Just Before You Die What will happen just before you die? Martin Lee knows! When he meets a stranger on the way to school, his doom is sealed. The evil ghost has chosen him for a special mission- fail, and Martin's dead.
Impressions
1. An eerie feeling swept over me, as through pure evil had descended降临 on the peaceful, tree-lined street.
2. I began to sweat and choke on my fear.
3. He looked at me with deadly piercing锐利的 eyes, eyes that burned straight into my soul灵魂.
4. Every memory brought a sharp pain to his ghostly heart. Every memory made his anger and hatred憎恨 even more intense.
5. I’d just begun to think my mind had played tricks诡计 with me that morning when suddenly I stopped dead in my tracks.
6. Then he jumped away with a startled受惊吓的 cry, his eyes bulging out of their sockets.
7. I stood panting and puffing喘气, I fixed my friends with a desperate look.
8. Our breathing made us sound like three elephants with asthma.
9. His words of doom死亡 rang in my mind as I climbed on board
10. I’d no sooner landed than a hand as cold as a grave gripped紧抓 my knee.
11. I swung round and my heart zoomed迅速移动 up my throat and onto my mouth.
12. His evil eyes twinkling with triumph胜利.
13. Dread surged汹涌 through my body like a tsunami.
14. It felt like my stomach had crawled its way up to the back of my mouth.
15. He’d turned my nice peaceful life into chaos.
16. There was a look in his eye that brought fear rushing through my veins静脉.
17. He laughed, a harsh sound that sent fear spiraling down急剧减少 my spine.
18. Little bits of information were clicking together in my mind like jigsaw pieces.
19. I was unable to move, frozen to the spot while my voice forced itself from my throat.
20. My mouth flew open and my tormented scream, vibrated through the walls.
Vocabulary
1. Accent口音
(n.) language that shows which country or area a person comes from
She spoke English with a faint Dutch accent.
2. Hesitate 犹豫
(v.) to be slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain or nervous
She hesitated before replying.
3. Babble 含糊不清的说
(v.) to talk in a quick and exited way that is difficult to understand
They were all babbling away in a foreign language.
4. Suspiciously 怀疑地
(adv.) in a way that shows you think sb has done sth wrong, illegal or dishonest
The man looked at her suspiciously.
5. Loony 疯狂/古怪的
(adj.) crazy or strange
He does have some pretty loony ideas.
6. Scorned 鄙视
(v.) to feel or show that you think sb/sth is stupid and you do not respect them or it
She scorned their views as old-fashioned.
7. Ridicule 嘲笑
(v.) to make sb/sth look silly by laughing at them or it in an unkind way
I can’t figure out why they ridicule this constructive suggestion.
8. Spooky 怪异吓人的
(adj.) strange and frightening
I was just thinking about her when she phoned. Spooky!
9. Zoom 快速移动
(V.) to move or go somewhere very fast
For five weeks they zoomed around Europe.
10. Gulped 狼吞虎咽
(v.) to swallow large amounts of food or drink quickly
He gulped down the rest of his tea and went out.
11. Supernatural 超自然的
(adj.) that cannot be explained by the laws of science and that seems to involve gods or magic
Do you believe in the supernatural?
12. Frustration 沮丧
(n.) the feeling of being frustrated
Dave thumped the table in frustration.
13. Glimpse 看一眼
(n.) to see sb/sth for a moment, but not very clear
He’d glimpsed her through the window as he passed.
14. Filthy 肮脏的
(adj.) very dirty and unpleasant
This is a really filthy oven.
15. Clutched 紧握
(v.) to hold sb/sth tightly
He clutched the child to him.
16. Weirdo 怪人
(n.) a person who looks strange and/or behaves in a strange way
That weirdo never bathes or changes his clothes.
17. Nut 疯子
(n.) a strange or crazy person
He’s a complete nut, if you ask me.
18. Snigger 暗笑
(v.) to laugh in a quiet unpleasant way, especially at sth rude or at sb’s problems or mistakes
What are you sniggering at?
19. Maniac 疯子
(n.) a person who behaves in an extremely dangerous, wild, or stupid way
He was driving like a maniac.
20. Turmoil 骚动
(n.) a state of great anxiety, confusion and uncertainty
His statement threw the court into turmoil.
Comment
Do you think ever before what will happen just before you die? In this story, Martin received two warning before he died. The first warning came when Martin’s ears turned green. They began to grow longer and longer with sharp point on their ears. And the second warning came when Martin’s forehead popped open and a third eye appeared.
I thought the description of the mentality of Martin before he died in this story has made me interesting reading.
Death is a natural occurrence. Someone can treat it optimistically, but someone is very afraid death. I thought no matter death coming late or early, every one still has to face it. However, we also must treasure our life and every living thing.
Besides, this story is relative to the supernatural. Maybe sometimes we have to belief it exists, because this power still cannot be explained by any laws of science. Well, if you used to undergo any special experience before, I really like to hear it=D
