苏格兰玛丽女王chapter9-英语听力

[00:16.47]Chapter 9 A death [00:21.53]Queen Mary stopped writing then． [00:25.24]Yesterday afternoon,7th February 1587, [00:31.74]we heard a horse outside our window． [00:36.70]Mary looked out． [00:39.52]There was a man there, on the road from London． [00:44.50]He had a letter from the Queen of England． [00:49.74]In the evening, an Englishman, [00:53.76]Lord Shrewsbury,came to see Mary, [00:58.27]'I am sorry,my lady,'he said． [01:01.69]'But I have a letter from my Queen． [01:05.07]You're going to die, tomorrow．' [01:10.85]Mary did not move． [01:14.10]'When?'she asked quietly． [01:18.65]'At half past eight in the morning,'he said． [01:24.31]'I am very sorry, my lady．'He went away． [01:31.76]We did not sleep much that night． [01:35.47]We talked and prayed to God, [01:38.89]and she gave me her letter to her son, James． [01:43.90]'Give it to him, Bess, please,' [01:49.12]she said．'And tell him how I died．' [01:54.89]'Yes, my lady,'I said． [01:59.17]And so now I am going to tell you． [02:02.42]King James．This is how your mother died． [02:08.63]At six o'clock she got up,prayed, and dressed． [02:15.78]She put on a red petticoat first, [02:19.52]then a black dress, and a white veil over the dress． [02:26.75]The veil came from her head to her feet； [02:32.02]she could see out through it, [02:34.53]but we could not see her face． [02:37.84]She looked like a woman on her wedding day． [02:43.09]When the Englishmen came we went downstairs with her. [02:48.96]Her little dog walked beside her, under the veil, [02:53.89]but the Englishmen didn't see that． [02:57.60]Six of us went into a big room with her． [03:02.20]A hundred people stood and watched． [03:06.51]A Protestant churchman came to talk to her, [03:10.76]'My lady,'he said．'Pray with me-' [03:17.45]'No,'she said．'Thank you, but no． [03:23.79]I was born a Catholic and I'm going to die a Catholic． [03:30.52]I think God understands that． [03:35.75]'she prayed for five minutes, and then stood up． [03:41.79]The executioner came towards her． [03:45.69]He was a big, strong man with an axe, [03:49.78]and something black over his face． [03:55.21]'I am sorry, my lady,'he said． [03:58.80]'I don't hate you, but this is my work． [04:02.33]Please forgive me．' [04:05.85]'Of course I forgive you,'mary said． [04:10.87]'I am old, and tired, [04:14.31]and you're going to open my prison doors for me． [04:18.98]I am going to see God．Do your work well．' [04:26.55]Then she looked at me and her friends． [04:31.18]'Don't cry for me,ladies,'she said． [04:36.51]'Please, don't cry now．' [04:41.68]She could not walk to the block, [04:44.81]so the executioner helped her． [04:48.74]He took off her white veil, [04:51.51]and then he took off her black dress, [04:54.67]and put it on the floor． [04:57.75]She stood there, in her red petticoat, [05:01.65]with a smile on her face． [05:04.58]Then the executioner put something over her eyes． [05:10.26]Very slowly, Mary put her head on the block． [05:16.94]'The Lord my God is my one true friend,'she said． [05:24.54]'I give my life,oh God,into your hands．' [05:32.40]Then the executioner lifted his axe, [05:36.63]once… twice… oh God!three times… [05:44.84]and her head-her poor,poor head,fell on the floor． [05:52.49]It was very quiet in the room after that． [05:57.20]It is a little thing,a head-a very little thing． [06:03.90]But there was so much blood-blood on her red petticoat, [06:10.69]blood on her black dress and her white veil, [06:15.54]blood on the executioner's shoes, [06:18.73]blood all over the floor． [06:21.69]Blood, blood everywhere． [06:27.67]We all looked, and said nothing． [06:32.40]The executioner put down his axe and stood quietly． [06:38.31]And then Mary's little dog came out from under her bloody dress and veil, [06:46.69]and walked slowly, unhappily, [06:50.12]through the blood towards her head． [06:54.96]My lord,the story of your poor mother's life finishes here． [07:00.93]We, her friends, cry for her, [07:05.38]but that is how your mother died． [07:09.13]She died like a Queen． [07:12.62]A good lady and a famous Queen． [07:17.81]Mary, Queen of Scots．