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Charlotte Brontë 'Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'
《讀你聽2.2》四月復活節呈獻
夏綠蒂勃朗特 哥特成長浪漫長篇《簡愛》
描寫十八至十九世紀 喬治三世治時英國
主角簡愛作為孤女
自小寄養舅母家 身心飽受欺凌
憑著不屈的心 入學奮鬥 成為家庭教師
在桑費爾德莊園任教時
遇上莊園主人羅徹斯特
兩人微妙感情就此掀起波瀾
Chapter 17,18 Thornfield
00:22 Ch 17 Jane grows anxious when Rochester is absent for weeks. She suspects a mystery around Grace Poole. Rochester finally returns with elegant guests, including Blanche Ingram. Jane feels out of place but is forced to attend gatherings. Rochester notices her sadness but insists she join the drawing room each evening.
48:16 Ch 18 At Thornfield, guests enjoy charades, with Rochester and Blanche acting as a married couple, leading Jane to suspect their engagement. However, she doubts their love. Mr. Mason arrives, hinting at Rochester’s past. A gypsy woman, Mother Bunches, tells fortunes, intriguing Jane, who eagerly awaits her turn.
Characters (order by mention)
Gateshead Hall: Mrs. Sarah Reed, nurse Bessie Lee, Eliza Reed, John Reed, Georgiana Reed, maid Miss Abigail Abbot, (Mr. Reed), maid Sarah, apothecary Mr. Lloyd, Robert Leaven the coachman, Bobby and Jane Leaven
Lowood: Schoolmaster Robert Brocklehurst, superintendent Maria Temple, Augusta, Mrs. Brocklehurst, Miss Brocklehurst, Theodore, Broughton, Miss Miller, Miss Smith, Miss Scatcherd, Madame Pierrot, (Helen Burns), maid Barbara, Mrs. Harden, (Naomi Brocklehurst), Mary Ann Wilson, Mr. Bates, Rev. Mr. Nasmyth, Miss Gryce
Thornfield: Mrs. Fairfax, Adèle Varens, Leah, John and wife (cook), Mr. Rochester, Sophia, Madame Frédéric, Grace Poole, Mr. Carter the surgeon, Rowland Rochester, Céline Varens, Sam the footman
Millcote Leas: Mr. Eshton, Lord Ingram, Sir George Lynn, Colonel Dent, Mrs. Eshton, Amy and Louisa Eshton; Miss Ingram, Blanche and Mary Ingram; Lady Lynn, Mrs. Colonel Dent, Henry, Frederick Lynn
West Indies: Mr. Mason
Costa's Lexicon
ever and anon - phr archaic occasionally (A non)
Portent n an exceptional or wonderful person or thing; a sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen; future significance 凶兆 征兆 (Por tent)
Cavalcade n a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles 遊行隊伍 車隊 馬隊 (Caval cayde)
Victuallage n victual=food (Vit tal layge)
Contumacy n stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority, especially disobedience to a court order or summons 頑抗 不服 抗命 (Con tue ma cy)
Solemnize v duly perform (a ceremony, especially that of marriage); mark (an event) with a formal ceremony 隆重其事 (Sol lum nise)
Poplar n a tall, fast-growing tree of north temperate regions, widely grown in shelter belts and for timber and pulp 白楊樹
Irid- iris of the eye
Confabulate v engage in conversation, talk 閒談 交談 (con Fab bulate)
Wren n a small short-winged songbird found chiefly in the New World 鷦鷯
Incubus (pl incubi) n a male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women 夢淫妖
Anathematize v curse, condemn 強烈譴責 (an Nath them matise)
Tant pis! -fr, too bad!
Portentous adj done in a pompously or overly solemn manner so as to impress; of or like a portent, of momentous significance (por Tent tus)
Charivari n a noisy mock serenade performed by a group of people to celebrate a marriage or mock an unpopular person; a series of discordant noises (shari Vari)
Enumeration n the action of mentioning a number of things one by one 列舉 枚舉 (e New meration)
Au reste - fr, for the rest
Onus n something that is one's duty or responsibility 責任 義務 (Owe nus)
Prerogative n a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class 特權 (pre Rog gative)
Appanage n a provision made for the maintenance of the younger children of kings and princes, consisting of a gift of land, an official position, or money; a benefit or right belonging to someone, a perquisite (Ap pen nage)
Doat = dote v be extremely and uncritically fond of 寵愛 溺愛
Confabulation n conversation or discussion about something (con fab bul lation)
Halcyon adj denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful 美好光景 (hell seun)
(lace) Lappet n a decorative flap or long strip of fabric, typically attached to a headdress or garment
Paynim n arch. a non-Christian, especially a Muslim
Emir n a title of various Muslim (mainly Arab) rulers
Begrimed adj blackened with ingrained dirt; v (be Grymed)
Bridewell n arch. a prison or reform school for petty offenders
Levantine n relating to the Levant or eastern Mediterranean (le Van tyne)
Contumelious adj arch. (of behaviour) scornful and insulting, insolent (con tume Me lious)
Post-chaise n a horse-drawn carriage used for transporting passengers or mail, especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries
Girandole n a branched support for candles or other lights, which either stands on a surface or projects from a wall (Gir ren dol)
Mother Bunch - an older woman, possibly involved in fortune-telling or folk practices
Beldam n arch. an old woman; a malicious or loathsome old woman (Bel dem)
Encroach v intrude on (a person's territory, rights, personal life) 侵犯 干擾
Vinaigrette n a small container holding a scented cloth, used to revive or refresh someone, typically by smelling vinegar or aromatic substances (vini Gret)
2025 Anniversary Releases:
Feb: Perfume, Mar: Angels & Demons, Apr: Don Quixote Volume I & II, The Great Gatsby, Jun: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Nov: The Brothers Karamazov, Dec: Metamorphosis
Complete Collections:
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