英语灵异故事-Snake Anut 01 我的阿姨是条蛇 01

[00:19.38]Snake Anut
[00:25.65]我的阿姨是条蛇
[00:34.69]The old man longed for children.
[00:37.56]But he and his young wife had none,
[00:40.98]so he invited his nephew to live with them.
[00:45.81]This infuriated his wife, who had a vile¹ temper.
[00:50.94]When her husband welcomed the young man
[00:53.19]with great affection,
[00:55.04]she turned pale with jealousy².
[00:58.13]Her eyes narrowed and her head flattened³.
[01:03.73]And when she licked her lips,
[01:05.72]her nephew saw that her tongue was forked.
[01:11.42]From that day on,
[01:13.14]the young man spent as much time as possible
[01:16.33]with his uncle and tried to avoid his aunt.
[01:20.53]But she seemed to enjoy startling him,
[01:24.33]suddenly appearing when he least expected her.
[01:29.95]One evening,
[01:31.62]the nephew returned to the house quite late.
[01:35.25]He lit a candle and started up the stairs.
[01:39.02]Halfway up,
[01:40.33]he tripped on what seemed to be a coiled rope.
[01:44.11]Imagine his horror when that rope uncoiled
[01:48.97]and slithered up the steps in front of him!
[01:52.91]Then he saw it glide⁴ across the hall
[01:55.56]and under the door of his uncle's bedroom.
[01:59.49]"Wake up! Wake up" the young man shouted,
[02:02.82]and he knocked on the door until his knuckles⁵ hurt.
[02:07.84]But when his sleepy uncle finally let him in the bedroom,
[02:11.63]there was no snake in sight.
[02:23.38]讲解
[04:15.59]The old man longed for children.
[04:18.39]But he and his young wife had none,
[04:29.41]so he invited his nephew to live with them.
[04:33.16]This infuriated his wife, who had a vile temper.
[04:45.71]When her husband welcomed the young man
[04:47.80]with great affection,
[04:49.76]she turned pale with jealousy.
[05:00.27]Her eyes narrowed and her head flattened.
[05:05.99]And when she licked her lips,
[05:08.02]her nephew saw that her tongue was forked.
[05:22.48]From that day on,
[05:24.25]the young man spent as much time as possible
[05:27.32]with his uncle and tried to avoid his aunt.
[05:40.85]But she seemed to enjoy startling him,
[05:44.63]suddenly appearing when he least expected her.
[05:59.52]One evening,
[06:01.22]the nephew returned to the house quite late.
[06:08.42]He lit a candle and started up the stairs.
[06:12.08]Halfway up,
[06:13.52]he tripped on what seemed to be a coiled rope.
[06:25.73]Imagine his horror when that rope uncoiled
[06:30.40]and slithered up the steps in front of him!
[06:43.02]Then he saw it glide across the hall
[06:45.60]and under the door of his uncle's bedroom.
[06:56.92]"Wake up! Wake up" the young man shouted,
[07:00.22]and he knocked on the door until his knuckles hurt.
[07:13.77]But when his sleepy uncle finally let him in the bedroom,
[07:17.77]there was no snake in sight.
[07:47.20]语言点
[07:49.17]long for sth  渴望
[07:54.80]eager for
[07:56.74]People are longing⁶ for peace.
[08:02.04]turn pale with jealousy
[08:12.16]sleep with the window open
[08:17.88]as much time as possible
[08:22.58]do sth as...as possible
[08:30.83]do sth as soon as possible
[08:37.50]as...as
[08:54.79]As tall as you.
[08:59.33]across the hall
[09:02.83]across
[09:07.04]across the road
[09:09.57]across the river
[09:16.77]along the road
[09:19.07]wake up
[09:25.78]get up
[09:34.66]谢谢收听

1 vile   

adj.卑鄙的，可耻的，邪恶的；坏透的

参考例句：

• Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢？
• Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。

2 jealousy   

n.妒忌，嫉妒，猜忌

参考例句：

• Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
• I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。

3 flattened   

[医]（水）平扁的，弄平的

参考例句：

• She flattened her nose and lips against the window. 她把鼻子和嘴唇紧贴着窗户。
• I flattened myself against the wall to let them pass. 我身体紧靠着墙让他们通过。

4 glide   

n./v.溜，滑行；(时间)消逝

参考例句：

• We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.我们噤若寒蝉地站着，眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去。
• So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞，宛如滑翔。

5 knuckles   

n.（指人）指关节( knuckle的名词复数 )；（指动物）膝关节，踝v.（指人）指关节( knuckle的第三人称单数 )；（指动物）膝关节，踝

参考例句：

• He gripped the wheel until his knuckles whitened. 他紧紧握住方向盘，握得指关节都变白了。
• Her thin hands were twisted by swollen knuckles. 她那双纤手因肿大的指关节而变了形。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。