英语灵异故事-Robin's Revenge!? 03 复仇的知更鸟！03

[00:15.89]ROBIN'S REVENGE!?
[00:24.70]复仇的知更鸟！
[00:36.46]We buried the bird and it's heart in the ground
[00:40.26]and said some prayers over it
[00:42.25]and begging forgiveness for what we did.
[00:45.24]Exhausted¹, we all went home.
[00:47.76]Perhaps a week or so later,
[00:50.48]we went back to the "Office Tree"
[00:52.42]and I to the "Big Rock"
[00:54.67]having forgotten last weeks travesty,
[00:57.56]as kids are wont² to do.
[01:00.47]We were doing our thing, when all of a sudden,
[01:03.35]from no where and everywhere at the same time,
[01:06.88]a sound so loud and so filled with rage,
[01:10.12]rent the very air around us.
[01:12.73]I remember feeling like
[01:14.22]I had been hit on the head from behind,
[01:16.60]because I saw stars in my vision....
[01:19.46]ROOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRR!!!!!!!!!!!
[01:21.07]Then it faded with a snarl³. Silence.
[01:25.51]We all stood dumb with shock and fear.
[01:28.39]Steven looked down at me from the tree and said:
[01:31.68]"Did you HEAR that???!!!" "Nope." I said lying.
[01:35.04]"Let's just pretend we didn't hear that and keep playing."
[01:38.66]So, we did just that for a few seconds before....
[01:42.77]BLeeAAAAARRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!
[01:44.53]Again, stars in my vision.
[01:47.13]Michael and Steven tore out of that tree like squirrels.
[01:51.03]I was stunned⁴ and frozen for several seconds
[01:53.69]before I was able to run
[01:55.45]and actually pass them to be safe at home.
[01:58.88]Was it the robins⁵ angry spirit
[02:01.13]that had come back to regale⁶ us
[02:03.16]with its fury for being so wronged? I believe so.
[02:18.11]讲解
[04:18.44]We buried the bird and it's heart in the ground
[04:22.07]and said some prayers over it
[04:24.06]and begging forgiveness for what we did.
[04:38.08]Exhausted, we all went home.
[04:44.12]Perhaps a week or so later,
[04:46.14]we went back to the "Office Tree"
[04:48.03]and I to the "Big Rock"
[04:50.17]having forgotten last weeks travesty,
[04:53.07]as kids are wont to do.
[05:08.23]We were doing our thing, when all of a sudden,
[05:11.23]from no where and everywhere at the same time,
[05:14.65]a sound so loud and so filled with rage,
[05:17.75]rent the very air around us.
[05:20.88]I remember feeling like
[05:22.12]I had been hit on the head from behind,
[05:24.50]because I saw stars in my vision....
[05:27.32]ROOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRR!!!!!!!!!!!
[05:54.65]Then it faded with a snarl. Silence.
[06:03.53]We all stood dumb with shock and fear.
[06:06.42]Steven looked down at me from the tree and said:
[06:09.73]"Did you HEAR that???!!!"
[06:20.35]"Nope." I said lying.
[06:24.91]"Let's just pretend we didn't hear that and keep playing."
[06:28.47]So, we did just that for a few seconds before....
[06:38.54]BLeeAAAAARRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!
[06:40.31]Again, stars in my vision.
[06:49.87]Michael and Steven tore out of that tree like squirrels.
[06:53.71]I was stunned and frozen for several seconds
[06:56.38]before I was able to run
[06:58.20]and actually pass them to be safe at home.
[07:15.41]Was it the robins angry spirit
[07:17.41]that had come back to regale us
[07:19.35]with its fury for being so wronged? I believe so.
[07:46.44]语言点
[07:49.23]exhausted
[07:50.59]tired
[07:51.42]weary
[07:52.56]精疲力竭的
[07:54.80]We are all exhausted after the journey.
[08:01.98]exhaust  耗尽，花光
[08:06.55]I have exhausted my money.
[08:11.87]wont  习惯于，习以为常于
[08:17.24]be wont to do
[08:21.43]He is wont to get up early.
[08:25.65]be used to doing / be accustomed to
[08:31.91]You should be accustomed to rise early.
[08:37.23]all of a sudden
[08:38.69]suddenly / all at once  突然
[08:44.00]All of a sudden, someone shouted.
[08:49.69]remember  记得，记忆
[08:53.75]doing
[08:55.03]to do
[08:58.66]remember doing  记得做过某事
[09:02.02]remember to do  记得要去做某事
[09:11.23]remember to lock the door
[09:18.14]I remember locking the door.
[09:22.59]feel like  有…样的感觉
[09:26.11]The sheet feels like silk.
[09:35.99]想要，意欲…
[09:37.97]doing
[09:42.71]I feel like drinking.
[09:52.51]谢谢收听

1 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

2 wont   

adj.习惯于；v.习惯；n.习惯

参考例句：

• He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
• It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。

3 snarl   

v.吼叫，怒骂，纠缠，混乱；n.混乱，缠结，咆哮

参考例句：

• At the seaside we could hear the snarl of the waves.在海边我们可以听见波涛的咆哮。
• The traffic was all in a snarl near the accident.事故发生处附近交通一片混乱。

4 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

5 robins   

n.知更鸟，鸫( robin的名词复数 )；（签名者不分先后，以避免受责的）圆形签名抗议书（或请愿书）

参考例句：

• The robins occupied their former nest. 那些知更鸟占了它们的老窝。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Benjamin Robins then entered the fray with articles and a book. 而后，Benjamin Robins以他的几篇专论和一本书参加争论。 来自辞典例句

6 regale   

v.取悦，款待

参考例句：

• He was constantly regaled with tales of woe.别人老是给他讲些倒霉事儿来逗他开心。
• He loved to regale his friends with tales about the many memorable characters he had known as a newspaperman.他喜欢讲些他当记者时认识的许多名人的故事给朋友们消遣。