基础英语轻松学【44】吸血鬼，引起世界恐慌的幻想
<p> 本课您将学到：<span word="be">be</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sb">sb</span>./<span word="sth">sth</span>.（热衷），<span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="for">for</span>（尽人皆知），<span word="have">have</span>的被动语态表达法</p><p> 自从十九世纪末，英国作家<span word="Bram">Bram</span> <span word="Stoker">Stoker</span>创作出他的经典小说《德古拉伯爵》之后，吸血鬼的形象就在流行文化中占据了举足轻重的地位，一夜之间以次为主题的恐怖片、小说和漫画书都出现了，全世界至今仍有数不清的鬼迷对这个幻想出来的形象痴迷不已。</p><p> 今天，我们就来聊聊关于吸血鬼的话题。</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="vampires">vampires</span>（吸血鬼） <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bat">bat</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span>（生物） <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="capes">capes</span> （斗篷）<span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="collars">collars</span>（领子）. <span word="Tales">Tales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vampires">vampires</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="abundant">abundant</span>（大量的） <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="folklore">folklore</span>（民间传说） <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p> <span word="Vlad">Vlad</span> <span word="Dracul">Dracul</span>, <span word="orVlad">orVlad</span> <span word="Impaler">Impaler</span>, <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="Wallachia">Wallachia</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1456 <span word="and">and</span> 1476. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span>（名声） <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="barbaric">barbaric</span>（野蛮的） <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cruelty">cruelty</span>. <span word="Dracul">Dracul</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span>, <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="impaling">impaling</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="stakes">stakes</span>（木桩）. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="mass">mass</span>（集中） <span word="executions">executions</span>（死刑）, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="delicious">delicious</span> <span word="banquet">banquet</span>（盛宴） <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="screamed">screamed</span>.</p><p> 他的恶行可能被后人夸大了，然而有关他的传说在他死后流传了很久。人们认为他并没有死，而是变成了吸血鬼，在黑夜里横行。传言不胫而走，在以后的几个世纪里，吸血鬼恐慌遍布欧洲。许多尸体的头都被砍掉，并被用木桩穿透心脏，以防止其变成吸血鬼。人们还办法找出活人中存在的吸血鬼。</p>
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