简介或许以这个悲伤而恐怖的故事拍成的电影要比世界上由任何其他故事拍成的电影都要多。为什么有这么多的人喜欢它？因为当我们第一次读到它时，它就好像是出自我们梦中的记忆一样。这是一个古老的故事，也是一个新的故事。说它“古老”是因为它创作于一百五十多年以前，那时的科学发展才刚刚起步；说它“新”是因为弗兰肯斯坦的问题也就是我们今天所面临的问题。科学给予我们力量去改造世界，但这种力量也可能与我们作对并毁灭我们。弗兰肯斯坦创造了一个新的人，他比任何其他人都要巨大和强壮——然而弗兰肯斯坦控制不了他，这个怪物毁灭了弗兰肯斯坦所爱的一切。今天的科学家正在创造着巨大的机器、电脑和武器，他们声称这些东西对我们有益——但我们能够驾驭它们吗？玛丽·雪莱（1797—1851）是维多利亚时代的一位重要作家。她的丈夫是英格兰最著名的诗人之一——珀西·比希·雪莱。1‘Captain！Somethingismovingontheice．Lookoverthere！’Thesailorstoodatthetopofthemast，highabovetheCaptain．Hishandpointedawayfromtheship，acrossthemilesoficethatcoveredthesea．TheCaptainlookedtothenorth，wherethesailorwaspointing．Hesawsomethingcomingfasttowardstheshipacrosstheice．Heputhistelescopetohiseye，andthroughithecouldseetheshapesoftendogspullingasledgeovertheice．Hecouldalsoseethedriverofthesledge—ahugefigure，muchbiggerthanaman．Thesledgecamenearerandnearertothesea．Soonitwasonlyaquarterofamilefromtheship．Nooneneededatelescopenowtoseethehugefigureofthedriver．Suddenlythesledgewentbehindamountainoficeanddisappeared．Atthatmomentanothersledgeappeared．It，too，wasmovingfast，andwasclearlychasingthefirstsledge．Thisdriverwasasmallerfigure，morelikeanordinaryman．Fasterandfasterthedogsran；thenthesecondsledgealsodisappearedbehindthemountainofice．Twohourspassed．Thesledgesdidnotappearagain．Nothingmovedontheice．Soonnightcame，andinthenighttherewasastorm．Inthemorning，thesailorssawthatgreatpiecesoficewerefloatingroundtheship．Suddenlythesailoronthemastshoutedagain：‘Captain，Icanseeamanontheice．’Thesailorwaspointingtoapieceoficethatwasfloatingneartheship．Amanwassittingontheice，andnearhimwasabrokensledge．Themanwasnearlydeadfromcoldandcouldnotwalk．Thesailorscarriedhimcarefullyontotheship，andtookhimtotheCaptain，whosaid：‘Welcometomyship．IamtheCaptainandmynameisRobertWalton．’‘Thankyou，CaptainWalton，’themansaid．‘MynameisFrankenstein，VictorFrankenstein．’Thenhefaintedandsaidnomore．TwodayspassedbeforethemanwasstrongenoughtotalkandthentheCaptainaskedhimtotellhisstory．‘Iamtryingtocatchsomeone，’saidFrankenstein．‘ThatiswhyIhavecomesofarnorthontheice．’‘Wesawyoufollowingsomeone，’theCaptainsaid．‘Hewashuge，muchbiggerthanaman．Wesawhissledgejustinfrontofyouonthenightbeforethestorm．’‘Iampleasedyouallsawthathugefigure，’Frankensteinsaid．‘Perhapsthatwillhelpyoutobelievemystory．’Duringthedays，whiletheCaptainworkedontheship，Frankensteinwrotedownhisstory，andeacheveninghereadwhathehadwrittentotheCaptain．HereisVictorFrankenstein'sstory．2IwasborninSwitzerland，inthetownofGeneva．Myparentslovedeachotherverymuch，andIlearntfromtheexampleoftheirlove．Ilearntthattoloveandtobepatientarethemostimportantthingsintheworld．MymotherhopedtohaveadaughterafterIwasborn，butforfiveyearsIwastheonlychild．Andthenmymotherfoundasisterforme．Shewashelpingafamilyinwhichtherewerefivechildren．Theywereverypoor，andthechildrenwerethinandhungry．Oneofthechildrenwasalittlegirl，withgoldenhairandblueeyesHernamewasElizabeth．Mymothertookthelittl...
