时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:英语灵异故事


英语课
[00:15.10]Four Chaps in the Library
[00:22.51]图书馆的四个家伙
[00:38.00]"It is indeed true," said Blake,
[00:41.27]who, in contrast to Rhodes-Fotheringham,
[00:44.74]was of a thin shape,
[00:47.06]and was clutching his brandy glass
[00:49.49]tightly the whole time.
[00:52.28]"This apparition 1 grew to a fine old age,
[00:56.01]until he reached a maturity 2 he could not improve on,
[01:00.51]and now he haunts the church
[01:02.69]in which his parents had married."
[01:05.82]Again, a strange air filled the room,
[01:10.08]and an odd nervousness prevailed in the three figures
[01:13.52]that flanked me.
[01:15.87]I remember thinking how chilling
[01:18.00]and sinister 3 were those three fellows,
[01:21.27]to the point where I began to feel rather frightened me.
[01:26.19]However, I attempted not to reveal this,
[01:29.73]as I sat with clenched 4 fists upon that armchair,
[01:34.76]gazing into the leaping flames
[01:36.95]opposite my position in that library.
[01:41.38]"That is an impressive story," said Atkinson.
[01:46.14]I had never seen a chap as tall and gangly as he was.
[01:51.14]His weird-looking legs protruded 5 from that chair,
[01:55.16]stretched out before him like two huge clothes-props,
[02:00.77]and behind his gold-rimmed spectacles
[02:03.48]I observed the most evil pair of grey eyes.
[02:20.97]讲解
[03:38.23]语言点
[03:41.46]indeed
[03:54.28]1. (加强语气) 真正地, 确实, 实在
[04:00.00]A friend in need is a friend indeed.
[04:06.69]2. (表示让步) 当然, 固然
[04:10.87]He is indeed young, but he is competent.
[04:18.04]3. (表示进一层的意思) 更确切地; 甚至
[04:23.03]I am hungry; indeed, I am almost starving.
[04:32.72]indeed
[04:35.18]be of…shape  是…形状
[04:40.17]This type of sofa
[04:41.89]is of the shape of Marilyn Monroe's lips.
[04:50.20]fine  美好的、杰出的
[04:56.04]相当不错的、很可观的
[04:59.49]improve on  改进
[05:05.38]prevail
[05:11.07]胜过, 战胜, 优胜
[05:14.19]Good will prevail over evil.
[05:20.46]His argument prevailed and I yielded.
[05:28.72]流行, 盛行, 普遍
[05:31.94]This custom prevails over the whole area.
[05:38.96]flank  腰窝、侧翼
[05:44.90]在…侧面,侧面包围
[05:50.03]remember doing sth. / remember to do sth.
[05:54.31]remember doing sth.  记得已做过的某件事
[05:59.23]remember to do sth.  记得要去做(还未做)某件事
[06:05.29]I remember telling him about it once.
[06:11.11]Remember to tell him about it when you meet him.
[06:18.25]gangly  身材瘦长难看的
[06:24.69]gang(流氓团伙)
[06:28.25]protrude from  从…伸出来
[06:32.15]stretch out before him
[06:49.17]his legs
[06:50.91]stretch out
[06:54.03]before him
[06:57.04]He is calling you from behind the door.
[07:02.15]He is calling you from someplace.
[07:05.68]someplace
[07:06.97]behind the door
[07:30.77]"It is indeed true," said Blake,
[07:34.12]who, in contrast to Rhodes-Fotheringham,
[07:37.42]was of a thin shape,
[07:40.09]and was clutching his brandy glass
[07:42.22]tightly the whole time.
[07:45.01]"This apparition grew to a fine old age,
[07:48.65]until he reached a maturity he could not improve on,
[07:53.26]and now he haunts the church
[07:55.55]in which his parents had married."
[07:58.59]Again, a strange air filled the room,
[08:02.79]and an odd nervousness prevailed in the three figures
[08:06.30]that flanked me.
[08:08.58]I remember thinking how chilling
[08:10.50]and sinister were those three fellows,
[08:13.74]to the point where I began to feel rather frightened me.
[08:19.27]However, I attempted not to reveal this,
[08:23.21]as I sat with clenched fists upon that armchair,
[08:27.94]gazing into the leaping flames
[08:30.08]opposite my position in that library.
[08:34.76]"That is an impressive story," said Atkinson.
[08:39.27]I had never seen a chap as tall and gangly as he was.
[08:44.29]His weird-looking legs protruded from that chair,
[08:48.23]stretched out before him like two huge clothes-props,
[08:52.98]and behind his gold-rimmed spectacles
[08:56.18]I observed the most evil pair of grey eyes.
[09:08.74]谢谢收听

1 apparition
n.幽灵,神奇的现象
  • He saw the apparition of his dead wife.他看见了他亡妻的幽灵。
  • But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.这新出现的幽灵吓得我站在那里一动也不敢动。
2 maturity
n.成熟;完成;(支票、债券等)到期
  • These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.这些植物五年后就该长成了。
  • This is the period at which the body attains maturity.这是身体发育成熟的时期。
3 sinister
adj.不吉利的,凶恶的,左边的
  • There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes.在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋。
  • Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.他们的建议不仅一钱不值,而且包藏祸心。
4 clenched
v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )
  • He clenched his fists in anger. 他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。
  • She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling. 她攥紧双手放在腿上,以掩饰其颤抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 protruded
v.(使某物)伸出,(使某物)突出( protrude的过去式和过去分词 )
  • The child protruded his tongue. 那小孩伸出舌头。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The creature's face seemed to be protruded, because of its bent carriage. 那人的脑袋似乎向前突出,那是因为身子佝偻的缘故。 来自英汉文学
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banking group
battles of monmouth
Bicholim
catalysing
chalklike
circuit control relay
co2 welding
coluracetam
combination of forest and field-crops
conditional operators
cooppers
cowcatchers
crank shaft deflection gauge
cryes
ctenostylid
cyclical psychodynamics
debenture (bond)
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definitor
derivative control action
double blind trial
Einsatzgruppe
Eisstein
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eotetranychus suginamensis
ETKM
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fireset
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geomagnetic research vessel
geraud
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gold laser
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hierarchic cosmology
horizontal roll
illegal payment
infallible
joelles
key-fruits
kievans
laze about
leon trotskies
linear discriminant function
Louisiana State University
mafas
magnemite
manganous dimetaphosphate
material purchase agreement
medial head
middle corridor type
mitigate risks
musladin
natalie portman
notch of sight
overtone method
packet error detection
peace or the state
petuous
photoconverter
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polymer fume fever
potential defect
potentiary
praune
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pseudosteres
re-qualified
refrigerated rail-car
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snowbird
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spaz out
sssosustshs-s
stimulance
stoker feed
sts-v
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submitted business
Subulitacea
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tarnished bug
Tebicuary, R.
terabit
the great inquest
tipranavir disodium
trichard
tubuli renales
vacuum tube amplifier
workingbeam