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The Phantom of the Opera
歌剧魅影
Read this short story adapted from the novel The Phantom of the Opera.
阅读这篇选自小说《歌剧魅影》的短篇故事。
The Paris Opera House was a huge building.
巴黎歌剧院是一座大型建筑物。
Beneath the building there was a strange, dark lake.
在建筑物下面有一个奇怪而黑暗的湖。
On this lake was an island.
湖上有一个小岛。
On that island, one hundred years ago, lived the Phantom.
一百年前，岛上住着一个幽灵。
At birth he was so ugly that his own mother made him wear a mask.
因为他出生时长得太丑，他的亲生母亲只得给他戴上面具。
She forced him to leave home while he was still a child.
在他还是个孩子时，她强迫幽灵离开家。
He then spent years wandering the earth until he found his home on the island.
自后，他多年流浪漂泊，直到他在这座岛上找到家。
Yet, this monster of a man loved singing, and had a wonderful voice.
然而，这个怪物酷爱音乐，生就一副好嗓子。
The Phantom fell in love with Christine, a beautiful young singer at the Opera.
幽灵爱上了克里斯汀，她是歌剧院里一位年轻美丽的歌唱家。
He often sang to her late at night, hiding behind a secret wall in her room because he was afraid of letting her see his face.
他经常在深夜唱歌给她听。因为怕她看到自己的脸，他就躲在她房间里一堵隐秘的墙后。
He taught her how to sing and helped her get better roles in the Opera.
幽灵教她唱歌，还帮助她在歌剧院获得重要角色。
Christine enjoyed listening to his voice, too.
克里斯汀也很喜欢听他唱歌。
