Lesson 28

Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.
贾斯珀·怀特是那些相信古代神话的稀有的人之一。
He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners.
他刚在城里买了一套新房子，但自从搬进去后，他就一直受到汽车和车主们的困扰。
When he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate.
当他晚上回家时，总是发现有人把车停在他的大门外。
Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once.
正因为如此，他甚至一次也没能把自己的车开进车库。
Jasper has put up 'No Parking' signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect.
贾斯珀已经在他的大门外张贴了“禁止停车”的牌子，但这些并没有产生任何效果。
Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate.
现在他在大门上方放了一个丑陋的石雕头像。
It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen.
它是我所见过的最丑陋的面孔之一。
I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon.
我问他那是什么，他告诉我那是美杜莎，那个蛇发女妖。
Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone.
贾斯珀希望她能把汽车和它们的主人变成石头。
But none of them has been turned to stone yet!
但是他们中还没有一个变成石头呢！