Friendship Through Hardship逆境中的友誼

經典文學名著《簡·愛》講述了孤女簡·愛的成長故事。幼年時，她失去了父母、舅舅，最終被舅媽被送往遙遠的洛伍德寄宿學校……

小說中的這所學校，是19世紀英國寄宿制學校的一個縮影。洛伍德是一所慈善學校，專門收容窮苦人家的孩子或是像簡·愛一樣的孤兒。學校辦學條件惡劣，學生忍饑挨餓，還常因肺結核等病痛失去生命。夏洛蒂·勃朗特對洛伍德寄宿學校的塑造取材于她的一段真實經歷。

When Jane Eyre was little， she lost her parents. Her uncle， Mr Reed， took her in. But soon he died. His wife， Mrs Reed， was mean to Jane and sent her away to Lowood school.

Tomorrow at six in the morning， you have to leave my house and go to Lowood School！

Lowood School was a rough（艱苦的） place. Jane had a really hard time there.

I’m so cold！ The porridge（粥）is too burnt（燒糊的） to eat！

However， Jane made a good friend， Helen. One day， Jane was wrongly called a liar（騙子） and got punished. She cried in the classroom. Helen tried to cheer her up.

Helen， why do you stay with a girl whom everybody believes to be a liar？

If everyone thought you were bad and didn’t like you， but you knew you were good， you would still have friends.

Their kind teacher， Miss Temple， also came to see Jane. She invited Jane and Helen to her room. She asked Jane to tell her the truth.

I know Mr Lloyd. I will write him a letter. If he says the same thing， I will tell everyone the truth.

My aunt said I was a liar， but I wasn’t. She was always mean to me. She even locked（鎖） me in a dark room， and I fainted（暈倒）. Doctor Lloyd can prove it.

Then， Miss Temple talked with Helen. They talked about things Jane didn’t know： old countries， nature’s secrets， and many books！ Knowledge（知識） made them look shiny.

How many they have read！ They know so much！

Two weeks later， Miss Temple heard from Mr Lloyd. He said Jane was telling the truth. Miss Temple called all the teachers and students together.

It has been proven that Jane Eyre is not a liar！

I felt much better after that day. With help from good friends and teachers， I worked hard and made progress quickly.

兩個月后，簡·愛開始學習繪畫。她畫了幾張人物肖像，請根據故事情節，將她的畫和正確的描述連線。