英语灵异故事-Dark Falls Elementary (黑暗降临小学)05

I stood outside, in my front lawn¹, breathing deep, and clutching² my side. Should I go in my house and tell my parents what happened? I knew that there was something in that school. I'm not sure if it was a ghost. I wanted to go in that school and help Alex more than anything. I wasn't sure how to confront³ that thing, whatever it was, in there. I needed a plan. I wanted to, at least try, before I told anybody. But what if it had killed Alex. It would kill me too.

　　The man, at the hospital. He would know what to do. He used to go to that school. But he is over ninety, and he couldn't even talk. I looked at my watch. 12:13. The hospital wasn't that far away. On my bike it would only take me twenty minutes. And well, it was the only plan I had.

我站在家门前的草坪上，深深地喘息着，紧紧环抱住自己的身体。我应该回到家中，把发生的事情告诉父母吗？我知道那学校里一定有什么东西，但是并不清楚那是不是鬼。我多想进到校舍里去救Alex，但是无论那里面的东西是什么，我都不知道该怎么与其对抗。我需要制定一个方案。在告诉别人之前，我想做些什么，至少也要试一试。但是如果那个东西已经把Alex杀了怎么办？它也会杀了我的。

　　对了，住在医院里的那个人。他一定知道该怎么办。他曾经在那所学校里上过学。但是他已经九十多岁了，而且还不能说话。我看了下手表，已经午夜12:13了。那所医院离这里并不远。我骑车去只要二十分钟就能到达。而且，我也只有这一个方案可用。

1 lawn   

n.草地，草坪，上等细麻布

参考例句：

• The lawn was crawling with ants.草坪上爬满了蚂蚁。
• They are lying on a grassy lawn.他们躺在绿草如茵的草坪上。

2 clutching   

抓住，紧紧抓住( clutch的现在分词 )； （因害怕或痛苦）突然抓住

参考例句：

• He was clutching the magazine lovingly with both hands. 他紧紧地捏着杂志，好像害怕琴会把它抢去似的。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• Children clutching empty bowls form a line. 紧紧抓着空碗的孩子们排成一队。

3 confront   

vt.遭遇，勇敢地面对，正视，使对质

参考例句：

• A soldier has to confront danger.士兵须面对危险。
• We must confront future with optimism.我们必须乐观地面对未来。