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山怪的故事

给奥马尔的礼物——阿曼故事|A Gift for Omar——A story from Oman

属类: 双语小说 【分类】儿童读物 阅读:[2078]
有人说他们不相信世上有幽灵或怪物,也不相信任何神秘事件。他们会哈哈大笑,说这些不过是哄小孩子的故事。在大白天周围人群环绕的时候,将这些故事付之一笑很容易。但是为什么世界上每个国家都有鬼怪的故事呢?为什么总是有人在讲鬼怪的故事呢?科学能解释一切事物吗? 阿卜杜勒是个新派的年轻人,生活在阿曼,他带着给弟弟奥马尔的礼物——一个电脑游戏——回家过周末,他一辈子都不会忘记那趟旅程。亚洲的一场漫长战争结束后,一名士兵回家去见他的母亲,但事情却有些不太对劲……
不过,我们的故事是从瑞典的索尼娅开始的。在瑞典,人人都听过山怪的故事,但索尼娅却知道这些故事是真的,因为她的爷爷……
(本书故事属非现实题材)
Some people say that they don’t believe in ghosts, or monsters, or mysterious happenings of any kind. They laugh, and say that these are just stories for children. It is easy to laugh in daylight, with people around you. But why are there stories about ghosts in every country of the world? Why do people go on telling ghost stories? Can science explain everything that happens?
Abdul is a modern young man in Oman, going home for the weekend, with a present of a computer game for his little brother Omar. He will never forget that journey for the rest of his life. And a soldier in Asia returns home to his mother after a long war, but there is something not quite right...
But we begin with Sonja in Sweden. Everybody has heard stories about the monsters called trolls in Sweden, but Sonja knows the stories are true, because of her grandfather...
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世界各地都流传着在荒凉的地方遇到奇怪旅行者的故事。他们是谁?他们从哪里来?又要到哪里去?

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以下就是这样一个故事。它发生在阿曼的21号公路上,这条绵长的公路在高耸的哈杰尔山脉背后穿越荒凉的丘陵。

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阿曼是一个很大的国家,那里的公路很长。“又长又空荡。”阿卜杜勒想。

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他此刻正站在自己的车子旁,在连接布赖米和奈兹瓦的绵长的21号公路边。他正等着有车经过,但路上空空荡荡。这里既没有人家,也没有车流。

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阿卜杜勒生自己车子的气,因为车子抛锚了。他也生自己的气,因为他在离开布赖米前没有检查一下车子。另外他还生他手机的气,因为这里没有信号,他没法打电话求援。

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每个星期三的晚上,阿卜杜勒都要从位于布赖米的办公室开车回奈兹瓦的家。他喜欢在家跟家人一起过周末——阿曼的周末是星期四和星期五。

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他把手伸进口袋,碰到了一个扁平的硬盒子。那是一个电脑游戏——是给他最小的弟弟奥马尔的礼物。奥马尔八岁,非常喜欢电脑游戏。这是款新游戏,而且是最新的。布赖米只有一家电脑商店出售这款游戏,而阿卜杜勒是第一个买到游戏的人。

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“奥马尔肯定要激动坏了!”他想,“他会比他任何一个朋友都更早得到这款游戏。”

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他买了游戏,离开布赖米,开车朝奈兹瓦驶去。他想在奥马尔睡觉前赶回家,所以离开布赖米前,他没花点时间检查车子。显然这是个错误,一个很大的错误。

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现在他站在公路边,守着一辆抛了锚的车,前不着村,后不着店。

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“我得等多久才能有车来呢?”他想,“天快黑了。”

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他抬头看了看天。太阳已经落到了山后面,星星开始钻出来。四下里刮着干热的风。今晚没有月亮。

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这时,他看到了车灯。

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“今天晚上我还是走运的。”他想。那辆车很快地翻过山丘驶来,车灯看起来不同寻常——很黄,就像是猫眼……或者老虎的眼睛。

