2014年秋高中英语Module3AdventureinLiteratureandtheCinemaChapteroneofTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn训练外研版必修5Chapter1YOUdon'tknowaboutmewithoutyouhavereadabookbythenameofTheAdventuresofTomSawyer;butthatain'tnomatter.ThatbookwasmadebyMr.MarkTwain,andhetoldthetruth,mainly.Therewasthingswhichhestretched,butmainlyhetoldthetruth.Thatisnothing.Ineverseenanybodybutliedonetimeoranother,withoutitwasAuntPolly,orthewidow,ormaybeMary.AuntPolly--Tom'sAuntPolly,sheis--andMary,andtheWidowDouglasisalltoldaboutinthatbook,whichismostlyatruebook,withsomestretchers,asIsaidbefore.Nowthewaythatthebookwindsupisthis:Tomandmefoundthemoneythattherobbershidinthecave,anditmadeusrich.Wegotsixthousanddollarsapiece--allgold.Itwasanawfulsightofmoneywhenitwaspiledup.Well,JudgeThatcherhetookitandputitoutatinterest,anditfetchedusadollaradayapiecealltheyearround--morethanabodycouldtellwhattodowith.TheWidowDouglasshetookmeforherson,andallowedshewouldsivilizeme;butitwasroughlivinginthehouseallthetime,consideringhowdismalregularanddecentthewidowwasinallherways;andsowhenIcouldn'tstanditnolongerIlitout.Igotintomyoldragsandmysugar-hogsheadagain,andwasfreeandsatisfied.ButTomSawyerhehuntedmeupandsaidhewasgoingtostartabandofrobbers,andImightjoinifIwouldgobacktothewidowandberespectable.SoIwentback.Thewidowshecriedoverme,andcalledmeapoorlostlamb,andshecalledmealotofothernames,too,butshenevermeantnoharmbyit.Sheputmeinthemnewclothesagain,andIcouldn'tdonothingbutsweatandsweat,andfeelallcrampedup.Well,then,theoldthingcommencedagain.Thewidowrungabellforsupper,andyouhadtocometotime.Whenyougottothetableyoucouldn'tgorighttoeating,butyouhadtowaitforthewidowtotuckdownherheadandgrumblealittleoverthevictuals,thoughtherewarn'treallyanythingthematterwiththem,--thatis,nothingonlyeverythingwascookedbyitself.Inabarrelofoddsandendsitisdifferent;thingsgetmixedup,andthejuicekindofswapsaround,andthethingsgobetter.AftersuppershegotoutherbookandlearnedmeaboutMosesandtheBulrushers,andIwasinasweattofindoutallabouthim;butbyandbysheletitoutthatMoseshadbeendeadaconsiderablelongtime;sothenIdidn'tcarenomoreabouthim,becauseIdon'ttakenostockindeadpeople.PrettysoonIwantedtosmoke,andaskedthewidowtoletme.Butshewouldn't.Shesaiditwasameanpracticeandwasn'tclean,andImusttrytonotdoitanymore.Thatisjustthewaywithsomepeople.Theygetdownonathingwhentheydon'tknownothingaboutit.Hereshewasa-botheringaboutMoses,whichwasnokintoher,andnousetoanybody,beinggone,yousee,yetfindingapoweroffaultwithmefordoingathingthathadsomegoodinit.Andshetooksnuff,too;ofcoursethatwasallright,becauseshedoneitherself.Hersister,MissWatson,atolerableslimoldmaid,withgoggleson,hadjustcometolivewithher,andtookasetatmenowwithaspelling-book.Sheworkedmemiddlinghardforaboutanhour,andthenthewidowmadehereaseup.Icouldn'tstooditmuchlonger.Thenforanhouritwasdeadlydull,andIwasfidgety.MissWatsonwouldsay,"Don'tputyourfeetupthere,Huckleberry;"and"Don'tscrunchuplikethat,Huckleberry--setupstraight;"andprettysoonshewouldsay,"Don'tgapandstretchlikethat,Huckleberry--whydon'tyoutrytobehave?"Thenshetoldmeallaboutthebadplace,andIsaidIwishedIwasthere.Shegotmadthen,butIdidn'tmeannoharm.AllIwantedwastogosomewheres;allIwantedwasachange,Iwarn'tparticular.ShesaiditwaswickedtosaywhatIsaid;saidshewouldn'tsayitforthewholeworld;shewasgoingtolivesoastogotothegoodplace.Well,Icouldn'tseenoadvantageingoingwhereshewasgoing,soImadeupmymindIwouldn'ttryforit.ButIneversaidso,becauseitwouldonlymaketrouble,andwouldn'tdonogood.Nowshehadgotastart,andshewentonandtoldmeallaboutthegoodplace.Shesaidallabodywouldhavetodotherewastogoaroundalldaylongwithaharpandsing,foreverandever.SoIdidn'tthinkmuchofit.ButIneversaidso.IaskedherifshereckonedTomSawyerwouldgothere,andshesaidnotbyaconsiderablesight.Iwasgladaboutthat,becauseIwantedhimandmetobetogether.
