英语灵异故事-A floating head and a cat 04 漂浮的女头，神秘的夜猫 04

[00:21.01]A FLOATING HEAD AND A CAT
[00:25.92]漂浮的女头，神秘的夜猫
[00:42.52]Finally, after staring at it for a few moments,
[00:46.95]I decided¹ the cat really must be there
[00:49.76]and it really wanted to go out
[00:52.71]so I was going to let it out,
[00:55.46]so I opened the door. I watched,
[00:59.57]fully expecting this cat to come walking out
[01:02.73]into the hallway,
[01:04.19]but instead my dog bounded out
[01:08.29]as if he were chasing this cat,
[01:10.66]which of course, now wasn't there any longer.
[01:16.29]That could have been the end of the story,
[01:19.76]but the next morning, my husband,
[01:22.11](who doesn't believe in ghosts or the afterlife)
[01:26.76]mentioned he wanted to speak to me
[01:28.89]about something while we were making the bed.
[01:33.06]He made me promise not to tell anyone
[01:35.78]while we were visiting
[01:37.38]because he did not want to get laughed at
[01:39.60]for something he doesn't even believe in.
[01:44.18]He went on to tell me
[01:45.30]that around two in the morning
[01:48.31]he had suddenly woke up
[01:50.35]and found the room filled with mist or smoke.
[01:54.45]He thought this was strange
[01:57.03]and then he said he could make out the head of a woman
[02:00.71]at the foot of the bed,
[02:02.85]hovering in all this mist.
[02:06.50]At first he thought this woman was me,
[02:10.18]so he asked if I was alright.
[02:13.33]He said he nearly had a heart attack
[02:15.66]when I groaned² softly next to him.
[02:19.70](I had no memory of him asking me anything,
[02:23.55]but I guess I was asleep).
[02:38.91]讲解
[04:33.79]语言点
[04:37.10]let out
[04:42.05]cat
[04:47.15]let the cat out of the bag
[05:43.06]could have been
[05:50.75]He could have finished the job, but he was very ill.
[06:02.59]believe in  相信
[06:07.69]believe
[06:14.68]Do you believe his report?
[06:19.48]believe in  信任，信仰
[06:29.24]a religion，ghosts，fairies
[06:34.94]We do not believe in ghosts.
[06:41.67]make out  分辨中，辨认中
[06:52.52]I can't make out the traffic signs in the rain.
[06:58.25]make out  理解，明白
[07:02.85]I can't make out his words.
[07:28.77]Finally, after staring at it for a few moments,
[07:33.25]I decided the cat really must be there
[07:36.08]and it really wanted to go out
[07:39.01]so I was going to let it out,
[07:41.80]so I opened the door. I watched,
[07:45.85]fully expecting this cat to come walking out
[07:49.06]into the hallway,
[07:50.50]but instead my dog bounded out
[07:54.59]as if he were chasing this cat,
[07:56.98]which of course, now wasn't there any longer.
[08:02.99]That could have been the end of the story,
[08:06.51]but the next morning, my husband,
[08:09.03](who doesn't believe in ghosts or the afterlife)
[08:13.45]mentioned he wanted to speak to me
[08:15.54]about something while we were making the bed.
[08:19.88]He made me promise not to tell anyone
[08:22.44]while we were visiting
[08:24.11]because he did not want to get laughed at
[08:26.35]for something he doesn't even believe in.
[08:31.00]He went on to tell me
[08:31.99]that around two in the morning
[08:34.73]he had suddenly woke up
[08:37.06]and found the room filled with mist or smoke.
[08:41.17]He thought this was strange
[08:43.75]and then he said he could make out the head of a woman
[08:47.53]at the foot of the bed,
[08:49.48]hovering in all this mist.
[08:53.22]At first he thought this woman was me,
[08:56.87]so he asked if I was alright.
[08:59.77]He said he nearly had a heart attack
[09:02.39]when I groaned softly next to him.
[09:06.45](I had no memory of him asking me anything,
[09:10.25]but I guess I was asleep).
[09:22.75]谢谢收听

1 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。

2 groaned   

v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 )；发牢骚；抱怨；受苦

参考例句：

• He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
• The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》