摘要：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

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

Night after night,Marisolwoke to thesoft glowof a lantern beneath her bedroom window. She lived by the old cemetery at the edge of town, where fog often blanketed the graves and themoonlightcast eerie shadows across the worn headstones.

One evening, curiosity finally pushed her to investigate. She wrapped herself in a coat and stepped outside into thechillof midnight air. There, standing among the graves, was afigureholding a single lantern. Its flickering flame highlighted a face half hidden by the brim of awide-brimmed hat.

Marisol approached cautiously. “Are you lost?” she asked, her voice echoing in the silence of the cemetery.

The figure turned, revealingeyes as dark as the night. “I am searching,” came the reply,soft and hollow.

Marisol glanced at the lantern. Its light wasunnaturally steady, even in the breeze. The figure gestured for her to follow, leading her between gravestones etched with dates so faded they could no longer be read.

At last, they stopped at acrumblingtomb. The lantern’s light fell upon a name barely discernible: MARISOL VALDEZ.

Herheart lurched. That was her name—but this tomb was ancient. How could it possibly bear her name?

The figure lifted the lantern, illuminating Marisol’s face. “Your path istiedto the past,” it whispered. “To break the chain, you must leave this place before dawn.”

Trembling, Marisol looked down at the tomb again.Rootshad broken through the stone, cracking it open. In the lantern’s glow, she could see a casket half-buried in the rubble. The figure’s voice echoed once more:

“Go. Now.”

Marisol didn’t argue. She turned and ran, heart pounding, not stopping until she reached her home. By the time she glanced back at the cemetery, the lantern’s glow hadvanished.

The next day, she found the tomb again—empty, nameless, just aweatheredslab of stone. No sign of her name, no evidence of the encounter. Yet she remembered it all too clearly, the chilling presence of the figure and the feeling that her fate had brushed against an ancient secret.

Though she never saw the lantern again, Marisol would sometimes wake in the night, feeling theweightof that mysterious encounter. In the shadows, she imagined a faint glow beyond her window, and the soft, hollow whisper:
“Go.”

Key Words & Phrases

soft glow- 柔和的光芒

moonlight- 月光

chill- 寒意

figure- 人影

wide-brimmed hat- 宽檐帽

eyes as dark as the night- 像夜一样深邃的眼睛

unnaturally steady- 非自然地稳定

heart lurched- 心头一震

tied- 关联在一起

vanished- 消失

每个夜晚，玛丽索都会被自己卧室窗户下的柔和光芒惊醒。她家临近小镇尽头的老墓地，那里常年笼罩着雾气，月光下的墓碑投射出诡异的阴影。

某个晚上，好奇心终于驱使她探个究竟。她披上外套，走进了午夜寒冷的空气中。只见一个人影静静站在墓碑间，手里提着一只灯笼，昏黄的火焰映照出半张被宽檐帽遮住的脸。

“你迷路了吗？”玛丽索小心翼翼地问，声音在寂静的墓园里回荡。

那人转过身，露出像夜一样深邃的眼睛。“我在寻找，”声音柔和而空洞。

玛丽索看向那盏灯笼。火焰异常稳定，即使有风吹过也不曾摇晃。那人示意她跟上，领着她穿梭在那些古老的、字迹几乎看不清的墓碑之间。

最终，他们停在一座破裂的墓前。灯笼的光落在一个几乎辨认不出的名字上：MARISOL VALDEZ。

玛丽索的心头一震。那是她的名字——但这墓穴显然是古老的，怎么会刻着她的名字？

那人举起灯笼，照亮了玛丽索的脸。“你的命运与过去相牵，”他低声说，“若要斩断桎梏，日出之前你必须离开这里。”

玛丽索颤抖着，看向墓碑。那里有树根从石缝中挤出，把墓碑弄得支离破碎。借着灯笼的光，她看见破碎的石块下有一个半埋在碎石中的棺材。那人的声音再次回荡：

“走。现在就走。”

玛丽索没有抗议。她转身狂奔，心脏狂跳，直到回到家才停下。当她再次回头看向墓地时，灯笼的光芒已消失。

第二天，她在墓地再次找到了那块墓碑，却只是一块**饱经风霜（weathered）**的无名石，没有刻着任何名字，更看不出昨夜的痕迹。可她对那一切的记忆依旧清晰无比：那诡异的灯笼、人影的出现，以及如同触及古老秘密般的颤栗。

自那以后，玛丽索再也没见过那盏灯笼，可有时深夜醒来，她总觉得那次遭遇的重量依然压在心头。房间的阴影里，她仿佛能瞥见一丝微光闪过，耳边隐约回响着那个柔和空洞的声音：“走。”

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