弗兰肯斯坦英文版.pdf

简 介 　 　　或许以这个悲伤而恐怖的故事拍成的电影要比世界上由任何其 他故事拍成的电影都要多。为什么有这么多的人喜欢它？因为当我们 第一次读到它时，它就好像是出自我们梦中的记忆一样。 　　这是一个古老的故事，也是一个新的故事。说它“古老”是因为它 创作于一百五十多年以前，那时的科学发展才刚刚起步；说它“新”是 因为弗兰肯斯坦的问题也就是我们今天所面临的问题。科学给予我们 力量去改造世界，但这种力量也可能与我们作对并毁灭我们。弗兰肯 斯坦创造了一个新的人，他比任何其他人都要巨大和强壮——然而 弗兰肯斯坦控制不了他，这个怪物毁灭了弗兰肯斯坦所爱的一切。今 天的科学家正在创造着巨大的机器、电脑和武器，他们声称这些东西 对我们有益——但我们能够驾驭它们吗？ 　　玛丽·雪莱（1797—1851）是维多利亚时代的一位重要作家。她 的丈夫是英格兰最著名的诗人之一——珀西·比希·雪莱。 　　　 1 　 　　‘Captain ！ Something is moving on the ice ．Look over there ！’ 　　The sailor stood at the top of the mast ， high above the Captain ． His hand pointed away from the ship ， across the miles of ice that covered the sea ． 　　The Captain looked to the north ， where the sailor was pointing ． He saw something coming fast towards the ship across the ice ． He put his telescope to his eye ， and through it he could see the shapes of ten dogs pulling a sledge over the ice ． He could also see the driver of the sledge—a huge figure ，much bigger than a man ． 　　The sledge came nearer and nearer to the sea ． Soon it was only a quarter of a mile from the ship ．No one needed a telescope now to see the huge figure of the driver ． 　　Suddenly the sledge went behind a mountain of ice and disappeared ． At that moment another sledge appeared ． It ， too ，was moving fast ， and was clearly chasing the first sledge ． This driver was a smaller figure ， more like an ordinary man ．Faster and faster the dogs ran ；then the second sledge also disappeared behind the mountain of ice ． 　　Two hours passed ． The sledges did not appear again ． Nothing moved on the ice ． Soon night came ， and in the night there was a storm ． In the morning ，the sailors saw that great pieces of ice were floating round the ship ．Suddenly the sailor on the mast shouted again： 　　‘Captain， I can see a man on the ice ．’ 　　The sailor was pointing to a piece of ice that was floating near the ship ． A