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“真奇怪。”阿卜杜勒想。这时,他看到那辆车马上就要从他身边经过了。他跑到路上,高举双臂挥舞起来。

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那车尖叫似的嘎吱一声,停在了他跟前。那是一辆黑色的长轿车。阿卜杜勒不知道是什么牌子的车,不过它看起来速度很快。

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车门开了,司机从车里看向阿卜杜勒。他戴着墨镜,咧嘴露出笑容——嘴咧得很夸张。阿卜杜勒开始解释说,他要去奈兹瓦,但是车抛锚了。那司机没说话,只是伸手朝身旁的座位比划了一下。阿卜杜勒上了车,关上车门。车子又尖叫一声,飞快地开走了。

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车子里昏暗又安静,只有一点说不清楚是红色还是橙色的光。

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“那光是从哪里来的?”阿卜杜勒想。他再次对司机说,他要去奈兹瓦。

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司机没有回答,只是咧着嘴笑,眼睛看着路。他的墨镜非常黑。

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“我看不见他墨镜后的眼睛,不过我想他是在看路。”阿卜杜勒想,“我希望他是在看路。他开车可真够快的!”

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司机穿着一件传统的长袍,遮住了腿和脚。

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阿卜杜勒望向窗外。车子开得飞快。

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“挺好,”阿卜杜勒心想,“开得快好。按这种车速,我很快就能回到奈兹瓦的家里。我可以见到家人,给奥马尔他的礼物,那个电脑游戏。这个司机有点古怪——我真不喜欢他的那种笑容!不过没关系,要紧的是回家。”

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夜幕降临。飞速后退的漆黑公路看起来跟平常不大一样。

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“我们到哪里了?”阿卜杜勒想着,又望了望窗外,“我对这条路很熟——每星期都要开个来回。为什么公路今晚看起来不大一样呢?”

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车里面红中带橙的光看起来亮了一些。

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“那光是从哪里来的?”阿卜杜勒想,“是什么光?它一直在动,看起来就像……就像是火。但那不可能。车里不可能有火。”

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他瞟了司机一眼,又飞快地移开了视线。那笑容比之前更夸张了。

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“他的笑容真吓人。”他想,“我不想看他的笑容。我敢肯定,他知道我在看他。不过他戴着那副墨镜,怎么看东西啊?别想了!要紧的是回家。”

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阿卜杜勒想着自己家在奈兹瓦的大房子,房子有一扇巨大的木头前门。那里很安全。

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想到家让他感觉好了一些。“回到家一切就都好了。我会开门进去。到时候已经很晚了,大家都睡了,不过等到早上我就能见到他们,那时我再把奥马尔的礼物给他。”

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他把手伸进口袋,摸了摸装电脑游戏的扁平硬盒子,那是给他弟弟的礼物。

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“在这儿呢,”他想,“给奥马尔的礼物。我希望他会喜欢。”

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“会的,”司机说,“他会喜欢你的礼物。”

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阿卜杜勒大吃一惊——而且吓坏了。“怎么回事?”他想,“我没开口说话啊!我只是在想,没说出来,但司机居然回答了我想的事情。他知道我在想什么!他能读心。”

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他看向司机。司机正看着前面的路,仍然咧着嘴,露出那夸张、可怕的笑容。车里的光更亮了,红中带橙的颜色也更深了。

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这时阿卜杜勒明白过来。那奇怪的光来自司机——来自他的墨镜后面。

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“他的眼睛!”阿卜杜勒想,“他的眼睛是火!”

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他只是在心里这样想。但阿卜杜勒知道司机能读他的心。他吓得浑身发冷。他试图不去想那火样的眼睛、看起来异常的道路,还有像动物一样尖叫的车子。他想着自己的家人,想着雨水落在奈兹瓦的树上,想着跟奥马尔一起踢足球。

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司机的笑容更夸张了。他扭头看向阿卜杜勒,抬手要取下墨镜。

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“哦,不!”阿卜杜勒想,“他要摘掉墨镜!”

