VOA慢速英语:'The Fall of the House of Usher,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Two

短语讲解：

1. When I arrived I felt something strange and fearful about the great old stone house, about the lake in front of it, and about Usher himself.

in front of 面前; 在…前面; 当着…的面
例句：I stood for a few moments in front of the nearest shop window.
我在最近的一家商店的橱窗前站了一会儿。

2. He had certain sick fears about the house in which he lived, and he had not stepped out of it for many years.

step out of 从…走出去
例句：The rules do not permit players to step out of bounds.
规则不允许运动员们走出界外。

3. She seemed to care about nothing.

care about 关心; 在乎; 关怀
例句：I don't care about the matter.
我对这事毫不介意。

4. I learned that my one sight of her would probably be the last I would have — that the lady, at least while living, would be seen by me no more.

at least 至少
例句：He's been away for at least a week.
他走了总有一个星期吧。

5. But a dark change came, the song continued, and now those who enter the valley see through the windows, in a red light, shapes that move to broken music; while through the door, now colorless, a ghastly river of ghosts, laughing but no longer smiling, rushes out forever

no longer 不再，已不
例句：After about three months, I was no longer addicted to nicotine.
大约3个月后，我就不再对尼古丁上瘾了。