The Thirsty Undead 吸血伯爵之谜
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- 创建于 2007年10月31日
- 最后更新于 2024年5月25日
- 发布于 2012年1月15日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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At midnight on Halloween, he might come as a breath of mist drifting in under your door or as a black wolf running through the night’s shadows. The vampire can take many forms, ___1___ it has an unfriendly habit of drinking human blood.
在万圣节前一天的半夜，他可能化成一阵雾从你的门缝钻进来，或变成一匹黑狼穿越暗夜的阴影。吸血鬼千变万化，且有吸人血的恶习。
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(A) beware |
(B) bitten |
(C) while |
(D) with |
(E)notorious |
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(F) and |
(G) exposure |
(H) brutal |
(I) loosely |
(J) relevant |
Irish writer Bram Stoker made the vampire ___2___ in 1897 with Dracula, a novel about the Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula and his attempt to move to London. Stoker’s vampire is ___3___ based on Eastern European folklore. As ___4___ the vampires from that region, Dracula has an allergy to holy objects, sunlight and garlic. If people don’t carry any of these, they might be ___5___ and get a nagging thirst for blood themselves! Only a stake through the heart or ___6___ to sunlight can kill a vampire.
爱尔兰作家布莱姆．史托克1897年出版「德古拉」一书，塑造了恶名昭彰的吸血鬼。该书述说特兰西凡尼亚的吸血鬼德古拉伯爵企图迁往伦敦的故事。史托克创造的吸血鬼大致以东欧民间故事为依据；和该地的吸血鬼一样，德古拉也怕圣物、阳光和蒜头。如果人们身上没有这些东西，可能会被咬，且自己也变得嗜血！只有刺穿吸血鬼的心脏或让他晒到阳光，才能杀死他。
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(A) beware |
(B) bitten |
(C) while |
(D) with |
(E)notorious |
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(F) and |
(G) exposure |
(H) brutal |
(I) loosely |
(J) relevant |
Dracula is based on a 15th-century Romanian prince, named Vlad the Impaler for his ___7___ treatment of his enemies. Today, you can go on a “Dracula Tour” to visit historical sites ___8___ to the horrible prince. You can eat a good meal at his birthplace ___9___ enjoying five works of art in his castle. If you happen to notice any suspicious wolves or bats, ___10__. The real Dracula’s death is still uncertain!
德古拉的故事是以15世纪罗马尼亚亲王「刺刑者弗拉德」为依据，如此命名是因为他对敌人非常残忍。现今，你可以来一趟「德古拉之旅」，参观和这位恐怖亲王有关的古迹。你可以在他的出生地享用大餐，并在他的城堡中欣赏上等艺术品。如果你恰巧注意到任何可疑的狼或蝙蝠，要小心。因为真的德古拉生死依然成谜！
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(A) beware |
(B) bitten |
(C) while |
(D) with |
(E)notorious |
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(F) and |
(G) exposure |
(H) brutal |
(I) loosely |
(J) relevant |
−by Alan Campana
Vocabulary
单词发音
allergy [ˋælɚdʒɪ] n. 【口】厌恶，反感
suspicious [səˋspɪʃəs] adj. 可疑的
notorious [noˋtorɪəs] adj. 恶名昭彰的
exposure [ɪkˋspoʒɚ] n. 暴露
relevant [ˋrɛləvənt] adj. 有关的.[(+to)]
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单词发音
a breath of 一丝儿
mist [mɪst] n. 薄雾
drift [drɪft] v. 飘移; 漂流 to move slowly and gradually into something
shadow [ˋʃædo] n. 荫；阴暗处
Irish [ˋaɪrɪʃ] adj. 爱尔兰的
count [kaʊnt] n.（除英国外，西欧地区的）伯爵
nagging [ˋnægɪŋ] adj. 无法摆脱的
Answer
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7. ( H ) |
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