VOA慢速英语:Explorers Sense a Guiding Presence in Times of Danger

短语讲解：

1. People who live through life threatening situations sometimes describe a calming presence or guiding voice that helps them survive.

live through经历过; 经历…而未死
例句：She has lived through several terrible accidents.
她曾经历过几次可怕的意外事故。

2. People have described this experience as “sensed presence” or as an “imaginary shadow person.”

describe as描述为
例句：I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。

3. Writer and researcher John Geiger has twice experienced a similar reaction to extreme danger himself: once as a child and once while suffering from extreme cold in Arctic Canada.

suffer from受苦;患病
例句：She often suffers from headaches.
她常常头痛。

4. He pulled out a piece of cake, divided it into two pieces, and offered it to another person he sensed nearby.

pull out取出，出示；拿出(或提出)意见(或建议、看法等)
例句：I hope you can pull out a better answer before the end of the meeting.
我希望你们在会议结束前拿出一个较好的答案。
divide into分成; 分为
例句：Divide the cake into quarters and share it equally.
把蛋糕分成四份, 大家平均享用。

5. John Geiger points out that these Third Man experiences are very common among mountain climbers.

point out指出
例句：Mistakes in the printing should be pointed out at once.
印刷上的错误应立即予以指出。

6. But he shows in his book that they take place in other environments as well.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。

7. A voice next to her in the plane called out to warn her about a dangerous hill nearby.

call out调来; 请去
例句：The fire brigade was called out twice last night.
消防队昨晚出勤两次。

8. He said that the brain depends on having continuing information from the body’s senses.

depend on依赖, 依靠
例句：All living things depend on the sun for their growth.
万物靠太阳生长。

9. Other stressful conditions can lead to Third Man experiences.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

10. Another theory says that the stress of having to pay constant attention to survive leads to Third Man hallucinations.

pay attention to注意，关心
例句：No attention was paid to his advice.
他的建议没有引起注意。