本课您将学到:be keen on sb./sth.(热衷),have a reputation for(尽人皆知),have的被动语态表达法
自从十九世纪末,英国作家Bram Stoker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。
今天,我们就来聊聊关于吸血鬼的话题。
We tend to imagine vampires(吸血鬼) as bat-like creatures(生物) dressed in black capes (斗篷)with high collars(领子). Tales of vampires exist in abundant(大量的) variety all over the world, but the richest folklore(民间传说) is probably found among the peoples of eastern Europe.
Vlad Dracul, orVlad Impaler, ruled Wallachia between 1456 and 1476. He had a reputation(名声) for the most barbaric(野蛮的) acts of cruelty. Dracul, whose name means son of the dragon, allegedly had thousands of people killed by impaling them on wooden stakes(木桩). It is said he was especially keen on mass(集中) executions(死刑), and would have a table set up nearby to enjoy a delicious banquet(盛宴) while the dying screamed.
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。
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