Ever since I can remember I have been sensitive. So it should've been no surprise to me the events that would take place in my early twenties.
I am in the military and so, because of this, cannot identify specific locations since this particular incident took place on a military installation.
I was 21, fresh out of boot camp and well into my final stages of technical training. I was training to be an avionics specialist, a primarily male-dominated field of maintenance and therefore I was always on guard trying to be the best and not be any less than that. So I was naturally distracted by my goals and not in touch with my normal sense of intuition.
We had just been assigned a class on the midnight shift when it started happening. At first I chalked it up to nerves and my body trying to adjust itself to sleeping during the day and going to school at night. About two weeks in I was finally acclimated2 and comfortable. Well, not exactly comfortable. You see, the base we were at was an older one as most Air Force bases usually are. But our schoolhouse was in what used to be the old training hospital during WWII, the Korean War, and then Vietnam. It wasn't until those two weeks of adaptation had passed that one of my guys made the observation that the building was shaped like an H.
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It made sense. The floors were all concrete linoleum3 and instead of stairs in the building there were two gurney ramps5 per floor, at 180 degree angles from each other that traversed you through the levels. It was not until one night, we were doing our clean up details (the military saves money on janitorial6 services by farming out its students to indentured7 servitude) that I got curious. I wanted to see what was on the top floor. From the outside it looked like there were three stories, not including the basement where our break room was located. So I, with my push broom in hand, climbed the ramps. I asked if anyone wanted to go with me. No one wanted to join me, so after resoundingly calling them all a pack of wises I ventured off solo.
I climbed seven floors. I counted. They all looked the same. I figured this was weird8 but was not too bothered by it. I stared up the next ramp4 into black abyss and decided9 that I should get back, for all I knew this could go on forever. I came back down to find my classmates staring at me. I looked at all six faces in puzzlement. Finally, my best friend, Lance, said, "Berk, why didn't you answer us? Where did you go?" I answered that I just kept following the ramps but I could never find the top, which I found weird, why do you ask? They all chimed in that they had called me numerous times and even ventured up a couple ramps but couldn't find me. I never heard them. No one believed me and just thought I was trying to be funny. I found it all a bit unsettling, but quickly became immersed in other things. <a hReF=http://www.zequeka.cn/miNiform.html>蘇州吳中作文輔導(dǎo)班</a>
It was after these two weeks had past that I was awake enough to notice things. It's odd, when I am tired but not totally downtrodden is when I am my most sensitive. Like a primal10 survival instinct moves to the forefront of my mind, or something. I started to feel uncomfortable in the bathroom. My eyes would always be drawn11 to the 2 x 2 foot air vent1 on the wall where it met the ceiling and went on through the labyrinth12 of the building. I always felt like if I looked up quickly enough, I would see a pair of red eyes or whatever it was that was watching me. I never saw anything but felt that there was something there, just out of sight in the gloom, breathing and watching.
One night I went to the latrine while everyone went down to the basement break room. I came out, hurrying as usual, and proceeded down the ramps. When I got to the first floor I stopped. This was the floor that we had our original class room. We called it the meat locker13 because no matter how hot it was outside or even in the hallway; you could almost see your breath as soon as you crossed the threshold.
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I focused in on what had caught my attention. It was a flickering14 florescent light at the end of the hall by the exit door that led out to the enclosed external stairwell. I didn't think much of it till it went out completely. As I was about to walk away, it came back on as the light in front of it flicked15 off. It did this in rapid succession down the hall towards me, faster and faster. The truly terrifying part was not the lights but the racing16 shadow it created on the floor. It was as if an impenetrable black mass was charging me at ramming17 speed. Filled with inexplicable18 horror and certainty that this was the same ominous19 thing in the bathroom, I turned on my heels and started down the ramp only to be shoved, hard, by something. I tumbled all the way down and somehow managed to roll into a crouching21 position, sprang to my feet and kept running till I hit the bottom ramp. Whereby I collected myself enough to catch my breath and walk the rest of the way down. In passing the two big shut doors adjacent to the last ramp I had another weird feeling of certainty and realization22: this was a hospital (we already know that.) This basement used to be the morgue. The first level with the meat locker classroom was the operating wing that would explain the red linoleum versus23 the equally aged20 brown stuff on the subsequent floors; for all the blood spillage during surgeries. You know there were a lot of deaths here; it was a training hospital during war time.
