A: Right, we could be sitting here all night, trying to work out what that sound is. I say we pluck up the courage to go and see what it is.
B: Good idea. We’ll open the door together. There’s safety in numbers. If there’s only one of it, we’ll outnumber it two to one.
A: I’m right behind you. One of us has to go first, and it might as well be you. Open the door slowly.
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B: Wah! What was that thing brushing past my leg? I couldn’t stop it in time! Run for your life!
A: It’s the dog, you idiot. He wants to come in. I can’t believe you thought it was a ghost.
A: 好了，我們可以坐在這邊整晚，想破頭要知道那到底是什麼聲音。讓我們鼓起勇氣，去看看那到底是什麼吧。
B: 好主意。我們一起把門打開，人多好壯膽，如果鬼只有一個，我們還可以兩個打一個。
A: 我就在你後面喔。我們總有一個人要走在前面吧，乾脆就是你了。你把門慢慢打開。
B: 哇！那是什麼東西刷過我的腳？我沒來得及擋住它！快逃啊！
A: 那是狗啦，你這個白癡。牠想要進來啦。沒想到你竟然以為那是鬼。
(Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯)
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