获悉他的死讯，她感到难过。 She was unhappy to learn of his death.
一天，里弗斯获悉简的一个叔叔——约翰·爱最近在马德拉岛去世，给简留下了二万英镑遗产。 One day Rivers learns that an uncle of Jane's, John Eyre, has recently died in Madeira and has left Jane￡20,000.
政府获悉这个计划的耗资时，就立即放弃了此计划。 The government dropped the plan dead when they learned how much it cost.
