英语灵异故事-morrow road 01 茂林路 01

[00:17.50]MORROW ROAD
[00:22.19]茂林路
[00:34.82]My family has a house in Marine¹ City,
[00:38.97]less than two miles from where the "Morrow Road Haunting"
[00:42.57]have been stated to happen.
[00:45.12]My parents grew up riding their horses up
[00:47.83]and down that road, and many others.
[00:52.01]Recently, my mother and I took a ride to the area,
[00:56.64]and noticed that the road is now paved
[00:59.55]and the bridge that was there is gone.
[01:03.23]We parked down the street a ways, put on our gloves,
[01:07.65]zipped out coats and began our walk through the snow.
[01:12.47]After crossing the ditch where the bridge used to be,
[01:16.77]my chest began to tighten² and my heart began to race.
[01:21.83]I should also mention
[01:23.17]that I had not been to the exact spot before,
[01:27.14]but since I had recently discovered
[01:29.87]that I am a psychic³ medium,
[01:32.00]my mother and I decided⁴ to venture to the 'site'.
[01:36.46]After we crossed the ditch,
[01:38.65]we noticed that on both sides of us were newer houses,
[01:43.86]but nothing but trees lay ahead.
[01:47.05]My mother pointed⁵ ahead to where the trees were
[01:51.53]and said, "The story says that the land here has never sold
[01:57.19]because every time someone would try to build on it,
[02:00.87]too many things would go wrong
[02:03.09]and eventually people gave up."
[02:13.89]讲解
[03:55.24]My family has a house in Marine City,
[03:59.38]less than two miles from where the "Morrow Road Haunting"
[04:03.22]have been stated to happen.
[04:14.04]My parents grew up riding their horses up
[04:16.74]and down that road, and many others.
[04:28.18]Recently, my mother and I took a ride to the area,
[04:32.55]and noticed that the road is now paved
[04:35.85]and the bridge that was there is gone.
[04:51.66]We parked down the street a ways, put on our gloves,
[04:55.80]zipped out coats and began our walk through the snow.
[05:10.77]After crossing the ditch where the bridge used to be,
[05:14.82]my chest began to tighten and my heart began to race.
[05:28.72]I should also mention
[05:29.99]that I had not been to the exact spot before,
[05:33.94]but since I had recently discovered
[05:36.60]that I am a psychic medium,
[05:39.38]my mother and I decided to venture to the 'site'.
[05:56.79]After we crossed the ditch,
[05:58.84]we noticed that on both sides of us were newer houses,
[06:04.09]but nothing but trees lay ahead.
[06:18.47]My mother pointed ahead to where the trees were
[06:22.19]and said, "The story says that the land here has never sold
[06:34.10]because every time someone would try to build on it,
[06:37.45]too many things would go wrong
[06:39.72]and eventually people gave up."
[07:05.45]语言点
[07:08.79]haunt  闹鬼，鬼魂经常出没
[07:15.33]haunting house  鬼屋
[07:20.67]He wanted to sell the house at a low price
[07:24.25]because it's haunted.
[07:32.27]The college library is his favourite haunt.
[07:39.40]haunt
[07:48.63]used to+do
[07:58.49]Mum used to be forgetful.
[08:07.73]used to+doing / be used to+do
[08:12.86]习惯于…
[08:14.68]We are used to taking a walk after dinner.
[08:21.40]be used to+do  被用作
[08:25.66]Computers are used to store information.
[08:33.20]spot  地点，场所 = place
[08:38.81]a historic spot  古迹
[08:42.51]a scenic⁶ spot  风景胜地
[08:47.16]venture  冒险，敢于
[08:55.76]Nobody ventured to interrupt him.
[09:04.17]不入虎穴，焉得虎子
[09:07.17]Nothing venture, nothing have.
[09:14.50]but  但是 = however
[09:26.50]except  除了
[09:33.33]Nobody but his wife ventured to shout at him.
[09:46.59]谢谢收听

1 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

2 tighten   

v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧

参考例句：

• Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
• Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。

3 psychic   

n.对超自然力敏感的人；adj.有超自然力的

参考例句：

• Some people are said to have psychic powers.据说有些人有通灵的能力。
• She claims to be psychic and to be able to foretell the future.她自称有特异功能，能预知未来。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 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。

6 scenic   

adj.自然景色的，景色优美的

参考例句：

• The scenic beauty of the place entranced the visitors.这里的美丽风光把游客们迷住了。
• The scenic spot is on northwestern outskirts of Beijing.这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。