时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:英语灵异故事


英语课
[00:17.88]The Headless Horseman
[00:24.05]无头骑士
[00:34.80]One cold winter night, early in the New Year,
[00:38.70]a certain Dutchman left the tavern 1 in Tarrytown
[00:42.74]and started walking to his home in the hollow nearby.
[00:47.61]His path led next to the old Sleepy Hollow cemetery 2
[00:51.59]where a headless Hessian soldier was buried.
[00:56.28]At midnight,
[00:57.59]the Dutchman came within site of the graveyard 3.
[01:01.26]The weather had warmed up during the week,
[01:04.57]and the snow was almost gone from the road.
[01:08.44]It was a dark night with no moon,
[01:11.54]and the only light came from his lantern.
[01:15.12]The Dutchman was nervous about passing the graveyard,
[01:18.95]remembering the rumors 4 of a galloping 5 ghost
[01:22.50]that he had heard at the tavern.
[01:25.80]He stumbled along,
[01:27.51]humming to himself to keep up his courage.
[01:31.11]Suddenly, his eye was caught
[01:33.93]by a light rising from the ground in the cemetery.
[01:38.06]He stopped, his heart pounding in fear.
[01:41.78]Before his startled eyes,
[01:43.38]a white mist burst forth 6 from an unmarked grave
[01:47.39]and formed into a large horse carrying a headless rider.
[02:00.86]讲解
[03:23.38]One cold winter night, early in the New Year,
[03:27.30]a certain Dutchman left the tavern in Tarrytown
[03:31.26]and started walking to his home in the hollow nearby.
[03:46.46]His path led next to the old Sleepy Hollow cemetery
[03:50.44]where a headless Hessian soldier was buried.
[04:03.74]At midnight,
[04:05.07]the Dutchman came within site of the graveyard.
[04:08.90]The weather had warmed up during the week,
[04:11.88]and the snow was almost gone from the road.
[04:27.37]It was a dark night with no moon,
[04:30.34]and the only light came from his lantern.
[04:40.62]The Dutchman was nervous about passing the graveyard,
[04:44.49]remembering the rumors of a galloping ghost
[04:47.51]that he had heard at the tavern.
[04:59.36]He stumbled along,
[05:00.98]humming to himself to keep up his courage.
[05:09.12]Suddenly, his eye was caught
[05:11.70]by a light rising from the ground in the cemetery.
[05:15.85]He stopped, his heart pounding in fear.
[05:27.06]Before his startled eyes,
[05:28.63]a white mist burst forth from an unmarked grave
[05:32.68]and formed into a large horse carrying a headless rider.
[05:56.90]语言点
[05:59.35]certain / be certain about
[06:05.24]be sure about
[06:09.71]certain
[06:13.78]For certain reason,I turned him down.
[06:21.12]a certain Smith
[06:26.43]some
[06:31.66]Dutchman / Dutch
[06:36.55]Holland / Netherlands
[06:44.11]let's go dutch
[06:49.36]lantern  灯笼
[06:57.45]lantern festival
[07:02.48]dragon boat festival
[07:06.02]the Mid-Autumn Festival
[07:09.78]the spring festival
[07:12.65]nervous  紧张,不安
[07:18.87]I feel nervous about the exam.
[07:26.93]Take it easy.
[07:29.61]stumble
[07:34.76]over
[07:36.31]跘倒
[07:38.54]I stumble over a stone.
[07:43.91]a stumbling block  跘脚石
[07:48.48]pound  英磅
[07:51.14]the million pound note
[08:02.07]Her heart pounded.
[08:06.34]Who is pounding the door.
[08:09.57]重击,敲打
[08:12.89]burst forth
[08:18.99]burst  爆炸,突然发生
[08:24.19]burst into tears
[08:27.83]burst with anger
[08:48.43]One cold winter night, early in the New Year,
[08:52.29]a certain Dutchman left the tavern in Tarrytown
[08:56.41]and started walking to his home in the hollow nearby.
[09:00.98]His path led next to the old Sleepy Hollow cemetery
[09:05.26]where a headless Hessian soldier was buried.
[09:09.73]At midnight,
[09:11.34]the Dutchman came within site of the graveyard.
[09:15.16]The weather had warmed up during the week,
[09:18.23]and the snow was almost gone from the road.
[09:22.10]It was a dark night with no moon,
[09:24.77]and the only light came from his lantern.
[09:29.07]The Dutchman was nervous about passing the graveyard,
[09:32.86]remembering the rumors of a galloping ghost
[09:35.99]that he had heard at the tavern.
[09:39.44]He stumbled along,
[09:41.08]humming to himself to keep up his courage.
[09:44.73]Suddenly, his eye was caught
[09:47.38]by a lightrising from the ground in the cemetery.
[09:51.33]He stopped, his heart pounding in fear.
[09:54.97]Before his startled eyes,
[09:56.81]a white mist burst forth from an unmarked grave
[10:00.76]and formed into a large horse carrying a headless rider.
[10:20.18]谢谢收听

1 tavern
n.小旅馆,客栈;小酒店
  • There is a tavern at the corner of the street.街道的拐角处有一家酒馆。
  • Philip always went to the tavern,with a sense of pleasure.菲利浦总是心情愉快地来到这家酒菜馆。
2 cemetery
n.坟墓,墓地,坟场
  • He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
  • His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。
3 graveyard
n.坟场
  • All the town was drifting toward the graveyard.全镇的人都象流水似地向那坟场涌过去。
  • Living next to a graveyard would give me the creeps.居住在墓地旁边会使我毛骨悚然。
4 rumors
n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 );[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 );[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷
  • Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 galloping
adv.向前;向外,往外
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
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base display unit
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beneatha
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bursaspor
cavernous urethra
clay domain
conclude and sign contract
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cop on
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