英语灵异故事-The Presence Of My Brother 01 我哥哥的鬼魂 01

[00:13.09]The Presence¹ Of My Brother
[00:18.41]我哥哥的鬼魂
[00:30.81]In 1999 my brother Michael passed away tragically,
[00:35.98]and to almost everyone in the family it was a total shock,
[00:40.65]since we did not know he was ill.
[00:43.36]It all started on a cold October Wednesday, exactly 3 pm,
[00:49.61]I will never forget this day for the rest of my life.
[00:53.89]Ever had a moment in your life
[00:56.01]that you just knew that something was going to happen?
[01:00.01]Something like a premonition?
[01:02.46]Well, to get back to my story,
[01:05.25]it was around 3 pm that day,
[01:08.25]my mom's cell² phone started to ring,
[01:11.03]and before she got to the phone to answer it,
[01:13.39]I thought: Michael is dead.
[01:16.80]I did not say this out loud of course,
[01:19.22]because that would've been a weird³ thing to say,
[01:22.99]so I just let it go.
[01:25.06]My mom answered the phone, was quiet for a moment,
[01:29.25]started to panic
[01:30.75]and rushed downstairs with my brother-in-law,
[01:34.24]jumped in the car and drove⁴ away at high speed.
[01:38.28]Apparently, this is what I heard afterwards,
[01:42.49]according to my brother's girlfriend:
[01:44.54]she found my brother dead in their bedroom,
[01:47.28]eyes still open and his body still warm,
[01:51.02]but it was already too late for him, he had passed.
[01:55.44]The entire⁵ time my mom was gone the house was quiet,
[01:59.85]my 2 younger sisters were upset
[02:02.52]because they didn't know what was going on,
[02:05.34]neither did I, because nobody told us what happened,
[02:09.82]but instinctively⁶ I knew he was dead.
[02:23.63]讲解
[04:18.63]In 1999 my brother Michael passed away tragically,
[04:29.44]and to almost everyone in the family it was a total shock,
[04:33.97]since we did not know he was ill.
[04:44.99]It all started on a cold October Wednesday, exactly 3 pm,
[04:51.42]I will never forget this day for the rest of my life.
[05:05.81]Ever had a moment in your life
[05:07.73]that you just knew that something was going to happen?
[05:11.66]Something like a premonition?
[05:22.28]Well, to get back to my story,
[05:24.70]it was around 3 pm that day,
[05:27.63]my mom's cell phone started to ring,
[05:30.32]and before she got to the phone to answer it,
[05:33.03]I thought: Michael is dead.
[05:46.58]I did not say this out loud of course,
[05:48.97]because that would've been a weird thing to say,
[05:52.73]so I just let it go.
[06:03.23]My mom answered the phone, was quiet for a moment,
[06:07.13]started to panic
[06:08.71]and rushed downstairs with my brother-in-law,
[06:12.12]jumped in the car and drove away at high speed.
[06:28.97]Apparently, this is what I heard afterwards,
[06:32.68]according to my brother's girlfriend:
[06:34.90]she found my brother dead in their bedroom,
[06:37.63]eyes still open and his body still warm,
[06:41.36]but it was already too late for him, he had passed.
[07:06.55]The entire time my mom was gone the house was quiet,
[07:10.94]my 2 younger sisters were upset
[07:13.59]because they didn't know what was going on,
[07:25.74]neither did I, because nobody told us what happened,
[07:30.26]but instinctively I knew he was dead.
[07:53.42]语言点
[07:55.24]pass away  去世
[08:08.72]He had passed.
[08:10.97]pass
[08:12.90]gone
[08:14.80]His grandfather is gone.
[08:19.93]I will…
[08:21.21]will / be going to
[08:24.16]be going to
[08:29.46]will
[08:45.64]Let it go.
[08:57.62]I failed the final exam.
[09:00.42]Oh, let it be.
[09:17.51]谢谢收听

1 presence   

n.出席；到场；存在

参考例句：

• Her presence lent an air of respectability to the occasion.她的到场使那种场合增添了崇高的气氛。
• His presence is indicative of his willingness to help.他的出席表示他愿意帮忙。

2 cell   

n.区，细胞，血球；小室，牢房；电池，光电管；基层组织

参考例句：

• Soap destroys the cell walls of bacteria.肥皂破坏细菌的细胞壁。
• They have locked the prisoners up in their cell.他们已把犯人监禁在小牢房里。

3 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

4 drove   

vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群

参考例句：

• He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
• They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。

5 entire   

adj.全部的，完整的，同性质的，纯正的，全面的

参考例句：

• The entire world consists of matter.整个世界都是由物质组成的。
• I've wasted an entire day on this.在这上面我已经浪费了一整天的时间。

6 instinctively   

adv.本能地

参考例句：

• As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled. 他向她靠近，她本能地往后缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He knew instinctively where he would find her. 他本能地知道在哪儿能找到她。 来自《简明英汉词典》