英语灵异故事-Matt's Woods 02 马特家的森林 02

[00:21.44]Matt's Woods
[00:28.98]马特家的森林
[00:38.62]I'll try to describe the campsite as best I can;
[00:42.90]I was only ever there at night.
[00:45.98]To get there you had to walk through Matt's back yard,
[00:50.65]there was about 150 yards or so
[00:54.31]of grass between the house and the edge of the forest.
[00:58.86]Then, after entering the woods it was about 25 yards
[01:03.00]or so back to the campsite.
[01:06.33]The site itself was in the midst¹ of a bamboo patch².
[01:10.36]Seems like an odd³ place for bamboo to me.
[01:13.93]There was also a small stream running through.
[01:17.64]Anyway, we got back there and built the fire.
[01:21.82]Had our party and left at around 2 or 3 I guess.
[01:27.13]Everything was normal, right?
[01:29.43]It wasn't until 2 weeks later
[01:32.05]when we were away on our senior week
[01:35.25]when the entire story seemed to come together.
[01:39.02]The night this happened,
[01:41.10]we now affectionately call "Fright Night",
[01:45.20]because we scared ourselves to death.
[01:48.62]We started out talking about weird⁴ stuff,
[01:51.57]which lead to talk of ghosts and the like.
[01:55.86]Then someone said something about Matt's woods
[01:58.36]and everything poured out from there.
[02:01.17]We all had in different ways
[02:02.94]experienced a presence⁵ in the forest.
[02:05.68]Actually 3 different spirits.
[02:08.42]Some of my friends saw them in the forest,
[02:10.93]some saw them through the fire,
[02:13.65]I myself only felt them,
[02:15.88]but we all pretty much agreed on one thing,
[02:19.08]they were NOT friendly.
[02:34.24]讲解
[04:20.53]I'll try to describe the campsite as best I can;
[04:24.88]I was only ever there at night.
[04:35.23]To get there you had to walk through Matt's back yard,
[04:39.47]there was about 150 yards or so
[04:43.04]of grass between the house and the edge of the forest.
[04:57.40]Then, after entering the woods it was about 25 yards
[05:01.52]or so back to the campsite.
[05:09.86]The site itself was in the midst of a bamboo patch.
[05:13.93]Seems like an odd place for bamboo to me.
[05:24.58]There was also a small stream running through.
[05:31.13]Anyway, we got back there and built the fire.
[05:39.39]Had our party and left at around 2 or 3 I guess.
[05:44.68]Everything was normal, right?
[05:51.66]It wasn't until 2 weeks later
[05:54.24]when we were away on our senior week
[05:57.60]when the entire story seemed to come together.
[06:07.14]The night this happened,
[06:09.14]we now affectionately call "Fright Night",
[06:13.20]because we scared ourselves to death.
[06:25.90]We started out talking about weird stuff,
[06:28.68]which lead to talk of ghosts and the like.
[06:40.11]Then someone said something about Matt's woods
[06:42.57]and everything poured out from there.
[06:51.00]We all had in different ways
[06:52.58]experienced a presence in the forest.
[06:55.65]Actually 3 different spirits.
[07:07.60]Some of my friends saw them in the forest,
[07:10.05]some saw them through the fire,
[07:19.33]I myself only felt them,
[07:21.26]but we all pretty much agreed on one thing,
[07:24.39]they were NOT friendly.
[07:46.89]语言点
[07:49.41]or so  大约
[07:52.25]It'll only cost 15 dollars or so.
[07:58.44]around / about / approximately  大约
[08:04.37]It will cost me approximately three days.
[08:11.22]odd  奇怪的
[08:13.92]strange
[08:15.31]odd
[08:17.22]weird
[08:21.00]It's odd that the bus has been delayed so long.
[08:29.29]odd
[08:31.91]odd number
[08:34.41]even number
[08:39.58]7 is an odd number while 8 is an even number.
[08:50.00]oddly
[08:50.66]odd
[08:52.58]oddly enough
[08:58.95]Oddly enough, he doesn't remember his daughter 's name.
[09:03.99]start out  开始
[09:06.03]He started out to write a novel.
[09:14.67]They started out this morning.
[09:20.70]end up  结束
[09:23.65]We ended up sleeping around the floor
[09:26.24]after drinking too much last night.
[09:34.67]and the like
[09:39.22]etc. / and so on / and what not
[09:46.62]I've bought toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo,
[09:51.00]facial cleanser and what not today from the supermarket.
[10:08.58]谢谢收听

1 midst   

n.中部，中间，当中

参考例句：

• The hut is in the midst of the forest.小屋在森林深处。
• There is a thief in our midst.我们当中有小偷。

2 patch   

n.补丁；斑；一小块地；vt.补，修补

参考例句：

• This patch looks a bit unprofessional.这块补丁有点像出自外行之手。
• We managed to patch our quarrel.我们设法平息争吵。

3 odd   

adj.奇特的；临时的；奇数的；n.[pl.]机会

参考例句：

• She looks a bit odd.I wonder what has happened to her.她的神色有些异样，不知出了什么事。
• He's an odd character and no mistake!他的确是个怪人！

4 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。

5 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。