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The Monster Project：Jersey Devil

世界怪物搜奇：澤西惡魔

When you mention New Jersey Devils in the US, most people know you are referring to a professional hockey team.

However, that is not what Judah Friedlander is after as he goes on a mission to find the Jersey Devil. This legendary monster is rumored to have a horse’s head, man’s body, goat’s feet, bat’s wings, and snake-like tail. Those who have claimed to have seen this mysterious creature reported that it took chickens from their coops, destroyed crops, killed farm animals, and even tried to steal children.

The first supposed sighting of the Jersey Devil was in the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey, where it got its name. There was widespread panic in the area in January 1909, when hundreds of incidents involving the creature forced schools to close and workers to stay at home.

中譯

你在美國提到新澤西魔鬼隊時，大多數的人都知道你指的是一個職業的曲棍球隊。 

然而，這不是賈達•弗雷德蘭德所追尋的，他出任務找尋澤西惡魔。謠傳（據說）這隻傳說中的怪物有著馬頭、人的身體、山羊腳、蝙蝠的翅膀和蛇狀的尾巴。那些聲稱曾看過這隻神祕怪物的人描述牠從他們的欄舍抓走雞、破壞農作物、殺死家畜，甚至還試圖偷走小孩。 

傳聞第一次看見澤西惡魔是在紐澤西州南方的稀疏松樹沙地，故得此名。1909 年一月，這個地區引起廣大的恐慌，數百起與怪物有關的事件，導致學校被迫關閉、上班族被迫待在家裡。

生活必備字詞：

1. mention [ˋmɛnʃən]　　vt. 提到，說起 [+v-ing] [+（that）] [+wh-]

mention - mentioned - mentioned - mentioning

They have three dogs to look after , not to mention the cat and the bird.  
（他們有三隻狗要照顧，更別提貓和鳥了。）

You never mentioned that your wife had had the baby !  
（你從沒提起你太太已經生了！）

When I mentioned what I had come for, he immediately offered to lend me help.  
（我說明來意之後，他立即提出要幫我忙。）

Did you mention this to the boss ?（你跟老板提到這事沒有？）

2. devil [ˋdɛv!]　　n. [C] 魔鬼，惡魔　devils

Her aunt said she was possessed by devils.（她姑媽說她被魔鬼迷住了。）

3. hockey [ˋhɑkɪ]　　n. [U] 曲棍球

ice hockey（冰上曲棍球）

4. after [ˋæftɚ]　　prep. 介係詞　　8. 搜尋，尋找

be after sb / sth（to be looking for someone or something） 尋找 某人 / 某物

Police are after a short man with a tattoo on his cheek.  
（警察正在追捕一個臉上有刺青的矮個子男人。）

“ Were you after anything in particular ? ”（有甚麼特別想要的嗎？）
“ No , we ' re just looking . ”（不﹐我們只是隨便看看。）

However, that is not what Judah Friedlander is after.
（然而，這不是賈達•弗雷德蘭德所追尋的）

5. monster [ˋmɑnstɚ]　　n. [C] 怪物，妖怪　monsters

His imagination transformed shadows into monsters.（他把影子想像成了怪物。）

6. rumor [ˋrumɚ]　 n. 謠傳；傳聞[U][C]　 vt. 謠傳；傳說 [that] [+to-v]

rumor - rumored - rumored - rumoring


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It was rumoured that Johnson had been poisoned. （謠傳約翰遜被毒死了。）

This legendary monster is rumored to have a horse’s head,...
（謠傳這隻傳說中的怪物有著馬頭...）

7. goat [got]　　n. [C] 山羊　goats

8. tail [tel]　　n. [C] 尾巴；尾部；尾狀物；髮辮　tails

We were at the tail of the bus queue.（我們立在公車候車隊伍的末尾。）

9. claim [klem]　　vt. 自稱，聲稱；主張 [+to-v] [+（that）]

claim - claimed - claimed - claiming

She claims to be a good pianist.（她聲稱是位優秀的鋼琴家。）

She claimed that the ring was stolen, not lost.  
（她聲言那只戒指是被偷的，而不是遺失的。）

10. mystery [ˋmɪstərɪ]　　n. 神祕的事物；難以理解的事物；謎[C]　 mysteries
　mysterious [mɪsˋtɪrɪəs]　　a. 神祕的；不可思議的
　mysteriously [mɪsˋtɪrɪəslɪ]　　ad. 神祕地，不可思議地，難以理解地

11. coop [kup]　　n. [C] （關家禽等的）籠子，欄舍; 拘禁的場所　coops

a chicken coop（雞籠）

12. crop [krɑp]　　 n. [C] 作物，莊稼　crops

13. supposed [səˋpozd]　　a. 據說的﹐假定的；想像上的；被信以為真的

a supposed case（假設情況）

14. sighting [`saɪtɪŋ]　　n. [C] 看見﹐發現〔尤指見到少見的或希望見到的事物〕

Several people in the area have reported sightings of UFOs.  
（這個地區有好幾個人都曾報告發現過不明飛行物。）

15. panic [ˋpænɪk]　　n. 恐慌，驚慌[U] ; （經濟）大恐慌[C]  panics

Rumours of an imminent earthquake started a panic.  
（謠傳即將發生地震引起了一陣恐慌。）

When four banks failed in one day, there was a panic among businessmen.  
（當一天之內有四家銀行倒閉的時候，企業人士一片恐慌。）

16. incident [ˋɪnsədnt]　　n. [C] 事件；事變; 插曲　 incidents

He resolved never to tell anyone about the incident.  
（他決定永遠不跟任何人談這件事。）