008 盗贼团伙

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Gerald heard the crunching sound of something walking along the gravel path

杰拉尔德听到碎石路上有东西走动的嘎吱声。

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An enormous stone dinosaur was lumbering toward him!

一只巨大的石恐龙正笨拙地向他走来！

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" It can't see me," Gerald told himself." I'm not afraid."

“它看不见我，”杰拉尔德告诉自己。“我不害怕。”

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As the dinosaur passed, Gerald reached out and touched it

恐龙经过时，杰拉尔德伸手摸了摸它。

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The moving statue turned toward him, but Gerald was suddenly afraid

那移动的雕像转向他，但杰拉尔德突然害怕了。

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He took off and ran toward the castle

他撒腿就跑，朝城堡奔去。

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Gerald spotted the open window of the treasure room

杰拉尔德看到了珍宝室敞开的窗户。

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He climbed up to the window, using the vine that clung to the castle

他借助攀附在城堡上的藤蔓爬到了窗口。

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Once inside the room, he turned and looked outside

一进房间，他就转身向外张望。

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In the moonlight he could see that the goat-boy statue was back underneath the willow tree

月光下，他看见那个牧羊少年雕像又回到了柳树下方。

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Nothing moved outdoors

户外一切都静止不动。

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" This is very strange. Maybe I'm dreaming."

“这太奇怪了。也许我是在做梦。”

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He shut the window and removed the key from the door lock

他关上窗户，从门锁上拔下钥匙。

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Outside the treasure room, he locked the door again

在珍宝室外，他又把门锁上了。

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Then he put the key in its hiding place and crept along the corridor

然后他把钥匙放回藏匿处，沿着走廊悄悄前行。

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He wandered through the castle, opening doors and feeling safe because he was invisible

他在城堡里四处游荡，打开一扇扇门，因为隐形而感到安全。

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At last he came to a door with light shining under it

最后，他来到一扇门边，门下透出灯光。

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Gerald hesitated for a moment before flinging open the door

杰拉尔德犹豫了片刻，然后猛地推开了门。

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" Hey!" cried a voice from within the room

“喂！”房间里传来一个声音叫道。

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Gerald flattened himself against the wall as a man sprang to the door

杰拉尔德身子紧贴着墙，一个男人冲到了门边。

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The man flashed a lantern into the corridor

那人用手电筒朝走廊里晃了一下。

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" It's all right," the man said

“没事，”那人说。

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" It was only the door swinging open."

“只是门自己晃开了。”

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" Close that door!" growled another voice

“把门关上！”另一个声音低吼道。

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That was fine with Gerald

这样正好合了杰拉尔德的心意。

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He had already seen enough

他刚才已经看得够多了。

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A gang of burglars was taking silver out of two large chests!

一伙盗贼正从两口大箱子里往外拿银器！

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They had picked the door's lock and now their tools lay on the floor

他们撬开了门锁，作案工具就扔在地板上。

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" Hurry up!" one burglar said

“快点！”一个盗贼催促道。

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Gerald ran down the corridor

杰拉尔德沿着走廊跑开了。

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What should he do?

他该怎么办？

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He hurried outside

他连忙跑到外面。

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Through a window he saw Mabel and her aunt having a delicious supper

透过一扇窗户，他看到梅布尔和她姑妈正在享用美味的晚餐。

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He took out his notebook and pencil and wrote:

他拿出笔记本和铅笔，写道：

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You know the room where the silver is?

你知道放银器的房间吗？

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Burglars have picked the lock and are stealing the silver

夜贼撬开了门锁，正在偷银器。

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Send a man for the police. A friend

赶紧派人去叫警察。一位朋友

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P. S. This is not a joke

附言：这可不是玩笑。

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Gerald looked hungrily at Mabel's supper

杰拉尔德眼巴巴地望着梅布尔的晚餐。

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He tied the note to a rock with his shoelace

他用鞋带把纸条绑在一块石头上。

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Then he threw the rock through the window

然后他把石头从窗户扔了进去。

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Mabel and her aunt jumped up, shrieking in surprise

梅布尔和她姑妈惊叫着跳了起来。

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Mabel picked up the rock, and her aunt read the note

梅布尔捡起石头，她姑妈读了那张纸条。

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" Nonsense!" said the aunt." Of course this is a joke."

“胡说八道！”姑妈说，“这肯定是个玩笑。”

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" Please," wailed Mabel." Send for the police like he says."

“求你了，”梅布尔哭喊道，“照他说的，叫警察来吧。”

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" Like who says?" snapped her aunt

“照谁说的？”她姑妈厉声问道。

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" Whoever wrote the note," moaned Mabel

“不管是谁写的这张纸条，”梅布尔呻吟着说。

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Gerald realized he must do something more

杰拉尔德意识到自己必须再做点什么。

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" Send for the police at once,"

“立刻去叫警察，”

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he called out in his manliest voice

他用自己最像成年男子的声音喊道。

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" You'll only blame yourself if you don't."

“不然你只会怪你自己。”

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" Auntie, please wake Bates right away," begged Mabel

“姑妈，求你快去叫醒贝茨吧，”梅布尔恳求道。

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" Oh, all right." Mabel's aunt finally went off to get one of the male servants

“哦，好吧。” 梅布尔的姑妈终于动身去叫一个男仆了。

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Bates was not happy to be woken up

贝茨被叫醒时很不高兴。

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But after reading the note, he went to the police on his bicycle

但读了那张纸条后，他骑着自行车去报了警。

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By the time the police arrived, the burglars and the silver were gone

等警察赶到时，盗贼和银器都已经跑了。

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Gerald had a long night

杰拉尔德度过了一个漫长的夜晚。

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It was late when he crept into bed, exhausted and cold as stone

他很晚才爬上床，筋疲力尽，冷得像块石头。

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The next morning Eliza the maid went into Gerald's room

第二天早上，女仆伊莱莎走进了杰拉尔德的房间。

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" Wake up! It's a beautiful day!"

“醒醒！天气可好了！”

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She opened the curtains at one window and turned to call him again

她拉开一扇窗户的窗帘，转身想再叫他一次。

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But his bed was empty

可他的床是空的。

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" I wonder where he is."

“我想知道他去哪儿了。”

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She opened the curtains at the other window

她又拉开了另一扇窗户的窗帘。

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But this time when she turned around, she screamed

但这次当她转过身时，她尖叫了起来。

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Gerald was lying in the bed!

杰拉尔德正躺在床上！