28 · 禁止停车
No parking
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Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. 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. When he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up 'No Parking' signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon. Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!
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Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. 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. When he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up 'No Parking' signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon. Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!
贾斯珀·怀特是少数相信古老神话的人之一。他刚在城里买了房，可自打搬进去，汽车和车主就让他烦恼不已。 他晚上回家，总发现有人把车停在自家大门外，弄得他的车一次都没能开进车库。 他在门外挂了“禁止停车”的牌子，可一点作用也没有。 现在，他又在大门上方安了一尊丑陋的石头像。这是我见过的最丑的脸之一。我问那是什么，他说是蛇发女妖美杜莎。 他希望她能把汽车和车主都变成石头。不过到现在，还没有一个被变成石头！
学完这一课
先沿这条线复述《禁止停车》：新家遇到停车麻烦 → 自己的车反而进不去 → 禁停标志也无效 → 请来神话里的头像 → 愿望尚未成真。再借一个结构讲自己的事：先用短句介绍本课一个对象，再用关系从句补上识别它的重要细节。
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