英语灵异故事-Burning Down the House(烧毁房子) 02

The house was not old. In fact it had only one previous owner. The house was approximately¹ 10 years old when they moved into it. It was a two-story colonial² painted yellow and white located³ in a nice neighborhood. Michelle was in an upstairs bedroom, but not the one that the Ouija board was found in. That was made into an office due⁴ to its small size.

　　Well it got dark that night, as you could have well guessed and we turned out all the lights in her room and shut the door. Her mother knew we were going to do this, she didn't mind. We lit candles to set the mood and had a flashlight in the ready in case anything went wrong. My sister and I were using the board along with Michelle. I was so naive⁵ I didn't even know what to do. All the girls, including my sister, told me how to place my hands and how to concentrate⁶ my energy onto the board. So I did. And it wasn't long before we got a response to our questions. It was quite eerie⁷ the way this "spirit" knew things about ourselves that no one else should have. Then we started asking us to tell us what was in store for us in the future. We got all the usual responses about marriage, children, jobs and homes. But then suddenly the room grew really cold.

这栋房子其实并不古老，事实上它之前只有过一家主人。Michelle一家搬进来的时候，这栋房子只有大约十年的历史。房子是殖民地时期的建筑风格，有两层，用黄色和白色涂料粉刷而成。房子所在的小区环境很好。Michelle的房间在楼上，但并不是发现占卜板的那间。那个房间因为面积太小，被改成了一间办公室。

　　你应该能猜得到，那天晚上天黑之后，我们关掉了她房间里所有的灯，并锁上了门。她妈妈知道我们要做什么，所以就没有在意。我们点起了蜡烛，营造好气氛，还准备了一支手电筒，以防发生什么差错。我和妹妹、Michelle一起使用着占卜板。我什么也不懂，根本不知道要怎么做。其他的女孩儿们，包括我的妹妹，告诉我该如何摆放我的手，如何把能量聚集到占卜板上。我按照她们说的做了。不久，我们的问题就得到了回答。这个“灵魂” 用非常怪异的方式讲述了关于我们自己的事情，其他任何人大概都不会使用这种方式。随后我们开始请求它告诉我们未来有什么在等待着我们。对于婚姻、孩子、工作、家庭等问题，我们得到的回答都很平常，但是这时房间里忽然变得非常寒冷。

1 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。

2 colonial   

adj.殖民地的，关于殖民的；n.殖民地，居民

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• The people of Africa have successfully fought against colonial rule.非洲人民成功地反抗了殖民统治。

3 located   

adj.处于，位于

参考例句：

• The mechanic located the fault immediately. 机修工立即找到了出故障的地方。
• a small town located 30 miles south of Chicago 位于芝加哥以南30英里的一个小镇

4 due   

n.应得物；adj.预定的，应付的，到期的，应有的

参考例句：

• I received nothing except what was due to me.除了我应得的东西，我并未接受任何东西。
• The rocket is due to lift off at noon on Friday.火箭定于星期五中午发射。

5 naive   

adj.幼稚的，轻信的；天真的

参考例句：

• It's naive of you to believe he'll do what he says.相信他会言行一致，你未免太单纯了。
• Don't be naive.The matter is not so simple.你别傻乎乎的。事情没有那么简单。

6 concentrate   

vt.集中；聚集；浓缩；vi.集中；全神贯注

参考例句：

• You should concentrate on the road when you're driving.开车时注意力应集中在路上。
• Concentrate your mind on study,Don't look around.专心学习，别东张西望的。

7 eerie   

adj.怪诞的；奇异的；可怕的；胆怯的

参考例句：

• It's eerie to walk through a dark wood at night.夜晚在漆黑的森林中行走很是恐怖。
• I walked down the eerie dark path.我走在那条漆黑恐怖的小路上。