英语灵异故事-The Coffee Cup 03 神秘的咖啡杯 03

[00:15.64]The Coffee Cup
[00:23.32]神秘的咖啡杯
[00:31.37]I was running a little behind one morning,
[00:34.84]so the kitchen crew already was there when I arrived.
[00:38.90]As I hurriedly unlocked the gate door,
[00:41.52]I saw that the lights in the kitchen were on
[00:44.76]and that they silhouetted¹ the dining room
[00:47.19]and its furnishings through the kitchen
[00:50.00]and dining room doorway².
[00:52.12]I also saw distinctly that someone
[00:54.65]was sitting at one of the tables
[00:57.10] - the table closest to the kitchen.
[01:00.15]I was startled, but as I was in a hurry,
[01:03.54]I just called out a "good morning"
[01:05.68]since I thought it must be one of the kitchen crew,
[01:08.79]and moved to turn on the lights.
[01:11.31]The moment the lights came on,
[01:13.60]I saw that no one was sitting at the table,
[01:16.91]but there was an almost empty cup of coffee left on it.
[01:21.36]Oddly, though, the chair again was pulled back
[01:25.91]only enough for someone to have been sitting at the table,
[01:29.99]but not pushed back for someone
[01:31.87]to have had enough room
[01:33.36]to stand up suddenly and walk away.
[01:37.07]I decided³ to find out who was doing this,
[01:40.28]so I took the cup back into the kitchen area
[01:43.43]and found the morning shift chef
[01:45.93]and his two helpers busily chopping melons
[01:49.36]and getting the breakfast items
[01:51.49]out of the walk-in refrigerator.
[01:54.07]All denied that they had been in the dining room.
[01:58.06]I asked if anyone had come through the kitchen just then,
[02:02.43]but they said they had not seen anyone.
[02:06.66]This was a little creepy to me,
[02:09.26]but I shrugged⁴ it off as I was behind schedule
[02:12.46]and needed to get to work.
[02:25.63]讲解
[04:10.04]语言点
[04:12.41]running a little behind
[04:18.53]behind
[04:20.68]run behind
[04:23.80]run behind time
[04:36.46]run ahead of time
[04:39.45]silhouette
[05:02.36]furnishings  室内的陈设
[05:07.56]furniture
[05:09.96]distinctly  明显地，清楚地
[05:16.05]distinct  明显的
[05:19.27]startled  震惊，大吃一惊
[05:23.06]He was startled by the news.
[05:29.06]came on
[05:30.86]come on
[05:34.06]Hey, come on.
[05:35.77]come on
[05:41.46]the lights came on
[05:45.92]oddly  奇怪地
[05:51.08]find out
[05:56.04]Jill will find out your secret
[05:58.13]since she never misses a trick!
[06:06.10]chef  厨师
[06:12.88]chief  首要的，主要的
[06:18.88]helper  帮手，助手
[06:22.43]chopping melons  切甜瓜
[06:25.43]chop  切
[06:28.74]melon
[06:33.48]watermelon
[06:35.87]walk-in refrigerator
[06:46.13]refrigerator
[06:51.38]fridge
[06:53.48]deny  否认
[06:58.00]creepy
[07:03.25]a creepy story
[07:08.56]shrug …off
[07:29.95]I was running a little behind one morning,
[07:33.36]so the kitchen crew already was there when I arrived.
[07:37.50]As I hurriedly unlocked the gate door,
[07:40.03]I saw that the lights in the kitchen were on
[07:43.47]and that they silhouetted the dining room
[07:45.69]and its furnishings through the kitchen
[07:48.59]and dining room doorway.
[07:50.67]I also saw distinctly that someone
[07:53.21]was sitting at one of the tables
[07:55.57] - the table closest to the kitchen.
[07:58.90]I was startled, but as I was in a hurry,
[08:02.12]I just called out a "good morning"
[08:04.23]since I thought it must be one of the kitchen crew,
[08:07.26]and moved to turn on the lights.
[08:10.08]The moment the lights came on,
[08:12.38]I saw that no one was sitting at the table,
[08:15.43]but there was an almost empty cup of coffee left on it.
[08:20.01]Oddly, though, the chair again was pulled back
[08:24.40]only enough for someone to have been sitting at the table,
[08:28.61]but not pushed back for someone
[08:30.42]to have had enough room
[08:31.96]to stand up suddenly and walk away.
[08:35.91]I decided to find out who was doing this,
[08:38.96]so I took the cup back into the kitchen area
[08:41.98]and found the morning shift chef
[08:44.59]and his two helpers busily chopping melons
[08:47.87]and getting the breakfast items
[08:50.08]out of the walk-in refrigerator.
[08:52.89]All denied that they had been in the dining room.
[08:56.17]I asked if anyone had come through the kitchen just then,
[09:01.15]but they said they had not seen anyone.
[09:05.11]This was a little creepy to me,
[09:07.44]but I shrugged it off as I was behind schedule
[09:10.40]and needed to get to work.
[09:23.07]谢谢收听

1 silhouetted   

显出轮廓的，显示影像的

参考例句：

• We could see a church silhouetted against the skyline. 我们可以看到一座教堂凸现在天际。
• The stark jagged rocks were silhouetted against the sky. 光秃嶙峋的岩石衬托着天空的背景矗立在那里。

2 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。

3 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。

4 shrugged   

vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
• She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》