英语灵异故事-Devil's Point 01 恶魔的岬角 01

[00:15.96]Devil's Point
[00:23.28]恶魔的岬角
[00:32.86]This story took place when I was 19.
[00:36.84]In fact my uncle was also 19 at the time.
[00:40.92]My uncle and I grew up together in northern Wisconsin.
[00:45.58]I don't wish to name the exact location¹ at this time.
[00:49.27]We lived about 1 and half miles from a river
[00:52.00]that winds through the forest.
[00:54.60]The only way you can reach the river at the point
[00:57.72]where we always did was by foot or with an ATV.
[01:03.61]While we grew up we made it nearly a daily ritual
[01:07.20]of going fishing at the river in the woods.
[01:10.99]As we grew a little older we started camping quite often.
[01:15.42]The day finally came.
[01:17.69]My uncle and I were waiting for a friend
[01:20.56]from downstate to show up at my uncle's place.
[01:24.29]The friend usually came up on Friday evenings in the summer
[01:28.56]and joined us on several of our camping trips.
[01:32.96]Unfortunately, he was unable to make it this time.
[01:37.25]My uncle and I headed back into the woods on foot
[01:40.44]carrying all of our equipment with us.
[01:44.00]We didn't go to the exact spot on the riverbank
[01:47.05]where we normally² went.
[01:49.23]We went downstream about a quarter mile further
[01:51.76]just for a change.
[01:54.48]Later that night we would regret that decision.
[01:58.51]We chose the location because it was high,
[02:01.25]about 100 feet above the riverbank,
[02:03.70]and it was shaped like a point.
[02:06.45]It sloped³ downward⁴ on 3 sides,
[02:10.11]so we felt like it was a nice view during the daylight.
[02:25.36]讲解
[03:57.21]This story took place when I was 19.
[04:01.20]In fact my uncle was also 19 at the time.
[04:12.55]My uncle and I grew up together in northern Wisconsin.
[04:16.83]I don't wish to name the exact location at this time.
[04:27.56]We lived about 1 and half miles from a river
[04:30.30]that winds through the forest.
[04:33.00]The only way you can reach the river at the point
[04:36.03]where we always did was by foot or with an ATV.
[04:52.85]While we grew up we made it nearly a daily ritual
[04:56.31]of going fishing at the river in the woods.
[05:05.11]As we grew a little older we started camping quite often.
[05:13.24]The day finally came.
[05:18.24]My uncle and I were waiting for a friend
[05:20.66]from downstate to show up at my uncle's place.
[05:29.12]The friend usually came up on Friday evenings in the summer
[05:33.30]and joined us on several of our camping trips.
[05:42.48]Unfortunately, he was unable to make it this time.
[05:50.80]My uncle and I headed back into the woods on foot
[05:53.84]carrying all of our equipment with us.
[06:01.04]We didn't go to the exact spot on the riverbank
[06:03.74]where we normally went.
[06:06.17]We went downstream about a quarter mile further
[06:08.56]just for a change.
[06:18.10]Later that night we would regret that decision.
[06:26.59]We chose the location because it was high,
[06:29.36]about 100 feet above the riverbank,
[06:31.86]and it was shaped like a point.
[06:41.90]It sloped downward on 3 sides,
[06:45.15]so we felt like it was a nice view during the daylight.
[07:05.15]语言点
[07:06.96]wind
[07:12.18]Wind a path through the mountains.
[07:17.77]wind one's way
[07:25.12]The stream wound⁵ its way through the village.
[07:31.79]show up  露面，到达
[07:35.49]turn up
[07:37.05]Uncle George didn't show up for our wedding
[07:39.91]because he forgot.
[07:45.73]come up
[07:48.77]downstate
[07:51.85]up / down
[08:00.63]I went down to Guangzhou last month.
[08:06.37]up
[08:08.26]My friend lives up in Harbin.
[08:11.61]make it
[08:23.79]The train won't leave for another ten minutes,
[08:26.39]so I think we can make it．
[08:33.71]I thought he would be too old
[08:35.43]to get to the top of the mountain,
[08:37.05]but he made it at last.
[08:45.30]for a change
[09:01.25]Let's eat Italian food for a change.
[09:13.23]It's time for a change.
[09:23.72]谢谢收听

1 location   

n.地点，位置，定位

参考例句：

• It is a suitable location for a new school.那是建一所新学校的合适地点。
• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。

2 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

3 sloped   

v.有斜度( slope的过去式和过去分词 )；悄悄地走；潜行

参考例句：

• The garden sloped gently downward to the river. 花园呈缓坡向河边倾斜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He sloped off without being seen. 他人不知鬼不觉地溜走了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 downward   

adv./adj.向下地(的)；下降地(的)

参考例句：

• All apples on apple trees are downward.苹果树上的所有苹果都是向下的。
• Downward movement is much faster than upward one.向下移动比向上移动快得多。

5 wound   

n.创伤，伤口，伤疤，伤害，痛苦；vt.伤害，损害，使受伤；vi.打伤，伤害；wind的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• There was a gush of blood from the wound.血从伤口流出。
• The nurse gently mopped the blood from the wound.护士轻轻地抹去伤口上的血。