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英语阅读能力是英语学习者语言水平的体现。阅读对于学习者具有重要的作用，不仅能培养学生英语语感，还能促进词汇积累，提高写作水平。对培养学习者的英语综合能力大有帮助，同时也是学好英语的主要手段和有效途径。今后 给大家安排了每天500字的小说阅读，期待大家加入，一起读英文原创小说。
每天500字阅读（朗读更棒），每个月就是1万5千字，每年的阅读量就可以达到高达18万， 这是一个很了不起的阅读量。同时，我们把词汇提取出来，真实语境，更有利于习得词汇，一起读起来。
单篇小说
Caleb had never noticed theextra roomin his apartment before.
He had lived there for nearly a year—one bedroom, one kitchen, one bathroom. That was it. But one evening, as he walked past the hallway, he saw something that made himstop cold.
Adoor.
It was on the left side of the hallway,where there should have been only a wall. The door wasplain, wooden, with no markings. It had asilver handle, slightlytarnished, as if it had been there for years.
Caleb’sstomach tightened.
Heknewthis door hadn’t been there before.
Slowly, he reached out andturned the handle.
Itopened easily.
Inside, there was aroom he had never seen—small, empty, withpale yellow wallpaperpeeling at the edges. A singlewooden chairsat in the middle of the room, facing away from him. The air wasstale, thick withdust.
Caleb stepped inside.
The moment his foot crossed the threshold, the airchanged.
Thesilence deepened, pressing against him like a weight. He felt like something waswatching him, though the room was empty.
Then he noticed something worse.
Thechairhad turned slightly.
Just enough to face him.
A chill ran through his spine. He swallowed, backing toward the door. He didn’t know why, buthe needed to leave. Now.
But when he reached for the handle—
The door wasgone.
Only asolid wall remained.
Caleb’s breathhitched. He turned back toward the chair.
Now,someone was sitting in it.
A figure,thin and shadowed, sat motionless, its head tilted slightly.
Then,it stood up.
Calebscreamed.
The lightsflickered. The air turnedfrigid.
And then—
The door was back.
Caleblunged for it, tumbling out into the hallway. The moment he crossed the threshold, the doorslammed shutbehind him.
His handsshaking, he stepped backward.
The door wasgone again.
Only a blank wall remained.
But sometimes, late at night, when everything was silent, Caleb swore he could hear it.
The sound of achair scraping across the floor.
Waiting.
Key Words & Phrases
extra room-多出来的房间
stop cold-猛地停住
tarnished-失去光泽的（形容老旧金属）
stomach tightened-胃部一紧（形容恐惧）
stale-陈旧的，霉味的
crossed the threshold-跨过门槛
hitched-屏住呼吸
stood up-站了起来
flickered-闪烁（灯光）
scraping across the floor-在地板上拖动的声音
凯勒布从未注意过自己公寓里有额外的房间。
他已经在这里住了一年——一个卧室，一个厨房，一个浴室，仅此而已。但那天晚上，当他走过走廊时，他看到了一件让他猛地停住的东西。
一扇门。
它出现在走廊左侧，本该只有墙壁的地方。门很普通，是木制的，没有任何标记。银色的门把手有些失去光泽，仿佛已经存在了很多年。
凯勒布的胃部一紧。
他知道这扇门之前不在那里。
他慢慢伸出手，拧动门把。
门轻轻地打开了。
里面是一个他从未见过的房间——狭小、空荡荡的，泛黄的墙纸在墙角剥落。一张木椅孤零零地摆在房间中央，背对着他。空气沉闷，尘埃弥漫。
凯勒布迈了进去。
他刚跨过门槛，房间的空气就变了。
寂静加深，压得人喘不过气。他能感觉到，有什么东西在盯着他，尽管房间里空无一物。
然后，他注意到了更糟糕的事。
那把椅子，稍微转了一点角度。
就像是……在看着他。
一股寒意顺着他的脊梁爬上来。他咽了口唾沫，缓缓朝后退去。
他必须离开。现在。
但当他伸手去抓门把——
门不见了。
取而代之的，是一面平整的墙壁。
凯勒布的呼吸瞬间停滞。他猛地转身，看向那张椅子。
现在，椅子上坐着一个人。
一个瘦削而模糊的影子，一动不动，头微微歪着。
然后，它站了起来。
凯勒布尖叫。
灯光闪烁，空气瞬间冰冷。
紧接着——
门又出现了。
凯勒布猛冲过去，跌跌撞撞地逃出门口。他刚一跨出去，门砰地一声在身后关上。
他的手微微颤抖，不住地往后退。
门又消失了。
墙面恢复了原样。
但在某些夜晚，当一切寂静无声时，凯勒布仍然能听见它。
那张椅子，在地板上拖动的声音。
它，仍然在等待。
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