英语灵异故事-Don't listen (切勿聆听) 02

It was 3:00 am; I had woken up as usual with no particular¹ reason besides the fact that I couldn't sleep for another minute without getting some energy out. I threw off the covers, put on a pair of pajama pants, and made my way out the backdoor and around all the bushes². I had just sat down on my swing, taking a quick look around to make sure that none of the lights in the house had turned on, when I heard the horse in the pasture³ on my left. I watched him run off to the other side of the pasture and stare⁴ back at me, clearly spooked, but I decided⁵ it was because I had started to swing and he wasn't expecting anyone to be there.

凌晨3：00钟我又像往常一样醒了，没什么特别原因，只是如果我不消耗点精力的话，就无法再入睡了。我掀开被子，穿上睡裤，走出后门然后穿过灌木丛。我飞快地扫了一眼周围，确认房子里没亮着灯，便坐在秋千上，刚坐下便听到左边草地上的马的声响。我看着它跑向草场的另一头，然后回头盯着我，很明显它是受到了惊吓。我想那是因为我开始荡秋千，而它没想到秋千处会有人。

1 particular   

adj.个别的，各个的；独有的，特殊的，特别的

参考例句：

• We each have our own particular tastes,haven't we?我们各有所好，不是吗？
• She likes fruit and apples in particular.她喜欢水果尤其是苹果。

2 bushes   

n.灌木（丛）( bush的名词复数 )；[机械学]（金属）衬套；[电学]（绝缘）套管；类似灌木的东西（尤指浓密的毛发或皮毛）

参考例句：

• There was someone skulking behind the bushes. 有人藏在灌木后面。
• The boy chased his sister in and out among the bushes. 那个男孩在灌木丛里跟着他姐姐追过来追过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 pasture   

n.牧场，牲畜饲养

参考例句：

• This is the place where they used to pasture.这就是他们过去经常放牧的地方。
• The boy got up very early every morning to pasture cattle.这男孩每天起得很早去放牛。

4 stare   

vt.凝视，显眼，变硬；vi.凝视；n.凝视

参考例句：

• It's not polite to stare at a girl in the face.盯着姑娘的脸瞧是不礼貌的。
• She gave him an angry stare.她生气地白了他一眼。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。