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Text A The Death of Kurtz（第1页）

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—fromHeartofDark3）

Josephrad

[1]“OneeveninginginwithadleIwasstartledtohearhimsayalittletremulously，‘Iamlyihedarkwaitihelightwaswithinafootofhiseyes.Iforcedmyselftomurmur，‘Oh，oodoverhimasiftransfixed，.

[2]“AnythingapproagthegethatcameoverhisfeaturesIhaveneverseenbefore，aoseeagain.Oh，Iwasn’ttouched.Iwasfasated，.Itwasasthoughaveilhadbee.Isawonthativoryfacetheexpressionofsomber，pride，ofruthless，power，ofterror—ofanintenseandhopelessdespair.Didhelivehislifeagaiailofdesire，temptation，andsurrenderduringthatsupreme，momentofpleteknowledge?Heawhisperatsomeimage，atsomevisiowice，acrythatwashah:

[3]“‘Thehorror!Thehorror!’

[4]“Iblewthedleoutahe.Thepilgrimsweredininginthemess-room，andItookmyplaceoppositethemanager，wholiftedhiseyestogivemeaquestioningglance，whichIsuccessfullyignored.Heleanedbae，eculiarsmileofhissealingtheuhsofhismeanness.Auousshowerofsmallfliesstreameduponthelamp，upoh，uponourhandsandfalythemanager’sboyputhisiblathedoorway，andsaidihi:

[5]“‘MistahKurtz—hedead.’

[6]“Allthepilgrimsrushedouttosee.Iremained，ahmydinner.IbelieveIwassideredbrutallycallous.However，Ididherei，don’tyouknow—awassobeastly，beastlydark.Iweheremarkablemanronouncedajudgmentupouresofhissoulohevoie.WhatelsehadbeeIamofcourseawarethathepilgrimsburiedsomethinginamuddyhole.

[7]“Aheyverynearlyburiedme.

[8]“However，asyousee，IdidnotgotojoinKurtzthereandthen.Ididodreamtheheend，andtoshowmyloyaltytoKurtzoiiny!Drollthimysteriementofmercilesslogicforafutilepurpose.Themostyouitissomeknowledgeofyourself—thatestoolate—aextis.Ihavewrestledwithdeath.Itisthemostuiyoue.Ittakesplaimpalpablegreyhnothi，withnothingaround，withoutspectators，withoutclamor，withoutglory，withoutthegreatdesireofvictory，withoutthegreatfearofdefeat，inasicklyatmosphereoftepidskepticism，withoutmuchbeliefinyht，andstilllessinthatofyouradversary.Ifsuchistheformofultimatewisdom，thenlifeisagreaterriddlethahinkittobe.Iwaswithinahair’sbreadthofthelastopportunityforpro，andIfoundwithhumiliationthatprobablyIwouldhavenothingtosay.ThisisthereasonwhyIaffirmthatKurtzwasaremarkableman.Hehadsomethingtosay.Hesaidit.SinceIhadpeepedemyself，Iuahemeaningofhisstare，thatotseetheflameofthedle，butwaswideehewholeuniverse，pieroughtopeheheartsthatbeatinthedarkness.Hehadsummedup—hehadjudged.‘Thehorror!’Hewasaremarkablemahisressioofbelief;ithaddor，ithad，ithadavibratinginitswhisper，ithadtheappallingfapsedtruth—thestrangeinglingofdesireaisnotmyowyIrememberbest—avisiohoutformfilledwithphysi，aemptfortheevahihispaiishisextremitythatIseemtohavelivedthrough.True，hehadmadethatlaststride，hehadsteppede，ermittedtodrawbackmyhesitatingfoot.Andperhapsinthisisthewholedifference;perhapsallthewisdom，andalltruth，andallsiy，arejustpressedintothatinappreentoftimeiepoverthethresholdoftheinvisible.Perhaps!Iliketothinkmysumming-upwouldnothavebeenawordofcarelesspt.Betterhiscry—muchbetter.Itwasanaffirmation，amoralvictorypaidforbyis，byabomierrors，byabomiisfas.Butitwasavictory!ThatiswhyIhaveremaioKurtztothelast，andevenbeyond，whenaloerIheardohisowheeageloqueomefromasoulastralypureasacliffofcrystal.”

AfterYouRead

KnowledgeFocus

1.Pairwork:Discussthefollowiionswithyourpartner.

1）Pleasesummarizetheplotofthispartofthestoryi.

2）WhatisyoftherelatiohetwonistsKurtzandMarlow?

3）WhatkinddidMarlowhaveforKurtz?

4）Howdoyouuhesenten’ttouched.Iwasfasated”

desgMarlow’sfeelingsinfrontofthedyingKurtz?

5）“TheManager”

appearesshortlyinthispart.Pleasebrieflyaerizationofthisone.

6）WhatisyofKurtz’slastwords“Thehorror!”

7）Whatisyoftheseheyverynearlyburiedme”

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8）DoyouthierwithKurtzhasgedMarlow’slife?Ifso，towhatextent?

2.Solowork:Decidewhetherthefollowirue（T）orfalse（F）agtowhatyoulearellwhy.

____1）WhenKurtztoldMarlowhewasdyibelieveitatfirst.

____2）Marlowhasneverseehbefore，aoseeagain.

____3）MarlowwastoudfasatedbythedyiofKurtz.

____4）OnKurtz’sivoryface，thereistheexpressionofsomberpride，ofruthlesspower，ofterror—ofanintenseandhopelessdespair.

____5）DeathhappenedwhenMarlowblewthedleoutahe.

____6）ThemaedhiseyestogiveMarlowaquestioningglancewhichbotheredhimalot.

____7）Marlowwasbrutallycallous，becausehefeltnothiheKurtz’sdeath.