A search for true love in the afterlife▼. 這是一場在死後找尋真愛的探索之旅。
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The novel Ferryman is a story that centers around life, death, and true love. Its main character is a teenage girl from Scotland named Dylan. While she’s traveling by train to meet her father, the train crashes and she passes out. When Dylan wakes up, she is in a dark tunnel and everyone else on the train has vanished. She crawls out of the tunnel and sees a boy waiting for her. The boy tells her his name is Tristan and that she has died. He explains that he’s her ferryman. It’s his job to help her get to the afterlife and to protect her from evil ghosts. During their journey to the afterlife, Dylan and Tristan fall in love. Before they arrive, Dylan asks Tristan to join her so they can remain together. Tristan thinks that this is impossible, but says he will try. After Dylan reaches the afterlife, she can’t forget about Tristan. She decides she will do whatever it takes to see him once again.
1. center around... 圍繞著……，以……為中心 This film centers around the life of a singer. 這部電影以一位歌手的一生為主軸。 2. tunnel n. 隧道 The new undersea tunnel will be completed soon. 那座新的海底隧道很快就能完工。 3. vanish vi. 消失 My watch was here just a minute ago, but now it has vanished. 我的錶一分鐘前還在這，但現在它卻不見了。 4. crawl vi. 爬（行） Marvin was shocked when he saw a spider crawl out of his backpack. 馬文看到一隻蜘蛛從他背包爬出來時，他簡直嚇得半死。 5. evil a. 邪惡的 The evil witch turned the handsome prince into a frog. 壞心眼的巫婆將帥氣的王子變成一隻青蛙。 6. journey n. 旅程 The members of the exploration team began their journey to the heart of the jungle. 探險隊的成員展開了前往叢林深處的旅程。 * exploration n. 探索 7. remain [ rI`men ] vi. 依然，保持 After his wife was killed in an accident, David decided to remain single forever. 妻子意外身亡後，大衛決定終身不娶。 8. do whatever it takes to V 不惜一切代價／使用任何手段（做）…… The reporter will do whatever it takes to reveal the truth. 那位記者願意不計任何代價揭露真相。