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阿卜杜勒忘了回家,也忘了要见家人。他甚至忘了他的弟弟奥马尔,还有口袋里要给他的礼物。他只想着一件事。

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他不想看到司机的眼睛!

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阿卜杜勒抓住了身旁的车门。

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司机摘掉了墨镜。阿卜杜勒低下眼睛,避开司机的脸。车里的光突然更亮了。那光在动,红中带橙,像火一样。借着那奇怪的光,阿卜杜勒看到了司机长袍下的脚。

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那是一只动物的脚。

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车门突然开了。阿卜杜勒摔了出去。

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阿卜杜勒睁开眼睛的时候,发现自己躺在石头地上。

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他小心地站起身。没有哪里骨折,但是他全身都疼。他感觉脸上很脏,头发里还有小石子。他很快地四下看了看,那辆黑色长轿车不见踪影,但他还是感到害怕。

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“或许那司机会回来找到我。”他想,“要是他回来……我该怎么办呢?”

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他又四下看了看,今天晚上第一次认出了路。他在一个叫泰努夫的地方附近,离奈兹瓦已经不远了。他可以从奈兹瓦叫一辆出租车来接他回家。

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家!阿卜杜勒不害怕了。他很快就能回到家里。他把手伸进口袋找出了手机。这里信号良好,他拨了一个奈兹瓦的号码,叫了一辆出租车来接他回家。这时已过了午夜,夜已深。

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“他们现在应该都睡着了。”他想,“我还是别叫醒他们了。我要悄悄进门,到早上再见他们。”

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阿卜杜勒又把手伸进口袋里,里面是空的。他要送给奥马尔的那个电脑游戏不见了。

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阿卜杜勒在路上走来走去找那个电脑游戏。他连石头底下都翻开看了,可还是到处都找不到。出租车到的时候他还在找给奥马尔的礼物。

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坐在出租车里,阿卜杜勒开始感觉好些了。他不愿再想那个有着可怕笑容、火样眼睛的司机。他只想着自己现在安全了。

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“幸好,”他想,“他……它……那个司机,没把我直接送到家。他知道我住在奈兹瓦,但仅此而已。他不知道我住哪条街,也不知道我的名字。他找不到我和我的家人,所以我不用担心。”

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阿卜杜勒很遗憾弄丢了给弟弟的礼物。但奥马尔是安全的。他的家人是安全的。他现在虽然没有礼物送给奥马尔,但那并不重要。

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“我可以下周再买一个电脑游戏。”他想,“这个周末我不能给他礼物了,不过没关系。我们在一起会过得很愉快。或许我们明天可以去踢足球。那个东西……那个有火样眼睛的生物……他不会伤害到我们。他找不到我们。”

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出租车停在奈兹瓦阿卜杜勒家的门口时,午夜已经过了很久。阿卜杜勒付了司机车费,走向他家的大门。突然,他停住了。

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门外放着一个扁平的盒子。阿卜杜勒知道那是什么。

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是那个电脑游戏,他要送给奥马尔的礼物。

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All over the world there are stories about meeting strange travellers in lonely places. Who are they? Where have they come from? Where are they going?

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This is one of those stories. It happens in Oman, on Route 21, the long road that runs across the lonely hills behind the great Al Hajar mountains.

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Oman is a big country, and the roads in Oman are very long. ’Long and empty,’ thought Abdul.

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He was standing next to his car, by the side of Route 21, the long road that runs from Buraimi to Nizwa. He was waiting for a car to pass by, but the road was empty. There were no houses and no traffic.

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Abdul was angry with his car, because it did not go any more. He was angry with himself, because he did not check the car before he left Buraimi. And he was angry with his mobile phone too, because there was no signal. He couldn’t use it to phone for help.

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Every Wednesday evening, Abdul drove from his office in Buraimi to his family home in Nizwa. He liked to spend the weekend, which in Oman is Thursday and Friday, at home with his family.

