英语灵异故事-The Shadow 01 影子 01

[00:21.20]The Shadow
[00:25.15]影子
[00:31.55]In late August of 2002
[00:34.33]I moved into a two-floor apartment in a small town
[00:38.81]about 30 minutes south of Greensboro, NC
[00:42.61]where I was attending college.
[00:45.79]My ex-girlfriend had traveled with me
[00:48.45]to help me move in the weekend before classes began
[00:53.62]and had intended to stay for the following week to visit.
[00:58.37]The day I moved into my apartment
[01:00.49]proceeded like any other aside from the fact
[01:03.67]that standing¹ at the top of the stairs
[01:05.98]in front of the master bedroom
[01:07.64]produced a feeling of unease
[01:10.25]and a desire to move away
[01:12.62]from that particular area of the apartment.
[01:16.40]At the time I had not given the matter much thought,
[01:19.61]saying nothing to my girlfriend
[01:21.47]as I assumed my misgivings² were nothing
[01:25.02]more than the general feelings of apprehension³ one gets
[01:29.06]when starting life in a new town, new job, etc.
[01:34.27]However, as the days progressed my discomfort⁴
[01:38.69]at staying in the apartment grew
[01:41.69]until I refused to sleep in the upstairs portion of the apartment.
[01:57.99]讲解
[03:15.98]In late August of 2002
[03:18.93]I moved into a two-floor apartment in a small town
[03:23.35]about 30 minutes south of Greensboro, NC
[03:26.99]where I was attending college.
[03:43.37]My ex-girlfriend had traveled with me
[03:46.11]to help me move in the weekend before classes began
[03:50.09]and had intended to stay for the following week to visit.
[04:03.15]The day I moved into my apartment
[04:05.29]proceeded like any other aside from the fact
[04:08.26]that standing at the top of the stairs
[04:10.70]in front of the master bedroom
[04:12.42]produced a feeling of unease
[04:15.26]and a desire to move away
[04:17.31]from that particular area of the apartment.
[04:35.44]At the time I had not given the matter much thought,
[04:38.70]saying nothing to my girlfriend
[04:40.91]as I assumed my misgivings were nothing
[04:44.08]more than the general feelings of apprehension one gets
[04:47.87]when starting life in a new town, new job, etc.
[05:06.43]However, as the days progressed my discomfort
[05:10.84]at staying in the apartment grew
[05:13.85]until I refused to sleep in the upstairs portion of the apartment.
[05:35.30]语言点
[05:37.29]a two-floor apartment
[05:42.90]two-floor
[05:53.06]We'll have a two-month holiday.
[05:58.63]attend  出席, 参加
[06:02.31]attend school  上学
[06:06.80]attend college
[06:11.28]ex-  前任的，以前的
[06:16.29]ex-president  前任总统
[06:19.39]ex-husband   前夫
[06:22.41]ex-girlfriend  前女友
[06:27.38]intend  打算，想要，计划
[06:31.25]intend to do something
[06:44.88]Today, I intend to finish reading this book.
[06:53.11]proceed  继续进行下去
[06:59.08]Business proceeded as usual.
[07:07.63]aside from
[07:09.34]except  除了...以外
[07:13.76]Aside from his meager⁵ savings,
[07:16.14]he has nothing to fall back on.
[07:33.57]produce  生产, 制造
[07:40.11]produce a feeling
[07:45.86]desire
[07:54.24]My greatest desire is to go back home.
[08:24.99]misgiving
[08:28.94]misgivings  疑虑不安，害怕
[08:34.53]apprehension
[08:40.18]misgivings
[08:41.81]apprehension  忧虑，担心
[08:48.67]She was under the apprehension
[08:51.10]that she would fall back in to poverty.
[08:59.48]discomfort
[09:00.75]comfort + dis
[09:09.14]Good technique in medicine and surgery
[09:12.16]means less pain and less discomfort.
[09:21.49]portion
[09:25.82]part
[09:30.96]of
[09:32.96]the upstairs portion of the apartment
[09:49.81]谢谢收听

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 misgivings   

n.疑虑，担忧，害怕；疑虑，担心，恐惧( misgiving的名词复数 )；疑惧

参考例句：

• I had grave misgivings about making the trip. 对于这次旅行我有过极大的顾虑。
• Don't be overtaken by misgivings and fear. Just go full stream ahead! 不要瞻前顾后， 畏首畏尾。甩开膀子干吧！ 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 apprehension   

n.理解，领悟；逮捕，拘捕；忧虑

参考例句：

• There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.有些地方仍然存疑，于是她越来越担心。
• She is a girl of weak apprehension.她是一个理解力很差的女孩。

4 discomfort   

n.不舒服，不安，难过，困难，不方便

参考例句：

• One has to bear a little discomfort while travelling.旅行中总要忍受一点不便。
• She turned red with discomfort when the teacher spoke.老师讲话时她不好意思地红着脸。

5 meager   

adj.缺乏的，不足的，瘦的

参考例句：

• He could not support his family on his meager salary.他靠微薄的工资无法养家。
• The two men and the woman grouped about the fire and began their meager meal.两个男人同一个女人围着火，开始吃起少得可怜的午饭。