英语灵异故事-The Baby In My House 04 我房中的婴儿 04

[00:14.63]The Baby In My House
[00:27.96]我房中的婴儿
[00:41.01]The next few nights, the same thing occurred.
[00:44.27]I woke up; a crying baby made me walk to the locked door.
[00:49.46]The door was locked each day,
[00:51.75]only unlocked¹ when the baby cried.
[00:54.71]I came to the thought that this baby wasn't just crying
[00:58.79]so I'd go to its room. It was trying to tell me something.
[01:03.32]One day, my husband went to shop with my parents,
[01:06.88]leaving me alone in the house.
[01:09.19]I tried reading, when the crying began once more.
[01:12.84]I went to the room, opened the door, and stepped in.
[01:16.98]The crying didn't stop.
[01:18.84]For some reason, I went to the desk that was in the room,
[01:22.81]and opened one of the drawers.
[01:25.35]Baby drawings, nothing interesting.
[01:28.16]Then, in the next drawer, something written.
[01:31.20]I took the paper out, and the crying stopped.
[01:34.97]I heard a sigh, and then, a soft giggle².
[01:39.61]With trembling hands I held the paper, and started reading.
[01:44.39]When I was done, I was shaking, and crying.
[01:48.33]My husband found me like this,
[01:50.10]on the floor of the baby's room.
[01:52.39]After I calmed down, I told him everything.
[01:56.46]The crying I heard, the room being unlocked,
[01:59.37]and the letter I found.
[02:01.48]A confession³. A confession, written by the baby's father.
[02:06.89]A few lines, more terrifying than anything I read before,
[02:11.17]as he apologized to someone for killing⁴ the child.
[02:15.15]I guess the mother never found this note.
[02:18.32]After this day, there was no more crying,
[02:21.65]just giggling⁵ once in a while, especially during the summer.
[02:38.38]讲解
[04:32.41]The next few nights, the same thing occurred.
[04:39.75]I woke up; a crying baby made me walk to the locked door.
[04:49.80]The door was locked each day,
[04:51.72]only unlocked when the baby cried.
[04:59.99]I came to the thought that this baby wasn't just crying
[05:03.87]so I'd go to its room. It was trying to tell me something.
[05:16.68]One day, my husband went to shop with my parents,
[05:20.24]leaving me alone in the house.
[05:27.83]I tried reading, when the crying began once more.
[05:35.25]I went to the room, opened the door, and stepped in.
[05:38.83]The crying didn't stop.
[05:46.14]For some reason, I went to the desk that was in the room,
[05:49.75]and opened one of the drawers.
[05:56.39]Baby drawings, nothing interesting.
[05:59.30]Then, in the next drawer, something written.
[06:09.60]I took the paper out, and the crying stopped.
[06:16.38]I heard a sigh, and then, a soft giggle.
[06:24.83]With trembling hands I held the paper, and started reading.
[06:32.97]When I was done, I was shaking, and crying.
[06:40.50]My husband found me like this,
[06:42.19]on the floor of the baby's room.
[06:50.65]After I calmed down, I told him everything.
[06:58.25]The crying I heard, the room being unlocked,
[07:01.12]and the letter I found.
[07:08.77]A confession. A confession, written by the baby's father.
[07:17.51]A few lines, more terrifying than anything I read before,
[07:21.80]as he apologized to someone for killing the child.
[07:34.71]I guess the mother never found this note.
[07:42.19]After this day, there was no more crying,
[07:45.89]just giggling once in a while, especially during the summer.
[08:10.74]语言点
[08:13.13]occur  发生
[08:15.60]take place / happen
[08:18.84]The car accident occurred at five o'clock.
[08:25.74]occur
[08:27.51]occur to  想到
[08:31.09]something occurs to somebody
[08:35.48]A wonderful idea occurred to me.
[08:41.14]leave sb. alone
[08:47.45]Don't leave the baby alone at home.
[08:52.63]leave alone
[09:01.17]Leave her alone.
[09:07.47]Just leave me alone.
[09:11.41]giggle  咯咯地笑
[09:17.92]The girls were gigging in class.
[09:25.30]smile
[09:27.31]laugh
[09:30.09]snicker
[09:31.39]mock
[09:34.15]done
[09:44.70]I am finally done.
[09:47.20]The egg is done.
[09:52.37]half-done
[09:55.40]over-done
[09:59.53]The meat is over-done.
[10:10.49]谢谢收听

1 unlocked   

v.开锁( unlock的过去式和过去分词 )；开启；揭开；开着，解开

参考例句：

• Don't leave your desk unlocked. 请不要忘记锁好办公桌。
• On no account should you leave the door unlocked. 你无论如何也不应该不锁门。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 giggle   

n.痴笑，咯咯地笑；v.咯咯地笑着说

参考例句：

• Both girls began to giggle.两个女孩都咯咯地笑了起来。
• All that giggle and whisper is too much for me.我受不了那些咯咯的笑声和交头接耳的样子。

3 confession   

n.自白，供认，承认

参考例句：

• Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
• The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 giggling   

v.咯咯地笑( giggle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• We just sat there giggling like naughty schoolchildren. 我们只是坐在那儿像调皮的小学生一样的咯咯地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I can't stand her giggling, she's so silly. 她吃吃地笑，叫我真受不了，那样子傻透了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》