听力每日练习 lesson 69

SOMETHING STRANGE

1--The other night we were watching TV and the
strangest thing happened.
2--Really?What?
1--It was during that thunderstorm¹ we had. You
remember. It poured down rain and there was
a lot of lightning and thunder.
2--I remember quite well. The children were
frightened, and the dog ran hid under the bed!
1--Well, anyway, the lightning flashed a number of
times, and we were going to turn off the TV.
That's when this strange thing hapened.
2--I hope the lightning didn't hit your TV!
1--Oh, nothing as serious as that. But, suddenly the
TV began to change channels rapidly--all by itself!
2--That's weird².
1--I'll say! It was a little scary³, too!

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注解
1）the other night：常用来指过去的某一天晚上。也常说
the other day.
2）thunderstorm：雷暴雨。
3）It poured down rain：大雨如注。
4）lightning：闪电。
5）thunder：雷鸣。
6）flash：电闪。
7）a number of：许多；若干。
8）weird：离奇的；不可思议的。
9）scary：吓人的；令人惊慌的。

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译文：

1--那天晚上我们看电视的时候，出了一件非常怪的
事儿。
2--是吗？什么事儿？
1--就是下雷雨的那天晚上，记得吗？大雨哗哗下，又是
打雷又是打闪。
2--我记得很清楚。孩子们都吓傻了，连狗都躲到床底下
藏了起来。
1--那会儿，反正闪电一个接一个，我们正要关掉电视机，
就在那时侯出现了怪事儿。
2--可别是闪电击中了你们的电视机！
1--哦，没那么严重。但突然电视机很快地变换起频道，
根本没人动它。
2--那真怪了！
1--就是怪，也真够吓人的。

1 thunderstorm   

n.雷雨；雷暴

参考例句：

• Thunderstorm is common in summer.雷电交加的暴风雨在夏天很常见。
• The thunderstorm will perhaps settle the weather.大雷雨可能使天气稳定下来。

2 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

3 scary   

a.引起惊慌的；害怕的

参考例句：

• What animal do you think is the most scary?你认为什么动物最可怕？
• Are you afraid of scary movies?你害怕恐怖电影吗？