大卫·科波菲尔｜David Copperfield

每天五分钟听经典英文故事，读绘本，磨耳朵。一个男孩从洗瓶工厂的苦工成长为作家的感人故事，狄更斯最温暖的自传体小说。 Where should I begin, telling the story of my life The day I was born, there was a birthmark on the left side of my head Some said it was a sign of good luck, others said it meant nothing at all But as the years went by, I came to feel that my life was truly worth telling I was born in a quiet little town in England My mother Clara was gentle, and she loved to laugh Our nurse Peggotty had rough hands, but she held me so carefully In those days, life was like the fire in the hearth, warm and comforting But the good days did not last long Mr Murdstone walked into our home His eyes were cold as ice My mother married him, and the laughter in our house faded away He disciplined me with a stick, and would send me to stand in the corner for the smallest thing My mother did not dare to speak, she could only cry quietly in the dark of night Later, he sent me to work in a bottle-washing factory in London I was only ten years old, washing bottles all day, my hands soaked in lye water, red and aching I was surrounded by grown-ups, but no one talked to me I felt like a stone, left by the side of the road, forgotten by everyone But I did not want to live like this forever I saved up a little money, and ran away in secret I walked alone across the open fields of England, for days on end The soles of my shoes wore through, and my feet were covered in blisters I was heading to Dover, to find my father's aunt, Miss Betsey Trotwood When I finally found my aunt, I was covered in dirt from head to toe She stood at the garden gate, and stared at me for a long time Then she said, "Come along, child, let's get you washed up first" My aunt spoke in a gruff voice, but her heart was softer than anyone's She took me in, and sent me to school At school, I met a boy named Steerforth He was handsome, he spoke well, and I thought of him as my best friend But I was wrong about him He ran away with Peggotty's niece Little Em'ly, and shattered a perfectly good family That was when I learned, the better someone smiles, the less you can trust their heart I also met Mr Micawber He was a poor gentleman, always in debt, always waiting for money that was "coming any day now" But he never once wore a gloomy face, he laughed every single day Later, Mr Micawber exposed the scheme of a true villain That villain was Uriah Heep, always bowing his head, calling himself "humble" But all along, he had been scheming behind people's backs, cheating Mr Wickfield out of his fortune Mr Micawber presented the evidence, and exposed him before everyone Mr Wickfield's daughter Agnes, was the kindest person I have ever known She was always quiet and gentle, and every word she said put your heart at ease In my most confused moments, she said to me, "David, you're going to be someone remarkable" I did not understand it then, but later I realized, she had been by my side all along When I grew older, I fell in love with Dora She was beautiful beyond words, her smile like a flower in spring We got married, and our days were as sweet as honey But Dora's health was never good, she grew thinner and thinner, like a flower slowly wilting away In the end, she left me That night, I sat alone in the empty room, and the whole world went silent After Dora was gone, I poured all my grief into writing Page by page, I turned all the happy and painful days into stories And as I wrote, I suddenly realized, the one who had always been there for me, was Agnes She was not as dazzling as Dora, but she was like a lamp, burning quietly, never going out I finally gathered the courage, and told Agnes what was in my heart She cried, and said she had waited for those words for so very long We got married, and our life was peaceful and warm I sat at my desk writing stories, while she sat beside me, reading quietly The fire in the hearth crackled, and rain fell softly outside the window I looked up at her, and she smiled back at me In this life of mine, I have taken many wrong turns, endured much hardship, and lost the ones I loved most But I never once gave up I went from a little boy washing bottles, to a man who tells stories If you ask me, was this life worth living I would say, yes, it was worth it Every single step was worth it 前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动