英语灵异故事-Head On A Stick 02 木棍上的头颅 02

[00:17.79]Head On A Stick
[00:24.86]木棍上的头颅
[00:35.68]It was a slow drive down the newly chosen dirt road,
[00:39.42]and the car headlights
[00:40.37]did nothing to penetrate¹ the thick black night
[00:43.24]and scrub that surrounded them.
[00:46.04]Unexpectedly the car hit something on the road.
[00:49.86]Not knowing what it was the boy stopped immediately
[00:54.23]and hopped² out to investigate.
[00:57.36]"Oh No!"
[00:58.62]he exclaimed as he spied a large log wedged underneath³.
[01:03.97]He turned to see
[01:05.40]that there was also now a large stream of smoke
[01:09.08]escaping from his old, tired car's engine.
[01:12.63]The boy kicked at the log,
[01:14.78]knowing that he would need to do
[01:16.50]more than kick it to dislodge it from under his car.
[01:20.57]"Just my luck!" he thought as he got back in the vehicle
[01:24.68]and told the girl of what had happened.
[01:27.62]Wincing, he attempted to restart the vehicle,
[01:31.45]but being an early model from the 1970's
[01:34.82]the car complained loudly
[01:37.46]then died before it ever really fired up.
[01:41.23]The starter lights showed
[01:43.22]but no amount of persuading would start the car properly.
[01:48.11]"I'm going to have to walk back to the main road for help"
[01:51.53]he said,
[01:52.54]shaking his head and gripping the useless steering⁴ wheel
[01:56.37]in front of him.
[01:57.83]"Stay in the car and I'll be back soon"
[02:00.25]was his last words as he climbed out of the vehicle,
[02:04.62]hunched his shoulders
[02:05.90]and walked off into the darkness on his own.
[02:10.53]Although the girl did not like the idea
[02:13.47]of spending the rest of the night alone,
[02:16.47]out on a dirt road, god knows where,
[02:19.56]she was too tired to be bothered to go with him
[02:22.99]and sleepily thought of how she might nestle down
[02:27.38]in her passenger seat and dream
[02:30.29]while he was away getting help.
[02:32.69]Anyway wasn't it his idea to come way out here?
[02:36.55]he should be the one to go find help!
[02:50.41]讲解
[04:42.87]语言点
[04:45.28]penetrate  穿透
[04:51.95]hop
[05:06.47]hop out of the car
[05:10.96]investigate  调查
[05:16.69]exclaim
[05:27.38]spy
[05:33.22]spy a friend among the crowd
[05:39.21]wedge  楔子 / 挤入、插入
[05:48.12]tired
[05:54.63]a tired chair
[05:57.39]a tired joke
[06:01.09]dislodge
[06:07.79]A sharp blow dislodged the lid.
[06:13.52]just somebody's luck
[06:17.86]Just my luck!
[06:21.90]wince
[06:29.36]fire up
[06:33.15]no amount of…
[06:40.01]No amount of lies can cover it up.
[06:46.94]steering wheel
[06:53.92]hunch one's shoulders
[06:57.41]hunch
[07:04.83]somebody cannot be bothered to do something
[07:13.95]I can't be bothered to cook this evening.
[07:20.98]She was too tired to be bothered to go with him.
[07:27.96]way
[07:39.89]He was driving way too fast.
[07:45.15]The cloud of smoke stretched way out to the pier⁵.
[07:59.60]It was a slow drive down the newly chosen dirt road,
[08:03.36]and the car headlights
[08:04.45]did nothing to penetrate the thick black night
[08:07.14]and scrub that surrounded them.
[08:10.17]Unexpectedly the car hit something on the road.
[08:14.00]Not knowing what it was the boy stopped immediately
[08:18.21]and hopped out to investigate.
[08:21.34]"Oh No!"
[08:22.40]he exclaimed as he spied a large log wedged underneath.
[08:27.91]He turned to see
[08:29.43]that there was also now a large stream of smoke
[08:32.93]escaping from his old, tired car's engine.
[08:36.84]The boy kicked at the log,
[08:38.89]knowing that he would need to do
[08:40.57]more than kick it to dislodge it from under his car.
[08:44.54]"Just my luck!" he thought as he got back in the vehicle
[08:48.58]and told the girl of what had happened.
[08:52.02]Wincing, he attempted to restart the vehicle,
[08:55.60]but being an early model from the 1970's
[08:58.98]the car complained loudly
[09:01.49]then died before it ever really fired up.
[09:05.33]The starter lights showed
[09:07.35]but no amount of persuading would start the car properly.
[09:12.43]"I'm going to have to walk back to the main road for help"
[09:15.59]he said,
[09:16.49]shaking his head and gripping the useless steering wheel
[09:20.29]in front of him.
[09:21.89]"Stay in the car and I'll be back soon"
[09:24.53]was his last words as he climbed out of the vehicle,
[09:28.63]hunched his shoulders
[09:30.01]and walked off into the darkness on his own.
[09:34.62]Although the girl did not like the idea
[09:37.60]of spending the rest of the night alone,
[09:40.43]out on a dirt road, god knows where,
[09:43.66]she was too tired to be bothered to go with him
[09:46.75]and sleepily thought of how she might nestle down
[09:51.20]in her passenger seat and dream
[09:54.15]while he was away getting help.
[09:56.61]Anyway wasn't it his idea to come way out here?
[10:00.72]he should be the one to go find help!
[10:10.21]谢谢收听

1 penetrate   

v.透(渗)入；刺入，刺穿；洞察，了解

参考例句：

• Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East.西方观念逐渐传入东方。
• The sunshine could not penetrate where the trees were thickest.阳光不能透入树木最浓密的地方。

2 hopped   

跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花

参考例句：

• He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
• He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车，向市区开去。

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 steering   

n.操舵装置

参考例句：

• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
• Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵，口吻也马上变得温和了。

5 pier   

n.码头；桥墩，桥柱；[建]窗间壁，支柱

参考例句：

• The pier of the bridge has been so badly damaged that experts worry it is unable to bear weight.这座桥的桥桩破损厉害，专家担心它已不能负重。
• The ship was making towards the pier.船正驶向码头。