英语灵异故事-Snake Anut 01 我的阿姨是条蛇 01

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[00:19.38]Snake Anut
[00:25.65]我的阿姨是条蛇
[00:34.69]The old man longed for children.
[00:37.56]But he and his young wife had none,
[00:40.98]so he invited his nephew to live with them.
[00:45.81]This infuriated his wife, who had a vile¹ temper.
[00:50.94]When her husband welcomed the young man
[00:53.19]with great affection,
[00:55.04]she turned pale with jealousy².
[00:58.13]Her eyes narrowed and her head flattened³.
[01:03.73]And when she licked her lips,
[01:05.72]her nephew saw that her tongue was forked.
[01:11.42]From that day on,
[01:13.14]the young man spent as much time as possible
[01:16.33]with his uncle and tried to avoid his aunt.
[01:20.53]But she seemed to enjoy startling him,
[01:24.33]suddenly appearing when he least expected her.
[01:29.95]One evening,
[01:31.62]the nephew returned to the house quite late.
[01:35.25]He lit a candle and started up the stairs.
[01:39.02]Halfway up,
[01:40.33]he tripped on what seemed to be a coiled rope.
[01:44.11]Imagine his horror when that rope uncoiled
[01:48.97]and slithered up the steps in front of him!
[01:52.91]Then he saw it glide⁴ across the hall
[01:55.56]and under the door of his uncle's bedroom.
[01:59.49]"Wake up! Wake up" the young man shouted,
[02:02.82]and he knocked on the door until his knuckles⁵ hurt.
[02:07.84]But when his sleepy uncle finally let him in the bedroom,
[02:11.63]there was no snake in sight.
[02:23.38]讲解
[04:15.59]The old man longed for children.
[04:18.39]But he and his young wife had none,
[04:29.41]so he invited his nephew to live with them.
[04:33.16]This infuriated his wife, who had a vile temper.
[04:45.71]When her husband welcomed the young man
[04:47.80]with great affection,
[04:49.76]she turned pale with jealousy.
[05:00.27]Her eyes narrowed and her head flattened.
[05:05.99]And when she licked her lips,
[05:08.02]her nephew saw that her tongue was forked.
[05:22.48]From that day on,
[05:24.25]the young man spent as much time as possible
[05:27.32]with his uncle and tried to avoid his aunt.
[05:40.85]But she seemed to enjoy startling him,
[05:44.63]suddenly appearing when he least expected her.
[05:59.52]One evening,
[06:01.22]the nephew returned to the house quite late.
[06:08.42]He lit a candle and started up the stairs.
[06:12.08]Halfway up,
[06:13.52]he tripped on what seemed to be a coiled rope.
[06:25.73]Imagine his horror when that rope uncoiled
[06:30.40]and slithered up the steps in front of him!
[06:43.02]Then he saw it glide across the hall
[06:45.60]and under the door of his uncle's bedroom.
[06:56.92]"Wake up! Wake up" the young man shouted,
[07:00.22]and he knocked on the door until his knuckles hurt.
[07:13.77]But when his sleepy uncle finally let him in the bedroom,
[07:17.77]there was no snake in sight.
[07:47.20]语言点
[07:49.17]long for sth  渴望
[07:54.80]eager for
[07:56.74]People are longing⁶ for peace.
[08:02.04]turn pale with jealousy
[08:12.16]sleep with the window open
[08:17.88]as much time as possible
[08:22.58]do sth as...as possible
[08:30.83]do sth as soon as possible
[08:37.50]as...as
[08:54.79]As tall as you.
[08:59.33]across the hall
[09:02.83]across
[09:07.04]across the road
[09:09.57]across the river
[09:16.77]along the road
[09:19.07]wake up
[09:25.78]get up
[09:34.66]谢谢收听