英美故事赏析：The Ghost at the Crossroads
<p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crossroads">crossroads</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="haunted">haunted</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="there">there</span> -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mick">Mick</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="pub">pub</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ghost">ghost</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crossroads">crossroads</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ghosts">ghosts</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="bet">bet</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crossroads">crossroads</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mick">Mick</span>.</p><p><span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span>." <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crossroads">crossroads</span>.</p><p><span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mick">Mick</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crossroads">crossroads</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flour">flour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="hair">hair</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shrill">shrill</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="creep">creep</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="Mick">Mick</span> <span word="calling">calling</span>, "<span word="Tom">Tom</span>, <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="there">there</span>?" <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stone">stone</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Mick">Mick</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="screaming">screaming</span>. <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stone">stone</span>.</p><p><span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mick">Mick</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Mick">Mick</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>-<span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frightened">frightened</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>.</p>
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