英语灵异故事-Mr Joe 03 乔先生 03

[00:18.64]Mr Joe
[00:22.50]乔先生
[00:36.20]I walked up to Mr. Joe and introduced myself,
[00:40.33]and asked what he did
[00:41.51]to make his garden grow so green and lush.
[00:45.21]Mr. Joe just chuckled² at me,
[00:47.95]his big white eyebrows³ dripping sweat,
[00:50.83]he said that you have to talk them into making fruit
[00:54.93]so that you can eat.
[00:56.84]At this point I thought he was crazy
[00:59.67]but I decided⁴ to humor the old man
[01:02.78]for he had made the best garden in the Parish.
[01:07.03]I asked "how do you trick plants
[01:09.00]into producing fruits for you"
[01:11.80]and Mr. Joe replied "you have to be their friend,
[01:15.37]because friends help friends."
[01:18.36]Now, I couldn't stop myself
[01:20.42]from laughing too much longer,
[01:23.17]so I said my goodbyes and headed off to the fishing hole.
[01:27.50]While on my way home
[01:29.28]I decided to stop in on Mr. Joe's place
[01:32.89]and check up on his garden.
[01:35.76]I was surprised to see his plants wilted
[01:38.68]and knocked on his door to see
[01:40.82]what had happened in the few hours
[01:42.69]since I had been there.
[01:44.66]Mr. Joe answered the door
[01:46.54]and invited me in to take a rest
[01:49.34]and when I asked what had happened his answer
[01:52.44]made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
[02:03.92]讲解
[03:30.52]I walked up to Mr. Joe and introduced myself,
[03:34.63]and asked what he did
[03:35.83]to make his garden grow so green and lush.
[03:49.07]Mr. Joe just chuckled at me,
[03:51.51]his big white eyebrows dripping sweat,
[03:59.66]he said that you have to talk them into making fruit
[04:03.47]so that you can eat.
[04:10.73]At this point I thought he was crazy
[04:13.29]but I decided to humor the old man
[04:16.10]for he had made the best garden in the Parish.
[04:29.63]I asked "how do you trick plants
[04:31.43]into producing fruits for you"
[04:39.66]and Mr. Joe replied "you have to be their friend,
[04:43.20]because friends help friends."
[04:52.44]Now, I couldn't stop myself
[04:54.50]from laughing too much longer,
[04:57.23]so I said my goodbyes and headed off to the fishing hole.
[05:07.67]While on my way home
[05:09.54]I decided to stop in on Mr. Joe's place
[05:13.18]and check up on his garden.
[05:21.75]I was surprised to see his plants wilted
[05:24.72]and knocked on his door to see
[05:26.79]what had happened in the few hours
[05:28.72]since I had been there.
[05:41.04]Mr. Joe answered the door
[05:42.88]and invited me in to take a rest
[05:45.56]and when I asked what had happened his answer
[05:48.81]made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
[06:13.04]语言点
[06:17.71]make sb./sth. do sth.
[06:20.79]make
[06:30.46]chuckle¹
[06:37.00]giggle  咯咯地笑
[06:38.87]snicker  窃笑
[06:47.64]smile / laugh
[06:50.96]chuckle at / chuckle to
[07:09.83]Mr. Joe
[07:13.09]his big white eyebrows
[07:43.01]talk sb. into sth./doing sth.  说服某人做某事
[07:53.17]humor  幽默、诙谐
[08:09.18]produce
[08:14.35]say one's goodbye to sb.
[08:21.67]check up  核查、检验
[08:26.32]调查
[08:28.50]check up with
[08:37.95]take a rest  休息
[08:42.18]have a rest / rest oneself
[09:00.05]I walked up to Mr. Joe and introduced myself,
[09:04.19]and asked what he did
[09:05.32]to make his garden grow so green and lush.
[09:09.17]Mr. Joe just chuckled at me,
[09:11.73]his big white eyebrows dripping sweat,
[09:14.82]he said that you have to talk them into making fruit
[09:18.50]so that you can eat.
[09:21.04]At this point I thought he was crazy
[09:23.62]but I decided to humor the old man for he had
[09:27.36]made the best garden in the Parish.
[09:30.65]I asked "how do you trick plants
[09:32.74]into producing fruits for you"
[09:35.12]and Mr. Joe replied "you have to be their friend,
[09:39.28]because friends help friends."
[09:42.14]Now, I couldn't stop myself
[09:44.21]from laughing too much longer,
[09:46.58]so I said my goodbyes and headed off to the fishing hole.
[09:51.54]While on my way home
[09:53.07]I decided to stop in on Mr. Joe's place
[09:56.61]and check up on his garden.
[09:59.37]I was surprised to see his plants wilted
[10:02.57]and knocked on his door to see
[10:04.57]what had happened in the few hours
[10:06.55]since I had been there.
[10:08.43]Mr. Joe answered the door
[10:10.30]and invited me in to take a rest
[10:13.14]and when I asked what had happened his answer
[10:16.17]made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
[10:32.36]谢谢收听

1 chuckle   

vi.／n.轻声笑，咯咯笑

参考例句：

• He shook his head with a soft chuckle.他轻轻地笑着摇了摇头。
• I couldn't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought of it.想到这个，我忍不住轻轻地笑起来。

2 chuckled   

轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
• She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情，她就轻轻地暗自发笑。

3 eyebrows   

眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
• His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。

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。