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He put his hand in his pocket and touched a hard, flat box. It was a computer game – a gift, a present for his youngest brother, Omar. Omar was eight years old and loved computer games. This was a new game, the very newest game. Only one of the computer shops in Buraimi had it, and Abdul was the first person to buy it.

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Omar will be so excited!’ he thought. ’He’ll have this game before any of his friends have it.’

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He bought the game, left Buraimi, and started driving to Nizwa. He wanted to get home before Omar was asleep. So he did not wait to check his car before he left Buraimi, which was a mistake. A big mistake.

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Now he was standing by the side of the road, with a dead car, in the middle of nowhere.

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How long will I have to wait before another car comes along?’ he thought. ’It’s getting dark.’

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He looked up at the sky. The sun was down behind the mountains, and the stars were beginning to come out. A hot dry wind was blowing. There was no moon.

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At that moment he saw car lights.

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It’s my lucky night after all,’ he thought. The car was coming very fast over the hills. Its lights looked unusual – very yellow, like the eyes of a cat … or a tiger.

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That’s strange,’ thought Abdul. Then he saw that the car would be past him in a second. He moved into the road, put both his arms above his head, and waved.

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The car made a noise like a scream and stopped right in front of him. It was a long, black car. Abdul did not know what kind of car it was, but it looked fast.

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The door opened and the driver looked out at Abdul. He was wearing dark glasses and had a big smile – a very big smile. Abdul started to say something about his car, about going to Nizwa. The driver did not say anything, but he waved his hand at the seat next to him. Abdul got in and closed the door. The car screamed again and drove quickly away.

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The driver was wearing dark glasses and had a big smile.

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Inside the car it was dark and quiet. The only light was a kind of red or orange.

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Where’s that light coming from?’ thought Abdul. He spoke to the driver, telling him again that he was going to Nizwa.

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The driver did not answer. He just smiled his big smile and looked at the road. His glasses were very dark.

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I can’t see his eyes behind those glasses, but I think he’s looking at the road,’ thought Abdul. ’I hope he is. He’s driving so fast!’

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The driver was wearing a traditional long robe, which hid his legs and feet.

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Abdul looked out of the window. The car was moving very fast.

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That’s good,’ Abdul told himself. ’Fast is good. I’ll get home to Nizwa quickly, driving like this. I’ll see my family and give Omar his gift, his computer game. This driver’s a bit strange – I really don’t like that smile! – but it doesn’t matter. The important thing is to get home.’

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It was night now. The dark road, passing quickly, looked different from usual.

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Where are we?’ thought Abdul, looking out of the window again. ’I know this road very well – I drive along it twice a week. Why does it look different tonight?’

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Inside the car, the red and orange light looked a little brighter.

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Where’s that light coming from?’ thought Abdul. ’What is it? It’s moving all the time. It looks like... it looks like fire. But it can’t be. There can’t be a fire in here, inside this car.’

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He looked at the driver and quickly looked away again. The smile was even bigger than before.

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That smile is horrible,’ he thought. ’I don’t want to look at it. I’m sure he knows I’m looking at him. But how can he see through those dark glasses? Don’t think about it! The important thing is to get home.’

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Abdul thought about the big family house in Nizwa, with its big wooden front door. It was safe there.

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The thought of home made him feel better. ’Everything will be fine when I get home. I’ll open the door and walk in. It will be late, and everyone will be asleep, but I’ll see them all in the morning, and I’ll give Omar his gift then.’

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He put his hand into his pocket and touched the hard flat box of the computer game, the gift for his little brother.

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There it is,’ he thought. ’Omar’s gift. I hope he likes it.’

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Yes,’ said the driver. ’He will enjoy your gift.’

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Abdul was very surprised – and afraid. ’What’s happening?’ he thought. ’I didn’t speak! I was thinking, not speaking, but the driver answered my thought. He knows what I’m thinking! He can hear my thoughts.’

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He looked at the driver. The driver was looking at the road in front of him, and he was still smiling that big, horrible smile. The light in the car was brighter, more red and orange.

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And then Abdul understood. The strange light was coming from the driver – from behind his dark glasses.

