It is 8 p.m. My niece calls.
现在是晚上八点。我的侄女打来了电话。
She says there is a monster outside her apartment.
她说她的公寓外边有一只妖怪。
I don't believe her. She watches too many scary movies.
我不相信她说的。她平常看了太多的恐怖电影。
But I walk to her house on foot.
但是我还是徒步走到她的家里。
I get to my niece's door and she opens it. She is scared.
我敲了我侄女的门,她把门打开了。她很害怕。
"Uncle E! Thank you for coming," she says.
她说:“E叔叔!谢谢你能来。”
"Where did you see the monster?" I ask her.
我问她:“你是在哪里看到的怪物?”
"I saw it at the back of the apartment building.
“我在公寓楼的后边看到的。
But I didn't see it clearly. It was too dark," she says.
但是我没看仔细。天太黑了。”她说。
"It was big, and it was loud. It looked like a monster!"
“它很大,而且发出的声音也很大。看起来像一个妖怪!”
I go to the back of the building.
于是我来到了公寓楼的后边。
I hear a noise. It is loud and scary.
我听到了一个声音。声音很大很吓人。
Then I see something big and dark.
之后我看到了一个很大的东西。
It doesn't look human. Is it a monster?
它看起来不像人类。是一个妖怪吗?
The thing comes closer.
那个东西朝我逼近。
Maybe my niece was right. Maybe it is a monster!
可能我的侄女是对的。可能它就是个妖怪!
I move back. Then I see something.
我向后移动。然后我看到了一件事情。
The monster is wearing shoes. And it is speaking English!
那个怪物正在穿鞋。而且它在说英语!
"Can you help me with this laundry?" it asks.
它问道:“你能帮我拿下这些洗好的衣服吗?”
The monster moves into the light.
这个妖怪来到了灯光前。
It is covered with a sheet.
它身上穿着一件床单。
"These sheets keep falling down!" the monster says.
这个怪物说道:“这些床单一直往下掉!”