英语灵异故事-The Headless Horseman 01 无头骑士 01

[00:17.88]The Headless Horseman
[00:24.05]无头骑士
[00:34.80]One cold winter night, early in the New Year,
[00:38.70]a certain Dutchman left the tavern¹ in Tarrytown
[00:42.74]and started walking to his home in the hollow nearby.
[00:47.61]His path led next to the old Sleepy Hollow cemetery²
[00:51.59]where a headless Hessian soldier was buried.
[00:56.28]At midnight,
[00:57.59]the Dutchman came within site of the graveyard³.
[01:01.26]The weather had warmed up during the week,
[01:04.57]and the snow was almost gone from the road.
[01:08.44]It was a dark night with no moon,
[01:11.54]and the only light came from his lantern.
[01:15.12]The Dutchman was nervous about passing the graveyard,
[01:18.95]remembering the rumors⁴ of a galloping⁵ ghost
[01:22.50]that he had heard at the tavern.
[01:25.80]He stumbled along,
[01:27.51]humming to himself to keep up his courage.
[01:31.11]Suddenly, his eye was caught
[01:33.93]by a light rising from the ground in the cemetery.
[01:38.06]He stopped, his heart pounding in fear.
[01:41.78]Before his startled eyes,
[01:43.38]a white mist burst forth⁶ from an unmarked grave
[01:47.39]and formed into a large horse carrying a headless rider.
[02:00.86]讲解
[03:23.38]One cold winter night, early in the New Year,
[03:27.30]a certain Dutchman left the tavern in Tarrytown
[03:31.26]and started walking to his home in the hollow nearby.
[03:46.46]His path led next to the old Sleepy Hollow cemetery
[03:50.44]where a headless Hessian soldier was buried.
[04:03.74]At midnight,
[04:05.07]the Dutchman came within site of the graveyard.
[04:08.90]The weather had warmed up during the week,
[04:11.88]and the snow was almost gone from the road.
[04:27.37]It was a dark night with no moon,
[04:30.34]and the only light came from his lantern.
[04:40.62]The Dutchman was nervous about passing the graveyard,
[04:44.49]remembering the rumors of a galloping ghost
[04:47.51]that he had heard at the tavern.
[04:59.36]He stumbled along,
[05:00.98]humming to himself to keep up his courage.
[05:09.12]Suddenly, his eye was caught
[05:11.70]by a light rising from the ground in the cemetery.
[05:15.85]He stopped, his heart pounding in fear.
[05:27.06]Before his startled eyes,
[05:28.63]a white mist burst forth from an unmarked grave
[05:32.68]and formed into a large horse carrying a headless rider.
[05:56.90]语言点
[05:59.35]certain / be certain about
[06:05.24]be sure about
[06:09.71]certain
[06:13.78]For certain reason,I turned him down.
[06:21.12]a certain Smith
[06:26.43]some
[06:31.66]Dutchman / Dutch
[06:36.55]Holland / Netherlands
[06:44.11]let's go dutch
[06:49.36]lantern  灯笼
[06:57.45]lantern festival
[07:02.48]dragon boat festival
[07:06.02]the Mid-Autumn Festival
[07:09.78]the spring festival
[07:12.65]nervous  紧张，不安
[07:18.87]I feel nervous about the exam.
[07:26.93]Take it easy.
[07:29.61]stumble
[07:34.76]over
[07:36.31]跘倒
[07:38.54]I stumble over a stone.
[07:43.91]a stumbling block  跘脚石
[07:48.48]pound  英磅
[07:51.14]the million pound note
[08:02.07]Her heart pounded.
[08:06.34]Who is pounding the door.
[08:09.57]重击，敲打
[08:12.89]burst forth
[08:18.99]burst  爆炸，突然发生
[08:24.19]burst into tears
[08:27.83]burst with anger
[08:48.43]One cold winter night, early in the New Year,
[08:52.29]a certain Dutchman left the tavern in Tarrytown
[08:56.41]and started walking to his home in the hollow nearby.
[09:00.98]His path led next to the old Sleepy Hollow cemetery
[09:05.26]where a headless Hessian soldier was buried.
[09:09.73]At midnight,
[09:11.34]the Dutchman came within site of the graveyard.
[09:15.16]The weather had warmed up during the week,
[09:18.23]and the snow was almost gone from the road.
[09:22.10]It was a dark night with no moon,
[09:24.77]and the only light came from his lantern.
[09:29.07]The Dutchman was nervous about passing the graveyard,
[09:32.86]remembering the rumors of a galloping ghost
[09:35.99]that he had heard at the tavern.
[09:39.44]He stumbled along,
[09:41.08]humming to himself to keep up his courage.
[09:44.73]Suddenly, his eye was caught
[09:47.38]by a lightrising from the ground in the cemetery.
[09:51.33]He stopped, his heart pounding in fear.
[09:54.97]Before his startled eyes,
[09:56.81]a white mist burst forth from an unmarked grave
[10:00.76]and formed into a large horse carrying a headless rider.
[10:20.18]谢谢收听

1 tavern   

n.小旅馆，客栈；小酒店

参考例句：

• There is a tavern at the corner of the street.街道的拐角处有一家酒馆。
• Philip always went to the tavern,with a sense of pleasure.菲利浦总是心情愉快地来到这家酒菜馆。

2 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

3 graveyard   

n.坟场

参考例句：

• All the town was drifting toward the graveyard.全镇的人都象流水似地向那坟场涌过去。
• Living next to a graveyard would give me the creeps.居住在墓地旁边会使我毛骨悚然。

4 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 galloping   

adj. 飞驰的, 急性的 动词gallop的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The horse started galloping the moment I gave it a good dig. 我猛戳了马一下，它就奔驰起来了。
• Japan is galloping ahead in the race to develop new technology. 日本在发展新技术的竞争中进展迅速，日新月异。

6 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。