英语灵异故事-Four Chaps in the Library 06 图书馆的四个家伙 06

[00:15.14]Four Chaps in the Library
[00:22.51]图书馆的四个家伙
[00:37.04]"I have never hap¹ that saw the ghost on the stairs.
[00:41.27]How do you know this if he shot himself?
[00:44.41]The same with the soldier in the war.
[00:47.02]He was dead just seconds
[00:48.45]after supposedly seeing his own ghost,
[00:51.52]so how do you know this?
[00:53.64]And as for the fellow
[00:54.96]whose wife gave birth to a phantom².
[00:57.55]That is pure drivel of the finest water!"
[01:01.49]Rhodes-Fotheringham was in such an intolerable rage
[01:05.31]that I thought he would explode before my eyes,
[01:08.97]and the other two were not far behind in their ire.
[01:12.89]Each of them was blazing
[01:14.45]more intensely than the fire was!
[01:18.60]"Get out of here!"
[01:20.22]yelled Rhodes-Fotheringham in a tremendous,
[01:23.43]booming voice.
[01:24.88]"And do not return!
[01:26.54]You are far from worthy³ of our company!"
[01:29.71]This request -- or rather, this command
[01:33.55]-- seemed quite popular amongst the three of them,
[01:37.15]and so it was with a trembling demeanor
[01:40.27]that I proceeded to leave the library.
[01:43.02]A chilling silence ensued
[01:45.50]as I slowly stepped away from them and the fireplace.
[01:50.34]However, I believe I succeeded
[01:53.28]in astounding⁴ my trio of companions,
[01:56.55]for I departed from that room
[01:58.30]without opening the door.
[02:12.86]讲解
[03:33.79]语言点
[03:37.64]hap  机会、幸运
[03:44.03]chance / fortune
[03:50.94]偶然发生
[03:52.66]happen
[03:54.92]It happed/happened quite by chance.
[04:22.80]We parted in Beijing, two going up to the north,
[04:26.90]and the rest down to the south.
[04:32.46]go
[04:39.99]Things are/ That is the same with the soldier in the war.
[04:47.37]as for…  至于… 关于…
[04:56.76]as to / as regards / with regard t / regarding / concerning
[05:03.56]respecting / so far as / …be concerned / in the case of
[05:10.81]give birth to
[05:16.06]drivel
[05:24.79]worthy
[05:28.30]1. 有价值的; 可尊敬的; 相称的
[05:33.73]She is willing to donate money to a worthy cause.
[05:41.91]2. 值得的, 配得上的, 足以...的
[05:48.61]be worthy to do sth.
[05:51.91]She is worthy to receive such honor.
[05:58.93]be worthy of sth./doing sth.
[06:04.60]The cause is worthy of our continued support.
[06:13.89]worthy
[06:16.22]杰出人物，名人
[06:19.87]The local worthies⁵ all sat on the platform.
[06:27.65]or rather  或者说、更贴切地说
[06:37.02]ensue  随之发生
[06:44.71]astound  使…惊骇
[06:51.29]astounding  令人惊骇的
[06:56.77]动词+ing  令人…的
[07:02.31]动词+ed  （某人的感觉是）…的
[07:32.34]"I have never hap that saw the ghost on the stairs.
[07:35.94]How do you know this if he shot himself?
[07:39.78]The same with the soldier in the war.
[07:42.31]He was dead just seconds
[07:43.81]after supposedly seeing his own ghost,
[07:46.88]so how do you know this?
[07:48.95]And as for the fellow
[07:50.24]whose wife gave birth to a phantom.
[07:52.89]That is pure drivel of the finest water!"
[07:56.84]Rhodes-Fotheringham was in such an intolerable rage
[08:00.67]that I thought he would explode before my eyes,
[08:04.12]and the other two were not far behind in their ire.
[08:08.14]Each of them was blazing
[08:09.66]more intensely than the fire was!
[08:13.71]"Get out of here!"
[08:15.43]yelled Rhodes-Fotheringham in a tremendous,
[08:18.61]booming voice.
[08:20.08]"And do not return!
[08:21.74]You are far from worthy of our company!"
[08:24.92]This request -- or rather, this command
[08:28.43]-- seemed quite popular amongst the three of them,
[08:32.36]and so it was with a trembling demeanor
[08:35.45]that I proceeded to leave the library.
[08:38.23]A chilling silence ensued
[08:40.74]as I slowly stepped away from them and the fireplace.
[08:45.53]However, I believe I succeeded
[08:48.48]in astounding my trio of companions,
[08:51.77]for I departed from that room
[08:53.61]without opening the door.
[09:13.95]谢谢收听

1 hap   

n.运气；v.偶然发生

参考例句：

• Some have the hap,some stick in the gap.有的人走运, 有的人倒霉。
• May your son be blessed by hap and happiness.愿你儿子走运幸福。

2 phantom   

n.幻影，虚位，幽灵；adj.错觉的，幻影的，幽灵的

参考例句：

• I found myself staring at her as if she were a phantom.我发现自己瞪大眼睛看着她，好像她是一个幽灵。
• He is only a phantom of a king.他只是有名无实的国王。

3 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

4 astounding   

adj.使人震惊的vt.使震惊，使大吃一惊astound的现在分词)

参考例句：

• There was an astounding 20% increase in sales. 销售量惊人地增加了20%。
• The Chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath. 主席说的话令人吃惊，所以听众都屏息听他说。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 worthies   

应得某事物( worthy的名词复数 )； 值得做某事； 可尊敬的； 有（某人或事物）的典型特征

参考例句：

• The world is peopled with worthies, and workers, useful and clever. 世界上住着高尚的人，劳动的人，有用又聪明。
• The former worthies have left us a rich cultural heritage. 前贤给我们留下了丰富的文化遗产。