贾斯珀用美杜莎头像阻止停车

类别:生活日常

贾斯珀·怀特相信古代神话,他刚在城里买了新房,却总有人把车停在他家门口,导致他无法把车开进车库。他贴了禁止停车标志无效,于是挂上丑陋的美杜莎石像头,希望把车和车主变成石头,但至今无人被石化。

时长 79 秒 · 口音 英式 · 语速 119 wpm

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Lesson 28 No Parking Jasper White is one 第28课 禁止停车 贾斯珀·怀特是

of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. 那种信古代神话的稀有人物之一。

He has just bought a new house in the city. 他刚在城里买了栋新房子。

But ever since he moved in, 可自从他搬进去后,

he has had trouble with cars and their owners. 就一直跟车和车主们闹别扭。

When he returns home at night, 晚上回家时,

he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. 他总发现有人把车停在他家门口。

Because of this, 因为这事儿,

he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. 他连一次都没能把自个儿的车开进车库。

Jasper has put up no parking signs outside his gate, 贾斯珀在门口贴了禁止停车的牌子,

but these have not had any effect. 可一点用都没有。

Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. 现在他在门上挂了个丑兮兮的石像头。

It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. 那是我见过最丑的脸之一。

I asked him what it was, 我问他那是什么,

and he told me that it was Medusa, the gorgon. 他告诉我是美杜莎,那个蛇发女妖。

Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone, 贾斯珀希望她能车和车主都变成石头,

but none of them has been turned to stone yet. 可到现在还没一个被石化的。

Thank you. 谢谢。