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His eyes!’ Abdul thought. ’His eyes are made of fire!’

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It was only a thought. But Abdul knew now that the driver could hear him. He felt cold with fear. He tried to stop thinking about eyes of fire, about the road which looked different, and about the car which screamed like an animal. He thought about his family, about rain falling on the trees in Nizwa, about playing football with Omar.

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The driver’s smile got bigger. He turned to look at Abdul, and put his hand up to his dark glasses.

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Oh no!’ thought Abdul. ’He’s going to take his glasses off!’

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Abdul forgot about getting home. He forgot about seeing his family. He even forgot about his little brother Omar, and the gift for him in his pocket. He thought about only one thing.

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He did not want to see the driver’s eyes!

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Abdul put his hand on the car door next to him.

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The driver took off his dark glasses. Abdul looked down, away from the driver’s face. The light inside the car suddenly got brighter. It was a moving light, red and orange, like fire. By the strange light, Abdul saw the driver’s foot under his long robe.

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By the strange light, Abdul saw the driver’s foot under his long robe.

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It was the foot of an animal.

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The car door opened suddenly. Abdul fell out.

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When Abdul opened his eyes, he was lying on stones.

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He got up carefully. Nothing was broken, but he hurt all over. His face felt dirty and there were little stones in his hair. He looked around quickly. He could not see the long black car, but he still felt afraid.

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Perhaps the driver will come back and find me,’ he thought. ’If he comes back... What do I do then?’

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He looked around again, and for the first time that night, he knew the road. He was near a place called Tanuf, which was not far from Nizwa. He could call a taxi out from Nizwa to take him home.

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Home! Abdul stopped feeling afraid. He would soon be home. He put his hand into his pocket and found his mobile phone. There was a good signal, and he called a number in Nizwa and asked for a taxi to take him home. It was late, after midnight.

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They’ll all be asleep now,’ he thought. ’I won’t wake them up. I’ll just go in quietly, and see them all in the morning.’

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Abdul put his hand in his pocket again. It was empty. The computer game, his gift for Omar, was not there.

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Abdul looked for the computer game, walking up and down the road. He moved stones and looked underneath them, but he could not find it anywhere. He was still looking for Omar’s gift when the taxi arrived.

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Abdul looked for the computer game, walking up and down the road.

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In the taxi, Abdul started to feel better. He did not want to think about the driver, with his horrible smile and his eyes of fire. He thought about being safe.

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The good thing,’ he thought, ’is that he... it... that driver, did not take me all the way home. He knows that I live in Nizwa, but that’s all. He doesn’t know which street, and he doesn’t know my name. He can’t find me, or my family. So I don’t need to worry.’

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Abdul felt sorry about his brother’s present. But Omar was safe. His family was safe. He didn’t have a gift for Omar now, but it was not important.

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I can buy another computer game next week,’ he thought. ’This weekend I haven’t got a gift for him, but it doesn’t matter. We’ll have a good time. Maybe we’ll play football tomorrow. And that thing... that creature, with those eyes... he can’t hurt us. He can’t find us.’

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It was a long time after midnight when the taxi stopped outside Abdul’s home in Nizwa. Abdul paid the driver and walked to the door of his house. Then he stopped.

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Outside the door lay a flat, thin box. Abdul knew what it was.

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It was the computer game, his gift for Omar.

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序号 英文/音标 中文解释 更多操作

traveller

[ˈtrævlə]

n.旅客;旅行家

Oman

[əʊ’mɑːn]

n.阿曼(阿拉伯半岛东南方一国)

excite

[ɪk’saɪt]

vt.使兴奋;使激动;刺激;激起

past

[pɑːst]

a. 过去的;

wearing

[’weərɪŋ]

adj.穿用的;使疲惫的;磨损的

robe

[rəʊb]

n.长袍

told

[təʊld]

v.告诉;吩咐;讲述

felted

[’feltɪd]

v. 把 ... 制成毡(使 ... 粘结)

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