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One cold winter night, early in the New Year, a certain Dutchman left the tavern in Tarrytown and started walking to his home in the hollow nearby. His path led next to the old Sleepy Hollow cemetery where a headless Hessian soldier was buried. At midnight, the Dutchman came within site of the graveyard. The weather had warmed up during the week, and the snow was almost gone from the road. It was a dark night with no moon, and the only light came from his lantern. 某年伊始的一个寒冷冬夜，一个荷兰人离开塔利镇的小酒馆，徒步向自己在附近山谷中的家走去。他回家时要经过一座古老的睡谷公墓，公墓里埋着一个无头黑森士兵。午夜时分，这个荷兰人进入了公墓地界。连续一周来，天气不断回暖，此时路上已基本没有积雪。天很黑，没有月亮，他提的灯笼便是仅有的亮光。 The Dutchman was nervous about passing the graveyard, remembering the rumors of a galloping ghost that he had heard at the tavern. He stumbled along, humming to himself to keep up his courage. Suddenly, his eye was caught by a light rising from the ground in the cemetery. He stopped, his heart pounding in fear. Before his startled eyes, a white mist burst forth from an unmarked grave and formed into a large horse carrying a headless rider. 荷兰人想起他在小酒馆听到的跳动的鬼影的故事，再想到自己要穿过墓地，有些犯憷。他跌跌撞撞地走着，小声哼哼着给自己打气。突然，他看到从坟地上冒出了光。他害怕的站住，心剧烈的跳动着。他惊恐地看到一阵白雾从一座没有墓碑的坟里喷出来，变成一个无头骑士骑在一匹马上的形状。 | 
