英语灵异故事-Ghost Light(鬼灯) 01

I have heard many renditions of this story of the Jacksonboro Light on Parkers Ferry¹ Road in Jacksonboro, South Carolina. It is said that in the late 19th century, a man went out looking for his daughter who had ran away from home. It was at night and the man was said to have carried a lantern. While the man was out looking for his daughter, he was somehow hit by a train that ran through this area. It said that the light that you see is this man looking for his daughter.

　　I was told that to see this ghost, you turn on Parkers Ferry road and drive approximately² 2 miles until you see a church on the left side of the road. Turn around and drive back in the same direction that you came (probably about 1/4 mile) until you can see about 1 mile of road in front of you. Stop, turn off your car, and flash your lights five times. Sit quietly and listen for the faint³ sound of a train. After you hear the train, the light is supposed appear somewhere on road in front of you. I was told that the light would come towards you and if it touches your car, it will not crank.

我已经听过很多遍关于Jacksonboro鬼灯的故事了.这个故事发生在南卡罗来纳州的Jacksonboro,一条名为Parker Ferry的路上.据说在19世纪末的时候,一个男人出门寻找自己离家出走的女儿.当时已经天黑了,所以据说这个男人带着一个灯笼.当他在外面找女儿的时候,不知怎么的,他被一列穿行此地的火车撞死了.据说人们看到的那盏灯就是寻找女儿的男人.

　　有人告诉我要想看到这个鬼,你就要转到Parkers Ferry路上,行驶约2英里,就会在左手边看到一个教堂.掉头,向来的方向开(大概四分之一英里),直到你能看到前方大约1英里左右的路就可以停车.熄火,把车灯闪五次,然后就静静地坐着,听听有没有微弱的火车声.如果你听到了火车的声音,那就应该能看到前方的路上有灯出现了.据说那盏灯会直冲你而来,即使碰到了你的车子,它也不会拐弯.

1 ferry   

n.渡船，渡口；v.渡运；(越海)空运

参考例句：

• You can cross the river by ferry.你可以搭渡船过河。
• We waited at the ferry for two hours.我们在渡口等了两个小时。

2 approximately   

adv.大约，大致，近乎

参考例句：

• Our English teacher is approximately in her forties.我们英语老师有40岁模样。
• There are approximately one million people in the city.全市人口估计大约有一百万。

3 faint   

n.昏厥，昏倒；adj.微弱的，无力的，模糊的；vi.昏倒，变得微弱

参考例句：

• He felt faint at the sight of blood.他一见到血就发晕了。
• She threw me a faint smile.她对我微微一笑。