英语灵异故事-Was It Jack The Ripper? 01 那是杀人狂杰克吗？01

[00:29.37]Was It Jack¹ The Ripper?
[00:33.88]那是杀人狂杰克吗？
[00:55.02]It was in the middle of winter
[00:58.17]and I was staying after school
[01:00.44]to rehearse for a dance production I was in.
[01:05.54]When it had ended,
[01:07.48]I asked for my mum to come
[01:09.84]and pick me up but she was at her Bridge Club.
[01:15.61]My friends offered me lifts home
[01:18.80]but I said I would walk,
[01:21.08]being in the active mood.
[01:23.98]I walked outside and it was already really dark.
[01:29.56]I looked at my watch and the time was 7.30.
[01:36.69]讲解
[02:39.73]语言点
[02:41.43]ripper  杀人凶手
[02:55.06]production
[03:00.61]生产、产量
[03:04.39]演出、拍摄
[03:07.60]pick up  捡起、获得
[03:12.69]pick sb. up  接人
[03:18.05]bridge club  桥牌俱乐部
[03:25.24]bridge  桥牌
[03:29.55]lift
[03:37.21]being in the active mood
[04:11.36]I walked for about 20 minutes
[04:15.08]until I came to the alleyway
[04:17.31]that lead to my house.
[04:20.78]This alleyway is known to be quite dangerous.
[04:26.37]Many people have been mugged down
[04:29.09]in broad daylight, including me.
[04:34.11]Anyway, I started walking down the alleyway,
[04:38.78]and luckily the street lamps were still on.
[04:44.88]As I was about a quarter of the way down it,
[04:48.98]I had a sudden urge to look behind me,
[04:53.70]being kinda paranoid about things.
[04:57.92]When I looked behind,
[05:00.07]I thought I saw the figure of a man.
[05:04.18]He looked strangely familiar.
[05:07.32]His silhouette² showed a top hat,
[05:10.80]a coat which fanned out at the top and bottom
[05:15.25]and he appeared rather tall.
[05:19.52]I looked closer and fear swept over me
[05:23.62]as I saw what looked like a long knife in his hand.
[05:28.44]I turned around and started walking faster,
[05:32.44]being careful not to run as he might chase³ after.
[05:46.25]It wasn't long before I had another urge to turn around,
[05:50.77]and when I did, he wasn't there.
[06:08.15]讲解
[07:54.34]语言点
[07:56.14]alleyway   小巷，小胡同
[08:04.29]be known to be / be known as
[08:10.79]因为...而被人所熟知
[08:14.94]be known to be
[08:19.32]be known as
[08:35.82]in broad daylight
[08:38.89]broad  明显的
[08:47.12]walking down / go down
[09:00.70]urge
[09:06.04]being kinda paranoid
[09:08.43]kinda  相当
[09:14.13]paranoid  偏执狂的
[09:35.67]the figure of a man  人影
[09:44.41]looked strangely familiar
[09:47.71]strangely
[09:52.67]a top hat   尖帽子
[09:57.69]fan out  成扇形散开
[10:03.65]sweep
[10:22.29]谢谢收听

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 silhouette   

n.黑色半身侧面影，影子，轮廓；v.描绘成侧面影，照出影子来，仅仅显出轮廓

参考例句：

• I could see its black silhouette against the evening sky.我能看到夜幕下它黑色的轮廓。
• I could see the silhouette of the woman in the pickup.我可以见到小卡车的女人黑色半身侧面影。

3 chase   

vt.追逐，追赶，追求；n.追赶

参考例句：

• The police grabbed the robbers after a long chase.警察经过长距离追赶后逮住了抢劫犯。
• Would you chase me if I did?如果我逃开了，你会来追吗？