英语灵异故事-The Headless Horseman 02 无头骑士 02

[00:17.86]The Headless Horseman
[00:24.00]无头骑士
[00:32.42]The Dutchman let out a terrible scream
[00:34.94]as the horse leapt toward him at a full gallop¹.
[00:39.37]He took to his heels, running as fast as he could,
[00:43.13]making for the bridge since he knew that
[00:45.45]ghosts and evil spirits did not care to cross running water.
[00:50.29]He stumbled suddenly and fell,
[00:53.02]rolling off the road into a melting patch of snow.
[00:57.05]The headless rider thundered past him,
[01:00.09]and the man got a second look at the headless ghost.
[01:03.57]It was wearing a Hessian commander's uniform.
[01:07.35]The Dutchman waited a good hour
[01:09.20]after the ghost disappeared before crawling
[01:12.61]out of the bushes and making his way home.
[01:16.25]After fortifying² himself with schnapps,
[01:19.16]the Dutchman told his wife about the ghost.
[01:22.95]By noon of the next day,
[01:24.59]the story was all over Tarrytown.
[01:28.02]The good Dutch folk were divided in their opinions.
[01:31.86]Some thought that the ghost must be roaming the roads
[01:35.15]at night in search of its head.
[01:38.22]Others claimed that the Hessian soldier rose
[01:41.01]from the grave to lead the Hessian soldiers
[01:43.74]in a charge up nearby Chatterton Hill,
[01:47.23]not knowing that the hill had already been taken
[01:50.83]by the British.
[01:52.72]Whatever the reason,
[01:54.44]the Headless Horseman continues to roam the roads
[01:57.47]near Tarrytown on dark nights from that day to this.
[02:11.82]讲解
[03:43.93]The Dutchman let out a terrible scream
[03:46.54]as the horse leapt toward him at a full gallop.
[03:51.18]He took to his heels, running as fast as he could,
[03:54.74]making for the bridge since he knew that
[03:57.02]ghosts and evil spirits did not care to cross running water.
[04:17.54]He stumbled suddenly and fell,
[04:19.81]rolling off the road into a melting patch of snow.
[04:29.65]The headless rider thundered past him,
[04:33.17]and the man got a second look at the headless ghost.
[04:36.70]It was wearing a Hessian commander's uniform.
[04:50.48]The Dutchman waited a good hour
[04:52.23]after the ghost disappeared
[04:54.51]before crawling out of the bushes
[04:56.80]and making his way home.
[05:07.12]After fortifying himself with schnapps,
[05:10.07]the Dutchman told his wife about the ghost.
[05:21.46]By noon of the next day,
[05:23.35]the story was all over Tarrytown.
[05:26.53]The good Dutch folk were divided in their opinions.
[05:38.71]Some thought that the ghost must be roaming the roads
[05:42.02]at night in search of its head.
[05:50.59]Others claimed that the Hessian soldier rose
[05:53.52]from the grave to lead the Hessian soldiers
[05:55.99]in a charge up nearby Chatterton Hill,
[05:59.65]not knowing that the hill had already been taken
[06:03.50]by the British.
[06:19.01]Whatever the reason,
[06:20.29]the Headless Horseman continues to roam the roads
[06:23.43]near Tarrytown on dark nights from that day to this.
[06:51.15]语言点
[06:54.38]let out
[06:56.54]give out  发出
[07:00.37]let out  让…出来
[07:04.45]放掉，泄露
[07:07.81]Who let the secret out.
[07:12.19]let go  放手
[07:15.17]let it go
[07:21.15]let down
[07:27.64]Don't let me down.
[07:31.97]take to one's heels  仓皇逃跑
[07:36.39]take to one's legs
[07:38.80]heel  鞋跟
[07:43.31]high-heeled shoes
[07:45.48]take to  喜欢，养成…的习惯
[07:50.84]take to drink
[07:55.52]good
[08:01.62]It's a good six kilometres away from our university.
[08:10.43]fully³
[08:12.88]It's fully an hour since he left.
[08:19.65]make one's way  去，前去
[08:25.18]go
[08:31.76]fight one's way
[08:35.02]elbow one's way
[08:38.48]push one's way
[08:42.12]whatever  无论什么
[08:44.74]Whatever you like, just do it.
[08:49.92]no matter what
[08:53.19]whenever  无论何时
[08:55.78]wherever  无论哪里
[08:59.54]We can leave whenever you're ready.
[09:22.09]谢谢收听

1 gallop   

v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔；飞速发展

参考例句：

• They are coming at a gallop towards us.他们正朝着我们飞跑过来。
• The horse slowed to a walk after its long gallop.那匹马跑了一大阵后慢下来缓步而行。

2 fortifying   

筑防御工事于( fortify的现在分词 )； 筑堡于； 增强； 强化（食品）

参考例句：

• Fortifying executive function and restraining impulsivity are possible with active interventions. 积极干预可能有助加强执行功能和抑制冲动性。
• Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face, fortifying himself against still another disappointment. 文戈不再张望，他绷紧脸，仿佛正在鼓足勇气准备迎接另一次失望似的。

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。