英语灵异故事-The Decorator 02 神秘的“装修工” 02

[00:18.41]The Decorator
[00:24.04]神秘的"装修工"
[00:36.63]In the living room,
[00:37.73]the TV set was on the opposite side of the room
[00:40.85]where it was originally.
[00:42.89]The couch that was opposite the TV
[00:45.32]was now opposite the TV
[00:47.06]on the other side of the living room.
[00:49.43]Keep in mind they both were perfectly¹ straight.
[00:53.87]The TV had no dust on it whatsoever²
[00:56.74]and the couch
[00:57.68]looked as though it had been cleaned somehow,
[01:00.58]no lint³ or dust whatsoever!
[01:03.87]Now, I was getting a bit angry
[01:06.46]that someone was messing with me;
[01:09.14]so, I moved the things that I found
[01:11.88]back to their original places.
[01:14.35]That took me over 1 hour and a half.
[01:17.07]Most of the problem was aligning⁴ things straight.
[01:20.65]I watched TV that evening
[01:22.76]and forgot about the strange occurrences.
[01:25.71]I ordered in dinner, ate that,
[01:27.90]stayed up until about 1am watching TV.
[01:31.60]Then I went to bed.
[01:33.78]In the middle of the night I thought I heard footsteps
[01:36.90]and stuff being moved around,
[01:39.23]but I didn't think much of it.
[01:41.34]I woke up the next morning
[01:43.41]and went downstairs to make myself some coffee,
[01:46.81]then go and get the paper that I have delivered.
[01:49.86]I made myself a pot of coffee
[01:52.00]and turned on the pot.
[01:53.93]When I went to get the newspaper however,
[01:56.39]I have to walk through the living room
[01:58.44]to get to the little hallway to my front door.
[02:01.52]When I walked into the living room my jaw⁵ dropped
[02:04.68]and I just stopped.
[02:06.42]Everything that I moved back in there
[02:09.32]was moved back to where it was
[02:11.92]when I got home from work the day before.
[02:14.96]I walked to my small hallway and the same thing;
[02:18.20]everything in there
[02:19.58]was moved back to the way it was also!
[02:23.42]Things like this have been happening every day
[02:26.41]since for 2 straight weeks!
[02:28.85]Only different things in my house!
[02:42.69]讲解
[04:45.50]In the living room,
[04:46.55]the TV set was on the opposite side of the room
[04:49.63]where it was originally.
[04:57.23]The couch that was opposite the TV
[04:59.45]was now opposite the TV
[05:01.12]on the other side of the living room.
[05:10.83]Keep in mind they both were perfectly straight.
[05:19.50]The TV had no dust on it whatsoever
[05:22.49]and the couch
[05:23.22]looked as though it had been cleaned somehow,
[05:26.23]no lint or dust whatsoever!
[05:38.58]Now, I was getting a bit angry
[05:41.05]that someone was messing with me;
[05:48.21]so, I moved the things that I found
[05:50.84]back to their original places.
[05:59.00]That took me over 1 hour and a half.
[06:01.65]Most of the problem was aligning things straight.
[06:11.75]I watched TV that evening
[06:13.48]and forgot about the strange occurrences.
[06:21.52]I ordered in dinner, ate that,
[06:23.73]stayed up until about 1am watching TV.
[06:34.47]Then I went to bed.
[06:36.50]In the middle of the night I thought I heard footsteps
[06:39.75]and stuff being moved around,
[06:41.92]but I didn't think much of it.
[06:54.21]I woke up the next morning
[06:55.83]and went downstairs to make myself some coffee,
[06:59.26]then go and get the paper that I have delivered.
[07:09.77]I made myself a pot of coffee
[07:11.77]and turned on the pot.
[07:13.91]When I went to get the newspaper however,
[07:16.12]I have to walk through the living room
[07:18.15]to get to the little hallway to my front door.
[07:30.06]When I walked into the living room my jaw dropped
[07:33.20]and I just stopped.
[07:41.20]Everything that I moved back in there
[07:43.55]was moved back to where it was
[07:46.10]when I got home from work the day before.
[07:56.61]I walked to my small hallway and the same thing;
[07:59.75]everything in there
[08:01.27]was moved back to the way it was also!
[08:13.20]Things like this have been happening every day
[08:16.27]since for 2 straight weeks!
[08:19.00]Only different things in my house!
[08:41.18]语言点
[08:42.92]keep in mind  牢记
[08:46.03]keep sth. in mind
[08:48.83]keep it in mind that
[08:51.94]You are supposed to keep your mother's words in mind.
[08:57.76]Keep it in mind that turn off the lights when you go out.
[09:04.56]mess with
[09:10.54]Don't mess with me. I am in a hurry.
[09:17.62]joke with sb.
[09:20.17]stay up
[09:23.32]I stayed up all night.
[09:27.64]stay up
[09:33.35]I stayed up from dusk till dawn.
[09:36.39]dusk  黄昏
[09:38.28]dawn  黎明
[09:42.60]I stayed up until daybreak.
[09:45.39]daybreak
[09:49.43]straight
[09:56.17]straight  接连的，连续的
[10:02.85]He is sick for four straight days.
[10:20.51]谢谢收听

1 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

2 whatsoever   

adv.（用于否定句中以加强语气）任何；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
• All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样，你就怎样对人。

3 lint   

n.线头；绷带用麻布，皮棉

参考例句：

• Flicked the lint off the coat.把大衣上的棉绒弹掉。
• There are a few problems of air pollution by chemicals,lint,etc.,but these are minor.化学品、棉花等也造成一些空气污染问题，但这是次要的。

4 aligning   

n. (直线)对准 动词align的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• There are signs that the prime minister is aligning himself with the liberals. 有迹象表明首相正在与自由党人结盟。
• ToolTips provide textual hints that assist in drawing lines and aligning objects. 工具提示提供了协助画线和对象对齐的文本提示。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

5 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。