英语灵异故事-Our Attic 03 我家的阁楼 03

[00:30.22]Our Attic¹
[00:36.86]我家的阁楼
[00:48.29]It must have taken three quarters of an hour
[00:50.77]to get the first eleven nails out...
[00:54.65]It was a warm afternoon,
[00:56.80]and my salty sweat was starting
[00:58.82]to drip down my forehead and burn my eyes...
[01:03.21]I was just drying off my eyes
[01:05.21]when I thought I heard something
[01:06.97]from inside the space...
[01:09.58]A rustling² noise and the noise however slight,
[01:14.26]was a noise nonetheless,
[01:15.83]this could only mean one thing
[01:17.84]that something was moving in there,
[01:20.40]just a few feet from where I was now sitting.
[01:23.91]The look on my son's face
[01:25.37]was transformed to a bored look,
[01:27.98]to one of slight fear.
[01:30.07]Perhaps he was somehow in tune³ to my thoughts,
[01:34.15]or maybe he could also sense
[01:36.02]that things were not quiet right with this attic.
[01:40.26]I considered simply nailing the board back into place...
[01:44.44]Yet part of me could not do that.
[01:46.60]I simply had to know...
[01:48.98]So I took a deep breath and worked on the last nail.
[01:52.89]As it slipped from the place
[01:54.41]it had obviously been situated⁴ in years,
[01:58.51]the board came free.
[02:01.42]The first thing
[02:02.34]that we became aware of was the smell...
[02:06.77]It reminded me of rotting meat.
[02:09.70]As there were no lights put into the space,
[02:13.18]I sent Jonathan back down to the garage
[02:15.61]to retrieve⁵ the most powerful flashlight I own...
[02:20.76]He raced down with the exuberance⁶ of a ten year old
[02:24.25]and was back moments later.
[02:26.99]Jonathan looked at me.
[02:28.88]I looked at Jonathan.
[02:30.69]"Well," he said, "are you going in or not?"
[02:46.49]讲解
[04:47.22]It must have taken three quarters of an hour
[04:49.73]to get the first eleven nails out...
[04:58.76]It was a warm afternoon,
[05:00.77]and my salty sweat was starting
[05:02.87]to drip down my forehead and burn my eyes...
[05:13.24]I was just drying off my eyes
[05:15.25]when I thought I heard something
[05:17.03]from inside the space...
[05:24.74]A rustling noise and the noise however slight,
[05:29.49]was a noise nonetheless,
[05:37.30]this could only mean one thing
[05:39.25]that something was moving in there,
[05:41.66]just a few feet from where I was now sitting.
[05:50.69]The look on my son's face
[05:52.15]was transformed to a bored look,
[05:54.76]to one of slight fear.
[06:03.02]Perhaps he was somehow in tune to my thoughts,
[06:06.56]or maybe he could also sense
[06:08.49]that things were not quiet right with this attic.
[06:20.72]I considered simply nailing the board back into place...
[06:24.66]Yet part of me could not do that.
[06:27.12]I simply had to know...
[06:38.29]So I took a deep breath and worked on the last nail.
[06:47.31]As it slipped from the place
[06:48.92]it had obviously been situated in years,
[06:52.91]the board came free.
[07:06.90]The first thing
[07:07.62]that we became aware of was the smell...
[07:17.43]It reminded me of rotting meat.
[07:24.04]As there were no lights put into the space,
[07:27.61]I sent Jonathan back down to the garage
[07:30.06]to retrieve the most powerful flashlight I own...
[07:43.05]He raced down with the exuberance of a ten year old
[07:46.59]and was back moments later.
[07:56.73]Jonathan looked at me.
[07:58.36]I looked at Jonathan.
[08:00.38]"Well," he said, "are you going in or not?"
[08:18.75]语言点
[08:23.79]three quarters of an hour
[08:29.04]three quarters
[08:31.54]fan
[08:42.05]big
[08:46.21]horror movie  恐怖电影
[08:53.20]comedy   喜剧片
[08:55.41]tragedy   悲剧片
[08:57.75]swordsmen film   武侠片
[09:01.05]affectional film   爱情片
[09:04.35]actioner  动作片
[09:07.02]remind of  提醒、使记起
[09:10.20]remember
[09:15.58]remind
[09:20.67]remember
[09:38.38]谢谢收听

1 attic   

n.顶楼，屋顶室

参考例句：

• Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。
• What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？

2 rustling   

n. 瑟瑟声，沙沙声 adj. 发沙沙声的

参考例句：

• the sound of the trees rustling in the breeze 树木在微风中发出的沙沙声
• the soft rustling of leaves 树叶柔和的沙沙声

3 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

4 situated   

adj.坐落在...的，处于某种境地的

参考例句：

• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
• She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。

5 retrieve   

vt.重新得到，收回；挽回，补救；检索

参考例句：

• He was determined to retrieve his honor.他决心恢复名誉。
• The men were trying to retrieve weapons left when the army abandoned the island.士兵们正试图找回军队从该岛撤退时留下的武器。

6 exuberance   

n.丰富；繁荣

参考例句：

• Her burst of exuberance and her brightness overwhelmed me.她勃发的热情和阳光的性格征服了我。
• The sheer exuberance of the sculpture was exhilarating.那尊雕塑表现出的勃勃生机让人振奋。