英语灵异故事-Snake Anut 05 我的阿姨是条蛇 05

[00:23.87]Snake Anut
[00:28.94]我的阿姨是条蛇
[00:37.36]He raced back to the forest to tell the hermit
[00:40.29]what had happened.
[00:42.74]"And now my aunt is staying in bed,
[00:46.16]but do you know what my aunt said?
[00:48.83]She told him she hurt her foot while sleepwalking!"
[00:52.95]"Either she will fear you now," said the old man.
[00:56.75]"Or she will try to get rid of you.
[00:59.86]Listen carefully. If you think you are in danger,
[01:03.96]you must search her bedroom for her snakeskin,
[01:07.40]and when you find it, burn it."
[01:10.54]The young man thanked the hermit,
[01:12.50]but he was concerned.
[01:14.68]What would happen if he burned the snakeskin?
[01:19.12]He decided¹ to give his aunt one last chance.
[01:23.31]While she was recovering, she caused no trouble,
[01:27.73]but as soon as her wound healed,
[01:30.30]she resumed² her nightly slithering about the house.
[01:35.32]Sometimes, when the young man was lying in bed,
[01:39.22]he saw the snake slip in and out of his empty boots
[01:42.87]or up the sleeve of a coat he had worn.
[01:47.53]One dreadful³ night,
[01:48.93]he felt the snake wiggling under his pillow,
[01:52.20]and he jumped out of bed in a cold sweat.
[01:55.98]His dreams grew worse.
[01:58.25]He had a terrifying nightmare
[02:00.09]in which his aunt was trying to choke him.
[02:03.75]He awoke gasping⁴ for breath
[02:06.96]and realized that something was coiled⁵ tightly
[02:09.94]around his neck.
[02:11.79]It was the snake.
[02:13.80]He pulled it off and threw it across the room.
[02:17.72]And after he caught his breath,
[02:19.61]he knew he had to follow the hermit's advice.
[02:32.34]讲解
[04:31.99]He raced back to the forest to tell the hermit
[04:34.84]what had happened.
[04:42.42]"And now my aunt is staying in bed,
[04:45.36]but do you know what my aunt said?
[04:48.48]She told him she hurt her foot while sleepwalking!"
[05:02.48]"Either she will fear you now," said the old man.
[05:06.32]"Or she will try to get rid of you.
[05:16.89]Listen carefully. If you think you are in danger,
[05:20.94]you must search her bedroom for her snakeskin,
[05:24.38]and when you find it, burn it."
[05:36.86]The young man thanked the hermit,
[05:38.92]but he was concerned.
[05:41.20]What would happen if he burned the snakeskin?
[05:53.30]He decided to give his aunt one last chance.
[06:00.99]While she was recovering, she caused no trouble,
[06:08.41]but as soon as her wound healed,
[06:11.26]she resumed her nightly slithering about the house.
[06:23.95]Sometimes, when the young man was lying in bed,
[06:27.87]he saw the snake slip in and out of his empty boots
[06:31.58]or up the sleeve of a coat he had worn.
[06:47.18]One dreadful night,
[06:48.61]he felt the snake wiggling under his pillow,
[06:51.89]and he jumped out of bed in a cold sweat.
[07:03.60]His dreams grew worse.
[07:05.86]He had a terrifying nightmare
[07:07.69]in which his aunt was trying to choke him.
[07:18.58]He awoke gasping for breath
[07:21.25]and realized that something was coiled tightly
[07:24.30]around his neck.
[07:26.16]It was the snake.
[07:37.25]He pulled it off and threw it across the room.
[07:45.16]And after he caught his breath,
[07:47.04]he knew he had to follow the hermit's advice.
[08:07.62]语言点
[08:12.41]while / when
[08:19.62]while
[08:27.86]when
[08:32.40]We'll start when the team leader comes.
[08:42.40]either...or...  或者...或者...
[08:59.79]neither...nor...  既不...也不...
[09:06.27]resume  重新开始
[09:19.21]resume one's spirit
[09:24.41]in a cold sweat
[09:32.08]cold sweat
[09:46.24]谢谢收听

1 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。

2 resumed   

v.重新开始( resume的过去式和过去分词 )；重新获得；重新占用；恢复

参考例句：

• Play resumed quickly after the stoppage. 比赛中断后不久又继续进行。
• The violinist resumed playing after the intermission. 幕间休息之后，那小提琴手又重新开始演奏。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 dreadful   

adj.糟透了的，极端的，可怕的，令人畏惧的

参考例句：

• I cannot imagine what to do in this dreadful situation.我不能想像在这么糟的情况下该怎么办。
• I must apologize for the dreadful mistake I made.我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。

4 gasping   

adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was gasping for breath. 他在喘气。
• "Did you need a drink?""Yes, I'm gasping!” “你要喝点什么吗？”“我巴不得能喝点！”

5 coiled   

v.将…卷[盘]成圈或螺旋形( coil的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）缠绕，盘绕

参考例句：

• The snake coiled up, ready to strike. 那条蛇盘绕起来准备攻击。
• a snake coiled up in the grass 一条蛇盘在草丛里