英语灵异故事-Our Attic 04 我家的阁楼 04

[00:30.69]Our Attic¹
[00:36.91]我家的阁楼
[00:49.13]Now surely I could not disappoint the only person
[00:52.78]who considered me afraid of nothing?
[00:56.02]I edged into the space and fired up the flashlight...
[01:01.14]I was completely taken aback
[01:03.71]by the sight that met my eyes...
[01:06.56]And quickly exited.
[01:10.51]I had noticed three things...
[01:12.73]a baby's rattle,
[01:14.35]an old-fashioned teddy bear
[01:16.73]and what looked to be a baby...
[01:22.03]As I re-entered the attic,
[01:23.97]with a more rational mind,
[01:25.66]and discovered what had appeared to be a baby
[01:28.02]was only in fact a doll.
[01:30.86]I sent Jonathan to get my camera
[01:32.85]and we took this photograph.
[01:35.75]I chuckled² to myself
[01:37.02]at how my mind had twisted the situation...
[01:41.57]We left the door unnailed,
[01:43.59]just resting against the gaping³ hole,
[01:46.86]and continued on with the day.
[01:49.65]We did not think much more of it
[01:51.67]until that evening whilst
[01:53.10]we were watching television;
[01:55.58]we once more heard the noise.
[01:57.58]But this time it was significantly louder.
[02:01.38]That morning,
[02:02.27]I once again stuck my head in to the attic,
[02:05.65]and this time I almost screamed...
[02:09.48]Not from what I saw,
[02:11.06]but from what I did not see.
[02:14.05]The doll had vanished.
[02:17.02]I quickly nailed up the panel again...
[02:19.50]And to this day
[02:20.77]I have never again ventured inside our attic...
[02:25.07]And yes, on occasion,
[02:27.43]we still do hear strange noises
[02:30.05]coming from that space.
[02:33.34]Was it really just his imagination?
[02:36.12]I am not so very sure...
[02:39.82]I suspect that my attic might hold a sordid⁴ past...
[02:57.54]讲解
[05:04.53]Now surely I could not disappoint the only person
[05:08.17]who considered me afraid of nothing?
[05:18.09]I edged into the space and fired up the flashlight...
[05:27.33]I was completely taken aback
[05:29.81]by the sight that met my eyes...
[05:32.64]And quickly exited.
[05:43.17]I had noticed three things...
[05:45.35]a baby's rattle,
[05:46.66]an old-fashioned teddy bear
[05:49.16]and what looked to be a baby...
[06:03.81]As I re-entered the attic,
[06:05.80]with a more rational mind,
[06:07.48]and discovered what had appeared to be a baby
[06:09.72]was only in fact a doll.
[06:21.28]I sent Jonathan to get my camera
[06:23.28]and we took this photograph.
[06:31.00]I chuckled to myself
[06:32.43]at how my mind had twisted the situation...
[06:40.82]We left the door unnailed,
[06:42.78]just resting against the gaping hole,
[06:46.16]and continued on with the day.
[06:55.37]We did not think much more of it
[06:57.63]until that evening whilst
[06:59.11]we were watching television;
[07:11.87]we once more heard the noise.
[07:13.80]But this time it was significantly louder.
[07:23.38]That morning,
[07:24.85]I once again stuck my head in to the attic,
[07:28.25]and this time I almost screamed...
[07:40.02]Not from what I saw,
[07:41.87]but from what I did not see.
[07:51.13]The doll had vanished.
[07:57.71]I quickly nailed up the panel again...
[08:00.32]And to this day
[08:01.45]I have never again ventured inside our attic...
[08:12.88]And yes, on occasion,
[08:15.04]we still do hear strange noises coming from that space.
[08:26.78]Was it really just his imagination?
[08:30.06]I am not so very sure...
[08:39.43]I suspect that my attic might hold a sordid past...
[08:59.29]语言点
[09:01.52]old-fashioned  老式的、过时的
[09:05.85]old-style
[09:09.48]an old-fashioned teddy bear
[09:12.47]an teddy bear out of fashion
[09:15.81]re-enter  重新进入
[09:24.09]restart  重新开始
[09:26.55]recycle  再循环
[09:30.08]not do...until...
[09:35.55]He did not go until night.
[09:41.99]do…until...
[09:47.18]I will wait here until the concert is over.
[09:54.19]so very sure
[10:03.14]do
[10:07.82]I do finished my homework.
[10:21.55]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 chuckled   

轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
• She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情，她就轻轻地暗自发笑。

3 gaping   

adj.口的；张口的；敞口的；多洞穴的v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的现在分词 )；张开，张大

参考例句：

• Ahead of them was a gaping abyss. 他们前面是一个巨大的深渊。
• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 sordid   

adj.肮脏的，不干净的，卑鄙的，暗淡的

参考例句：

• He depicts the sordid and vulgar sides of life exclusively.他只描写人生肮脏和庸俗的一面。
• They lived in a sordid apartment.他们住在肮脏的公寓房子里。