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【Translation exercise】The scary price of scaring people
中級魔法師 六級
1樓 發表于:2024-9-3 19:53
This is the English version of Mier's story. This is my translation exercise

The original story: https://zh.arslanbar.net/post.php?t=27228

中級魔法師 六級
2樓 發表于:2024-9-3 19:54

The scary price of scaring people

 

One autumn night, a couple of lovers walked on the street chatting and laughing

Suddenly, a very horrible ghost face appeared from a little bush. After seeing this grimace, this couple strove to be the first to escape into the opposite direction of this road

After seeing this, this “ghost face” took off its mask. It turned out to be a young girl

 

The name of this girl is Mier. She likes to do pranks very much, especially ghost pranks

But recently she felt very troubled, because she found she could not find new ideas to scare others any more

On this day, she went out to take a walk

A middle aged looking and black tailcoat wearing man appeared in front of her

 

“Who are you?” Mier asked alertly

“Oh my lovely girl, you don’t need to be watchful. I know your trouble in your heart. I am going to solve your problems! I am a devil from the hell, you can call me Mephisto!” Said that man

“You are such a madman!” Said Mier

“If I point out about what you are worried, would you believe? You are worrying about that your existing methods have no more ability to scare others, you need more terrifying methods. Am I right?”

“How do you know?” Mier exclaimed in surprise

“I said it, I am a devil from the hell. Of course I can perceive the deepest desires from human’s heart!”

“And which methods are you going to use to help me to solve this problem?”

“I can give you the ability that allows you to transform into any horrible ghosts and specters whatever you want, the ghosts you transform into have also some supernatural powers. With this ability, you can scare others as you want!”

“What should I pay for that, when you give me such an ability? Perhaps a great sum of money? Or I must sell my soul to you?”

“You will understand this one day. But I am not a very greedy devil and you can definitely afford it. Would you like to take into consideration? There are so many people who wants this ability! When you miss this opportunity, you won’t have this opportunity any more!”

 

One of Mier’s Classmates named Xiaohuang was walking on the road home. Suddenly he saw a very real-looking pumpkin headed scarecrow. He could not help but step forward to check it out

Suddenly, this scarecrow took off its head and talked to Xiaohuang politely: “Hello! Nice to meet you!”

After seeing this creepy and weird phenomenon, Xiaohuang was petrified and could not believe his eyes

This pumpkin headed scarecrow exhibited a very perplexed face and asked him: “Are you reluctant to make friends with me?” Then he walked towards Xiaohuang step by step

At this moment, Xiaohuang was finally awaken and ran away in screaming

After seeing this, this “pumpkin headed scarecrow” revealed its true form. It turned out that it was transformed from Mier

 

After signing this contract with Mephisto and getting this ability, she started to scare people in a very high frequency and made this world a total mess

However, from one day on, Mier suddenly realized that after transforming into a ghost, it took longer and longer for her to transform back into a human

She also want to pause her pranks, but she was already addicted to it and could not stop it at all

 

On one day, she found she could not transform back into human any more after transforming into ghosts

She called the name of Mephisto and asked what happened to her

Mephisto appeared in front of her, still wearing the original black tailcoat, and said to her: “Oh my dear girl, don’t you like to transform into a ghost scare people? Isn’t it good for you to stay this configuration forever?”

 

From this time on, there was no more a girl named Mier in this world, there was only a ghost wandering in this world… Forever!

中級魔法師 六級
3樓 發表于:2024-9-27 17:36

【Little Story】The scary price of scaring people

 

One autumn night, a young couple walked along the street, chatting and laughing. Suddenly, a very terrifying ghost face appeared from behind a little bush. The couple shrieked in terror, scrambling away from the spot in opposite directions. Seeing this, the 'ghost face' revealed itself by removing its mask. It turned out to be a young girl.

 

This girl's name is Mier. She loves playing pranks on people on an everyday basis, especially enjoys dressing up as a ghost to scare others. However, she's been feeling quite frustrated recently, because she feels like she's running out of new ways to scare people. One day, she went out for a stroll to clear her mind. A middle-aged man dressed in a black tuxedo appeared in front of her.

 

"Who are you?" Mier asked, her voice tinged with caution.

"Oh my lovely girl, you needn't be nervous. I know your trouble in your heart. I am here to solve your problems! I am a devil from hell, you can call me Mephisto!" the middle-aged man said.

"You're crazy!" Mier exclaimed.

"If I could tell you exactly what's troubling you, would you believe me? You're in need of more terrifying methods. Am I correct?"

"How do you know?" Mier exclaimed in surprise.

"As I've mentioned, I'm a devil from hell. Naturally, I can discern the deepest desires within a human heart!"

"So, how exactly are you going to help me solve this problem?"

"I can give you the ability that allows you to transform into any horrible ghosts and specters whatever you want. The ghosts you transform into will possess genuine supernatural abilities. With this ability, you can scare others as you want!"

"What do I need to give in exchange for this ability? Perhaps a great sum of money? Or I must sell my soul to you?"

"You will understand this one day. But I'm not a very greedy devil, and it's something you can definitely handle. Would you like to take it into consideration? There are so many people who want this ability! Once you miss this opportunity, it's gone forever!"

 

Xiaohuang, one of Mier's classmates, was walking home on the road. Suddenly, he saw a very real-looking pumpkin-headed scarecrow. He couldn't help but approach it for a closer look.

Suddenly, the scarecrow removed its head and spoke politely to Xiaohuang, "Hello! Nice to meet you!"

After witnessing this eerie spectacle, Xiaohuang was petrified and could hardly believe his eyes.

The pumpkin-headed scarecrow wore a perplexed expression and asked, "Don't you want to be my friend?" Then it slowly approached Xiaohuang.

At that moment, Xiaohuang finally snapped out of it and screamed, running away as fast as he could.

Seeing Xiaohuang flee in terror, the "pumpkin-headed scarecrow" revealed its true form. It turned out to be Mier in disguise.

 

After signing a pact with Mephistopheles and acquiring the power to transform into any ghostly creature at will, she began terrorizing people relentlessly across various locations, turning the world into chaos. However, one day, Mier suddenly realized that after transforming into a ghost, she found that it was taking increasingly longer for her to revert back to her human form. She also wanted to pause her pranks, but she was hopelessly addicted and unable to quit.

 

One day, after transforming into a ghost, she discovered that she could no longer revert to her human form. She cried out for Mephisto, demanding an explanation. Mephisto appeared in front of her, still wearing the original black tailcoat, saying, "Oh my dear girl, didn't you enjoy transforming into a ghost and scaring people? Isn't it wonderful to remain in this form indefinitely?"

 

From then on, Mier ceased to exist in this world, and there remained only a ghost, wandering the world forever.

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