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1、TheElephantMan1TheCreatureintheShopMynameisDrFrederickTreves.IamadoctorattheLondonHospital.Onedayin1884,Isawapictureinthewindowofashopnearthehospital.Istoppedinfrontoftheshopandlookedatthepicture.AtfirstIfeltinterested,thenIfeltangry,thenafraid.Itwasahorrible,ugly
2、picture.Therewasamaninthepicture,buthedidnotlooklikeyouandme.Hedidnotlooklikeaman.Helookedlikeanelephant.Ireadthewritingunderthepicture.Itsaid:ComeinandseetheElephantMan.2pence.Iopenedthedoorandwentin.Therewasamanintheshop.Hewasadirtymaninanoldcoatwithacigarettein
3、hismouth.‘Whatdoyouwant?’heasked.‘I'dliketoseetheelephantman,please,’Isaid.Themanlookedatmeangrily.‘Well,youcan't,’hesaid.‘Theshop'sclosingnow.Youcancomebacktomorrow.’‘I'msorry,’Isaid.‘ButIwouldliketoseehimnow.Ihavenotimetomorrow—Ihavealotofworktodo.ButIcangiveyou
4、morethan2pence.’Themanlookedatmecarefully.Thenhetookthecigaretteoutofhismouthandsmiledwithhisyellowteeth.‘Allright,sir,’hesaid.‘Givemetwelvepencethen.’Igavehimthemoneyandheopenedadooratthebackoftheshop.Wewentintoalittleroom.Theroomwascoldanddark,andtherewasahorrib
5、lesmellinit.Acreaturesatonachairbehindatable.Isayacreature,becauseitwasnotamanorawoman,likeyouorme.Thecreaturedidnotmoveorlookatus.Itsatveryquietlyonthechairinthecold,dark,dirtyroom,andlookedatthetable.Thecreaturehadaclothoveritshead,becauseofthecold.Onthetableinf
6、rontofit,therewasadeadflower.‘Standup!’saidtheshopkeeper,loudly.Thecreaturestoodupslowly.Ittooktheoldclothoffitshead,andputitonthechair.Ilookedatthecreatureandfeltsad.Iamadoctor,soIknowalotaboutaccidentsandillpeople.Iseehorrible,uglythingseveryday.Butthiscreature,
7、thisthing,wastheworstofall.Therewerenomenorwomeninthehospitallikehim.Heworesomeoldtrousers,butnoshirt,coat,orshoes,soIcouldseehisbodyverywell.Hisheadwasthemostinterestingthing.Itwasvery,verybig—likeanenormousbagwithalotofbooksinit.Theheaddidnothavemuchhair,andther
8、ewasanotherbagofbrown,dirtyskinatthebackofit.Thisskincamedownbelowhisneck.Icouldnotseeoneofhiseyesverywell,becausealotofskincamedowninfrontofhisface,too