第272期:万圣节鬼故事

 　　重点词汇

　　pitch: vt. 投；掷；定位于；

　　schedule: vt. 安排，计划；编制目录；将……列入计划表

　　There are two twin brothers named Ricky and Bobby who enjoyed playing baseball. Rickey was always the pitcher¹ and Bobby was always the second baseman.

　　One day, they were sitting on the couch² when Ricky wondered aloud," Do you think they play baseball in heaven?"

　　"I don't know" replied Bobby.

　　"Is there a way to find out," asked Ricky.

　　"I have an idea," replied Bobby. " How about if one of us ever dies, he has to come back and tell the other if there is baseball in heaven."

　　"Ok, it's a deal."Ricky agreed.

　　A few days later, Ricky was cycling down the road when he was hit by a car. he died on the way to hospital. Bobby went to the funeral and cried for days.

　　A week later, he was visited by the ghost of his dead brother.

　　"Have you come to tell me id they play baseball in heaven?" Bobby asked.

　　"Well, I have good news and bad news," said Ricky. " The good news is that they do play baseball in heaven. The bad news is that you are scheduled to pitch tomorrow."

　　有两个双胞胎兄弟叫Ricky和Bobby，他们喜欢打棒球。Ricky总是投手Bobby, 一直是二垒手。

　　有一天，他们正坐在沙发上，瑞奇大声地问：“你认为他们在天堂打棒球吗？”

　　“我不知道，”Bobby回答说。

　　“有办法知道吗？”瑞奇问道。

　　“我有个主意，”Bobby回答说。如果我们中有一个人死了，他必须回来告诉另一个人，如果天堂里没有棒球。

　　“好的，一言为定。”瑞奇同意了。

　　几天后，瑞奇在路上骑车，突然被一辆车撞了。他在去医院的路上就死了。Bobby去参加葬礼，哭了好几天。

　　一周后，他死去的哥哥的鬼魂造访了他。

　　“你是来告诉我他们在天堂打棒球的吗？”Bobby问。

　　“嗯，我有好消息和坏消息，”瑞奇说。好消息是他们确实在天堂打棒球。坏消息是你被安排在明天投球。”

1 pitcher   

n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

2 couch   

n.睡椅，长沙发椅；vt.表达，隐含

参考例句：

• Lie down on the couch if you're feeling ill.如果你感觉不舒服就躺到沙发上去。
• The rabbIt'sprang from its grassy couch.兔子从草丛中跳出。