8 Waking nightmares

Chapter 8 Waking nightmares Thora Mulch was the nosiest person in Nether Bogey. She was always asking awkward questions. Why did so many people drown in the marshes? And what had frightened Jimmy Flint?

索拉·穆尔奇是尼特博吉最爱管闲事的人。 她总是问一些令人尴尬的问题。 为什么那么多人淹死在沼泽里？ 是什么把吉米·弗林特吓坏了？

Thora thought back to other strange events. Old Ma Gibbons had thrown herself under a cart, screaming that witch-hunters were after her. Leave me alone! Thomas Bradpole had drowned himself in the river, to escape from the shadows that haunted him every night.

索拉回想起其他奇怪的事情。 吉本斯老太太一头扎到一辆马车底下，尖叫着说猎巫人在追她。 别烦我！托马斯·布拉德波尔投河自尽，以逃避每晚萦绕在他心头的阴影。

And Magnus Duggan had broken several ribs after his dreadful fall. Now, he was being cared for at Mystery Mansion. The village doctor was checking up on him every day... Dr. Grimm's here to see you, again.

马格努斯·达根摔了一跤，摔断了几根肋骨。 现在，他在神秘公馆被照顾着。 村医每天都给他检查身体。 格林博士又来见你了。

...but poor Magnus was still seeing bats. Calm down, you'll soon feel better.

…但可怜的马格努斯仍然看到蝙蝠。 冷静点，你很快就会好起来的。

Now, Thora had started having nightmares too. Many years ago, her husband Norman had tripped over the cat and broken his neck. Every night, his ghost was haunting her with its neck all twisted. Thora was terrified that she'd be the next to die.

现在，索拉也开始做噩梦。 许多年前，她的丈夫诺曼被猫绊倒，摔断了脖子。 每天晚上，他的鬼魂都扭着脖子缠着她。 索拉害怕自己会是下一个死去的人。

That morning, Thora was walking into the village when she heard some footsteps close behind her. Peering through the mist, she saw a shadowy figure with a strangely twisted neck. Oh no, not Norman! A piercing scream rang through the air as Thora Mulch collapsed in a heap.

那天早上，索拉正往村子里走，这时她听到身后有脚步声。 透过薄雾，她看到一个脖子奇怪地扭曲着的影子。 哦，不，不是诺曼！一阵刺耳的尖叫在空中响起，索拉·穆尔奇瘫倒在地。