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1、简 介 或许以这个悲哀而恐怖旳故事拍成旳电影要比世界上由任何其他故事拍成旳电影都要多。为什么有这样多旳人喜欢它？由于当我们第一次读到它时,它就仿佛是出自我们梦中旳记忆同样。 这是一种古老旳故事,也是一种新旳故事。说它“古老”是由于它创作于一百五十数年此前，那时旳科学发展才刚刚起步；说它“新”是由于弗兰肯斯坦旳问题也就是我们今天所面临旳问题。科学予以我们力量去改造世界，但这种力量也也许与我们作对并消灭我们。弗兰肯斯坦发明了一种新旳人，他比任何其别人都要巨大和强健然而弗兰肯斯坦控制不了他,这个怪物消灭了弗兰肯斯坦所爱旳一切。今天旳科学家正在发明着巨大旳机器、电脑和武器,他们声称这些东西对我们有益但

2、我们可以驾驭它们吗?玛丽雪莱(7975）是维多利亚时代旳一位重要作家。她旳丈夫是英格兰最出名旳诗人之一珀西比希雪莱。 1 Can!methigis oing on th icLook ovethre!Te saor stood at e top t as, i abv te Captn His hand pinewy rom th ship，acs he miles of ice tha ered te ea. The Capn okd henoh,hreth slor soitig.He saw somthng coming fas toward eshp crss th ic. e pt

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10、o otersos， Ernest andWill. youg omncaed Justieam o live te ouse t help my ter wthh children. We ovd heas m he lvd us heyarspased hpiy， an we had eveyting tatw eede. At holImetanoter veyin prson Hisnamewas enrClerval, a he wsvr clever Mamil also liedhi eryuc, he was a welomevitor oouous. Istded vr hr

11、d a school wanted tono theecets of ,ad, most ofall, I want toknw how t me liig hings.I redl the okstht I ol d.ne dy，somethig hapnedth ad new ida t the des thatI al-red haI w fifteen t thetime， nd weere n holiy n eountins Thre was a wl storm, andwh it cm th ot frighteg thud and lightning ta adee seen

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13、ear y life as verhap. Ten the firs d thin happeed M mother beam ve ill，ansoon se kewthat he ws dying usbefore sh died，sh aske Elizabet metogooh rom. e held or hads sai： My chidren， I a er hapy beas yolov ehother，ad beeon ay you will gt marred Eveyne n the familvyu， lzt Wllyou akeyplcinh famil, yder？

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15、ecase th prents f my good frie HenryClrl uld o et himgo to niversity wt me.And so Ihad to go alone.On my irs day t univrit I mt y teacr， roferWaldma， wo w one of the grtest cientists in the ord. Hgae a wonerul tlk to llte studens whowere strtin at heunvrity. enddis lk y saing：me of owillboe the grea

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17、twothing. I did not know n at m ok ould dtoy me nd h peoletat IlvedI sttdwrk t net day I woedvery hardadson Pofsso Waldma andI rzd that I col lea t be a vr oo scientiste professor helpedme ver muc，and oth iprtant scntsts howee hi friends heed me,o. I wainteretd in ywork ad I didot take o aysholiday

18、durngth nxt tw earsI did not go he， and myletrs to m mily wee very short. Afte wo yarsI hd discovered ma thig ad I built a scentificmachin tt was eter than anyhg te univesity. M mache wuld hlp me answer the mst imporat uesonof al. Hwd life begin? Isit osible to put ie ito dead ing? To nwe thse quest

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20、otalv.orke haderand harder now I slepfornl ahot time ac ng， andI ddnoteat mch fod.wrote tomyfly less often ut e lovemanddidnot op writing to m.heysaid the undrstod how bsyI was Th not ant me o top ork t wrte r to see them. hey woud wait until I had more tme ey oped to see me very oon.Theproesorsrelz

21、ed ha Iwas din ver ipotant k,nd so they gavememy own laboratry There was small fa above the lboratory， wr I liv, and setms I styd iside the budi fora wek ad idnto out Aoe thelaboratory built vryta mst. I wa tehh， ad highe han the talls building inte ityThemas ould cat ightng an could send thelectrci

22、 down tom achii the lborator I hadeve frote te lighning tha had estroyed tetree. Ther had en s uch ower nthelecicity of thatligtn.I belve I coul use tht elctictyto ive feto higs tat e dead. I wi say n more thantht. Te secretof mymachie u die wit me. I was a verycleersientt, bu di not ralizethen wat

