英语灵异故事-The Hook 01 铁钩 01

[00:15.62]The Hook
[00:20.97]铁钩
[00:30.31]The reports had been on the radio all day,
[00:34.00]though she hadn't paid much attention to them.
[00:37.14]Some crazy man had escaped from the state asylum¹.
[00:40.75]They were calling him the Hook Man
[00:43.35]since he had lost his right arm
[00:45.45]and had it replaced with a hook.
[00:48.63]He was a killer²,
[00:50.39]and everyone in the region was warned to keep watch
[00:54.08]and report anything suspicious.
[00:57.14]But this didn't interest her.
[01:00.45]She was more worried about what to wear on her date.
[01:04.93]After several consultation³ calls with friends,
[01:08.10]she chose a blue outfit⁴ in the very latest style
[01:12.17]and was ready and waiting on the porch
[01:14.89]when her boyfriend came to pick her up in his car.
[01:18.96]They went to a drive-in movie with another couple,
[01:23.11]then dropped them off
[01:24.74]and went parking in the local lover's lane.
[01:28.61]The blue outfit was a hit,
[01:30.68]and she cuddled close to her boyfriend
[01:33.09]as they kissed to the sound of romantic music on the radio.
[01:38.44]Then the announcer came on
[01:40.79]and repeated the warning she had heard that afternoon.
[01:45.03]An insane killer with a hook
[01:47.18]in place of his right hand was loose in the area.
[01:51.97]Suddenly, the dark,
[01:53.90]moonless night didn't seem so romantic to her.
[01:58.01]The lover's lane was secluded⁵ and off the beaten track.
[02:02.71]A perfect spot for a deranged⁶ madman to lurk,
[02:07.04]she thought, pushing her amorous⁷ boyfriend away.
[02:19.95]讲解
[04:17.04]语言点
[04:19.52]some  某一个，有一个
[04:24.74]A certain Mr. Wang called you just now.
[04:33.69]some = certain
[04:37.21]escape  逃跑
[04:42.64]from
[04:45.15]escape from prison
[04:48.48]escape from danger
[04:53.99]escape
[04:56.10]narrow escape
[04:58.58]near escape
[05:03.24]replace
[05:08.65]re  又，再
[05:14.75]rebuild  重建
[05:17.32]place  地方
[05:20.32]代替
[05:22.22]replace coal by gas
[05:31.38]in place of
[05:35.26]I will go in place of you.
[05:40.33]keep watch
[05:42.77]watch  留意
[05:45.50]pay attention to
[05:47.68]Keep watch on the market tonight.
[05:52.71]pick up
[06:01.04]I'll pick you up at five o'clock.
[06:09.96]She picks up English very quickly.
[06:16.49]drop off  让…下车
[06:29.21]Drop me off here.
[06:33.14]Let me out here.
[06:38.52]Can you make a stop on the way?
[06:43.06]hit  打，击
[06:49.26]He hit me with his hand.
[06:54.62]hit
[07:00.77]hit song
[07:08.80]make a hit
[07:14.17]The movie Roman Holiday made a hit at that time.
[07:22.89]hook  钩子
[07:34.59]be hooked on
[07:37.46]I am hooked on computer game.
[07:54.75]The reports had been on the radio all day,
[07:58.31]though she hadn't paid much attention to them.
[08:01.63]Some crazy man had escaped from the state asylum.
[08:05.41]They were calling him the Hook Man
[08:07.83]since he had lost his right arm
[08:09.93]and had it replaced with a hook.
[08:12.98]He was a killer,
[08:14.78]and everyone in the region was warned to keep watch
[08:18.22]and report anything suspicious.
[08:21.54]But this didn't interest her.
[08:24.88]She was more worried about what to wear on her date.
[08:29.11]After several consultation calls with friends,
[08:32.84]she chose a blue outfit in the very latest style
[08:36.63]and was ready and waiting on the porch
[08:39.46]when her boyfriend came to pick her up in his car.
[08:43.67]They went to a drive-in movie with another couple,
[08:47.58]then dropped them off
[08:49.21]and went parking in the local lover's lane.
[08:52.98]The blue outfit was a hit,
[08:55.17]and she cuddled close to her boyfriend
[08:57.53]as they kissed to the sound of romantic music on the radio.
[09:02.47]Then the announcer came on
[09:05.17]and repeated the warning she had heard that afternoon.
[09:09.22]An insane killer with a hook
[09:11.89]in place of his right hand was loose in the area.
[09:16.85]Suddenly, the dark,
[09:18.72]moonless night didn't seem so romantic to her.
[09:22.69]The lover's lane was secluded and off the beaten track.
[09:27.42]A perfect spot for a deranged madman to lurk,
[09:31.88]she thought, pushing her amorous boyfriend away.
[09:42.44]谢谢收听

1 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

2 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

3 consultation   

n.咨询；商量；商议；会议

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。

4 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

5 secluded   

adj.与世隔绝的；隐退的；偏僻的v.使隔开，使隐退( seclude的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• Some people like to strip themselves naked while they have a swim in a secluded place. 一些人当他们在隐蔽的地方游泳时，喜欢把衣服脱光。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This charming cottage dates back to the 15th century and is as pretty as a picture, with its thatched roof and secluded garden. 这所美丽的村舍是15世纪时的建筑，有茅草房顶和宁静的花园，漂亮极了，简直和画上一样。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 deranged   

adj.疯狂的

参考例句：

• Traffic was stopped by a deranged man shouting at the sky.一名狂叫的疯子阻塞了交通。
• A deranged man shot and killed 14 people.一个精神失常的男子开枪打死了14人。

7 amorous   

adj.多情的；有关爱情的

参考例句：

• They exchanged amorous glances and clearly made known their passions.二人眉来眼去，以目传情。
• She gave him an amorous look.她脉脉含情的看他一眼。