温馨夜读II PART2 1.Back Home

 

[00:00.41]Prints on the Heart

[00:03.24]When night unfurls its silent splendor¹, please take this book and read in the lamplight. 

[00:09.55]Each sensation will be heightened by the people, their stories and their feelings. 

[00:16.31]You may read the stories in soft voice, with meditation² and comprehension. 

[00:21.43]The people, the stories and the feelings print your heart.

[00:26.98]1.Back Home

[00:30.57]A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. 

[00:34.28]The golden red sun was setting. 

[00:36.89]She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery³ ball. 

[00:40.59]She was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. 

[00:47.23]She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.

[00:53.11]The atmosphere relaxed her. 

[00:55.83]After all she had been through, this is what she needed. 

[00:59.43]“It’s getting late,” she thought, “I must go home, my parents will be wondering where I am.”

[01:06.39]She wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing. 

[01:12.82]She kept on walking, directing herself to bungalow⁴ 163, where she spent every summer holiday. 

[01:21.10]The road was deserted⁵. 

[01:24.75]She walked slowly and silently. 

[01:27.15]Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.

[01:32.27]It was really getting dark now, the sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold too. 

[01:39.45]She wished she had her favorite jumper on: it kept her really warm. 

[01:44.68]She imagined having it with her. 

[01:47.07]This thought dissipated when she finally saw her front door. 

[01:51.76]It seemed different. 

[01:55.24]Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. 

[01:58.84]She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now... 

[02:06.35]It all seemed deserted. 

[02:10.22]She couldn’t understand what was going on.

[02:13.59]She entered the house. 

[02:15.65]First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. 

[02:19.24]It said: “Dear Ellen, there is some coffee ready, I went looking.” 

[02:25.12]Ellen was her mother but — where was she? 

[02:30.67]On the right side of the hallway was her parents room. 

[02:34.27]She went in. Then she saw her. 

[02:37.48]Her mother, lying on the bed, sleeping. 

[02:41.62]Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn’t slept for days. 

[02:47.61]She was really pale. 

[02:50.00]Jenny would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired to force her. 

[02:56.00]So Jenny just fell asleep beside her. 

[03:00.04]When Jennifer woke up something was different...

[03:03.54]she wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away in. 

[03:08.56]She was in her cozy⁶ bed in her pajamas⁷.

[03:11.74]It felt so good being back home. 

[03:15.81]Suddenly she heard a voice. 

[03:18.24]“Are you feeling better now, dear? 

[03:20.54]You know you got us very, very scared.”

1 splendor   

n.光彩；壮丽，华丽；显赫，辉煌

参考例句：

• Never in his life had he gazed on such splendor.他生平从没有见过如此辉煌壮丽的场面。
• All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。

2 meditation   

n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录

参考例句：

• This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
• I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。

3 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

4 bungalow   

n.平房，周围有阳台的木造小平房

参考例句：

• A bungalow does not have an upstairs.平房没有上层。
• The old couple sold that large house and moved into a small bungalow.老两口卖掉了那幢大房子，搬进了小平房。

5 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

6 cozy   

adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的

参考例句：

• I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
• We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。

7 pajamas   

n.睡衣裤

参考例句：

• At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时，我脱去衣服，换上睡衣。
• He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。