英语灵异故事-Four Chaps in the Library 05 图书馆的四个家伙 05

[00:15.10]Four Chaps in the Library
[00:22.56]图书馆的四个家伙
[00:36.48]"What about this then, chaps," he said,
[00:40.53]grasping the opportunity to tell his own grotesque¹ tale.
[00:45.47]"A soldier in the Great War was lurking² in the trenches,
[00:49.81]with bullets whizzing around his ears,
[00:53.15]when suddenly he noticed beside him his own ghost.
[00:58.34]It was identical in every detail,
[01:01.50]and he was naturally astonished.
[01:04.90]Seconds later this poor chap was struck
[01:08.43]in the head by an enemy shot,
[01:11.62]and was killed instantly.
[01:14.40]But strangely, he recalls
[01:16.80]then holding his own dying figure in his arms,
[01:20.32]for he had taken over the form of the apparition
[01:23.26]that was beside him!"
[01:25.46]"My good God!" cried Rhodes-Fotheringham,
[01:29.18]with an obvious alarm.
[01:31.95]I then looked at Blake,
[01:33.66]who appeared so petrified³ he was speechless.
[01:37.67]I found it quite odd
[01:39.46]that these three chaps knew so much about ghosts.
[01:43.85]They seemed to be
[01:44.64]more than mere⁴ students of the college,
[01:47.70]and indeed I morbidly⁵ started to fear
[01:51.11]what exactly they were.
[01:53.48]However, I quickly dismissed these thoughts,
[01:57.08]and seized the chance to reveal some ideas of my own.
[02:01.96]"This is all preposterous⁶!"
[02:04.16]I shouted above the blaze of the fire.
[02:07.06]"What?" demanded Blake,
[02:10.55]who suddenly regained⁷ his powers of speech
[02:13.22]upon hearing my unwelcome exclamation⁸.
[02:28.98]讲解
[04:03.66]语言点
[04:08.43]what about sth.
[04:16.76]how about sth.
[04:18.84]what do you think of sth.
[04:20.96]how do you like sth.
[04:24.35]Great War = World War First
[04:31.86]WWI
[04:34.85]identity  身份
[04:40.32]同一性、一致
[04:44.09]identical
[04:48.21]一致的、同样的
[04:50.84]alarm  警报、警告、闹钟
[05:00.28]惊慌
[05:02.01]What's up?" he asked in alarm.
[05:15.98]seem to be  似乎… 好像…
[05:21.78]appear to be
[05:33.60]dismiss
[05:41.14]1. 让...离开; 把...打发走
[05:45.92]He was dismissed from the hospital a week later.
[05:52.85]2. 解散, 遣散
[05:56.10]The teacher dismissed the class on time.
[06:01.79]3. 免...的职; 解雇; 开除
[06:06.40]He was dismissed from his job.
[06:11.31]4. (从头脑中)去除, 不考虑, 抛弃
[06:17.18]She dismissed the idea of going to Paris.
[06:24.82]5. 驳回, 不受理
[06:29.18]The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence.
[06:39.85]dismiss
[06:47.21]chance
[06:51.14]seize/grasp/take/make best of the chance
[06:59.28]lose/miss/waste/let go of the chance
[07:05.50]reveal  展现、显露出、揭示、暴露
[07:15.17]upon doing sth.  一做… 就…
[07:40.30]"What about this then, chaps," he said,
[07:44.49]grasping the opportunity to tell his own grotesque tale.
[07:49.32]"A soldier in the Great War was lurking in the trenches,
[07:53.70]with bullets whizzing around his ears,
[07:57.05]when suddenly he noticed beside him his own ghost.
[08:02.23]It was identical in every detail,
[08:05.35]and he was naturally astonished.
[08:08.78]Seconds later this poor chap was struck
[08:12.45]in the head by an enemy shot,
[08:15.55]and was killed instantly.
[08:18.29]But strangely, he recalls
[08:20.74]then holding his own dying figure in his arms,
[08:24.23]for he had taken over the form of the apparition
[08:27.15]that was beside him!"
[08:29.38]"My good God!" cried Rhodes-Fotheringham,
[08:33.14]with an obvious alarm.
[08:35.82]I then looked at Blake,
[08:37.45]who appeared so petrified he was speechless.
[08:41.54]I found it quite odd
[08:43.35]that these three chaps knew so much about ghosts.
[08:47.75]They seemed to be
[08:48.44]more than mere students of the college,
[08:51.62]and indeed I morbidly started to fear
[08:55.07]what exactly they were.
[08:57.42]However, I quickly dismissed these thoughts,
[09:01.10]and seized the chance to reveal some ideas of my own.
[09:05.86]"This is all preposterous!"
[09:08.12]I shouted above the blaze of the fire.
[09:10.96]"What?" demanded Blake,
[09:14.00]who suddenly regained his powers of speech
[09:17.23]upon hearing my unwelcome exclamation.
[09:27.05]谢谢收听

1 grotesque   

adj.怪诞的，丑陋的；n.怪诞的图案，怪人（物）

参考例句：

• His face has a grotesque appearance.他的面部表情十分怪。
• Her account of the incident was a grotesque distortion of the truth.她对这件事的陈述是荒诞地歪曲了事实。

2 lurking   

潜在

参考例句：

• Why are you lurking around outside my house? 你在我房子外面鬼鬼祟祟的，想干什么？
• There is a suspicious man lurking in the shadows. 有一可疑的人躲在阴暗中。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 petrified   

adj.惊呆的；目瞪口呆的v.使吓呆，使惊呆；变僵硬；使石化(petrify的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• I'm petrified of snakes. 我特别怕蛇。
• The poor child was petrified with fear. 这可怜的孩子被吓呆了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

5 morbidly   

adv.病态地

参考例句：

• As a result, the mice became morbidly obese and diabetic. 结果，老鼠呈现为病态肥胖和糖尿病。 来自互联网
• He was morbidly fascinated by dead bodies. 他对尸体着魔到近乎病态的程度。 来自互联网

6 preposterous   

adj.荒谬的，可笑的

参考例句：

• The whole idea was preposterous.整个想法都荒唐透顶。
• It would be preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoon.用茶匙铲煤是荒谬的。

7 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

8 exclamation   

n.感叹号，惊呼，惊叹词

参考例句：

• He could not restrain an exclamation of approval.他禁不住喝一声采。
• The author used three exclamation marks at the end of the last sentence to wake up the readers.作者在文章的最后一句连用了三个惊叹号，以引起读者的注意。