第七章 恐怖大宅院
The five friends meet at eight that evening.
五個朋友在那天晚上見面了。
Everyone has a scary costume.
每個人都穿上了恐怖的服裝。
Bill is a vampire. Nick is a skeleton. Susan is a ghost.
比爾是吸血鬼。尼克是骷髏。蘇珊是鬼。
When they see Kelly's costume they laugh and say, "Good evening, Mrs Abigail Cross!"
當(dāng)他們看到凱麗的服裝時,他們笑著說,“晚上好,阿比蓋爾·克勞斯夫人!”
They cover the old table with a paper tablecloth.
他們用一塊紙桌布蓋在舊的桌子上。
Then they put the food and drinks on the table.
然后他們把食物和飲料擺放在桌上。
They light the candles because there is no electricity.
他們點(diǎn)上了蠟燭,因?yàn)闆]有電。
Nick turns on his portable radio.
尼克打開他的便攜式收音機(jī)。
Megan goes to the dark bedroom.
梅格恩去了那個幽暗的臥室。
She opens the door and looks inside.
她打開門看了看里面。
The black dress and black boots are not there.
黑裙子和黑靴子不在那兒了。
She is afraid, but she says nothing to her friends.
她很害怕,但是她沒有告訴她的朋友們。
Soon their friends arrive.
很快他們的朋友都到了。
They all have scary costumes and masks.
他們都穿上恐怖的衣服,戴上恐怖的面具。
"Is this a haunted house? It's very spooky," they say.
“這就是鬧鬼的房子?太令人毛骨悚然了,”他們說。
No one answers.
沒有人回答。
Some boys and girls dance.
有一些男孩和女孩在跳舞。
Others eat, talk and laugh.
其他人則邊吃邊談邊笑。
Several hours pass. Everyone is happy.
幾個小時過去了。每個人都很開心。
"It's a great party," they say.
“這個聚會太棒了,”他們說。
"It's time for the treasure hunt," says Bill.
“尋寶藏的時間到了,”比爾說。
"You all have different maps. Let's start."
“你們各自有不同的地圖。開始吧。”
Everyone starts in a different room.
每個人都從不同的房間開始。
Some start in the kitchen, others start in the bedrooms.
有些人從廚房開始,有些人從臥室開始。
Kelly takes her torch and goes downstairs to the basement.
凱麗拿著手電筒到樓下的地下室去了。
She looks inside a big barrel.
她看見里面有一個大的桶。
It is very dark and Kelly is in the basement alone.
很黑,凱麗獨(dú)自一人在地下室。
Suddenly there is a sweet smell of roses.
突然,有一股玫瑰的芳香。
She turns on her torch and she is terrified.
她打開手電筒,她很害怕。
The old lady from the museum is standing by the barrel!
在博物館里的老婦人就站在木桶旁!
"You are not Abigail Cross. I am Abigail Cross.
“你不是阿比蓋爾·克勞斯。我才是阿比蓋爾·克勞斯。
Tonight is Halloween and you are in my house.
今晚是萬圣節(jié),而且你們在我的房子里。
On this night we spirits look for young bodies.
就在這個晚上我們的靈魂要尋找年輕的生命。
When we find a young body we can live again.
當(dāng)我們發(fā)現(xiàn)鮮活的身體后,我們就可以活過來了。
At midnight my spirit enters your body.
午夜,我的靈魂將進(jìn)入到你的身體內(nèi)。
You must die so that I can live!"
你得死我才可以活!”