英语灵异故事-Photo of the dead 01 死亡照片 01

[00:26.61]Photo of the dead
[00:37.05]死亡照片
[00:46.99]I was vacationing on the Greek island of Corfu
[00:50.57]for about a month in August of 1992.
[00:54.80]I rent a motorcycle
[00:56.46]and head into the interior of the island
[00:59.39]in search of isolated¹ trails and sleepy villages.
[01:05.00]I rode for hours along dirt trails
[01:08.23]flanked by bright yellow wildflowers,
[01:11.41]over steep and rugged² hills,
[01:14.15]and past wide fields
[01:15.54]where farmers struggled to grow anything
[01:18.38]that would take root in the barren, rocky soil.
[01:22.49]I had to keep a close watch on the gas tank
[01:25.06]because there were no gas stations anywhere
[01:28.57]except at the village
[01:30.35]where I had rented the motorcycle.
[01:33.48]At half a tank, I had no choice but to turn back.
[01:38.84]The needle had just hit halfway
[01:40.93]and I was turning around to head back
[01:43.71]when I noticed an old cemetery³ in the distance,
[01:48.30]far away from any village or other sign of habitation.
[01:53.29]I decided⁴ to stretch my legs
[01:55.19]before beginning the long trip home.
[01:58.18]I rode to the gate,
[01:59.64]killed the engine and laid the bike down.
[02:03.25]As I passed through the creaky, wrought⁵ iron gate,
[02:06.30]I couldn't help but notice how silent the place was.
[02:10.50]I had to whistle to reassure⁶ myself
[02:13.46]that I hadn't gone deaf.
[02:15.65]There were only a few hours of daylight left
[02:18.37]and a strong wind was blowing,
[02:21.90]stirring the overgrown grass
[02:24.05]which partially⁷ obscured the scattered⁸ tombstones.
[02:36.59]讲解
[04:36.84]I was vacationing on the Greek island of Corfu
[04:40.62]for about a month in August of 1992.
[04:50.49]I rent a motorcycle
[04:52.08]and head into the interior of the island
[04:55.04]in search of isolated trails and sleepy villages.
[05:10.36]I rode for hours along dirt trails
[05:13.37]flanked by bright yellow wildflowers,
[05:16.87]over steep and rugged hills,
[05:19.54]and past wide fields
[05:20.93]where farmers struggled to grow anything
[05:23.63]that would take root in the barren, rocky soil.
[05:44.53]I had to keep a close watch on the gas tank
[05:47.10]because there were no gas stations anywhere
[05:50.65]except at the village
[05:52.37]where I had rented the motorcycle.
[06:03.41]At half a tank, I had no choice but to turn back.
[06:12.97]The needle had just hit halfway
[06:15.27]and I was turning around to head back
[06:17.73]when I noticed an old cemetery in the distance,
[06:21.45]far away from any village or other sign of habitation.
[06:38.84]I decided to stretch my legs
[06:41.25]before beginning the long trip home.
[06:49.05]I rode to the gate,
[06:50.48]killed the engine and laid the bike down.
[07:01.18]As I passed through the creaky, wrought iron gate,
[07:04.30]I couldn't help but notice how silent the place was.
[07:18.51]I had to whistle to reassure myself
[07:20.77]that I hadn't gone deaf.
[07:28.94]There were only a few hours of daylight left
[07:31.52]and a strong wind was blowing,
[07:34.73]stirring the overgrown grass
[07:36.58]which partially obscured the scattered tombstones.
[08:00.13]语言点
[08:01.91]head into the interior of the island
[08:07.69]head  出发、到...去
[08:13.10]go
[08:15.64]head back
[08:20.18]the interior of  在...的内部
[08:25.73]exterior
[08:27.96]isolated trails  与世隔绝的遗址
[08:31.91]sleepy villages
[08:45.91]steep and rugged hills, the barren, rocky soil
[08:51.80]except  除了...之外
[08:55.96]except / besides
[09:01.66]except
[09:07.55]We all went there except Xiao Li.
[09:14.05]besides
[09:19.77]I have five other books besides this.
[09:27.26]have no choice but to  别无他法、只好
[09:32.54]in the distance
[09:35.80]far away from
[09:45.02]kill the engine  关掉引擎
[09:50.20]cannot help but
[09:56.45]I cannot help but be sorry.
[10:02.57]cannot help doing...情不自禁的做...
[10:15.62]谢谢收听

1 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

2 rugged   

adj.高低不平的，粗糙的，粗壮的，强健的

参考例句：

• Football players must be rugged.足球运动员必须健壮。
• The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脉有崇山峻岭和崎岖不平的道路。

3 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

4 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。

5 wrought   

v.引起；以…原料制作；运转；adj.制造的

参考例句：

• Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
• It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。

6 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。

7 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

8 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。