英语灵异故事-Spooky Pursuing Motorists 05 追赶我的开车幽灵 05

[00:22.37]Spooky Pursuing Motorists
[00:32.43]追赶我的开车幽灵
[00:43.23]I screamed myself and found a sudden acrobatic ability in me
[00:48.57]when I scaled a metal fence taller
[00:50.91]than myself into my own street,
[00:53.48]and within seconds was in my house
[00:56.30]and was frantically¹ locking the door behind me.
[01:00.34]I've never run so fast in my life.
[01:03.70]On the inside of my doorway²,
[01:05.36]in darkness, it took me a while
[01:07.50]before I could get my breath back
[01:10.27]or even move away from the doorway.
[01:12.85]I was exhausted³ after my flight.
[01:15.68]Perhaps it was a good thing
[01:17.96]as the house lights remained off
[01:20.05]until the car had passed away
[01:21.84]into the distance and was gone;
[01:24.96]maybe looking for me in another street
[01:28.00](I heard the engine noise disappear, much to my relief.
[01:32.20]I almost cried with the relief!).
[01:34.77]I waited for what seemed like an eternity⁴,
[01:38.45]a million thoughts racing⁵ through my mind,
[01:41.51]and then without turning on the lights
[01:43.55]moved to the phone and called my girlfriend.
[01:46.68]She was fine, just angry that I had woken her up.
[01:51.36]Her attitude changed when I told her what had happened.
[01:55.21]We stayed on the phone to each other for hours and hours
[01:58.72]until the sun's rays shone through the windows,
[02:02.29]and outside we could both hear the hustle⁶ and bustle⁷
[02:05.36]of daily town life starting up around us.
[02:10.21]I guess we just wanted to know that each other were ok.
[02:14.27]She asked me to phone the police, but I decided⁸ against it.
[02:18.80]What did I have to go on?
[02:21.08]I couldn't describe my pursuers,
[02:23.95]or the model of car they were in.
[02:27.06]It was hopeless.
[02:28.80]She then reminded me of something
[02:31.11]which happened a few months ago.
[02:34.25]A teenage lad was seen being pulled into a white car
[02:38.35]and was never seen again.
[02:40.77]Neither the motorists involved nor their car were ever found.
[02:45.42]The witnesses' description perfectly⁹ matches
[02:49.10]that of the car that chased me all over town.
[03:03.85]讲解
[05:09.32]语言点
[05:11.18]acrobatic  像杂技般的
[05:17.66]scale
[05:25.54]He got hurt when he scaled that cliff.
[05:32.11]frantically
[05:42.70]That woman frantically waved the scarf in her hand.
[05:51.02]exhausted  精疲力竭的
[05:57.70]After the race, I became too exhausted to stand.
[06:07.85]flight  指（从困境中）逃走，逃跑
[06:14.65]The murderer took a hasty flight from the crime scene.
[06:23.43]eternity
[06:30.94]Every moment seemed like an eternity.
[06:38.79]hustle and bustle  熙熙攘攘，喧嚣
[06:45.12]He bought a house in the countryside
[06:46.50]in order to avoid the hustle and bustle of the city.
[06:56.08]remind somebody of  提醒某人…，使某人想起…
[07:01.82]Please remind me of picking up Sherry on our way home.
[07:12.08]match  和…相似，基本一致
[07:18.26]Your description matched my imagination.
[07:36.37]英文原文
[07:39.44]I screamed myself and found a sudden acrobatic ability in me
[07:44.69]when I scaled a metal fence taller
[07:47.15]than myself into my own street,
[07:50.19]and within seconds was in my house
[07:52.77]and was frantically locking the door behind me.
[07:56.73]I've never run so fast in my life.
[08:00.02]On the inside of my doorway,
[08:01.75]in darkness, it took me a while
[08:03.94]before I could get my breath back
[08:06.60]or even move away from the doorway.
[08:09.36]I was exhausted after my flight.
[08:12.09]Perhaps it was a good thing
[08:14.32]as the house lights remained off
[08:16.51]until the car had passed away
[08:18.26]into the distance and was gone;
[08:21.35]maybe looking for me in another street
[08:24.62](I heard the engine noise disappear, much to my relief.
[08:28.79]I almost cried with the relief!).
[08:31.21]I waited for what seemed like an eternity,
[08:34.92]a million thoughts racing through my mind,
[08:37.93]and then without turning on the lights
[08:40.00]moved to the phone and called my girlfriend.
[08:43.09]She was fine, just angry that I had woken her up.
[08:47.55]Her attitude changed when I told her what had happened.
[08:51.41]We stayed on the phone to each other for hours and hours
[08:55.12]until the sun's rays shone through the windows,
[08:58.70]and outside we could both hear the hustle and bustle
[09:01.74]of daily town life starting up around us.
[09:06.53]I guess we just wanted to know that each other were ok.
[09:10.90]She asked me to phone the police, but I decided against it.
[09:15.14]What did I have to go on?
[09:17.84]I couldn't describe my pursuers,
[09:20.40]or the model of car they were in.
[09:23.46]It was hopeless.
[09:25.30]She then reminded me of something
[09:27.63]which happened a few months ago.
[09:30.81]A teenage lad was seen being pulled into a white car
[09:34.88]and was never seen again.
[09:37.22]Neither the motorists involved nor their car were ever found.
[09:41.89]The witnesses' description perfectly matches
[09:45.47]that of the car that chased me all over town.
[09:55.88]谢谢收听

1 frantically   

ad.发狂地, 发疯地

参考例句：

• He dashed frantically across the road. 他疯狂地跑过马路。
• She bid frantically for the old chair. 她发狂地喊出高价要买那把古老的椅子。

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 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

4 eternity   

n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷

参考例句：

• The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
• Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。

5 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

6 hustle   

v.推搡；竭力兜售或获取；催促；n.奔忙(碌)

参考例句：

• It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。
• I had to hustle through the crowded street.我不得不挤过拥挤的街道。

7 bustle   

v.喧扰地忙乱，匆忙，奔忙；n.忙碌；喧闹

参考例句：

• The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
• There is a lot of hustle and bustle in the railway station.火车站里非常拥挤。

8 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。

9 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。