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1、猴爪简 介你可以许三个愿，你可以要世界上存在的三样东西，你的愿望将变为现实。你会说，这在现实世界是不可能发生的。那么，好好想想吧。你能要什么？你想要什么？当你许愿的时候，这仅仅是个开始。当你改变了一样东西，接着你会改变世界上的每一样东西。一个变化引起另一个变化。谁又能知道这些变化又将在哪里结束？在这个故事中，怀特一家可以许三个愿，但他们犯了一个小小的错误。他们的第一个愿望变成了现实。接着，顷刻间，他们的生活陷入了一场可怕的恶梦雅各布斯（1863-1943）是一位短篇小说作家。猴爪是他的最有名的小说之一。15Chapter 1第一章It was cold and dark out in the
2、road and the rain did not stop for a minuteBut in the little livingroom of number 12 Castle Road it was nice and warmOld Mr White and his son， Herbert， played chess and Mrs White sat and watched them The old woman was happy because her husband and her son were good friends and they liked to be toget
3、herHerberts a good son， she thoughtWe waited a long time for him and I was nearly forty when he was born， but we are a happy family And old Mrs White smiledIt was trueHerbert was young and he laughed a lot， but his mother and his father laughed with him They had not got much money， but they were a v
4、ery happy little familyThe two men did not talk because they played carefully The room was quiet， but the noise of the rain was worse now and they could hear it on the windows Suddenly Old Mr White looked upListen to the rain！ he saidYes， its a bad night， Herbert answeredIts not a good night to be o
5、ut But is your friend， Tom Morris，coming tonight？Yes， thats right Hes coming at about seven oclock，the old man saidBut perhaps this rainMr White did not finish because just then the young man heard a noiseListen！Herbert saidTheres someone at the door now这是一条又冷又暗的道路，雨一刻也没有停止。但是在城堡路12号的一间客厅里却舒适而温暖。老怀特
6、先生和他的儿子赫伯特正在下棋，怀特夫人坐着看。老妇人很愉快，因为丈夫和儿子关系友好（是好朋友）并且喜欢在一起。赫伯特是个好儿子，她想。“他让我们等了很长时间，我将近40岁才生下他，但是我们的家庭很幸福，”老怀特夫人微笑了。这是事实。赫拍特年轻爱笑，而且他母亲和父亲和他一起笑。他们的钱不多，但是他们是个很幸福的小家庭。两个不说话因为他们在认真地下棋。房间里安静，但是下雨声更烈，他们能听到雨敲打在窗户上（的声音）。突然老怀特抬头看，“听这雨！”他说。“是的，是个糟糕的晚上，”赫伯特回答。“今晚不适合出去。但是你的朋友汤姆莫里斯今晚要来吗？”“是的，今晚。他大约7点钟到”老男人说。“但是可能这雨”怀
7、特先生没说完，因为正在那时年轻人听见一个声响。“听！”赫伯特说，“现在有人在门口。”I didnt hear a noise， his father answered， but he got up from his chair and went to open the front door Mrs White got up too and began to put things awayMr White said，Come in， come in， Tom Its wonderful to see you again What a bad night！ Give me your coat an
8、d then come into the livingroom Its nice and warm in thereThe front door was open， and in the living-room Mrs White and Herbert felt the cold Then Mr White came back into the livingroom with a big，red-faced manThis is Tom Morris， Mr White told his wife and son We were friends when we were young We w
9、orked together before Tom went to India Tom， this is my wife and this is our son， HerbertPleased to meet you， Tom Morris saidPleased to meet you， Mr Morris， Mrs White answeredPlease come and sit downYes， come on， Tom， Mr White saidOver hereIts nice and warmThank you，the big man answered and he sat d
10、ownLets have some whisky，Old Mr White saidYou need something to warm you on a cold night He got out a bottle of whisky and the two old friends began to drink and talk The little family listened with interest to this visitor from far away and he told them many strange storiesChapter 2第二章After some ti
11、me Tom Morris stopped talking and Mr White said to his wife and son，Tom was a soldier in India for twenty-one years India is a wonderful countryYes，Herbert saidId like to go thereOh， Herbert！ his mother cried She was afraid because she did not want to lose her sonI wanted to go to India too，her husb
12、and said， but“我没听见声响”，他父亲回答，但是他从椅子中起来走过去打开前门。怀特夫人也起来收拾好东西。怀特先生说：“汤姆，请进，请进。再见到你太好。多糟糕的晚上！把外套给我到客厅来。那儿又舒适又暖和。”前门开了，客厅里的怀特夫人和赫伯特感到一股寒冷。那时怀特先生和一个大块头、脸庞发红的男人来到客厅。“这是汤姆莫里斯，”怀特先生向妻子和儿子介绍。“我们年轻的时候是朋友。汤姆去印度之前我们一起工作过。汤姆，这是我的妻子和儿子。”“很高兴见到你们，”汤姆说。“很高兴见到你，莫里斯先生，”怀特夫人回答，“请过来坐下。”“好，过来，汤姆，”怀特生生说，“这边来，这里又舒适又暖和。”“谢谢，
13、”大块头男人回答，坐下。“我们喝点威士忌吧，”老怀特说，“在寒冷的夜晚里你需要暖和一下。”他取出一瓶威士忌，两个老朋友边喝边谈。小家庭都对这个来自远方的访客感兴趣，他们听他讲述了许多奇异的故事。过了一段时间，汤姆莫里斯人停止谈话，怀特先生对妻子和儿子说，“汤姆是呆在印度二十年的一个军人。印度是一个奇妙的国家。”“是的，”赫伯特说，“我想去了那儿。”“哦，赫伯特！”他母亲叫了起来。她害怕因为她不想失去儿子。“我也想去印度，”她丈夫说，“但是”Its better for you here！ the soldier said quicklyBut you saw a lot of strange
14、and wonderful things in India I want to see them too one day， Mr White saidThe soldier put down his whiskyNo！ he criedStay here ！Old Mr White did not stopBut your stories were interesting， he said to Tom MorrisWhat did you begin to say about a monkeys paw？Nothing！ Morris answered quicklyWellnothing
15、importantA monkeys paw？ Mrs White saidCome on， Mr Morris！ Tell us about it， Herbert saidMorris took his whisky in his hand， but suddenly he put it down againSlowly he put his hand into the pocket of his coat and the White family watched himWhat is it？ What is it？ Mrs White criedMorris said nothing He took his hand out of his pocketThe White family watched carefully-and in the soldiers hand they saw something little and
