001 阁楼中的秘密

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The house looked and smelled very old

房子看起来和闻起来都非常陈旧。

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Eleven-year-old Vinnie didn't want to live there

十一岁的文尼不想住在那里。

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Neither did his nine-year-old sister, Mandy

他九岁的妹妹曼迪也不想。

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But the children had no choice

但孩子们别无选择。

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Six months ago their parents gave them some shocking news

六个月前，他们的父母告诉了他们一个震惊的消息。

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" We're moving to the country," they announced

“我们要搬到乡下去了，”他们宣布道。

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" Why?" asked the startled children

“为什么？”吃惊的孩子们问道。

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" You need the fresh air," Mom explained

“你们需要新鲜空气，”妈妈解释说。

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" You're going to love the new house," added Dad

“你们会喜欢新房子的，”爸爸补充道。

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" But what about our friends?" Vinnie and Mandy cried

“但是我们的朋友们怎么办？”文尼和曼迪喊道。

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" You'll make new ones," said Mom firmly

“你会交到新朋友的，”妈妈坚定地说。

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The family arrived at their " new " house

一家人到了他们的“新”家。

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It was actually a hundred years old

这房子其实已有一百年历史了。

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It needed many repairs

它需要许多修缮。

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Mom and Dad got busy painting the outside of the house

爸爸妈妈忙着粉刷房子的外墙。

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Vinnie and Mandy had lots to do inside

维尼和曼迪在屋里也有许多活要干。

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" Vinnie?" Mandy walked into the living room

“维尼？”曼迪走进了客厅。

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Her brother was tearing old wallpaper from the wall

她哥哥正在从墙上撕下旧壁纸。

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" What?" he asked, annoyed at everything

“干嘛？”他不耐烦地问。

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Vinnie threw down the scraper

维尼扔下了刮刀。

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" This is a stupid house!"

“这房子真蠢！”

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" Well, complaining isn't going to help," said Mandy

“嗯，抱怨也没用，”曼迪说。

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Vinnie shrugged

维尼耸了耸肩。

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" Dad said I have to clean out the attic," Mandy continued

“爸爸说我要清理阁楼，”曼迪继续说道。

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" But I'm scared to go up there by myself."

“但我一个人不敢上去。”

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" You aren't afraid of ghosts, are you?"

“你不是怕鬼吧？”

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Vinnie grabbed an old sheet from one of the chairs

维尼从一把椅子上抓起一条旧床单。

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He pulled it over his head

他把床单蒙在头上。

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Flinging his arms in the air, he made scary noises

他挥舞着双臂，发出吓人的声音。

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Grinning, Mandy pulled the sheet off Vinnie's head

曼迪笑着把床单从维尼头上扯了下来。

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" Will you come with me or not?" she asked

“你到底跟不跟我来？”她问道。

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Vinnie led the way upstairs

维尼领头上了楼。

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In the dusty attic, they were surrounded by books, maps, and cobwebs

在布满灰尘的阁楼里，他们周围全是书、地图和蜘蛛网。

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Vinnie did not like spiders

维尼不喜欢蜘蛛。

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He brushed a sticky spider web off his face

他把粘在脸上的一张蜘蛛网拨掉。

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Mandy was more interested in the books

曼迪对书更感兴趣。

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They were everywhere — in boxes, on shelves, and in tall piles against the wall

它们到处都是——在箱子里、在架子上，还有靠墙堆得高高的书堆。

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" Oh!" she said clapping her hands excitedly

“哦！”她兴奋地拍着手说。

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Mandy loved to read

曼迪非常喜欢看书。

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" Do we know anything about the owner of this house?" she asked

“我们对这所房子的主人了解吗？”她问道。

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Vinnie shook his head

维尼摇了摇头。

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" Maybe he was a writer."

“也许他是个作家。”

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Then he looked around for creepy spiders

然后他四处张望，看看有没有吓人的蜘蛛。

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Mandy read the book titles in one box

曼迪读了一个箱子里的书名。

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All the books were about history or traveling

所有的书都是关于历史或旅行的。

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" Well, he must have loved history," she said

“嗯，他一定很喜欢历史，”她说。

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Vinnie walked over to a shelf of books

维尼走到一个书架前。

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" Mandy, look at this!" Vinnie called, excitedly

“曼迪，快看这个！”维尼兴奋地喊道。

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He held a thick, dusty green album

他拿着一本厚厚的、布满灰尘的绿色相册。

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The children flipped through the first few pages

孩子们翻看了前几页。

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Each page had one black-and-white photograph

每一页都有一张黑白照片。

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Something was written below each photo

每张照片下面都写着一些字。

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" I wonder if this is the owner."

“我想知道这是不是相册的主人。”

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Mandy pointed to the elderly man in one of the pictures

曼迪指着其中一张照片里的老人。

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He had a friendly smile

他面带友善的微笑。

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Vinnie turned to the first page

维尼翻到第一页。

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" Hey, Mandy," said Vinnie," look at this one

“嘿，曼迪，”维尼说，“看看这张。”

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He's in a boat and..."

他在一艘船上，而且……”

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Vinnie looked closer

维尼凑近看了看。

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" Cool! Here's a pyramid and an eagle in the background

“酷！背景里有一座金字塔和一只鹰。

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He must be in Egypt."

他一定是在埃及。”

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" Vinnie, this picture is..." Mandy paused." different."

“维尼，这张照片……”曼迪顿了一下，“不太一样。”

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" What do you mean?" asked Vinnie

“什么意思？”维尼问。

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Mandy rubbed her eyes and stared at the photo again

曼迪揉了揉眼睛，又盯着照片看。

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" Look at the pyramid," she whispered." It's glowing."

“看那座金字塔，”她低声说，“它在发光。”