英语灵异故事-Late Night Emergency 02 深夜急诊 02

[00:15.88]Late Night Emergency
[00:31.68]深夜急诊
[00:41.59]One night I was in there catching¹ up on some reading
[00:45.11]when I heard a loud crash from downstairs,
[00:48.67]almost like an I.V. rack had fallen over or something.
[00:54.10]I didn't think there was supposed to be anyone down there
[00:57.09]on the first floor.
[00:58.66]I poked² my head around the doorframe to see
[01:01.77]if anyone was in the nurses' station,
[01:04.77]but it was empty,
[01:06.58]and I guess I kind of assumed someone had gone downstairs
[01:10.68]for something and made a mess.
[01:13.79]I figured sooner or later they were going to holler for me
[01:19.06]to come help clean it up anyway,
[01:21.41]so I left my books and went downstairs.
[01:24.87]When I got down there,
[01:26.37]there weren't any lights on
[01:28.25]other than a few lit exit signs and whatnot.
[01:32.99]But I thought I heard something down
[01:35.37]at the far end of the old emergency services wing,
[01:39.40]a suite³ of rooms that were now being used for storage,
[01:43.59]or else kept empty.
[01:57.54]讲解
[03:07.12]One night I was in there catching up on some reading
[03:10.60]when I heard a loud crash from downstairs,
[03:22.06]almost like an I.V. rack had fallen over or something.
[03:29.77]I didn't think there was supposed to be anyone down there
[03:32.55]on the first floor.
[03:39.10]I poked my head around the doorframe to see
[03:41.76]if anyone was in the nurses' station,
[03:49.98]but it was empty,
[03:51.91]and I guess I kind of assumed someone had gone downstairs
[03:56.00]for something and made a mess.
[04:07.43]I figured sooner or later they were going to holler for me
[04:12.40]to come help clean it up anyway,
[04:14.98]so I left my books and went downstairs.
[04:26.11]When I got down there,
[04:27.21]there weren't any lights on
[04:29.13]other than a few lit exit signs and whatnot.
[04:42.42]But I thought I heard something down
[04:44.39]at the far end of the old emergency services wing,
[04:53.47]a suite of rooms that were now being used for storage,
[04:57.57]or else kept empty.
[05:18.37]语言点
[05:21.73]catch up on something
[05:28.44]catch up on lost sleep
[05:32.68]catch up on correspondence
[05:39.02]I.V. rack  静脉输液架
[05:42.69]I.V. = intravenous  进入静脉的
[05:52.56]intravenous injection  静脉注射
[05:56.54]intravenous drip  静脉滴注
[06:00.54]fall over = fall down  跌倒、跌下
[06:06.14]When I was learning to ski, I kept falling over.
[06:13.30]kind of  有些、有点儿、相当
[06:20.24]I kind of thought he would come.
[06:25.81]make a mess
[06:29.54]holler for somebody to do something
[06:36.34]come / go
[06:45.45]I'll go get a new job.
[06:50.41]help  帮助
[07:01.58]come / go
[07:03.54]help
[07:10.50]I figured sooner or later they were going to holler for me
[07:13.94]to come help clean it up anyway.
[07:18.28]clean up something
[07:23.11]other than
[07:26.21]except  除了
[07:29.97]There is nobody here other than me.
[07:36.68]She can hardly be other than grateful.
[07:43.38]lit
[07:46.81]light  照亮的，点着的
[07:53.16]and whatnot  等等
[08:00.63]You can buy crisps and whatnot at the bar.
[08:08.19]suite
[08:14.36]the presidential suite  总统套房
[08:18.95]be used for something
[08:22.78]be used for storage
[08:26.98]or else  否则、要不然的话
[08:46.95]One night I was in there catching up on some reading
[08:50.36]when I heard a loud crash from downstairs,
[08:53.92]almost like an I.V. rack had fallen over or something.
[08:59.15]I didn't think there was supposed to be anyone down there
[09:02.37]on the first floor.
[09:03.80]I poked my head around the doorframe to see
[09:07.05]if anyone was in the nurses' station,
[09:10.07]but it was empty,
[09:11.81]and I guess I kind of assumed someone had gone downstairs
[09:16.07]for something and made a mess.
[09:18.95]I figured sooner or later they were going to holler for me
[09:23.92]to come help clean it up anyway,
[09:26.62]so I left my books and went downstairs.
[09:30.09]When I got down there,
[09:31.59]there weren't any lights on
[09:33.69]other than a few lit exit signs and whatnot.
[09:38.03]But I thought I heard something down
[09:40.59]at the far end of the old emergency services wing,
[09:44.63]a suite of rooms that were now being used for storage,
[09:48.56]or else kept empty.
[09:58.05]谢谢收听

1 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

2 poked   

v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 )；戳出；拨弄；与（某人）性交

参考例句：

• She poked him in the ribs with her elbow. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。
• His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve. 他的胳膊从衬衫的破袖子中露了出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 suite   

n.一套(家具)；套房；随从人员

参考例句：

• She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
• That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。