英语灵异故事-Guiding Hand 03 指引着我的手 03

[00:17.05]Guiding Hand
[00:24.05]指引着我的手
[00:43.58]Turning off the stereo
[00:45.52]and trying to remember to breathe,
[00:48.31]I realized my mobile phone was ringing.
[00:52.09]My mother, a little shaken herself,
[00:55.28]asked me immediately if I was OK
[00:59.02](she's always had parental¹ ESP,
[01:01.99]it's a bit of a family joke),
[01:04.24]I told her immediately what had happened
[01:06.90]and asked her how she knew,
[01:09.52]what she told me next left me in no doubt
[01:12.54]that those who go before us,
[01:15.92]guide and protect those left behind if they can.
[01:20.63]At the same time
[01:21.76]that I was planning to pull into the right hand lane,
[01:25.17]Mum was standing² in the kitchen
[01:27.62]when she thought she heard a knock at the door.
[01:30.91]Assuming it was me she walked to answer it.
[01:35.13]As she walked through our lounge room,
[01:38.03]she saw her Nana standing there looking worried.
[01:41.89]Mum asked her why she was there
[01:45.19](Grandma died 15 years previous),
[01:48.35]she said Grandma just pointed³ to the phone
[01:51.06]and mouthed my name and disappeared again.
[01:55.63]Mum said her blood ran cold
[01:59.01]and she dialed my number straight away.
[02:02.55]Although in an event like that,
[02:05.33]your perception of time becomes skewed,
[02:08.57]from our estimates,
[02:10.26]it was about 25 seconds between the time I heard
[02:14.59]and felt the presence in my car
[02:17.06]and the time Grandma appeared to Mum at home.
[02:20.55]I have since felt her presence at times
[02:23.23]when I have needed comfort the most,
[02:26.14]and her perfume 'Tweed' sometimes wafts⁴ past me
[02:31.69]in my new home.
[02:44.37]讲解
[04:30.61]语言点
[04:33.15]turn off  关闭
[04:44.20]turn off the radio
[04:47.25]turn off the air-conditioner
[04:50.25]parental ESP
[04:57.14]ESP = extrasensory perception
[05:02.35]guide  引导
[05:08.01]He guided the man through the streets to the railway station.
[05:16.39]guiding hand
[05:20.21]guide
[05:24.96]tour guide
[05:27.22]assume  假想，以为
[05:32.67]I assume that you know.
[05:37.61]assuming
[05:53.30]lounge room  休息室
[05:56.62]ran cold
[06:00.18]ran
[06:01.19]run
[06:04.79]ran cold
[06:13.67]run
[06:19.30]run a company
[06:22.19]straight away  马上
[06:26.48]right away
[06:28.72]event  事情，事件
[06:32.25]perception  知觉
[06:37.89]a man of the keenest perception
[06:43.22]skewed  歪曲，偏差
[06:49.47]perception of time becomes skewed
[06:59.86]at times  有时
[07:04.53]tweed
[07:08.30]waft  吹送
[07:31.43]Turning off the stereo
[07:33.36]and trying to remember to breathe,
[07:36.19]I realized my mobile phone was ringing.
[07:39.71]My mother, a little shaken herself,
[07:43.07]asked me immediately if I was OK
[07:47.00](she's always had parental ESP,
[07:49.92]it's a bit of a family joke),
[07:52.13]I told her immediately what had happened
[07:54.69]and asked her how she knew,
[07:57.13]what she told me next left me in no doubt
[08:00.39]that those who go before us,
[08:03.34]guide and protect those left behind if they can.
[08:08.60]At the same time
[08:09.65]that I was planning to pull into the right hand lane,
[08:13.28]Mum was standing in the kitchen
[08:15.48]when she thought she heard a knock at the door.
[08:18.78]Assuming it was me she walked to answer it.
[08:23.02]As she walked through our lounge room,
[08:25.88]she saw her Nana standing there looking worried.
[08:29.73]Mum asked her why she was there
[08:33.16](Grandma died 15 years previous),
[08:36.19]she said Grandma just pointed to the phone
[08:38.86]and mouthed my name and disappeared again.
[08:43.44]Mum said her blood ran cold
[08:46.93]and she dialed my number straight away.
[08:49.99]Although in an event like that,
[08:53.06]your perception of time becomes skewed,
[08:56.34]from our estimates,
[08:58.03]it was about 25 seconds between the time I heard
[09:02.43]and felt the presence in my car
[09:04.86]and the time Grandma appeared to Mum at home.
[09:08.35]I have since felt her presence at times
[09:11.09]when I have needed comfort the most,
[09:13.95]and her perfume 'Tweed' sometimes wafts past me
[09:19.13]in my new home.
[09:37.54]谢谢收听

1 parental   

adj.父母的；父的；母的

参考例句：

• He encourages parental involvement in the running of school.他鼓励学生家长参与学校的管理。
• Children always revolt against parental disciplines.孩子们总是反抗父母的管束。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

4 wafts   

n.空中飘来的气味，一阵气味( waft的名词复数 )；摇转风扇v.吹送，飘送，（使）浮动( waft的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A breeze wafts the sweet smell of roses. 微风吹来了玫瑰花的芬芳（香味）。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• A breeze wafts the smell of roses. 微风吹送玫瑰花香气。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》