英语灵异故事-A floating head and a cat 02 漂浮的女头，神秘的夜猫 02

[00:21.13]A floating head and a cat
[00:25.93]漂浮的女头，神秘的夜猫
[00:42.30]It is also important to note
[00:44.54]that since I lived there in the early 90's,
[00:47.45]my father acquired an old music organ
[00:53.17]that he said was a gift from a business associate.
[00:57.22]It is very, very old
[01:00.07]and I was told that is was originally from Connecticut,
[01:05.14]it used to be in a church and it is from the1800's.
[01:10.29]It's not very attractive
[01:12.49]and I was told that my mother refused to have it in her house
[01:16.80]so my father put it in his Aspen home
[01:19.95]as he thought the organ was great.
[01:23.09]He put the organ in the second,
[01:24.93]darkest bedroom where it dominates¹ the room.
[01:29.78]When my father has guests in the downstairs area,
[01:34.03]whoever is there first always takes the first
[01:37.42]and brightest bedroom.
[01:39.92]Nobody ever wants the second bedroom
[01:42.13]unless they have no choice.
[01:45.12]Because my husband, son and I were the last to arrive,
[01:50.08]my brother's daughters were in the room first
[01:53.23]but were moved from the second bedroom
[01:55.82]to the upstairs bedroom while our nephew
[01:59.12]and our son took the sofas upstairs.
[02:02.63]My husband and I
[02:03.73]were then given the second room with the organ.
[02:08.41]That night, both my husband and I
[02:11.41]were very tired from our trip
[02:14.75]and we went to bed exhausted².
[02:27.59]讲解
[04:28.27]语言点
[04:32.36]acquire
[04:38.27]get
[04:39.58]获得，得到
[04:42.52]She acquired a knowledge of the English by careful study.
[04:53.27]acquire
[04:56.70]require  要求
[04:59.65]Most plants require sunlight.
[05:06.09]inquire  查询，询问
[05:10.06]Inquire about trains to London.
[05:16.15]used to
[05:18.54]used to + do  过去常常
[05:28.30]He used to have a cup of coffee at night.
[05:44.83]be used to + doing  习惯于
[05:54.94]He is used to taking a walk after dinner.
[06:01.41]be used to +do  被用作
[06:06.10]The paper is used to make a boat.
[06:14.11]where
[06:24.60]It's the place where I first met my husband.
[06:36.49]when
[06:43.92]It was the day when I first met my husband.
[06:49.24]exhausted
[06:52.39]very tired / weary  累的，疲倦的
[06:58.38]exhaust  用完，耗尽
[07:05.53]run out of
[07:08.46]I have exhausted my patience.
[07:34.69]It is also important to note
[07:36.91]that since I lived there in the early 90's,
[07:40.03]my father acquired an old music organ
[07:45.53]that he said was a gift from a business associate.
[07:49.58]It is very, very old
[07:52.46]and I was told that is was originally from Connecticut,
[07:57.43]it used to be in a church and it is from the1800's.
[08:02.46]It's not very attractive
[08:04.79]and I was told that my mother refused to have it in her house
[08:09.17]so my father put it in his Aspen home
[08:12.32]as he thought the organ was great.
[08:15.61]He put the organ in the second,
[08:17.29]darkest bedroom where it dominates the room.
[08:23.17]When my father has guests in the downstairs area,
[08:26.40]whoever is there first always takes the first
[08:30.04]and brightest bedroom.
[08:32.49]Nobody ever wants the second bedroom
[08:34.71]unless they have no choice.
[08:37.99]Because my husband, son and I were the last to arrive,
[08:42.68]my brother's daughters were in the room first
[08:46.00]but were moved from the second bedroom
[08:48.43]to the upstairs bedroom while our nephew
[08:51.51]and our son took the sofas upstairs.
[08:55.17]My husband and I
[08:56.54]were then given the second room with the organ.
[09:01.37]That night, both my husband and I
[09:04.14]were very tired from our trip
[09:07.08]and we went to bed exhausted.
[09:22.60]谢谢收听

1 dominates   

v.控制( dominate的第三人称单数 )；在…中占首要地位；在…中具有最重要（或明显）的特色；在…中拥有最重要的位置

参考例句：

• The spire of the tower dominates the foreground. 塔尖在前景中占了主要地位。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The company dominates this segment of the market. 这家公司控制着这一部分市场。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。