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爱情与金钱
罗维纳·阿金耶米
伊洛柒
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[01:13.37]1 Chapter
[01:15.87]The Clarkson family lived in the country near Cambridge，
[01:21.31]about half a mile from the nearest village and about a mile from the river．
[01:28.35]They had a big，old house with a beautiful garden，a lot of flowers and many old．trees．
[01:41.20]One Thursday morning in July，Jackie came in from the garden．
[01:49.29]She was a tall，fat woman，thirty years old．
[01:54.31]It was the hottest day of the year，but she wore a warm brown skirt and yellow shirt．
[02:02.52]She went into the kitchen to get a drink of water．Just then the phone rang．
[02:12.98]'Cambridge 1379，'Jackie said．
[02:20.63]'Hello．This is Diane．I want to talk to Mother．'
[02:27.53]'Mother isn't here，'Jackie said．'She's at the doctor's．'
[02:33.12]'Why？What's Wrong？'
[02:37.20]'Nothing's wrong，'Jackie said．'Why are you telephoning？
[02:43.61]You are going to come this weekend？ Mother wants everyone to be here．'
[02:50.19]'Yes，I want to come，'Diane said．
[02:55.91]'I'm phoning because I have no money for the train ticket．'
[03:01.44]'No money！Mother is always giving you money！'
[03:08.75]'This phone call is very expensive，'Diane said coldly．
[03:14.76]'Tell Mother please．I need the money．'
[03:19.20]Jackie put the phone down．
[03:23.10]She took a cigarette from her bag and began to smoke．
[03:28.36]She felt angry because her sister al-ways asked for money．
[03:34.52]Diane was twenty years old， the youngest in the family．
[03:42.97]She lived in London，in one room of a big house．
[03:47.77]She wanted to be a singer．She sang very well but she could never get work．
[03:56.17]Jackie went back into the kitchen and began to make some sandwiches．
[04:04.24]Just then the back door opened，and her mother came in．
[04:09.70]'It's very hot！'Molly said．
[04:15.73]She took off her hat and put it down on the table．
[04:20.77]She was a tall，dark woman with beautiful eyes．
[04:27.19]Two big，black dogs came into the kitchen after her and ran across to her．
[04:36.91]She sat down and put her hands on their heads．
[04:41.44]Jackie put the sandwiches on the table．
[04:45.76]'Mother，'she said，'Diane phoned．She wants money for her train ticket．'
[04:56.55]Molly closed her eyes for a minute．
[05:00.24]Then she stood up．
[05:03.20]'This afternoon I want you to get the house ready for the weekend，'she said．
[05:11.59]'Oh，and please go to the village later and get my tablets．'
[05:17.25]'Yes，Mother，'Jackie said．
[05:22.36]Molly went to the door．
[05:24.46]'Mother，please wait a minute，'Jackie said．
[05:30.51]'Peter Hobbs came here this morning．
[05:34.19]He's very angry with you about that letter．
[05:38.43]He lost his job，you know．Why did you write to his office？
[05:46.54]He wants to talk to you about it．'
[05:51.07]'Well，I don't want to talk to him，'Molly said．She opened the door．
[05:57.86]'But Mother，you don't understand．
[06:02.68]He's seventeen，and it was his first job．
[06:07.93]He's very，very angry．He says… he says he's going to kill you！'
[06:17.66]Molly did not answer．She went out of the room and closed the door．