英语灵异故事-The Presence Of My Brother 06 我哥哥的鬼魂 06

[00:13.00]The Presence¹ Of My Brother
[00:18.32]我哥哥的鬼魂
[00:32.70]She jumped into my bed
[00:34.76]and I lay down on the little futon that I had in my room,
[00:38.84]covered with blankets, curled² up like a ball, scared to death.
[00:44.53]After trying to calm me down by talking to me,
[00:47.68]she turned off the light, and as soon as she did,
[00:51.78]the light came back,
[00:53.56]flashing in front of me like it was inspecting me,
[00:57.13]mocking me, I don't know.
[00:59.59]I was so scared that I put my head underneath³ my blanket,
[01:03.90]started to cry and told my sister that it was back again.
[01:08.58]All she could say was:
[01:10.10]Yes, I feel it too, close your eyes and try to go to sleep,
[01:15.62]it won't harm you. Easier said than done, I was terrified.
[01:21.98]But fatigue⁴ started to sink in
[01:24.12]and before I knew it was morning.
[01:27.71]I was embarrassed to talk about it,
[01:30.23]because like I said, I'm a down to earth kind of person,
[01:35.20]and I didn't believe in ghosts,
[01:37.71]but my opinion has changed since that night.
[01:41.02]I'm not sure if it was my brother that visited me that night,
[01:46.20]and I don't think I want to know.
[01:48.90]I'm just very glad that ever since that happened,
[01:51.73]I never had an experience like that again.
[02:03.30]讲解
[03:32.67]She jumped into my bed
[03:34.71]and I lay down on the little futon that I had in my room,
[03:38.88]covered with blankets, curled up like a ball, scared to death.
[03:53.85]After trying to calm me down by talking to me,
[03:56.83]she turned off the light,
[04:05.08]and as soon as she did, the light came back,
[04:08.88]flashing in front of me like it was inspecting me,
[04:12.37]mocking me, I don't know.
[04:25.23]I was so scared that I put my head underneath my blanket,
[04:29.29]started to cry and told my sister that it was back again.
[04:39.69]All she could say was:
[04:41.23]Yes, I feel it too, close your eyes and try to go to sleep,
[04:47.03]it won't harm you.
[04:55.43]Easier said than done, I was terrified.
[04:59.78]But fatigue started to sink in
[05:01.93]and before I knew it was morning.
[05:16.44]I was embarrassed to talk about it,
[05:19.06]because like I said, I'm a down to earth kind of person,
[05:32.54]and I didn't believe in ghosts,
[05:35.01]but my opinion has changed since that night.
[05:45.32]I'm not sure if it was my brother that visited me that night,
[05:49.79]and I don't think I want to know.
[05:59.98]I'm just very glad that ever since that happened,
[06:02.94]I never had an experience like that again.
[06:23.20]语言点
[06:25.69]calm down sb
[06:30.57]calm down
[06:35.70]be quiet
[06:37.76]Calm down!
[06:38.96]The mother shout to the kid.
[06:48.87]Shut up!
[06:50.86]Shout your mouth!
[06:54.29]Easier said than done.
[07:03.33]Love me, love my dog.
[07:07.71]One cannot be in two places at once.
[07:13.78]So said, so done.
[07:19.10]Haste makes waste.
[07:23.53]Deal with a man as he deals with you.
[07:30.58]believe in  信仰…
[07:40.05]believe
[07:44.50]Christians believe in Jesus.
[07:50.74]My opinion has changed since that night.
[07:58.89]since
[08:06.12]from then on
[08:15.87]from now on  从现在起
[08:26.92]She jumped into my bed
[08:28.97]and I lay down on the little futon that I had in my room,
[08:33.07]covered with blankets, curled up like a ball, scared to death.
[08:38.63]After trying to calm me down by talking to me,
[08:41.77]she turned off the light, and as soon as she did,
[08:45.98]the light came back,
[08:47.77]flashing in front of me like it was inspecting me,
[08:51.37]mocking me, I don't know.
[08:53.86]I was so scared that I put my head underneath my blanket,
[08:57.79]started to cry and told my sister that it was back again.
[09:02.80]All she could say was:
[09:04.28]Yes, I feel it too, close your eyes and try to go to sleep,
[09:09.80]it won't harm you. Easier said than done, I was terrified.
[09:16.15]But fatigue started to sink in
[09:18.29]and before I knew it was morning.
[09:21.83]I was embarrassed to talk about it,
[09:24.45]because like I said, I'm a down to earth kind of person,
[09:29.20]and I didn't believe in ghosts,
[09:31.90]but my opinion has changed since that night.
[09:35.51]I'm not sure if it was my brother that visited me that night,
[09:39.99]and I don't think I want to know.
[09:43.17]I'm just very glad that ever since that happened,
[09:45.96]I never had an experience like that again.
[09:56.41]谢谢收听

1 presence   

n.出席；到场；存在

参考例句：

• Her presence lent an air of respectability to the occasion.她的到场使那种场合增添了崇高的气氛。
• His presence is indicative of his willingness to help.他的出席表示他愿意帮忙。

2 curled   

adj.卷曲的，卷发状的，卷缩的v.（使）弯曲( curl的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）卷曲；盘旋；缠绕

参考例句：

• She lay curled up in a foetal position . 她像胎儿一样蜷曲地躺着。
• The snake was curled up in the long grass. 在深草中，这条蛇盘着身子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

4 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。