英语灵异故事-The Coffee Cup 05 神秘的咖啡杯 05

[00:15.56]The Coffee Cup
[00:23.31]神秘的咖啡杯
[00:31.80]I said nothing as I walked up.
[00:34.41]I just kept my eyes
[00:35.92]on the silhouette¹ of the head and shoulders.
[00:39.23]As I neared the person,
[00:41.05]I could make out that it was a man facing me
[00:44.76]and that he was wearing
[00:46.92]what looked like old fashioned clothing
[00:49.19]of the 1920's or 1910's.
[00:53.53]He did not move, but as I got nearer to him,
[00:57.50]I heard a rather faint voice
[00:59.80]coming from that table ask me
[01:02.72]"How much do I owe you?"
[01:05.66]That not only caught me off guard,
[01:08.57]there was something about the voice
[01:10.48]that sent a chill right through me.
[01:13.68]I stopped and literally² shuddered³ from the jolt
[01:17.00]that sudden question had given me.
[01:20.48]Even though my heart was racing
[01:23.43]and I felt unnerved,
[01:25.50]I managed to recover after a moment
[01:27.86]and I asked him if he was a guest at the hotel,
[01:32.57]and if so, how had he gotten into the dining room.
[01:48.54]讲解
[02:59.01]I said nothing as I walked up.
[03:02.16]I just kept my eyes
[03:03.24]on the silhouette of the head and shoulders.
[03:14.23]As I neared the person,
[03:15.72]I could make out that it was a man facing me
[03:25.58]and that he was wearing
[03:27.01]what looked like old fashioned clothing
[03:29.30]of the 1920's or 1910's.
[03:39.34]He did not move, but as I got nearer to him,
[03:43.31]I heard a rather faint voice
[03:45.62]coming from that table ask me
[03:48.46]"How much do I owe you?"
[04:01.38]That not only caught me off guard,
[04:04.32]there was something about the voice
[04:06.19]that sent a chill right through me.
[04:14.78]I stopped and literally shuddered from the jolt
[04:18.16]that sudden question had given me.
[04:28.23]Even though my heart was racing
[04:30.98]and I felt unnerved,
[04:37.03]I managed to recover after a moment
[04:39.22]and I asked him if he was a guest at the hotel,
[04:49.55]and if so, how had he gotten into the dining room.
[05:10.45]语言点
[05:12.50]walk up
[05:17.89]up  向上
[05:21.95]walk up the / walk down street
[05:30.31]up / down
[05:43.83]walk up there
[05:48.64]make out  弄清楚
[05:54.38]I can't make out what she wants.
[06:01.32]make out
[06:03.70]have sex
[06:07.67]old fashioned  过时的，老土的
[06:11.96]out of fashion
[06:14.03]outdated
[06:30.00]out
[06:33.94]faint voice  微弱的声音
[06:37.06]faint
[06:39.86]weak  微弱的,无力的
[06:45.93]晕倒
[06:47.40]faint  晕
[06:54.08]owe  欠
[07:03.88]I owe you 100 dollars.
[07:11.55]Hey pal⁴, I owe you one.
[07:18.19]catch somebody of guard
[07:24.21]caught
[07:25.06]catch
[07:27.76]chill  寒冷，寒意
[07:34.80]a chill right through me
[07:40.23]shudder  颤抖，发抖
[07:47.24]jolt  震动
[07:51.59]racing
[07:53.34]race  赛跑
[07:57.67]my heart was racing
[08:02.92]unnerved
[08:12.34]manage to do something
[08:19.87]I fell, but I managed to pick myself up.
[08:32.62]I said nothing as I walked up.
[08:35.11]I just kept my eyes
[08:36.70]on the silhouette of the head and shoulders.
[08:39.96]As I neared the person,
[08:41.62]I could make out that it was a man facing me
[08:46.28]and that he was wearing
[08:47.65]what looked like old fashioned clothing
[08:49.96]of the 1920's or 1910's.
[08:54.33]He did not move, but as I got nearer to him,
[08:58.10]I heard a rather faint voice
[09:00.77]coming from that table ask me
[09:03.77]"How much do I owe you?"
[09:05.99]That not only caught me off guard,
[09:09.04]there was something about the voice
[09:10.96]that sent a chill right through me.
[09:14.23]I stopped and literally shuddered from the jolt
[09:17.67]that sudden question had given me.
[09:20.55]Even though my heart was racing
[09:23.92]and I felt unnerved,
[09:26.08]I managed to recover after a moment
[09:28.49]and I asked him if he was a guest at the hotel,
[09:32.98]and if so, how had he gotten into the dining room.
[09:44.27]谢谢收听

1 silhouette   

n.黑色半身侧面影，影子，轮廓；v.描绘成侧面影，照出影子来，仅仅显出轮廓

参考例句：

• I could see its black silhouette against the evening sky.我能看到夜幕下它黑色的轮廓。
• I could see the silhouette of the woman in the pickup.我可以见到小卡车的女人黑色半身侧面影。

2 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

3 shuddered   

v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 )；发抖；（机器、车辆等）突然震动；颤动

参考例句：

• He slammed on the brakes and the car shuddered to a halt. 他猛踩刹车，车颤抖着停住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I shuddered at the sight of the dead body. 我一看见那尸体就战栗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 pal   

n.朋友，伙伴，同志；vi.结为友

参考例句：

• He is a pal of mine.他是我的一个朋友。
• Listen,pal,I don't want you talking to my sister any more.听着，小子，我不让你再和我妹妹说话了。