英语灵异故事-Snake Anut 03 我的阿姨是条蛇 03

[00:23.91]Snake Anut
[00:28.96]我的阿姨是条蛇
[00:38.71]He knew he must seek help,
[00:41.02]so he ran into the forest
[00:42.73]to find the wise old hermit¹ who lived there.
[00:48.16]The old man examined him carefully
[00:51.04]and handed him some leaves.
[00:53.94]"These are best for snakebite," he said
[00:57.40]"Bind them around your arm and keep them wet."
[01:01.46]"But I wasn't bitten by a snake,"
[01:03.55]said the young man.
[01:05.37]"Those marks were made by my aunt's fingernails."
[01:09.88]The old hermit shook his head in despair.
[01:13.55]"The touch of a snake-woman is even worse," he said,
[01:18.44]"but try these leaves. They should help"
[01:21.80]The young man was appalled².
[01:24.32]"Is my aunt really a snake- woman?" he asked.
[01:28.62]"If you want to find out," the hermit replied,
[01:33.07]"stay awake tonight, and if a snake enters you room,
[01:37.03]cut off the tip of its tail."
[01:40.36]The young man wasn't sure how this would help,
[01:44.77]but he thanked the hermit for his advice
[01:47.25]and returned to his uncle's house.
[01:50.35]By afternoon, he was happy to see
[01:53.11]that the wet leaves had reduced the swelling³.
[01:56.96]He watched his aunt closely that evening,
[01:59.80]but he didn't notice anything strange
[02:02.81]until she tasted her soup.
[02:05.20]She said it needed more "ssssseasoning"
[02:08.62]and lingered on the "s" as if she were hissing⁴.
[02:13.22]Her nephew felt gooseflesh
[02:14.90]rise from the tips of his toes to the top of his head.
[02:19.41]He excused himself from the table
[02:21.56]and went up to his bedroom, but not to sleep.
[02:26.07]He planned to watch for the snake all night long.
[02:39.47]讲解
[04:39.28]He knew he must seek help,
[04:41.54]so he ran into the forest
[04:43.31]to find the wise old hermit who lived there.
[04:57.88]The old man examined him carefully
[05:00.58]and handed him some leaves.
[05:08.19]"These are best for snakebite," he said.
[05:11.44]"Bind them around your arm and keep them wet."
[05:23.32]"But I wasn't bitten by a snake,"
[05:25.26]said the young man.
[05:27.06]"Those marks were made by my aunt's fingernails."
[05:38.48]The old hermit shook his head in despair.
[05:42.06]"The touch of a snake-woman is even worse," he said,
[05:46.89]"but try these leaves. They should help."
[06:00.96]The young man was appalled.
[06:03.42]"Is my aunt really a snake- woman?" he asked.
[06:13.26]"If you want to find out," the hermit replied,
[06:17.62]"stay awake tonight, and if a snake enters you room,
[06:21.60]cut off the tip of its tail."
[06:35.29]The young man wasn't sure how this would help,
[06:39.63]but he thanked the hermit for his advice
[06:42.37]and returned to his uncle's house.
[06:53.02]By afternoon, he was happy to see
[06:55.46]that the wet leaves had reduced the swelling.
[07:07.03]He watched his aunt closely that evening,
[07:09.76]but he didn't notice anything strange
[07:12.61]until she tasted her soup.
[07:23.44]She said it needed more "ssssseasoning"
[07:26.77]and lingered on the "s" as if she were hissing.
[07:39.20]Her nephew felt gooseflesh
[07:40.86]rise from the tips of his toes to the top of his head.
[07:51.59]He excused himself from the table
[07:53.84]and went up to his bedroom, but not to sleep.
[08:04.19]He planned to watch for the snake all night long.
[08:23.12]语言点
[08:24.83]seek / find
[08:30.07]seek  寻找、探索
[08:36.16]find  找到、发现
[08:44.91]He sought the house but never found out it.
[08:53.10]awake
[08:54.21]asleep
[09:02.67]He is awake.
[09:05.77]wake / sleep
[09:12.59]gooseflesh  鸡皮疙瘩
[09:19.98]...but not to sleep.
[09:52.25]谢谢收听

1 hermit   

n.隐士，修道者；隐居

参考例句：

• He became a hermit after he was dismissed from office.他被解职后成了隐士。
• Chinese ancient landscape poetry was in natural connections with hermit culture.中国古代山水诗与隐士文化有着天然联系。

2 appalled   

v.使惊骇，使充满恐惧( appall的过去式和过去分词)adj.惊骇的；丧胆的

参考例句：

• The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
• They were appalled by the reports of the nuclear war. 他们被核战争的报道吓坏了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 swelling   

n.肿胀

参考例句：

• Use ice to reduce the swelling. 用冰敷消肿。
• There is a marked swelling of the lymph nodes. 淋巴结处有明显的肿块。

4 hissing   

n. 发嘶嘶声, 蔑视 动词hiss的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The steam escaped with a loud hissing noise. 蒸汽大声地嘶嘶冒了出来。
• His ears were still hissing with the rustle of the leaves. 他耳朵里还听得萨萨萨的声音和屑索屑索的怪声。 来自汉英文学 - 春蚕