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The Monkeys Paw 猴爪 简 介 　 　　你可以许三个愿，你可以要世界上存在的三样东西，你的愿望将变为现实。你会说， “这在现实世界是不可能发生的。”那么，好好想想吧。你能要什么？你想要什么？ 　　当你许愿的时候，这仅仅是个开始。当你改变了一样东西，接着你会改变世界上的 每一样东西。一个变化引起另一个变化。谁又能知道这些变化又将在哪里结束？ 　　在这个故事中，怀特一家可以许三个愿，但他们犯了一个小小的错误。他们的第一 个愿望变成了现实。接着，顷刻间，他们的生活陷入了一场可怕的恶梦…… 雅各布斯（1863—1943）是一位短篇小说作家。《猴爪》是他的最有名的小说之一。 2012年7月 Chapter 1 It was cold and dark out in the road and the rain did not stop for a minute．But in the little living－room of number 12 Castle Road it was nice and warm．Old Mr White and his son， Herbert， played chess and Mrs White sat and watched them．The old woman was happy because her husband and her son were good friends and they liked to be together．Herberts a good son，she thought．We waited a long time for him and I was nearly forty when he was born，but we are a happy family． And old Mrs White smiled． 　　It was true．Herbert was young and he laughed a lot， but his mother and his father laughed with him． They had not got much money， but they were a very happy little family． 　　The two men did not talk because they played carefully． The room was quiet，but the noise of the rain was worse now and they could hear it on the windows．Suddenly Old Mr White looked up．Listen to the rain！ he said． Yes，its a bad night， Herbert answered．Its not a good night to be out． But is your friend， Tom Morris，coming tonight 　　Yes， thats right． Hes coming at about seven oclock，the old man said．But perhaps this rain… Mr White did not finish because just then the young man heard a noise． 　　Listen！Herbert said．Theres someone at the door now． I didnt hear a noise，his father answered， but he got up from his chair and went to open the front door．Mrs White got up too and began to put things away． Mr White said，Come in，come in， Tom． Its wonderful to see you again． What a bad night！Give me your coat and then come into the living－room．Its nice and warm in there． 外面的马路上又冷又黑，雨一直下个不停。但城堡路12号的一间小客厅里却满暖和。老怀特先生和他的儿子赫伯特在下象棋，怀特太太坐在一旁看着他们。老妇人因她的丈夫和