Lesson28Noparking禁止停车
JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithcarsandtheirowners.Whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup'NoParking'signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.jasperhopesthatshewillturncarsandtheirownerstostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!
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贾斯珀.怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一.他刚在城里买下一所新房子,但自从搬进去后,就和汽车及车主们发生了磨擦.当他夜里回到家时,总是发现有人把车停在他家大门外.为此,他甚至一次也没能把自己的车开进车库.贾斯珀曾把几块“禁止停车”的牌子挂在大门外边,但没有任何效果.现在他把一个丑陋的石雕头像放在了大门上边,这是我见过的最丑陋的头像之一.我问他那是什么?他告诉我那是蛇发女怪美杜莎.贾斯珀希望她把汽车和车主们都变成石头.但到目前为止还没有一个变成石头呢!