英语灵异故事-The Shadow 05 影子 05

[00:21.21]The Shadow
[00:25.15]影子
[00:33.09]I am not precisely¹ sure
[00:35.35]how long I stayed frozen in that position
[00:38.45]but the next thing I recall
[00:40.95]is the apparition² vanishing before my eyes.
[00:45.28]I immediately turned on all the lights in the apartment
[00:48.83]and searched thoroughly³ for any sign of forced entry.
[00:54.71]To my utter bewilderment, there was none.
[00:59.05]After getting dressed I took my pistol
[01:02.20]and drove 30 minutes to Greensboro
[01:05.10]where I stayed at a Motel.
[01:08.34]The next morning I drove back to the apartment
[01:11.41]to pack an overnight bag for the drive home.
[01:15.55]Once home I called the school's Admissions Office
[01:19.77]and cancelled my enrollment,
[01:22.00]claiming I would re-enroll at a later date.
[01:26.30]That very same weekend I rented a truck,
[01:30.48]brought two friends to help me,
[01:32.55]and was out of the apartment
[01:34.34]before the sun set on Sunday.
[01:37.97]I never found out what was with me
[01:40.64]in my living room that night.
[01:43.08]I am not sure I want to know.
[01:45.30]Whatever it was,
[01:47.86]it was definitely not human
[01:50.17]and definitely not friendly.
[01:52.47]I have not been back to that college
[01:55.46]or that town since that summer 4 years ago
[01:59.05]and I will not go back ever again.
[02:04.37]For whatever exists in those rooms is pure,
[02:09.09]unadulterated devil.
[02:23.89]讲解
[04:00.27]语言点
[04:02.96]precisely  精确地，精确地
[04:13.49]not sure
[04:16.92]frozen  僵化的，不变的
[04:21.37]stayed frozen
[04:27.64]apparition
[04:41.11]He said in his dream
[04:42.55]he saw the apparition of his dead wife.
[04:51.83]thoroughly  彻底地，完全地
[05:03.56]do something thoroughly
[05:06.51]searched thoroughly for  彻底搜查
[05:11.80]forced  强迫的, 动用武力的
[05:17.63]forced entry  强行进入
[05:21.88]There was no sign of forced entry.
[05:27.94]bewilderment  困惑, 迷乱
[05:39.78]to my bewilderment
[05:45.13]get dressed
[05:51.37]after doing something
[05:55.82]after getting dressed
[05:59.65]motel = motorist's hotel
[06:12.67]admission
[06:23.82]Admissions Office
[06:29.06]enrollment  登记, 注册
[06:39.54]enroll  登记，入学
[06:44.60]re-  再，又，重新，重复
[06:50.79]restart
[06:53.81]rebuild
[06:56.15]re-enroll
[07:00.57]definitely  明确地，无疑地
[07:08.99]He is definitely coming.
[07:14.93]definitely  决然, 绝对
[07:19.36]The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.
[07:28.23]It was definitely not human and definitely not friendly.
[07:38.75]unadulterated
[07:50.50]pure
[08:14.68]I am not precisely sure
[08:17.06]how long I stayed frozen in that position
[08:20.11]but the next thing I recall
[08:22.70]is the apparition vanishing before my eyes.
[08:27.00]I immediately turned on all the lights in the apartment
[08:30.52]and searched thoroughly for any sign of forced entry.
[08:36.41]To my utter bewilderment, there was none.
[08:40.76]After getting dressed I took my pistol
[08:43.93]and drove 30 minutes to Greensboro
[08:46.91]where I stayed at a Motel.
[08:49.87]The next morning I drove back to the apartment
[08:53.13]to pack an overnight bag for the drive home.
[08:58.11]Once home I called the school's Admissions Office
[09:01.44]and cancelled my enrollment,
[09:03.74]claiming I would re-enroll at a later date.
[09:08.00]That very same weekend I rented a truck,
[09:12.21]brought two friends to help me,
[09:14.30]and was out of the apartment
[09:16.03]before the sun set on Sunday.
[09:19.67]I never found out what was with me
[09:22.27]in my living room that night.
[09:24.74]I am not sure I want to know.
[09:26.93]Whatever it was,
[09:29.53]it was definitely not human
[09:31.91]and definitely not friendly.
[09:34.20]I have not been back to that college
[09:37.17]or that town since that summer 4 years ago
[09:40.78]and I will not go back ever again.
[09:46.08]For whatever exists in those rooms is pure,
[09:50.45]unadulterated devil.
[10:01.24]谢谢收听

1 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

2 apparition   

n.幽灵，神奇的现象

参考例句：

• He saw the apparition of his dead wife.他看见了他亡妻的幽灵。
• But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.这新出现的幽灵吓得我站在那里一动也不敢动。

3 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。