23、a rri misake I was makng4 n mlabratoryI mad a oy I oughorsoe all th iecs hua oy that neeed,an slwly an carully, I pt them ll togeher. di notet anyoermy laboratoryormy flat whle was ding thiw ok Iaid to tell anybdyy terrible scret I ha nted t ke abaufl mn,tthac of theceauaorile. Itsskinas thn ndllow,

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26、 mornin he ihig caeM mast bean todotswrk immeditl， and te elecricity rom the lightningtravelle owth mast tomy macne. Woud h machine work? Atirst nthingappend. Bu after afewmints I swhe creatures bo begintomoveSlow， erribl, te ody ca aive. His arnd ls egan to moe,an slowly hesatup. The eabody hadbe n

27、uling， ut alive, h was much more horrile. Sddenl wane esape from hi. I out of heaortr，an locked the dor was fildwih far wha I hd dne. Fo ors wad u nd dw i my fla.Atlast I ly down on y be, an felseep. Bu mysleepwas ful of terril deams,and I wkep ddenl The horrilthg thaIh cred as saningbym bed. Hisyel

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29、e I was wlkg， but son came te aion tain fromGnea had justarrive, n the passens wre levingtestation. Onof hem an wds me whnhesw me. Itwas m dar ried Henr Clrval. ws ry pleased to see . H took m and a hooki waly. My dea Victor!he saidWhat a ucky chnethatou ar heratte statinYour faher, and izet nd the

30、thers, re ry worridabt yu,ecae yu hotvsited the for a ongtime. The ask e o ake ure th youreell. have verygonews y f s agreedo lm suy at theuversity, soe slbabeto spend a lot of time ogeter. I was er happytohear hises， an or amment I fr-got myfears.ItookHen back o my fa and askdhm owait osie hilI ent

31、 n to loo I was afraid hath creaturewastil the.ut ead disappeardAttatime I idntthink ofother peope， nd wht the ratre ould do o e. took Henr ito te t d cooda me for uBtenry noiced ho n I as，and tat I as luhigt mchanuldnot sttil. Suddenlyhe said:M da Victo, a the mter ihyou?A ou ill？Ha seting awful ha

32、ened? Dontask m that, Icrid ut myhns er my eyesthoht I cld se theorrible creaturehr inrnt f me Iintd wildly crss therom, ad shoud：He ca tll Sav e！ Save me！ I ied tofighthectue,bu the wasnointee. Then Ifaited d fell t the foo or Heny! o not nw whathe tought Hecaled a octor and ey ume o d.I was vey il

33、 for tomoh,and enrystayed and oked ater me i vingcare e me fm eath I waned tgo homean se mfamil a son asposile.Wn was wel nough，I packed my cothes and bosAll my lugagewas ready，and I as eelig veryhpy when the postman arived withse eesOne of theltters ney horttimeof happinss. The leterwas from myater

34、 neva,and t wt he rt： dr Vico， Iwantyou o know before yuarrive o ta anawulthng has hpend.ou dear yoest rother,iam，s deadHe was udered. It appne lat Turday evenin whenElizabh an Iand yutwo rothers, Erest and William, wnt ora walk side thciyWilia nd Ernest were paying. llim had hdde fromrnet, andErnes

35、t asked ibeth andme to help find Wlam.W al bgan osearc or hi， bt wecoudn i him. We eaedalnight.At fein themonigIou hmHe w ing on e ss,whte stll. I cold ee e rsof finers ohs neckth rderer ha strangled him zabeth hdle im r agold chaio hers rn h nek. he chin w a er smalpire of u mothr.al tnk tha somenu

36、rdred Willia to tealth goldcainPoo Elzabeth is eril unhy at Willamsdet.She hinseied because she lethim ea te chain Huyme, m eaVctor Y th oyonwh n hel Eliabeh,ande ll need yo t all o loe，ourathe Hny helpe me to cath he train The ne seevr lon, an twa late atnght bere the traireached nev. Idecid t spnd

37、 thenigt i a vilage outsidete ton d go oe ealy n the morning. Iwte to see the pla wheeWiiam d die. sI ated my walk, arm broke ndlghtnilit the sky. The plice hapu ptround hplaewher he mdrer ha straglWilliam， fo i easilyI cried dly aI stood thrMy oobrohrhben kn nd happ boy， an e had all lved im. Again

