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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。
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Ethan had been working as anight security guardat the university for three months.
His job was simple—walk the empty hallways, check that all doors were locked, and make surenothing unusualwas happening.
Most nights were uneventful. But one night, he found somethingwrong.
He was making his usual rounds in theoldest building on campus, checking doors, when he noticeda light under a doorat the end of the hallway.
That was odd.
This building was supposed to beempty.
He pulled out hiskeyring, checking the room number.
Room 217.
But when he looked at theofficial floor planhanging in the hallway, there wasno Room 217.
The numbers jumped from216 to 218.
His stomachtightened.
Slowly, he stepped closer.
The doorlooked old—more worn than the others, with a brass handle thatfelt cold to the touch.
He knocked once.
Silence.
He knocked again.
Still nothing.
Finally, he took out hismaster key, slid it into the lock, and turned.
The doorswung open easily.
Inside was aclassroom.
But something waswrong.
Theblackboardwas covered infaded writing, notes scribbled in a language Ethan didn’t recognize. Thedeskswere old-fashioned, wooden, with namescarved into them. The air smelledstale, likea place long abandoned.
Then, he noticed something else.
There was acoat hanging on one of the chairs.
Afresh cup of coffeesat on a desk, steam still rising from it.
Someone had been here.Recently.
Ethan’s breathhitched.
Then—
The doorslammed shutbehind him.
The lightsflickered.
And from the blackboard, thechalk began moving on its own, scrawling out a message.
“You shouldn’t be here.”
Ethanboltedfor the door, yanking at the handle.
It wouldn’t budge.
The airgrew cold.
Then, he heard it.
Achair scrapingagainst the floor.
Someone else was in the room.
He turned slowly.
At the back of the room, one of thedesks was now occupied.
A student sat there, motionless.
Facepale.
Eyes staringstraight at him.
Then, the studentsmiled.
The lights went out.
And in the dark, Ethan heard awhisper.
“Class is about to begin.”
Key Words & Phrases
- night security guard
-夜班保安
- nothing unusual
-没有异常
- wrong
-不对劲的
- tightened
-胃部一紧
- cold to the touch
-冰冷的触感
- faded writing
-褪色的字迹
- stale
-陈旧的，霉味的
- hitched
-屏住（呼吸）
- scraping against the floor
-在地板上拖动的声音
- Class is about to begin
-上课即将开始
伊森在大学里做夜班保安已经三个月了。
他的工作很简单——巡逻空无一人的走廊，检查门是否锁好，确保一切正常。
大多数夜晚都很无聊。
但有一天晚上，他发现了异常。
他像往常一样在学校最老的教学楼巡逻，检查门锁是否完好。
这时，他看到走廊尽头的一扇门下透出了光。
奇怪。
这个教学楼应该是空的。
他掏出钥匙，检查房间号。
217号教室。
但当他看向挂在墙上的官方平面图时，他发现一件让人不寒而栗的事——
217号教室根本不存在。
房间编号直接从216跳到了218。
他的胃部一紧。
他慢慢靠近那扇门。
它比其他教室的门更旧，黄铜门把手摸上去冰冷刺骨。
他敲了一下门。
寂静。
他又敲了一下。
还是没有回应。
最终，他掏出主钥匙，插进锁孔，缓缓扭动。
门轻轻地打开了。
里面是一个教室。
但……哪里不对劲。
黑板上布满了褪色的字迹，全是他看不懂的语言。课桌是老式木质的，上面刻满了模糊的名字。空气里弥漫着尘封已久的霉味，仿佛这里已经荒废多年。
然后，他看到了更不对劲的东西。
椅子上挂着一件外套。
桌子上放着一杯冒着热气的咖啡。
有人刚刚在这里。
刚刚。
伊森的呼吸停滞。
然后——
身后的门砰地一声关上了。
灯光闪烁。
黑板上的粉笔开始自己动起来，缓缓写出了一行字：
“你不该来这里。”
伊森猛冲向门口，用力拉门把手。
门锁死了。
空气变得冰冷。
然后，他听到了——
椅子在地板上拖动的声音。
教室里，还有其他人。
他慢慢地转过身。
教室后方，一张空着的座位上，现在坐着一个学生。
一动不动。
脸色苍白。
直直地盯着他。
然后，那个学生笑了。
灯光熄灭。
黑暗中，伊森听到一个耳语——
“上课即将开始。”
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