英语灵异故事-Cottage(鬼屋) 05

I promptly¹ went into the bedroom and started packing. An antique turquoise² necklace that my boyfriend's mother had given me was gone. I searched everywhere, including in the car, to no avail. I went back into the living room to see that a face powder brush I had been using earlier had been moved to the other end of the table. Okay, I said to myself, I've had enough. I went back into the bedroom where my boyfriend slept soundly, and saw that my turquoise necklace was spread out on the pillow I had slept on. We left shortly after, and went to the office to turn in our keys. I asked the woman behind the desk if she knew the cottage was haunted. She laughed and said that she had heard that a couple that stayed there once liked to dress up like Bonnie and Clyde and drive a Roadster up and down the California Coast. The ghosts apparently³ didn't like the thought of gangsters⁴ staying in their cottage, so they made the cottage fill with a horrible smell, like something dead and rotting.

我赶忙回到卧室里，开始收拾行李。 我男朋友的母亲送给我的那条古董绿宝石项链不见了。我到处都找遍了，连车里都找过了，但是什么也没找到。我回到客厅里，发现我之前用过的粉扑被挪到了桌子的另一头。我对自己说，好了，我受够了。我回到卧室，我男朋友还在里面睡得很熟，然后我看见那条绿宝石项链正躺在我睡的那只枕头上。我们很快就离开了，到办事处去归还了钥匙。我问办公桌后的小姐是否知道那栋小屋闹鬼。她笑了起来，回答说她听说曾经有一对情侣住在那里，他们喜欢把自己打扮得像雌雄大盗邦妮和克莱德一样，开着敞篷跑车沿着加州海岸来回兜风。小屋里的鬼魂显然不想让强盗住在那里，所以他们让小屋充满了可怕的气味，闻起来好像是什么死了、腐烂了的东西。

1 promptly   

adv.及时地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
• She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。

2 turquoise   

n.绿宝石；adj.蓝绿色的

参考例句：

• She wore a string of turquoise round her neck.她脖子上戴着一串绿宝石。
• The women have elaborate necklaces of turquoise.那些女人戴着由绿松石制成的精美项链。

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 gangsters   

匪徒，歹徒( gangster的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gangsters offered him a sum equivalent to a whole year's earnings. 歹徒提出要给他一笔相当于他一年收入的钱。
• One of the gangsters was caught by the police. 歹徒之一被警察逮捕。