英文梗概：
Dead people do not always lie quietly in graves.
Sometimes they have unfinished things in the world or want to avenge their wrongs.
死人并不总是静静地躺在坟墓里。有时候他们在这个世界上有未竟的事情，或者想为自己的错误报仇；也许他们在生活中做了坏事。
maybe they have done evil themselves in life, even if they die, they can not be peaceful,
so they must come back to bring trouble and fear to the living.
即使他们死了，也不能安宁，所以他们必须回来给活人带来烦恼和恐惧。
In these five stories, the deceased may arrive in the most strange way at any time, anywhere.
在这五层楼里，死者可能在任何时间、任何地点以最奇怪的方式到达。
at an Oxford college where Mr. Williams is interested in looking at an old painting;
or in broad daylight at a small hotel where young Mr. Thomson stays on vacation.
在威廉斯先生有兴趣看一幅旧画的牛津大学；或者在光天化日之下到达年轻的汤姆森先生度假的小旅馆。
Mr. Edward Dunning's room lights out. He reaches for matches. What does his hand touch in the dark?
爱德华·邓宁先生的房间熄灯了。他伸手去拿火柴。他的手在黑暗中摸什么？
The wife and stepson of the squire Bowles asked a question, but only Bowles knew the answer.
鲍尔斯乡绅的妻子和继子问了一个问题，但只有鲍尔斯知道答案。
When Professor Parkins blew up an old whistle he picked up, was it just wind or something else?
当帕金斯教授吹响他捡到的口哨时，是风还是别的什么？
What a terrible thing you can't see, hear, but can't imagine...
你看不见，听不见，却无法想象的可怕的事情…
简介
“书虫”是牛津大学出版社奉献给世界英语学习者的一大精品。书虫在英语中大约是颇可爱的形象，试想想如痴如醉沉迷于书卷，孜孜不倦咀嚼着字母的那一只书虫。如今这只“书虫”漂洋过海，轻盈地落在了中国英语学习者的掌中。
“书虫”将首先给你以自信，即使你只有几百词汇，却可以不太费劲地阅览世界名作了。书虫还会用它细细的鸣叫声不停提醒着你：要坚持不懈地读下去，要广泛而丰富地读下去。待到你读完丛书系列中的最后一本，也许会突然发现：你已经如蛹化蝶一样，振翅欲翔了！
you must know, the died is till around us.
in this book, there are three stories about some mysterious things that you have seen.have you litsened some voise that so stange?have you thought something is under your bed and it was ready to atract you?......
after reading this book, you maybe find the ky to it...
那个不是只有3个故事么？什么时候变五个了?
里面有五个故事
the picture
rats
casting the runes
the experiment
'oh,whistle,and I'll come to you my boy'
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