课外阅读 大卫 科波菲尔 Chapter 4 学案

Reading makes a full man CHAPTER 4 It's me, Aunt Betsey! It took me ages to get back to my feet and start walking out of London on the Dover road. I was tired and penniless. The next few days and nights were a blur. I slept on haystacks, lived on scraps, and sold my jacket to earn a little money. I was constantly freezing and hungry and my feet were covered in blisters. Finally, I made it to Dover. I soon discovered that nearly everyone knew my Aunt Betsey, and one kind young woman showed me to her neat little cottage. A few moments later, an older woman marched out of the house. She had grey hair and quick, bright eyes and had a handkerchief tied over her head. She was wearing gardening gloves and held a knife. This must be Aunt Betsey! 'Go away!' she shouted firmly at me, making a chop in the air with her knife. ' We don't want any boys round here!' I knew I looked terrible ---- my shoes were full of holes, and my shirt and trousers were filthy and ragged --- but I had to speak to her. I followed her across the garden. 'You're my.. my...aunt,' I said in a quivering voice. ' What did you say?' she demanded, spinning round. 'It's me, Aunt Betsey, David Copperfield,' I whispered. ' I'm your great nephew.' At this, she cried, ' Oh my goodness!' and sat flat down on the garden path. 'I've been unhappy and neglected since my mother died,' I told her. 'I've walked all the way here from London. I haven't slept in a bed for days.' Pulling herself together, she rose to her feet and led me straight into the parlour. She poured all kinds of medicines down me-- -and I'm sure I tasted salad dressing and anchovy sauce in the mixtures! Then she made me have a long hot bath and gave me a hot meal. Finally, she said sternly, ‘Tell me everything, David!' So I told her. When I'd finished, she looked at me with disbelief. Why on earth did your mother and Peggotty let all this happen?' she de