英语灵异故事-The Coffee Cup 06 神秘的咖啡杯 06

[00:15.58]The Coffee Cup
[00:23.31]神秘的咖啡杯
[00:30.33]All I got back in return was a quiet, forlorn,
[00:35.14]"I don't know where I am."
[00:37.27]Then the figure was not there anymore.
[00:40.74]He just vanished.
[00:42.80]Terror took over me
[00:44.41]and I ran out into the lobby¹ where there was light.
[00:48.50]I did not tell the desk clerk what had happened
[00:52.07]as I knew that would make me look really stupid.
[00:56.04]I finally got myself composed
[00:58.37]and decided² that I had to go back in the dining room
[01:02.05]to see what was going on.
[01:04.96]I turned on the lights and looked over at the table.
[01:08.96]An almost empty cup of coffee was sitting on it.
[01:13.38]That was the last time, however,
[01:16.22]that I or anyone else ever found a cup left on the table.
[01:21.52]After that morning, it never happened again.
[01:25.54]The other busboy never saw the man and I
[01:28.65]never told anyone what I had experienced.
[01:33.18]I quit in September when school started.
[01:36.44]Who the sad man was or why he was in that dining room,
[01:41.60]I have no idea to this day.
[01:57.75]讲解
[03:21.87]All I got back in return was a quiet, forlorn,
[03:26.71]"I don't know where I am."
[03:28.90]Then the figure was not there anymore.
[03:32.37]He just vanished.
[03:46.52]Terror took over me
[03:48.08]and I ran out into the lobby where there was light.
[03:57.37]I did not tell the desk clerk what had happened
[04:00.00]as I knew that would make me look really stupid.
[04:12.01]I finally got myself composed
[04:14.24]and decided that I had to go back in the dining room
[04:17.62]to see what was going on.
[04:26.12]I turned on the lights and looked over at the table.
[04:30.22]An almost empty cup of coffee was sitting on it.
[04:40.79]That was the last time, however,
[04:43.15]that I or anyone else ever found a cup left on the table.
[04:56.13]After that morning, it never happened again.
[05:03.31]The other busboy never saw the man and I
[05:06.21]never told anyone what I had experienced.
[05:19.74]I quit in September when school started.
[05:23.33]Who the sad man was or why he was in that dining room,
[05:28.57]I have no idea to this day.
[05:54.57]语言点
[05:57.01]forlorn  孤独的，凄凉的
[06:04.47]She looked wretched³ and forlorn.
[06:12.77]forlorn
[06:18.54]I don't know where I am.
[06:37.64]vanish  消失
[06:43.59]disappear
[06:46.92]terror took over me
[06:56.10]terror  恐怖，恐惧
[07:02.43]She let out a scream of terror.
[07:13.45]anti-terror
[07:16.70]anti-terrorism
[07:22.10]terrorists
[07:31.70]take over  接管
[07:52.94]No wonder, China will take over the world in the future.
[07:58.65]take over
[08:08.23]make somebody look stupid
[08:21.21]You made me look stupid in front of everybody.
[08:28.12]get oneself composed
[08:34.17]composed   沉着，平静
[08:43.81]She appeared composed before the large audience.
[08:51.95]get myself composed
[08:55.17]calm myself down
[09:00.44]what was going on
[09:07.39]experienced  经历… （事情）
[09:12.91]have no idea  没有主意，不知道
[09:26.52]谢谢收听

1 lobby   

n.前厅，（剧院的）门廊

参考例句：

• As he walked through the lobby,he skirted a group of ladies.他穿过门厅时，绕过了一群女士。
• The delegates entered the assembly hall by way of the lobby.代表们通过大厅进入会场。

2 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。

3 wretched   

adj.可怜的，不幸的，卑鄙的，质量差的，恶劣的

参考例句：

• What a wretched life they lived in the workhouse!他们在济贫院里过的生活真悲惨！
• He was wretched when he failed the examination.由于考试不及格，他很痛苦。