Chapter 5 An important visitor第五章 一位重要的来访者
作者：Tim Vicary
来源：《疯狂英语·新读写》2022年第06期
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Scene 1 A lady friend
引流方案 一位女士朋友
I did not want Merrick to live by himlf， like a man in a lighthou. He read his books， and talked to me， but I wanted him to talk to more people. And I wanted him to talk to women.
Merrick read about women in his books， but he did not often talk to women. He met the nurs every day， but they did not talk to him very much. For them， he was always a creature， not a man.
One day， one of my friends， a beautiful young woman， came to the hospital. I told
her about Merrick， and took her to his room. She opened the door， and smiled at him. “Good morning， Mr Merrick，” she said. Then she shook his hand.
Merrick looked at her for a minute with his mouth open. Then he sat down on his bed， with his head in his hand， and cried. He cried for nearly five minutes. The tears ran down his face， between his fingers， and onto the floor.申请信英语作文
My friend sat on the bed beside him and put her hand on his arm. She said nothing， but she smiled at him and shook his hand again before she left.
“Dr Treves，” he said to me that night. “That lady was wonderful！ My mother smiled at me once， many years ago， but no women smile at me now. But this lady smiled at me too， and she shook my hand！ A beautiful lady smiled at me and shook my hand！”怎么说情话
My young lady friend came again the next week， and talked to Merrick for half an hour. The week after that， she came again with a friend. They gave him some books，
and had a cup of tea with him. It was wonderful for him. For the first time in his life， he had some friends. He was a very happy man. He sat in his room， and read his books， and said no more about living in a lighthou.
Scene 2 The Queen's visit
女王陛下來访
People began to read about Merrick in the newspapers， so he had a lot of visitors. Ev-erybody wanted to e him. A lot of important ladies and gentlemen visited him. They smiled at him， shook his hand， and gave him books. Merrick liked talking to the people， and he began to forget about his ugly body. His visitors never laughed at him. He began to feel like a man， not a creature.
One wonderful day， a very important lady came to the hospital to visit him. I met the lady， and took her to his room. Then I opened the door， and smiled at him. “Good morning， Joph，” I said. “There is a new visitor to e you today. A very famous lady.”
Merrick stood up beside his table. He did not smile， becau his face could not smile， but his eyes looked happy.
“That's good，” he said. “Who is she？”
I moved away from the door， and the visitor walked in. “Your Majesty， this is Joph Merrick，” I said. “Joph， this is Her Majesty， Queen Alexandra， the Queen of England.”
Queen Alexandra smiled at him. “How do you do， Mr Merrick，” she said. “I'm very plead to meet you.” Then she shook his hand.
西红柿丝瓜汤 Merrick did not move. For nearly half a minute he stood and looked at her with his mouth open. Then he spoke， in his strange， slow voice. “ how do you do， Your Maj-esty，” he said. But I don't think the Queen understood him， becau he tried to get down on his knees at the same time. It was very difficult for him， becau of his enormous legs.
“No， plea， Mr Merrick， do get up，” said the Queen. “I would like to talk to you. Can we sit at your table？”
“ yes， of cour，” he said. They sat at the table. She took his left hand， the good hand， in hers. She looked at the hand carefully， and then smiled at Merrick again.
“I often read about you in the newspapers，” she said. “You are a very interesting man， Mr Merrick. You have a very difficult life， but people say you're happy. Is it true？ Are you happy now？” “Oh， yes， Your Majesty， yes！” said Merrick. “I'm a very happy man！ I have a home here now， and friends， and my books. I'm happy every hour of the day！”
“What a wonderful story！” she said. “I'm very plead to hear it. Now， tell me about your reading. I e you have a lot of books here.”
“Oh， yes， Your Majesty. I love my books，” said Merrick. And for nearly half an ho
ur they sat and talked about books. The Queen gave him a little book， and some red flowers， before she left.
Scene 3 The letter永康方岩风景区
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燕窝男人可以吃吗 After her visit， Merrick began to sing. He could not sing easily， of cour， becau of his mouth， but all that day there was a strange， happy noi in his room. He looked at the flowers carefully， and put them on his table.
