SAT阅读小说:UNCLE SILAS系列(1)
<p> <span word="SAT">SAT</span>考试阅读素材常取材于英文原版小说,本文就跟大家分享一下英文小说<span word="uncle">uncle</span> <span word="silas">silas</span>的片段</p><p> <span word="SAT">SAT</span>阅读小说:<span word="UNCLE">UNCLE</span> <span word="SILAS">SILAS</span>系列</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Tale">Tale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bartram">Bartram</span>-<span word="Haugh">Haugh</span></p><p> <span word="By">By</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="LeFanu">LeFanu</span></p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="winterthat">winterthat</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Novemberand">Novemberand</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="gusts">gusts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rattling">rattling</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wailing">wailing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thundering">thundering</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ivied">ivied</span> <span word="chimneysa">chimneysa</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="blazing">blazing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="mixture">mixture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spluttering">spluttering</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="wood">wood</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="fireplace">fireplace</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sombre">sombre</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="wainscoting">wainscoting</span> <span word="glimmered">glimmered</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="ebony">ebony</span> <span word="panels">panels</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span> <span word="clump">clump</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="candles">candles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>-<span word="table">table</span>; <span word="many">many</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="portraits">portraits</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="grim">grim</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pale">pale</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="graceful">graceful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="charming">charming</span>, <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>. <span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="portraits">portraits</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="parlour">parlour</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span>-<span word="room">room</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="capacious">capacious</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="irregularly">irregularly</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="seventeen">seventeen</span>, <span word="looking">looking</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>, <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="still">still</span>; <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>, <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="grey">grey</span>-<span word="eyed">eyed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="countenance">countenance</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="melancholy">melancholy</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>-<span word="table">table</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reverie">reverie</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roomthe">roomthe</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mewas">mewas</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Ruthyn">Ruthyn</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Knowl">Knowl</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="county">county</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="lineage">lineage</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baronetage">baronetage</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="viscounty">viscounty</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defiant">defiant</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="purer">purer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nobility">nobility</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="lore">lore</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vaguely">vaguely</span>; <span word="only">only</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fireside">fireside</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="retainers">retainers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nursery">nursery</span>.</p>
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