English: Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.

Chinese: 贾斯珀·怀特是那种相信古代神话的少见人物之一。


English: He has just bought a new house in the city,

Chinese: 他刚刚在城里买了一座新房子，


English: but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners.

Chinese: 但是自从他搬进去以后，他就一直和汽车以及它们的主人发生麻烦。


English: he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate.

Chinese: 他总是发现有人把车停在他的大门外。


English: Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once.

Chinese: 正因为这样，他连一次也没能把自己的车开进车库。


English: Jasper has put up “No Parking” signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect.

Chinese: 贾斯珀已经在门外竖起了“禁止停车”的牌子，但这些牌子一点效果也没有。


English: It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen.

Chinese: 这是我所见过的最丑的面孔之一。


English: I asked him what it was, and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon.

Chinese: 我问他那是什么，他告诉我那是蛇发女妖美杜莎，戈耳工。


English: Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone.

Chinese: 贾斯珀希望她能把汽车和它们的主人都变成石头。


English: But none of them has been turned to stone yet!

Chinese: 但是他们一个也还没有被变成石头！


English: What does Jasper White believe in?

Chinese: 贾斯珀·怀特相信什么？


English: Jasper White believes in ancient myths.

Chinese: 贾斯珀·怀特相信古代神话。


English: Where do car owners always park their cars?

Chinese: 车主们总是把车停在哪里？


English: Car owners always park their cars outside his gate.

Chinese: 车主们总是把车停在他的大门外。


English: Has he put up “No Parking” signs or not?

Chinese: 他有没有竖起“禁止停车”的牌子？


English: Yes, he has put up “No Parking” signs.

Chinese: 有，他已经竖起了“禁止停车”的牌子。


English: Have the signs had any effect or not?

Chinese: 这些牌子有没有起作用？


English: No, the signs have not had any effect.

Chinese: 没有，这些牌子一点作用也没有。


English: What has he put over his gate now?

Chinese: 现在他在大门上方放了什么？


English: He has put an ugly stone head over his gate.

Chinese: 他在大门上方放了一个丑陋的石头头像。


English: It is the head of Medusa, the Gorgon.

Chinese: 这是蛇发女妖美杜莎，戈耳工的头像。


English: He wants her to turn cars and their owners to stone.

Chinese: 他想让她把汽车和它们的主人都变成石头。