038 深层麻烦

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" Stop!" Ben called to the zombies

“停下！”本对僵尸们喊道。

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The two monsters jumped at the sound of his voice

两个怪物被他的声音惊得跳了起来。

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Then they dashed across the lobby, racing toward the construction area

接着他们冲过大厅，朝施工区域奔去。

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They dodged into the construction with Ben following behind

他们躲进了施工区，本跟在后面。

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" Come back here!" Ben shouted

“回来！”本喊道。

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It was dark, and the zombies were a good distance away from him

那里很暗，僵尸们离他有一段距离。

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But these zombies were taller than the zombies at Monster Academy, and — Brrpp! Brrpp!

但这些僵尸比怪物学院的僵尸更高，而且——嘟！嘟！

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Suddenly an alarm blared and lights flashed on. Brrpp! Brrpp!

突然，警报声大作，灯光闪亮起来。嘟！嘟！

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" Don't move!" yelled a stern voice

“不许动！”一个严厉的声音喊道。

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Ben froze in terror as two museum guards ran toward him

本吓得僵住了，两名博物馆警卫向他跑来。

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" We caught a thief!" said one guard. His nametag read Bob

“我们抓到了一个贼！”一个警卫说。他的名牌上写着鲍勃。

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" It's a ghost!" said the other one. Her name was Hazel

“是个鬼！”另一个说。她叫海泽尔。

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" B-b-but... It wasn't me!"

“但……但……不是我！”

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Ben tried to explain everything, but the guards just stared at him

本试图解释一切，但警卫们只是盯着他看。

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" Don't try to escape, ghost!" Bob snapped

“别想逃跑，鬼！”鲍勃厉声说。

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" The director will be here in a minute."

“园长马上就到。”

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The two guards each grabbed one of Ben's arms

两个警卫各自抓住了本的一只胳膊。

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Ben moaned. He knew he could float away from them, but what good would it do?

本呻吟着。他知道自己可以飘走，但那又有什么用呢？

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He'd just wait for Mr. Freaky and Miss Bungle to arrive and explain everything

他干脆等弗里基老师和邦格老师来了再解释一切。

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Soon Dr. Bones stomped through the construction and into the lobby

很快，骨头博士穿过施工区，大步走进大厅。

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" What's going on here?" she demanded

“这里怎么回事？”

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" This ghost was stealing Egyptian jewelry," Hazel said

“这个鬼在偷埃及珠宝。”

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" But don't worry, Dr. Bones." She smiled proudly." We caught him."

“不过别担心，骨头博士。我们抓住他了。”

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" I didn't steal anything!" Ben protested

“我什么都没偷！”

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" Empty your pockets," Bob ordered

“把口袋翻出来。”

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Ben did, but all he had was a gum wrapper and a few coins

本照做了，但他口袋里只有一张口香糖包装纸和几枚硬币。

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" Where'd you put the jewels?" Bob demanded

“你把珠宝放哪儿了？”

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" I didn't steal the jewels," Ben repeated

“我没偷珠宝。”

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" But I saw who did. Like I said — it was two zombies!"

“但我看见是谁偷的了。就像我说的——是两个僵尸干的！”

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" Where's Mr. Freaky?" Dr. Bones demanded

“怪奇先生在哪里？”

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" I told Mayor Hubbletree that this monster visit would lead to trouble."

“我早就告诉过哈勃树镇长，这次怪物来访会惹出麻烦。”

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She sneered at Ben

她对着本轻蔑地笑了笑。

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" But I didn't expect you monsters to steal museum treasures."

“但我没料到你们这些怪物会偷博物馆的珍宝。”

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Ben shook his head, trying to explain to the museum director now

本摇了摇头，现在试图向博物馆长解释。

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" I saw some zombies. But they're not from Monster Academy!"

“我看到了几个僵尸。但他们不是怪物学院的！”

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Dr. Bones stared at Ben

骨头博士盯着本。

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" You're the only monsters here today. No monsters ever come to People Place."

“你们是今天在这里唯一的怪物。从来没有怪物会来人类之地。”

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" Except for Uncle Tut," Ben muttered under his breath

“除了图特叔叔，”本小声嘀咕道。

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But Dr. Bones had a good point. Where had the zombies come from?

但骨头博士说得有道理。那些僵尸是从哪儿来的呢？

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" We'll get to the bottom of this situation."

“我们会把这件事查个水落石出。”

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Dr. Bones looked at the guards." Bring this ghost to my office."

