VOA慢速英语:'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' by Ambrose Bierce

短语讲解：

1. But, as he tried to think of them, he heard sounds -- again and again.

think of 想起; 考虑
例句：I just can't think of his name
我就是想不起来他叫什么了。

2. Then I could get the rope off my neck and jump into the river.

rope off 用绳子隔开，圈起（某地域或牲畜）
例句：You should rope off a big field and sell tickets.
你应该用绳子围起一大片地方来卖票。

3. He thought: "How funny. How funny to die of hanging at the bottom of a river!"

die of 死于（疾病、过度悲伤等）; 强烈地感受到…
例句：Nowadays many people die of cancer.
现在有很多人死于癌症。

4. But his hands reached the rope on his neck and tore it off.

tear off 撕掉; 匆匆地脱掉（衣服）
例句：The front cover of the novel have be tear off
这本小说的封面已被撕掉。

5. His head came out of the water.

come out of 由…产生，从…出来
例句：As such, evolution did not come out of zero.
照这么说来，进化就不是无中生有。

6. His body hung at the end of a rope.

at the end of 在…结尾，在…末端
例句：He parted with us at the end of the trip.
旅行结束时他和我们分手了。