Slowly and carefully Mr White said, [03:14.42]'I wish for thirty thousand pounds．' [03:21.04]Suddenly he gave a cry and Mrs White and Herbert ran to him． [03:27.50]'What's the matter, Father?' Herbert asked． [03:31.04]'It moved!' Mr White cried． [03:34.66]'The monkey's paw-it moved!' [03:39.44]They looked at the paw． [03:41.68]It was now on the floor and not in the old man's hand． [03:46.46]The family watched it, [03:48.25]and they waited-but it did not move again． [03:53.14]So the little family sat down again and they waited． [03:57.15]Nothing happened [03:59.36]The noise of the rain on the windows was worse now [04:03.14]and their little living－room did not feel nice and warm． [04:07.86]Mrs White said,'It's cold Let's go to bed．' [04:13.94]Mr White did not answer and in the end Herbert said, [04:18.68]'Well,there's no money,Father． [04:22.33]Your friend's story wasn't true．' [04:25.83]But Mr White did not answer． [04:28.95]He sat quietly and said nothing． [04:32.39]After some time Mrs White said to her husband, [04:36.82]'Are you OK ?' [04:39.01]'Yes,yes,' the old man answered, [04:44.85]'but for a minute or two I was afraid．' [04:48.22]'Well, we needed that money,' [04:51.62]Mrs White said,'but we aren't going to get it． [04:55.99]I'm tired． I'm going to bed．' [05:00.80]After Mrs White went to bed, [05:03.34]the two men sat and smoked for some time． [05:07.51]Then Herbert said,'Well,Father, [05:11.42]I'm going to bed too． [05:13.69]Perhaps the money is in a bag under your bed! [05:17.34]Good night, Father．'And Herbert laughed and went out of the room． [05:24.27]Old Mr White sat in the cold living－room for a long time． [05:29.24]The candle died and it was dark [05:35.14] Suddenly,the old man saw a face at the window． [05:39.85]Quickly, he looked again, [05:42.81]but there was nothing there． [05:45.26]He felt afraid． [05:47.25]Slowly he stood up and left the cold, dark room．