The Clarkson family家 lived居住 in the country国家, near近的 Cambridge, about大约 half a mile英里 from the nearest近的 village村庄 and about大约 a mile英里 from the river河. They hadaux已经 a big大的 old老的 house房屋 with a beautiful美的 garden花园, a lot许多 of flowers花 and many许多的 old老的 trees树. One Thursday morning早晨 in July, Jackie came来 in from the garden花园. She was a tall高的, fat肥的 woman妇女, thirty years年 old老的. It was the hottest热的 day(一)天 of the year年, but she wore磨损 a warm温暖的 brown棕色的 skirt裙子 and yellow黄色的 shirt衬衫.
She went into the kitchen厨房 to get变得 a drink饮料 of water水. Just刚才 then当时, the phone电话 rang. "Cambridge 1379," Jackie said比如说[用于举例]. "Hello. This is Diane. I want想要 to talk讲话 to Mother." "Mother母亲 isn't here这里," Jackie said比如说[用于举例]. "She's at the doctor医生's." "Why? What's wrong有毛病的?" "Nothing's wrong有毛病的," Jackie said比如说[用于举例]. "Why are you telephoning打电话?" "You are going to come来 this weekend周末." "Mother母亲 wants想要 everyone to be here这里." "Yes, I want想要 to come来," Diane said比如说[用于举例]. "I'm phoning打电话 because I haveaux已经 no money货币 for the train火车 ticket票."
"No money货币?" "Mother is always总是 giving做 you money货币." "This phone电话 call叫 is very很 expensive昂贵的," Diane said比如说[用于举例] coldly. "Tell告诉 Mother, please. I need需要 the money货币." Jackie put放 the phone电话 down. She took拿走 a cigarette香烟 from her bag袋 and began开始 to smoke冒烟. She felt有知觉 angry愤怒的 because her sister姐妹 always总是 asked问 for money货币. Diane was 20 years年 old老的, the youngest幼小的 in the family家. She lived居住 in London, in one room房间 of a big大的 house房屋. She wanted想要 to be a singer歌手. She sang唱 very很 well好, but she could never永不 get变得 work工作.
Jackie went back在后 into the kitchen厨房 and began开始 to make使 some sandwiches三明治. Just刚才 then当时, the back后面的 door门 opened开, and her mother母亲 came来 in. "It's very很 hot热的," Molly said比如说[用于举例]. She took拿走 off her hat帽子(一般指有边的) and put放 it down on the table桌子. She was a tall高的, dark暗的 woman妇女 with beautiful美的 eyes眼睛. Two big大的 black黑色的 dogs狗 came来 into the kitchen厨房 after her and ran跑 across to her. She sat坐 down and put放 her hands手 on their heads头. Jackie put放 the sandwiches三明治 on the table桌子.
"Mother," she said比如说[用于举例], "Diane phoned打电话. She wants想要 money货币 for her train火车 ticket票." Molly closed关 her eyes眼睛 for a minute分. Then当时 she stood站立 up. "This afternoon下午, I want想要 you to get变得 the house房屋 ready准备好的 for the weekend周末," she said比如说[用于举例]. "Oh, and please go to the village村庄 later后来 and get变得 my tablets药片." "Yes, mother母亲," Jackie said比如说[用于举例]. Molly went to the door门. "Mother, please wait等待 a minute分," Jackie said比如说[用于举例]. "Peter Hobbs came来 here这里 this morning早晨. He's very很 angry愤怒的 with you about that letter信.
He lost失去 his job职业, you know知道. Why did you write写 to his office办公室? He wants想要 to talk讲话 to you about it." "Well, I don't want想要 to talk讲话 to him," Molly said比如说[用于举例]. She opened开 the door门. "But, mother母亲, you don't understand(understood) 理解. He's seventeen, and it was his first第一的 job职业. He's very很, very很 angry愤怒的. He says--he比如说[用于举例] says比如说[用于举例] he's going to kill杀死 you." Molly did not answer回答. She went out of the room房间 and closed关 the door门.