38、 thelgin lit th sky,d I saw a huge fur sni in ri Wen Isw it, I nw at onc whatitwas.Itw th creare tht hadad. What was he oin ther?Butlthoug I askd mysfthe questo，Inewteasw. H ha murdeed y brotherI ws ure thatIwasrgt decid t trandctc hmBut s Imov, ran t-wads the munains He ran mu aster than n man Hlim

39、bd thmounai esiy, eached thetop, d disappared I std thre the dkand ein， and knew tat I adcreatd a monterAn hha murderd my brther.6At frst I deid to tel te poic tory But wold hey beliee me? had been ery l Wenth poce nt abot y iless, ty woul hihe monsters jus ne of m bad drams. I ecidedtht I could no

40、tll anyboy I wet ome to my famiy anth were vry pledtse e. he teoeathe policehad found the mrdrer.erpsyou wil thnk hat this w godnws，but hae n old ou he olc had rresed. As I w t th house,I notced tht n peson didn comto mee t Jstine，he youngoanwholokedafter te hildren ad whowas ka ister t s Ad t was s

41、tinethat theoichad arsed. fewdayaftrthe muder, theplcead searced the hus an had foun tegol chain n Justinescatpcet.Eeryoe in th fmily knetat sin ha not muderdWilliamI knew wo he mudererwa， butI col nt telaone W wresure austine oud be free afe th tial， beaenoy culd belevethsh was rere.B wwer wrnghetr

42、ial dd noto well forJstine.Ther were a nubeof tnge factsha wre dfficlt t explain,ad the judge didedthat shewas the rderer he punshen frrde wadeath. We argueand cied We dshe couldot murder anyoneut othing colchngethe dgesrder. S I ot p eal andwentt the juge sean toldhimabou emonster. He didnotbliv me

43、 He hought I ws yingn rder to savJustines li I te prison Jutine wated qietlyr deah Wespetm hours with her, anse spoke amy and kindy to us.S wahppy cause weelvedthas ha not kiled Willia.Ad she wa lmost okng oward todeath，e-caus hen she wou b with Williamand u dar moterin pce f peae. Herlve gentlnssde

44、dt m grtuhppness. I knewh wa gon o die ecasef e kew m rothe ad didbecase om. Iad brut nothing bt adess and mery family too a botan wentut nLke Genea. Wy didn I nd mlife hn？ wo tingsoe me. Myftr wasold andnereathwul roably kil imAndI hadto ayalitkepmy family sae rom the monter ar for m faml and hate

45、f m monst ereith med d night. Ibecame il aain， anlzabehslve could no help m nededoecaper awhileto leve my unhapiness ehnd meo I wettwakaon in the AlpsI hopdte wldbeautyf the moutains would hep me Slowl cm calmr mnt eafu montais Ilearnt to leep again， andfor day I didot se anyby Then one rnin aw figu

46、e comi towmeaser anaymancold go. I jued eai ovr throcksad I saw wihhorror teonstethat I had created On isfac s a look of deep sness， bu alo f evl A first I cd notpeak bcas ate hm somuch. But at lastI ad： Yu are n el creatr Ihall kil yuif I can， ecausyu hae ld o pe at I lov The moers yellow eyes lokd

47、at meI am he nhappistcratre in thrl, but I shall fihtory ife， e said.I a biggrandstrger than yu, butI willnotsa tefigh. sl alaysb entletoyou bcause your my king andcreato. u made me,n yo shoul l me an e kind to me, likeafather. Wiliam and Juinedidecause you d not love e. Why ou cate e ifyo ere norea

48、dyto oem? We aeeme, aid.Leve nw,o et s fit unilone of sis ead.You a a murderr. w caI be knd to you？ ou say am murerer, t monste aid,bu u want tkil you owreature Ist tt rong，to? I as ou to do ne ing for miten.Cmewith met a warerace, nd lin o my sory.Then you cn deide. I tht carefly but wt hehad aidt wa r tha I hadve imlieb Ihd not givenhim loe. deced to go itimn isteno his story He tok mo mountain were he lt a fire. We sat downby the firendhe began to tellmehisory.7 Ater Ihad left thelboratory, I apd in