英语灵异故事-Haunted School House 03 闹鬼的校舍 03

[00:19.29]Haunted School House
[00:25.32]闹鬼的校舍
[00:43.57]It was after these two weeks had past
[00:46.45]that I was awake enough to notice things.
[00:50.21]It's odd, when I am tired but not totally downtrodden
[00:55.31]is when I am my most sensitive.
[00:58.61]Like a primal¹ survival instinct
[01:00.73]moves to the forefront of my mind, or something.
[01:04.96]I started to feel uncomfortable in the bathroom.
[01:08.75]My eyes would always be drawn
[01:10.70]to the 2 x 2 foot air vent² on the wall
[01:15.08]where it met the ceiling
[01:16.61]and went on through the labyrinth³ of the building.
[01:20.14]I always felt like if I looked up quickly enough,
[01:23.98]I would see a pair of red eyes
[01:26.17]or whatever it was that was watching me.
[01:30.47]I never saw anything
[01:32.16]but felt that there was something there,
[01:34.81]just out of sight in the gloom, breathing and watching.
[01:39.92]One night I went to the latrine
[01:42.37]while everyone went down to the basement break room.
[01:45.80]I came out, hurrying as usual,
[01:49.53]and proceeded down the ramps⁴.
[01:52.62]When I got to the first floor I stopped.
[01:55.65]This was the floor that we had our original class room.
[02:00.72]We called it the meat locker
[02:02.90]because no matter how hot it was outside
[02:05.79]or even in the hallway;
[02:08.03]you could almost see your breath
[02:09.89]as soon as you crossed the threshold.
[02:22.45]讲解
[03:59.58]It was after these two weeks had past
[04:02.35]that I was awake enough to notice things.
[04:11.91]It's odd, when I am tired but not totally downtrodden
[04:16.88]is when I am my most sensitive.
[04:26.96]Like a primal survival instinct
[04:29.03]moves to the forefront of my mind, or something.
[04:33.38]I started to feel uncomfortable in the bathroom.
[04:43.86]My eyes would always be drawn
[04:45.91]to the 2 x 2 foot air vent on the wall
[04:49.94]where it met the ceiling
[04:51.68]and went on through the labyrinth of the building.
[05:06.12]I always felt like if I looked up quickly enough,
[05:09.86]I would see a pair of red eyes
[05:11.99]or whatever it was that was watching me.
[05:25.19]I never saw anything
[05:26.83]but felt that there was something there,
[05:29.51]just out of sight in the gloom, breathing and watching.
[05:43.80]One night I went to the latrine
[05:46.28]while everyone went down to the basement break room.
[05:55.42]I came out, hurrying as usual,
[05:59.31]and proceeded down the ramps.
[06:07.15]When I got to the first floor I stopped.
[06:14.28]This was the floor that we had our original class room.
[06:21.99]We called it the meat locker
[06:24.10]because no matter how hot it was outside
[06:26.89]or even in the hallway;
[06:29.20]you could almost see your breath
[06:31.16]as soon as you crossed the threshold.
[06:57.92]语言点
[07:00.71]It is…that…
[07:21.61]downtrodden
[07:28.72]downtrod
[07:32.76]or something / anything  …之类的，或什么的
[07:42.74]draw  拉、拽
[07:46.77]吸引、使…来
[07:52.86]draw one's attention
[08:00.29]draw one's eyes
[08:04.80]vent  通风口、出口
[08:09.94]air vent  气孔
[08:12.75]vent
[08:17.84]vent on sb.  迁怒于…
[08:22.06]vent personal spite  泄私愤
[08:26.79]labyrinth
[08:32.01]maze / tangle
[08:36.17]a pair of
[08:40.47]a couple of
[08:46.50]out of sight
[08:53.90]latrine  厕所 / 公共厕所
[08:59.20]locker
[09:09.81]threshold
[09:26.54]谢谢收听

1 primal   

adj.原始的；最重要的

参考例句：

• Jealousy is a primal emotion.嫉妒是最原始的情感。
• Money was a primal necessity to them.对于他们，钱是主要的需要。

2 vent   

n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄

参考例句：

• He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
• When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。

3 labyrinth   

n.迷宫；难解的事物；迷路

参考例句：

• He wandered through the labyrinth of the alleyways.他在迷宫似的小巷中闲逛。
• The human mind is a labyrinth.人的心灵是一座迷宫。

4 ramps   

resources allocation and multiproject scheduling 资源分配和多项目的行程安排

参考例句：

• Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。
• He has the upper floor and ramps are fitted everywhere for his convenience. 他住在上面一层，为了他的方便着想，到处设有坡道。