Name: 739.The Escaped Man（英語學習者短篇小說）詞彙與文法 (739. The Escaped Man (Short Story for Learners of English) Vocabulary & Grammar)
Uploaded: 2025-03-11T05:26:54.000Z
Duration: 55 min 47 s

聽眾朋友們好，視頻觀眾朋友們好。

It's time to do another story on the podcast.

是時候在播客上再寫一篇報道了。

未來進行式

This time I'm going to be reading a story called The Escaped Man by an author called C.T.

這次我要讀的是一個叫 C.T. 的作家寫的一個叫《逃亡者》的故事。

The story is presented on Commerphil.com.

Commerphil.com is a website where you can find short stories, fan fiction and other reading texts.

Commerphil.com 是一個可以找到短篇小說、同人小說和其他閱讀文本的網站。

And it's all presented in a nice and easy to read format.

所有內容都以簡潔易讀的格式呈現。

So this time the story is The Escaped Man and it's written by C.T.

這次的故事是《逃亡者》，作者是 C.T.。

And the way this is going to work is that I will read the story once and you can just try and follow it and understand it.

這樣做的好處是，我會把故事讀一遍，你們可以試著跟讀和理解。

And then I will summarize the story very quickly in plain English to make sure you've understood basically what happened.

然後，我會用通俗易懂的英語快速總結一下這個故事，以確保你們基本瞭解發生了什麼。

And then we will go through the story again line by line and I will break it down for language and I will teach you bits of vocabulary and bits of grammar.

然後，我們再逐行讀一遍故事，我會把它分解成語言，教你一些詞彙和文法。

Not only can you enjoy hopefully an entertaining story but also we'll use it as a way to learn some English.

您不僅可以欣賞到一個有趣的故事，我們還可以利用這個故事學習英語。

Learning English through stories is a great idea and it tends to work because it places language in a vivid context and is generally quite entertaining and fun.

通過故事學習英語是一個很好的主意，它往往很有效，因為它將語言置於生動的語境中，而且通常相當有趣和好玩。

So listen to the story and then let me break all the language down for you bit by bit.

請先聽我講故事，然後讓我一點一點地為您解釋所有的語言。

So we're nearly ready to start reading the story.

所以，我們差不多可以開始讀故事了。

Just before I read it to you here are a few questions okay just to help you focus.

在我讀給你聽之前，先問你幾個問題，好讓你集中注意力。

So question number one is where does the story take place?

那麼第一個問題是，故事發生在哪裡？

Where's the location of this story and how do you know?

這個故事的地點在哪裡，你是怎麼知道的？

And secondly is this American English or is this British English and how do you know?

其次，這是美式英語還是英式英語，你怎麼知道？

And thirdly the third question is simply what is going to happen next?

第三個問題是，接下來會發生什麼？

Can you try and guess what's going to happen next?

你能猜猜接下來會發生什麼嗎？

Okay right so if you're ready let's begin and I'm going to go to commerful.com now and start reading through The Escaped Man.

好的，如果你們準備好了，我們就開始吧，我現在就去 commerful.com 開始閱讀《逃亡者》。

So I want you to try and get into the right mood here.

所以，我希望你們能試著在這裡找到正確的情緒。

This is a sort of a mystery story and it's got a slightly dark atmosphere to it.

這是一個懸疑故事，氣氛略顯陰暗。

It was like driving through a thick curtain of water.

就像在厚厚的水幕中行駛一樣。

Had to be careful driving on wild nights like these.

在這樣狂野的夜晚，開車必須小心翼翼。

The last thing you'd want is to have an accident or breakdown.

You just want to be at home on these stormy nights.

在這些風雨交加的夜晚，你只想待在家裡。

The thwack thwack of the windscreen wipers was hypnotic.

擋風玻璃雨刷發出的 "噔噔噔 "聲令人如痴如醉。

He stared out into the glow of the headlights.

The rain sounded like white noise interference as it battered the car.

雨水敲打著汽車，聽起來就像白噪聲干擾。

He was reminded of the opening scenes of a Hitchcock film.

他想起了希區柯克電影的開場場景。

Through the wash of the rain he spotted a figure at the side of the road.

透過雨水的沖刷，他發現路邊有一個身影。

The person wore a green parka and had their thumb jerked out.

這個人穿著綠色大衣，大拇指被擼了出來。

Why on earth would anyone be hitchhiking tonight?

今晚究竟為什麼會有人搭便車呢？

Surely you would just stay put until the morning.

They must have been in a rush to get where they were going.

他向下發出信號，然後靠邊停車。

He shut the door quickly, glad to be out of the rain.

他趕緊關上門，很高興能避雨。

He was somewhere in his mid-twenties and had wild red hair and a thick beard.

他大約二十多歲，有著一頭狂野的紅髮和濃密的鬍鬚。

The hitchhiker held his gaze for a long moment.

Drops of rain water trickled down his face.

The driver pulled out and continued through the storm.

司機把車停了下來，繼續穿過暴風雨。

The hitchhiker glanced over his shoulder into the blackness behind them.

搭便車的人瞥了一眼他們身後的黑夜。

They drove on in silence for a short while, the BBC radio phone in blaring out from the car's speakers filled in for conversation.

他們在沉默中行駛了一小會兒，車內揚聲器裡播放的英國廣播公司（BBC）廣播電話代替了他們的談話。

They listened to the radio and their own thoughts as they moved on.

他們一邊聽著廣播，一邊想著自己的心事。

The driver couldn't tell if that hmm was a yes or a no.

司機分不清那聲嗯是 "是 "還是 "不是"。

The hitcher stared at him in his suit and tie.

打手盯著穿著西裝、打著領帶的他。

The hitcher seemed scruffy in comparison in his parka and pink Floyd t-shirt.

相比之下，穿著派克大衣和粉紅色弗洛伊德 T 恤衫的 hitcher 就顯得邋里邋遢了。

I was stuck late at the office you know how it is.

我在辦公室忙到很晚，你知道的。

The talk show radio show carried on as they drove through the wind and rain.

在風雨中行駛時，脫口秀廣播節目仍在繼續。

The hitcher shifted in his seat and stared out of the windscreen.

打手在座位上晃了晃，盯著擋風玻璃外。

The hitcher's eyes glazed over for a moment.

Several miles down the road, the radio station, there was a news bulletin on the radio.

在幾英里外的廣播站，收音機里正在播報新聞。

The reporter tried to remain professional as she read the announcement.

記者在閱讀公告時努力保持專業水準。

We are getting reports that a patient has escaped from a Manchester psychiatric institution.

我們收到報告說，一名病人從曼徹斯特的一家精神病院逃跑了。

The man is said to be psychopathic and is said to have a history of murder.

據說此人精神變態，有殺人前科。

The hitcher jabbed a finger on the button on the radio panel.

打手用手指戳了戳無線電面板上的按鈕。

Tinny pop music blurted out from the speakers.

揚聲器裡突然傳出了刺耳的流行音樂。

The driver stared at his passenger, his question unasked.

司機盯著他的乘客，他的問題沒有問出口。

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