英语灵异故事-The Call 01 电话 01

[00:17.54]The Call
[00:21.73]电话
[00:35.91]Lisa's parents were gone at a party for the evening.
[00:40.67]And all poor Lisa had to do was to stay home
[00:44.45]and watch her two little siblings,
[00:47.69]making sure they didn't get in any trouble.
[00:51.36]Wishing she were out hanging with her friends on a clear
[00:54.75]and beautiful Friday night instead of at home
[00:58.56]baby sitting the two brats,
[01:01.04]Lisa flicked² on the TV in the den³.
[01:04.88]The kids were in the next room,
[01:07.19]the living room, playing with their toys.
[01:10.55]After flipping⁴ the channels for what seemed like hours,
[01:14.55]she finally came across a made-for-TV movie
[01:17.85]that looked pretty good.
[01:20.43]It's a romance, her favorite.
[01:23.35]As Lisa started to settle into the movie,
[01:26.20]the kids came in,
[01:28.17]demanding that they were hungry
[01:30.53]and wanted something to eat.
[01:33.22]So while the kids took over the television,
[01:36.26]Lisa went into the kitchen
[01:37.90]to make spaghetti for the three of them.
[01:41.83]Just as everything was about to be finished,
[01:44.65]the phone rang.
[01:46.58]Lisa went to answer but her stupid little brother
[01:50.12]got to it first and said,
[01:52.64]"Hello? Smith residence." No answer.
[01:57.87]"Gimme the phone!" Lisa said,
[02:00.16]snatching from her brother.
[02:01.97]"Hello, who is this?" Lisa demanded.
[02:05.93]"I'm near" said the voice on the other side.
[02:10.75]"Near where?" Lisa replied,
[02:13.77]but there was nothing but a dial tone.
[02:17.33]A little shaken, Lisa checked on the kids
[02:20.77]and finished preparations for the dinner.
[02:24.18]She set up the table
[02:25.42]and poured out spaghetti for everyone.
[02:28.84]After everyone chowed down,
[02:31.31]the kids decided⁵ to take a nap on the couch
[02:35.21]while Lisa finished up the movie.
[02:38.01]As she turned on the TV,
[02:40.00]she saw it was almost over. "Great."
[02:43.49]she mumbled⁶ right before the phone rang again.
[02:56.10]讲解
[04:55.84]语言点
[04:57.90]gone
[04:59.09]go
[05:05.12]They are gone on their vacation.
[05:10.10]sibling  兄弟 / 姐妹
[05:16.60]hang  悬挂、吊起来 / 闲逛
[05:22.61]hang about a place
[05:26.22]hang with somebody
[05:30.42]brat¹
[05:36.25]Like all little girls of her age, she could be a brat.
[05:47.35]flick
[05:53.93]flick on the TV
[05:58.30]flip
[06:03.24]flip the channels
[06:08.95]den
[06:23.24]take over something  接管，接收
[06:27.52]spaghetti  意大利细面条
[06:34.38]snatch  一把抓住，夺得
[06:40.70]snatch something from somebody
[06:46.93]a dial tone
[06:53.15]a dialing tone
[07:07.50]check on somebody
[07:14.56]My wife checks on our elderly neighbour every few days
[07:18.36]to make sure that he's alright.
[07:28.92]make preparations for something
[07:33.52]preparation
[07:37.01]We had only six days
[07:45.56]to make preparations for the wedding.
[07:56.14]set up something
[08:00.46]set up the table
[08:00.49]We arrived early
[08:02.10]so that we could set up our display for the flower show.
[08:21.23]Lisa's parents were gone at a party for the evening.
[08:25.88]And all poor Lisa had to do was to stay home
[08:29.64]and watch her two little siblings,
[08:32.95]making sure they didn't get in any trouble.
[08:36.60]Wishing she were out hanging with her friends on a clear
[08:39.99]and beautiful Friday night instead of at home
[08:43.71]baby sitting the two brats,
[08:46.21]Lisa flicked on the TV in the den.
[08:49.93]The kids were in the next room,
[08:52.24]the living room, playing with their toys.
[08:55.34]After flipping the channels for what seemed like hours,
[08:59.38]she finally came across a made-for-TV movie
[09:03.01]that looked pretty good.
[09:05.30]It's a romance, her favorite.
[09:08.43]As Lisa started to settle into the movie,
[09:11.23]the kids came in,
[09:13.56]demanding that they were hungry
[09:15.57]and wanted something to eat.
[09:18.34]So while the kids took over the television,
[09:21.50]Lisa went into the kitchen
[09:23.23]to make spaghetti for the three of them.
[09:26.92]Just as everything was about to be finished,
[09:29.70]the phone rang.
[09:31.82]Lisa went to answer but her stupid little brother
[09:35.21]got to it first and said,
[09:37.81]"Hello? Smith residence." No answer.
[09:42.83]"Gimme the phone!" Lisa said,
[09:45.37]snatching from her brother.
[09:47.02]"Hello, who is this?" Lisa demanded.
[09:51.23]"I'm near" said the voice on the other side.
[09:55.71]"Near where?" Lisa replied,
[09:58.83]but there was nothing but a dial tone.
[10:02.35]A little shaken, Lisa checked on the kids
[10:05.93]and finished preparations for dinner.
[10:09.35]She set up the table
[10:10.56]and poured out spaghetti for everyone.
[10:13.63]After everyone chowed down,
[10:16.31]the kids decided to take a nap on the couch
[10:20.12]while Lisa finished up the movie.
[10:23.04]As she turned on the TV,
[10:25.13]she saw it was almost over. "Great."
[10:28.62]she mumbled right before the phone rang again.
[10:38.14]谢谢收听

1 brat   

n.孩子；顽童

参考例句：

• He's a spoilt brat.他是一个被宠坏了的调皮孩子。
• The brat sicked his dog on the passer-by.那个顽童纵狗去咬过路人。

2 flicked   

（尤指用手指或手快速地）轻击( flick的过去式和过去分词 )； （用…）轻挥； （快速地）按开关； 向…笑了一下（或瞥了一眼等）

参考例句：

• She flicked the dust off her collar. 她轻轻弹掉了衣领上的灰尘。
• I idly picked up a magazine and flicked through it. 我漫不经心地拿起一本杂志翻看着。

3 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

4 flipping   

讨厌之极的

参考例句：

• I hate this flipping hotel! 我讨厌这个该死的旅馆！
• Don't go flipping your lid. 别发火。

5 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。

6 mumbled   

含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话，可我没太听清楚。
• George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。