骨头博士看着警卫们。“把这个幽灵带到我办公室去。”

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" Yes, Dr. Bones," Bob said." Should we call the police?"

“好的，骨头博士，”鲍勃说。“我们该报警吗？”

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" No," Dr. Bones said quickly

“不，”骨头博士飞快地说。

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" The museum doesn't need bad publicity

“博物馆不需要负面报道。

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It's lucky I was working late

幸好我工作到很晚。

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Bring the rest of the monsters too."

把其他怪物也带来。”

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The guards led Ben outside, taking the long way to Dr. Bones' office

警卫们带着本出去了，绕远路去骨头博士的办公室。

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The museum director unlocked doors with her keys as they went, relocking everything behind them

一路上，博物馆馆长用钥匙打开门，走过去后又把一切都重新锁上。

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Soon Ben was sitting in a chair in Dr. Bones' office

很快，本坐在了骨头博士办公室的一把椅子上。

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Mr. Freaky paced up and down the director's office nervously

怪奇先生在馆长办公室里紧张地来回踱步。

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" Dr. Bones," the principal said

“骨头博士，”校长说道。

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" Ben insists that some strangers stole the jewels

“本坚称是一些陌生人偷了珠宝。

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I'm sure he's telling the truth."

我相信他说的是实话。”

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Dr. Bones glared at Ben

骨头博士瞪着本。

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" Where are these two zombies?" she demanded

“那两个僵尸在哪儿？”她质问道。

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She pointed to the hallway, where the rest of the monsters were lined up, looking sleepy and scared

她指向走廊，其余的怪物们正排成一排，看起来又困又怕。

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" Do you see them out there?"

“你看到他们在外面吗？”

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Ben peered through the glass and then shook his head

本透过玻璃仔细看了看，然后摇了摇头。

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" They're not there. At first I thought maybe the zombies were new students

“他们不在那儿。一开始我还以为那些僵尸可能是新生。

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But they are definitely not from Monster Academy."

但他们绝对不是怪物学院的。”

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" There are exactly three zombies on this trip," Mr. Freaky said

“这趟旅程正好有三个僵尸。”怪奇先生说。

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" And they are all standing in the line outside!"

“而且他们都正排在外面的队伍里！”

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The guards scowled." That ghost is lying!" Hazel said

警卫们皱起了眉头。“那个幽灵在撒谎！”黑兹尔说。

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" Dr. Bones, we need to search everyone!"

“骨头博士，我们需要搜查每一个人！”

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One by one, the guards made all the monsters come in and empty their sleeping bags, their backpacks, their lunchboxes, and their pockets

警卫们让所有怪物一个接一个地进来，清空他们的睡袋、背包、午餐盒和口袋。

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The monsters' belongings piled up

怪物们的物品堆成了山。

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The guards found spell books, Mog's collection of comic books, Scary People Stories, and snacks — dried bat wings and crunchy spiders

警卫们发现了咒语书、莫格的漫画收藏、《可怕的人类故事》，还有零食——干蝙蝠翅膀和脆蜘蛛。

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But there were no Egyptian jewels

但是根本就没有埃及珠宝。

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" Where did you stash the loot, ghost?" Bob demanded." Confess!"

“你把赃物藏哪儿了，幽灵？”鲍勃质问道。“快招认！”

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" I didn't steal anything!" Ben insisted

“我什么都没偷！”本坚持说道。

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" How many times do I have to tell you?"

“我得跟你说多少遍？”

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Mr. Freaky's noses were wiggling like mad

怪奇先生的鼻子在疯狂抽动。

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" Where's Mayor Hubbletree?

“哈勃树市长在哪儿？

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This situation is totally out of control!"

这情况完全失控了！”

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By now it was very late

此时天色已晚。

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Dr. Bones turned to the guards

骨头博士转向警卫们。

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She looked exhausted

她看起来筋疲力尽。

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" It's time to bring the suspect to the police station," she murmured

“是时候将嫌疑人送去警局了。”她低声说道。

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" I'll meet you there soon."

“我稍后和你们在那里碰头。”

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" Okay, Dr. Bones," the guards said

“好的，骨头博士。”警卫们说。

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Dr. Bones got her coat from a nearby rack

骨头博士从旁边的衣架上取下她的外套。

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As she put it on, something fell out of her pocket and clattered to the floor

她穿上外套时，有什么东西从她的口袋里掉了出来，哐当一声落在地板上。

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Everyone stared at the object — it was a glittering piece of golden jewelry!

所有人都盯着那东西——那是一件闪闪发光的金首饰！