Meet Kathleen the mouse and Mark the elephant. Kathleen is very brave and likes adventure, but Mark is very shy and scared of many things. But friends stay together, so Mark follows Kathleen wherever she goes. Sometimes they get into some very sticky situations.
見見老鼠凱薩琳和大象馬克。凱薩琳非常勇敢又喜歡冒險,但馬克的個性十分害羞,對許多事情都感到害怕。不過,朋友都喜歡黏在一塊兒,所以凱薩琳走到哪兒,馬克就會跟到哪兒。有時候,他們也會碰上非常棘手的情況...
A spooky trip to Japan 日本驚魂記
Mark sighed with relief as their plane landed in Tokyo.
"I'm so glad we finally made it," he said, brushing at the spot where he had seen the scorpion on his leg during the flight. "That felt like a long flight."
"Well now that it's over with, we get to have some real fun," Kathleen said, comforting Mark.
After exiting the airport, Mark and Kathleen got into a taxi. "To the Tokyo Asakusa Kannon Temple, please," Kathleen said. The driver nodded and drove off.
"What's special about this temple?" asked Mark as he tried to get comfortable in the taxi. It felt rather small to him.
"It's the oldest temple in Tokyo, finished in 645," said Kathleen. As the taxi pulled over, Kathleen hopped out of the car. "Let's go!"
"Be right there!" Mark paid the driver and ran to catch up with Kathleen.
As Mark whistled on the way to the temple, he started to feel uncomfortable. "I get the feeling somebody is watching me," he whispered to Kathleen.
Mark suddenly saw a fast moving shadow flash before his eyes.
"What was that?" said Mark in alarm.
"What was what?" asked Kathleen as the ghost appeared behind her ...
飛機降落東京時,馬克鬆了一口氣。
「很高興我們終於到了,」他拂拍飛行時蠍子爬過的腿部,一邊說︰「感覺飛了好久喔。」
凱薩琳安撫馬克說︰「現在飛行結束了。我們一定要玩得很盡興。」
出了機場後,馬克和凱薩琳坐進一輛計程車。凱薩琳說︰「請到東京淺草觀音寺。」司機點頭 ,開了車。
馬克努力讓自己在計程車裡舒服點,一邊說︰「這座廟有什麼特別的地方?」計程車對他而言太小了。
凱薩琳說︰「這是東京最古老的寺廟,於西元六百四十五年完工。」計程車停下來時,凱薩琳跳出了車子。「我們走吧!」
馬克付了車錢,追上凱薩琳。「就在那裡!」
馬克沿途吹著口哨到寺廟,開始感到不自在。他輕聲對凱薩琳說︰「我覺得有人盯著我看。」
馬克突然看到一道影子快速閃過眼前。馬克警戒地說︰「那是什麼?」
凱薩琳說︰「什麼是什麼呀?」這時鬼魂從她身後出現‥‥ (翻譯:賴美君)
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