英语灵异故事-Our Attic 01 我家的阁楼 01

[00:27.83]Our Attic¹
[00:30.93]我家的阁楼
[00:39.32]We moved in our new house.
[00:41.37]The house has cathedral ceilings up and down,
[00:44.94]and the only attic space was in the adjoining wall
[00:48.63]from my son's room, which is above the kitchen.
[00:52.90]It is about twelve feet long,
[00:55.49]and its highest point is about five feet,
[00:58.85]and then it tapers² down from the angle of the roof...
[01:04.28]The first thing I noticed that was odd
[01:06.61]was that it had been nailed shut.
[01:09.35]Not just with a few nails
[01:11.24]but about twelve long ominous³ ones...
[01:14.77]The former occupant was either attempting
[01:17.39]to stop someone getting in….Or out.
[01:21.13]The house is in a very nice neighborhood
[01:23.90]with a creek⁴ nearby,
[01:26.01]the mountains nicely within view
[01:28.43]and a multitude of parks...
[01:31.99]It was upon the third night
[01:33.67]that we first heard something out of sorts...
[01:36.82]A scratching noise above the kitchen.
[01:39.56]I told my wife and son
[01:41.48]that we must have a trapped animal
[01:43.47]in the attic space,
[01:45.54]perhaps a rat.
[01:47.43]Yet, for some unexplainable reason
[01:50.16]my imagination kept considering
[01:52.48]a far more sinister⁵ prospect⁶...
[01:55.04]Whatever the course
[01:56.08]I was going to have to investigate…
[02:02.77]讲解
[03:47.37]We moved in our new house.
[03:51.31]The house has cathedral ceilings up and down,
[04:01.49]and the only attic space was in the adjoining wall
[04:05.12]from my son's room, which is above the kitchen.
[04:16.37]It is about twelve feet long,
[04:18.72]and its highest point is about five feet,
[04:22.34]and then it tapers down from the angle of the roof...
[04:39.55]The first thing I noticed that was odd
[04:41.78]was that it had been nailed shut.
[04:44.71]Not just with a few nails
[04:46.44]but about twelve long ominous ones...
[05:02.34]The former occupant was either attempting
[05:04.67]to stop someone getting in….Or out.
[05:13.61]The house is in a very nice neighborhood
[05:16.67]with a creek nearby,
[05:18.77]the mountains nicely within view
[05:21.20]and a multitude of parks...
[05:32.25]It was upon the third night
[05:33.99]that we first heard something out of sorts...
[05:37.06]A scratching noise above the kitchen.
[05:49.76]I told my wife and son
[05:51.48]that we must have a trapped animal
[05:53.54]in the attic space, perhaps a rat.
[06:04.68]Yet, for some unexplainable reason
[06:07.49]my imagination kept considering
[06:09.85]a far more sinister prospect...
[06:18.99]Whatever the course
[06:19.70]I was going to have to investigate…
[06:32.47]语言点
[06:34.34]above the kitchen
[06:38.78]above / on
[06:52.63]sth above the table
[07:00.59]sth on the table
[07:06.15]a multitude of  许多...
[07:12.38]a lot of
[07:16.62]a series of  一系列的、一连串的
[07:20.33]a variety of  多种多样的
[07:24.71]out of sorts
[07:30.55]We felt out of sorts after the banquet.
[07:37.59]far more sinister
[07:50.20]more
[07:53.28]sinister
[08:10.63]We moved in our new house.
[08:12.71]The house has cathedral ceilings up and down,
[08:16.29]and the only attic space was in the adjoining wall
[08:19.88]from my son's room, which is above the kitchen.
[08:23.91]It is about twelve feet long,
[08:26.64]and its highest point is about five feet,
[08:30.05]and then it tapers down from the angle of the roof...
[08:35.55]The first thing I noticed that was odd
[08:37.89]was that it had been nailed shut.
[08:40.68]Not just with a few nails
[08:42.51]but about twelve long ominous ones...
[08:46.10]The former occupant was either attempting
[08:48.57]to stop someone getting in….Or out.
[08:52.22]The house is in a very nice neighborhood
[08:55.05]with a creek nearby,
[08:57.12]the mountains nicely within view
[08:59.48]and a multitude of parks...
[09:02.71]It was upon the third night
[09:04.85]that we first heard something out of sorts...
[09:07.96]A scratching noise above the kitchen.
[09:10.69]I told my wife and son
[09:13.11]that we must have a trapped animal
[09:15.16]in the attic space, perhaps a rat.
[09:19.06]Yet, for some unexplainable reason
[09:21.83]my imagination kept considering
[09:24.01]a far more sinister prospect...
[09:27.08]Whatever the course
[09:27.81]I was going to have to investigate…
[09:44.59]谢谢收听

1 attic   

n.顶楼，屋顶室

参考例句：

• Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。
• What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？

2 tapers   

（长形物体的）逐渐变窄( taper的名词复数 )； 微弱的光； 极细的蜡烛

参考例句：

• The pencil tapers to a sharp point. 铅笔的一段细成笔尖。
• She put five tapers on the cake. 她在蛋糕上放了五只小蜡烛。

3 ominous   

adj.不祥的，不吉的，预兆的，预示的

参考例句：

• Those black clouds look ominous for our picnic.那些乌云对我们的野餐来说是个不祥之兆。
• There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。

4 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

5 sinister   

adj.不吉利的，凶恶的，左边的

参考例句：

• There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes.在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋。
• Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.他们的建议不仅一钱不值，而且包藏祸心。

6 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。