The Seven Rules of Vampire Hunting...from a "Real" Vampire Hunter

 The Seven Rules of Vampire¹ Hunting...from a "Real" Vampire Hunter

Every now and then, a reader comment just blows my mind. Do you remember my vampire hunting kits² roundup from a few weeks ago? Someone claiming to be an honest to god, "real" vampire hunter emailed me to explain that "the only creature who is lonelier than the vampire, it the one who hunts it." Here is his (or her) excellent advice on the Seven Rules of Vampire Hunting:

    Rule #1- You can not kill a vampire. It is already dead. You can only destroy it.

    Rule #2- An annoyed vampire is a dangerous vampire.

    Rule #3- Guns tend to annoy vampires³. See rule #2.

    Rule #4- Real vampires are evil.

    Rule #5- If you are seduced⁴ by a vampire, you will become one, or become dead. See rule #4.

    Rule #6- (And this is the one that really counts.) Kill them all!

    Rule #7- When in doubt, and all other times, execute rule #6.

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"Having made my share of real vampire hunter kits, I am so sick and

tired of these fake kits popping up all over the web," writes the person known as Hellsinger. "Other than a shotgun's ability to temporarily knock a vampire down, firearms are useless against the undead."

He continues:

    To the true hunter, stealth and cunning are the greatest defenses. We are knights⁵ on a mission. The cross is our shield, and the stake is our sword. To all you would be slayers and hunters, my advice is to apprentice⁷ yourself to a master slayer⁶, be patient and humble⁸, and learn from your master.

    If after your first successful destruction, you find you have a taste for the game, them maybe, you can join the ranks of the elite⁹, but if you have any sense at all, you'll run and hide. Make no mistake about this, the only creature who is lonelier than the vampire, it the one who hunts it.

1 vampire   

n.吸血鬼

参考例句：

• It wasn't a wife waiting there for him but a blood sucking vampire!家里的不是个老婆，而是个吸人血的妖精！
• Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampire.由于听过许多有关吸血鬼的传说，孩子们晚上不敢去睡觉。

2 kits   

衣物和装备( kit的名词复数 )； 成套用品； 配套元件

参考例句：

• Keep your kits closed and locked when not in use. 不用的话把你的装备都锁好放好。
• Gifts Articles, Toy and Games, Wooden Toys, Puzzles, Craft Kits. 采购产品礼品，玩具和游戏，木制的玩具，智力玩具，手艺装备。

3 vampires   

n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 )；吸血蝠；高利贷者；（舞台上的）活板门

参考例句：

• The most effective weapon against the vampires is avampire itself. 对付吸血鬼最有效的武器就是吸血鬼自己。 来自电影对白
• If vampires existed, don`t you think we would`ve found them by now? 如果真有吸血鬼，那我们怎么还没有找到他们呢？ 来自电影对白

4 seduced   

诱奸( seduce的过去式和过去分词 )； 勾引； 诱使堕落； 使入迷

参考例句：

• The promise of huge profits seduced him into parting with his money. 高额利润的许诺诱使他把钱出了手。
• His doctrines have seduced many into error. 他的学说把许多人诱入歧途。

5 knights   

骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。

6 slayer   

n. 杀人者，凶手

参考例句：

• The young man was Oedipus, who thus unknowingly became the slayer of his own father. 这位青年就是俄狄浦斯。他在不明真相的情况下杀死了自己的父亲。
• May I depend on you to stand by me and my daughters, then, deer-slayer? 如此说来，我可以指望你照料我和女儿了，杀鹿人？

7 apprentice   

n.学徒，徒弟

参考例句：

• My son is an apprentice in a furniture maker's workshop.我的儿子在一家家具厂做学徒。
• The apprentice is not yet out of his time.这徒工还没有出徒。

8 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

9 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。