英语灵异故事-The Lullaby 01 摇篮曲 01

[00:26.53]The Lullaby
[00:34.59]摇篮曲
[00:45.44]My mom was big on garage sales
[00:47.80]and wouldn't miss a Saturday morning to get me
[00:50.42]out of my deep slumber¹ to go along with her.
[00:54.71]My neighbors were having their annual garage sale
[00:57.77]along with three other families.
[01:01.12]My mom caught a glimpse
[01:02.58]of the 3-foot porcelain² doll before I did.
[01:07.37]She decided³ to purchase it for me, since at the time,
[01:10.66]I was a doll collector.
[01:13.11]I had never owned such a beautiful masterpiece.
[01:16.97]She stood tall, showing an air of confidence.
[01:21.16]Her dark, human like hair,
[01:23.10]hung in loose curls around her almost angelic face.
[01:28.43]The attire⁴ consisted of a formal evening gown,
[01:31.89]immaculate in detail.
[01:34.19]The dark material formed nicely around the torso,
[01:37.96]and flared⁵ out from the waist
[01:40.70]down into a full skirt of deep green velvet⁶ trimmed
[01:44.73]with fine lace.
[01:46.50]I was ecstatic with the new edition to my collection
[01:50.87]and spent the remainder of the day showing her
[01:53.85]off to my friends.
[01:55.77]I went to bed that night feeling contentment.
[01:58.69]I set the doll, which I had named Sarah,
[02:01.89]onto the shelf alongside of my other possessions.
[02:05.45]I turned off the light, and fell asleep almost instantly.
[02:10.21]It seemed only a couple of minutes,
[02:12.93]when I was awakened⁷ by a voice singing.
[02:15.79]It was a high soprano voice, almost like a voice of an angel.
[02:20.14]It was singing some kind of a lullaby
[02:23.41]...a lullaby that a mother would sing to her newborn child.
[02:27.99]I sat up straight in my bed,
[02:30.50]not sure where the voice was coming from.
[02:44.42]讲解
[04:27.53]My mom was big on garage sales
[04:29.93]and wouldn't miss a Saturday morning to get me out
[04:32.85]of my deep slumber to go along with her.
[04:46.54]My neighbors were having their annual garage sale
[04:49.64]along with three other families.
[04:59.04]My mom caught a glimpse
[05:00.45]of the 3-foot porcelain doll before I did.
[05:09.25]She decided to purchase it for me, since at the time,
[05:12.59]I was a doll collector.
[05:20.28]I had never owned such a beautiful masterpiece.
[05:26.80]She stood tall, showing an air of confidence.
[05:33.80]Her dark, human like hair,
[05:35.71]hung in loose curls around her almost angelic face.
[05:45.59]The attire consisted of a formal evening gown,
[05:48.90]immaculate in detail.
[05:56.39]The dark material formed nicely around the torso,
[05:59.87]and flared out from the waist
[06:02.53]down into a full skirt of deep green velvet trimmed
[06:06.30]with fine lace.
[06:16.70]I was ecstatic with the new edition to my collection
[06:21.06]and spent the remainder of the day showing her
[06:23.94]off to my friends.
[06:33.41]I went to bed that night feeling contentment.
[06:39.56]I set the doll, which I had named Sarah,
[06:42.57]onto the shelf alongside of my other possessions.
[06:52.78]I turned off the light, and fell asleep almost instantly.
[07:00.54]It seemed only a couple of minutes,
[07:03.01]when I was awakened by a voice singing.
[07:09.57]It was a high soprano voice, almost like a voice of an angel.
[07:18.48]It was singing some kind of a lullaby
[07:21.84]...a lullaby that a mother would sing to her newborn child.
[07:32.12]I sat up straight in my bed,
[07:33.91]not sure where the voice was coming from.
[07:54.14]语言点
[07:56.61]garage sale
[07:58.21]garage  车库
[08:05.88]garage sale  现场旧货出售
[08:18.36]air  空气 / 样子，神情
[08:26.57]He shows a concerned air.
[08:31.87]curl  卷曲 / 卷发
[08:38.45]The hairdresser curled her hair.
[08:44.47]dyed hair
[08:47.82]ponytail
[08:51.68]braid
[08:58.33]She makes her hair into two braids today.
[09:02.47]consist of  由…构成
[09:05.71]be made up of
[09:07.15]be composed of
[09:10.55]The city consists of 4 counties and 5 districts.
[09:19.19]consist  存在
[09:23.83]in
[09:25.83]The excellence⁸ of the novel consists in its ending.
[09:33.89]consist with  一致
[09:41.11]Theory should consist with practice.
[09:47.42]ecstatic  狂喜的，入迷的
[09:51.96]be ecstatic with
[09:54.40]Eddie is ecstatic over his new train set.
[10:02.25]show off  卖弄，炫耀
[10:05.85]She likes to show off her wealth
[10:07.72]by wearing dresses with famous brands.
[10:21.59]谢谢收听

1 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。

2 porcelain   

n.瓷；adj.瓷的，瓷制的

参考例句：

• These porcelain plates have rather original designs on them.这些瓷盘的花纹很别致。
• The porcelain vase is enveloped in cotton.瓷花瓶用棉花裹着。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 attire   

v.穿衣，装扮[同]array；n.衣着；盛装

参考例句：

• He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.他无意改变着装方式。
• Her attention was attracted by his peculiar attire.他那奇特的服装引起了她的注意。

5 Flared   

adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的 动词flare的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The match flared and went out. 火柴闪亮了一下就熄了。
• The fire flared up when we thought it was out. 我们以为火已经熄灭，但它突然又燃烧起来。

6 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

7 awakened   

v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到

参考例句：

• She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 excellence   

n.优秀，杰出，(pl.)优点，美德

参考例句：

• His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
• My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。