英语灵异故事-Four Chaps in the Library 01 图书馆的四个家伙 01

[00:15.17]Four Chaps in the Library
[00:22.59]图书馆的四个家伙
[00:36.00]In the process of recalling my college days,
[00:39.26]I am reminded of that momentous¹ occasion
[00:42.10]during my first year at St Montague's,
[00:45.97]when, by some irksome and malign² fate,
[00:49.08]I discovered myself
[00:50.66]sharing the confines of the school library
[00:53.33]with three well-read scholars of that time.
[00:57.45]These loathsome³ fellows
[00:58.97]I normally would avoid at all costs,
[01:02.92]but owing to the atrocious February weather
[01:06.02]I was compelled to gain welcome warmth
[01:08.81]beside that roaring fire.
[01:12.72]"What is your name, young chap?"
[01:14.75]I was asked, by a large scholar
[01:17.56]wearing a three-piece suit of pin-stripes.
[01:21.02]His enquiry wore a ghastly cloak of supposed superiority
[01:25.42]and rank,
[01:26.70]which I kind of expected,
[01:29.05]as I was a mere⁴ first year student at that particular time.
[01:34.50]"Grim Shaw," I told him,
[01:37.32]and as I uttered my name
[01:39.10]I surveyed the three pairs of beady eyes
[01:41.71]which were fixed⁵ upon my being.
[01:44.65]I detected a vast amount of arrogance
[01:47.18]beyond those staring sockets⁶.
[01:49.80]"A common name," sneered⁷ the fellow,
[01:52.93]whose own name I knew to be Rhodes-Fotheringham.
[01:56.59]As I have mentioned, he was large,
[01:59.95]with a reddened, chubby⁸ face
[02:02.38]and whiskers that hid his stiff upper lip completely.
[02:07.14]It appeared as if he owned the bottom one only,
[02:10.68]and I reckoned this to be quite comical,
[02:13.77]although I dared not to chuckle⁹ in their presence.
[02:28.27]讲解
[04:06.46]In the process of recalling my college days,
[04:09.45]I am reminded of that momentous occasion
[04:12.57]during my first year at St Montague's,
[04:16.58]when, by some irksome and malign fate,
[04:19.63]I discovered myself
[04:21.28]sharing the confines of the school library
[04:23.88]with three well-read scholars of that time.
[04:44.23]These loathsome fellows
[04:45.72]I normally would avoid at all costs,
[04:54.54]but owing to the atrocious February weather
[04:57.53]I was compelled to gain welcome warmth
[05:00.44]beside that roaring fire.
[05:13.17]"What is your name, young chap?"
[05:15.19]I was asked, by a large scholar
[05:17.98]wearing a three-piece suit of pin-stripes.
[05:28.92]His enquiry wore a ghastly cloak of supposed superiority
[05:33.25]and rank, which I kind of expected,
[05:36.81]as I was a mere first year student at that particular time.
[05:54.21]"Grim Shaw," I told him,
[05:56.44]and as I uttered my name
[05:58.81]I surveyed the three pairs of beady eyes
[06:01.43]which were fixed upon my being.
[06:04.17]I detected a vast amount of arrogance
[06:06.85]beyond those staring sockets.
[06:20.74]"A common name," sneered the fellow,
[06:23.95]whose own name I knew to be Rhodes-Fotheringham.
[06:35.76]As I have mentioned, he was large,
[06:38.44]with a reddened, chubby face
[06:41.23]and whiskers that hid his stiff upper lip completely.
[06:55.24]It appeared as if he owned the bottom one only,
[07:02.34]and I reckoned this to be quite comical,
[07:05.62]although I dared not to chuckle in their presence.
[07:24.50]语言点
[07:26.25]remind  提醒、使想起
[07:34.25]remind sb. of sth.
[07:38.59]confine
[07:51.70]avoid  避免、逃避
[08:04.07]at…cost
[08:07.57]at all costs / at any cost
[08:13.88]owing to  由于，因…之缘故
[08:25.24]atrocious  凶残的，非常糟糕的
[08:34.49]weather
[08:36.38]compel
[08:38.05]be compelled to do sth.  被迫做…
[08:42.53]welcome
[08:52.91]three-piece suit
[09:01.63]wear  穿、戴
[09:07.72]wear long hair
[09:11.13]wear a long face
[09:14.48]wear a look of happiness
[09:23.08]my being
[09:25.15]me
[09:30.50]socket
[09:38.00]She feared her eyes
[09:39.35]might actually pop out of their sockets.
[09:47.51]in one's presence
[10:00.83]谢谢收听

1 momentous   

adj.重要的，重大的

参考例句：

• I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.能应邀出席如此重要的场合，我深感荣幸。
• The momentous news was that war had begun.重大的新闻是战争已经开始。

2 malign   

adj.有害的；恶性的；恶意的；v.诽谤，诬蔑

参考例句：

• It was easy to see why the cartoonists regularly portrayed him as a malign cherub.难怪漫画家总是把他画成一个邪恶的小天使。
• She likes to malign innocent persons.她爱诋毁那些清白的人。

3 loathsome   

adj.讨厌的，令人厌恶的

参考例句：

• The witch hid her loathsome face with her hands.巫婆用手掩住她那张令人恶心的脸。
• Some people think that snakes are loathsome creatures.有些人觉得蛇是令人憎恶的动物。

4 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

5 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

6 sockets   

n.套接字，使应用程序能够读写与收发通讯协定(protocol)与资料的程序( Socket的名词复数 )；孔( socket的名词复数 )；（电器上的）插口；托座；凹穴

参考例句：

• All new PCs now have USB sockets. 新的个人计算机现在都有通用串行总线插孔。
• Make sure the sockets in your house are fingerproof. 确保你房中的插座是防触电的。 来自超越目标英语 第4册

7 sneered   

讥笑，冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sneered at people who liked pop music. 他嘲笑喜欢流行音乐的人。
• It's very discouraging to be sneered at all the time. 成天受嘲讽是很令人泄气的。

8 chubby   

adj.丰满的，圆胖的

参考例句：

• He is stocky though not chubby.他长得敦实，可并不发胖。
• The short and chubby gentleman over there is our new director.那个既矮又胖的绅士是我们的新主任。

9 chuckle   

vi.／n.轻声笑，咯咯笑

参考例句：

• He shook his head with a soft chuckle.他轻轻地笑着摇了摇头。
• I couldn't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought of it.想到这个，我忍不住轻轻地笑起来。