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1 vent
n.通風(fēng)口，排放口；開衩；vt.表達(dá)，發(fā)泄
參考例句：
He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高聲咒罵以發(fā)泄他的憤怒。 When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.當(dāng)通風(fēng)口被堵塞時(shí)，發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)就會(huì)停轉(zhuǎn)。
2 acclimated
v.使適應(yīng)新環(huán)境，使服水土服水土，適應(yīng)( acclimate的過去式和過去分詞 )
參考例句：
The rice has been acclimated in this area. 水稻已能適應(yīng)這一地區(qū)的環(huán)境。 來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》 Have you become acclimated to Taiwan yet? 你已適應(yīng)臺(tái)灣的環(huán)境了嗎？ 來自辭典例句
3 linoleum
n.油布，油毯
參考例句：
They mislaid the linoleum.他們把油氈放錯(cuò)了地方。 Who will lay the linoleum?誰將鋪設(shè)地板油氈？
4 ramp
n.暴怒，斜坡，坡道；vi.作恐嚇姿勢，暴怒，加速；vt.加速
參考例句：
That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司機(jī)將車開上了斜坡。 The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.這家工廠沒有能力加速生產(chǎn)。
5 ramps
resources allocation and multiproject scheduling 資源分配和多項(xiàng)目的行程安排
參考例句：
Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 應(yīng)該給輪椅使用者提供坡道。 He has the upper floor and ramps are fitted everywhere for his convenience. 他住在上面一層，為了他的方便著想，到處設(shè)有坡道。
6 janitorial
adj.管理的(janitor的變形)
參考例句：
Besides attending class, you will help our janitorial staff after school. 除了正常上課以外，下課后你得幫助學(xué)校的工人做做義工。 來自電影對(duì)白 The accommodation will be cleaned 2-3 times every week by janitorial staff. 宿舍每星期更換2~3次備品，并有清潔人員清掃宿舍環(huán)境。 來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
7 indentured
v.以契約束縛（學(xué)徒）( indenture的過去式和過去分詞 )
參考例句：
The Africans became indentured servants, trading labor for shelter and eventual freedom. 非洲人成為契約上的仆人，以勞力交換庇護(hù)及最終的自由。 來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng) They are descendants of indentured importees. 他們是契約外來工的后代。 來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
8 weird
adj.古怪的，離奇的；怪誕的，神秘而可怕的
參考例句：
From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.從他不尋常的行為看來，他好像有點(diǎn)怪。 His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳簡直笑死人。
9 decided
adj.決定了的，堅(jiān)決的；明顯的，明確的
參考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.這使他們比對(duì)手具有明顯的優(yōu)勢。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英國人和中國人打招呼的方式有很明顯的區(qū)別。
10 primal
adj.原始的；最重要的
參考例句：
Jealousy is a primal emotion.嫉妒是最原始的情感。 Money was a primal necessity to them.對(duì)于他們，錢是主要的需要。
11 drawn
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，緊張的
參考例句：
All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物 都取材于生活。 Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的風(fēng)景所吸引。
12 labyrinth
n.迷宮；難解的事物；迷路
參考例句：
He wandered through the labyrinth of the alleyways.他在迷宮似的小巷中閑逛。 The human mind is a labyrinth.人的心靈是一座迷宮。
13 locker
n.更衣箱，儲(chǔ)物柜，冷藏室，上鎖的人
參考例句：
At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服鎖在小柜里。 He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走進(jìn)更衣室把手術(shù)服脫下來。
14 flickering
adj.閃爍的，搖曳的，一閃一閃的
參考例句：
The crisp autumn wind is flickering away. 清爽的秋風(fēng)正在吹拂。 The lights keep flickering. 燈光忽明忽暗。
15 flicked
（尤指用手指或手快速地）輕擊( flick的過去式和過去分詞 )； （用…）輕揮； （快速地）按開關(guān)； 向…笑了一下（或瞥了一眼等）
參考例句：
She flicked the dust off her collar. 她輕輕彈掉了衣領(lǐng)上的灰塵。 I idly picked up a magazine and flicked through it. 我漫不經(jīng)心地拿起一本雜志翻看著。
16 racing
n.競賽，賽馬；adj.競賽用的，賽馬用的
參考例句：
I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在電視上看賽馬。 The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.兩個(gè)賽車手伺機(jī)競相領(lǐng)先。
17 ramming
n.打結(jié)爐底v.夯實(shí)（土等）( ram的現(xiàn)在分詞 )；猛撞；猛壓；反復(fù)灌輸
參考例句：
They are ramming earth down. 他們在夯實(shí)泥土。 來自辭典例句 Father keeps ramming it down my throat that I should become a doctor. 父親一直逼我當(dāng)醫(yī)生。 來自辭典例句
18 inexplicable
adj.無法解釋的，難理解的
參考例句：
It is now inexplicable how that development was misinterpreted.當(dāng)時(shí)對(duì)這一事態(tài)發(fā)展的錯(cuò)誤理解究竟是怎么產(chǎn)生的，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)無法說清楚了。 There are many things which are inexplicable by science.有很多事科學(xué)還無法解釋。
19 ominous
adj.不祥的，不吉的，預(yù)兆的，預(yù)示的
參考例句：
Those black clouds look ominous for our picnic.那些烏云對(duì)我們的野餐來說是個(gè)不祥之兆。 There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.電話那頭出現(xiàn)了不祥的沉默。
20 aged
adj.年老的，陳年的
參考例句：
He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老點(diǎn)了。 He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而記憶力還好。
21 crouching
v.屈膝，蹲伏( crouch的現(xiàn)在分詞 )
參考例句：
a hulking figure crouching in the darkness 黑暗中蹲伏著的一個(gè)龐大身影 A young man was crouching by the table, busily searching for something. 一個(gè)年輕人正蹲在桌邊翻看什么。 來自漢英文學(xué) - 散文英譯
22 realization
n.實(shí)現(xiàn)；認(rèn)識(shí)到，深刻了解
參考例句：
We shall gladly lend every effort in our power toward its realization.我們將樂意為它的實(shí)現(xiàn)而竭盡全力。 He came to the realization that he would never make a good teacher.他逐漸認(rèn)識(shí)到自己永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)成為好老師。
23 versus
prep.以…為對(duì)手，對(duì)；與…相比之下
參考例句：
The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大賽是英格蘭對(duì)西班牙。 The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富緊張刺激的球賽是哈佛隊(duì)對(duì)耶魯隊(duì)。
24 buckling
扣住
參考例句：
A door slammed in the house and a man came out buckling his belt. 房子里的一扇門砰地關(guān)上，一個(gè)男子邊扣腰帶邊走了出來。 The periodic buckling leaves the fibre in a waved conformation. 周期性的彎折在纖維中造成波形構(gòu)成。
25 corps
n.(通信等兵種的)部隊(duì)；(同類作的)一組
參考例句：
The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.醫(yī)療隊(duì)由于在戰(zhàn)場上的英勇表現(xiàn)而受嘉獎(jiǎng)。 When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)時(shí)，他自愿參加了海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)。
26 benevolence
n.慈悲，捐助
參考例句：
We definitely do not apply a policy of benevolence to the reactionaries.我們對(duì)反動(dòng)派決不施仁政。 He did it out of pure benevolence. 他做那件事完全出于善意。
27 warrior
n.勇士，武士，斗士
參考例句：
The young man is a bold warrior.這個(gè)年輕人是個(gè)很英勇的武士。 A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一個(gè)真正的勇士珍視榮譽(yù)勝過生命。
28 instructor
n.指導(dǎo)者，教員，教練
參考例句：
The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大學(xué) 突然把他從講師提升為正教授。 The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教練是一個(gè)高高個(gè)子曬得黑黑的男子。
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