022 公墓夜行

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The Earthworms stood at the entrance to the Willow Creek Cemetery

蚯蚓小队站在柳溪公墓的入口处。

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It had just stopped raining

雨刚刚停了。

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Now the last drops dripped from the tree branches

现在，树枝上最后的雨滴正往下滴。

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Gray fog drifted through the evening air and settled over the graves

灰色的雾气在傍晚的空气中飘荡，笼罩在坟墓上。

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" Ooh," said Luke." Spooky!"

“呜，”卢克说，“好吓人！”

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" Yeah!" said Katie." Like a scary movie! Waa-haa-haa!"

“是啊！”凯蒂说，“跟恐怖电影似的！哇哈哈！”

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" Why didn't we come in the daytime?" asked AJ

“我们怎么不白天来？”AJ问道。

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" BECAUSE," said Emily," in the daytime, we might run into another scavenger team."

“因为，”艾米丽说，“白天会碰上其他寻宝小队。”

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" Now if there are no more questions, let's get busy," said Katie

“现在没问题的话，咱们开始干活。”凯蒂说。

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" We have to check all the old graves."

“我们得把所有老坟都查一遍。”

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Emily looked at AJ

艾米丽看着AJ。

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" Since you can't read, just sit on this bench and wait."

“既然你不识字，就坐在这张长椅上等着吧。”

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AJ gulped." By myself?"

AJ咽了口唾沫。“就我一个人？”

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" You'll be our guard," said Luke

“你来当我们的守卫，”卢克说。

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" Call us if you see anything strange."

“看到任何奇怪的东西就叫我们。”

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" Waa-haa-haa!" said Katie again

“哇哈哈哈！”凯蒂又说。

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" And here — hold on to the bag," said Emily

“还有——拿着袋子，”艾米丽说。

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" Wait," said AJ. But the three Earthworms disappeared in the fog

“等一下，”AJ说。但三个蚯蚓小队成员消失在雾中。

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AJ shivered and sat down on the bench

AJ打了个哆嗦，在长椅上坐下来。

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He put the scavenger bag on his lap

他把拾荒袋放在腿上。

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He listened for voices

他仔细听着有没有说话声。

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" Here's one from 1952." That was Emily

“这是一个1952年的。”那是艾米丽的声音。

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" Here's one from 1943." That was Luke

“这是一个1943年的。”那是卢克的声音。

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" 1917." That was Katie

“1917年的。”那是凯蒂的声音。

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The voices floated further and further away

说话声飘得越来越远。

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Then everything was still

然后一切归于寂静。

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Near the bench where AJ sat was a block of marble

在AJ坐的长椅附近，有一块大理石基座。

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AJ tipped his head back and looked up

AJ仰起头，向上看去。

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A gloomy marble lady stood on top of the block

一位阴郁的大理石女士雕像伫立在基座顶端。

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She was looking straight down at AJ

她正直勾勾地低头看着AJ。

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" Mind your own business," said AJ

“少管闲事。” AJ说。

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He moved to the other end of the bench

他挪到了长椅的另一头。

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He tapped his toes

他用脚尖轻敲着地面。

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He whistled a few notes

他胡乱吹了几声口哨。

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Then he slowly raised his head

然后，他慢慢抬起了头。

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The marble lady was staring right into his eyes

那位大理石女士正直直地盯着他的眼睛。

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AJ shivered and looked away

AJ打了个寒颤，移开了视线。

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" Why did they leave me alone?" he thought

“他们为什么把我一个人丢下？”他想。

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" I'm an Earthworm too."

“我也是蚯蚓小队的。”

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Then he heard a voice

就在这时，他听到了一个声音。

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" AJ," it called." AJ..."

“AJ，”那个声音呼唤道。“AJ……”

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" Hello?"

“喂？”

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" Aaay-Jaay."

“A——J——”

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" Who's there?" he whispered

“谁在那儿？”他轻声问道。

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" AJ! Over here! Bring the bag!"

“AJ！这里！把包拿过来！”

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AJ jumped to his feet

AJ一跃而起。

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" Emily!" he shouted and ran down the pathway into the fog

“艾米丽！”他喊道，顺着小路跑进了雾中。

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He found the Earthworms at the edge of the cemetery near a dark grove of pine trees

他在墓地边缘一片漆黑的松树林旁找到了蚯蚓小队。

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They were gathered around an old gravestone

他们围在一块旧墓碑周围。

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" This is it — 1859," said Katie

“就是这里——1859年，”凯蒂说。

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AJ stared at the stone

AJ盯着那块石头。

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" Now that we've found it, what do we do?

“我们找到了，现在怎么办？

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Put it in our bag?"

装进包里吗？”

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" HA!" said Katie

“哈！”凯蒂说。

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" No, silly," said Emily to her brother

“不，傻瓜，”艾米丽对她哥哥说。

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" We make a crayon rubbing."

“我们做个蜡笔拓印。”

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" We better hurry," said Luke

“我们最好快点，”卢克说。

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" The sun is going down fast."

“太阳很快就要下山了。”

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Katie unrolled the paper

凯蒂展开了纸。

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" Luke and AJ, hold the top."

“卢克和AJ，按住上面。”

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She held out her hand to Emily." Crayon, please."

她向艾米丽伸出手。"请给我蜡笔。"

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Katie placed the side of the crayon on the paper and began rubbing

凯蒂把蜡笔的侧面放在纸上，开始拓印。

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The words on the gravestone began to appear:

墓碑上的文字开始浮现出来：

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EMILY

艾米丽

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DEAR WIFE OF

之爱妻

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AJ looked over his shoulder

AJ回头看了一眼。

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" Did you hear that?" he whispered

"你听到了吗？"他小声说。

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" There's something in the trees."

"树林里有东西。"

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The Earthworms listened

蚯蚓小队仔细听。

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" I don't hear anything," said Emily

"我什么也没听到。"艾米丽说。

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" Neither do I," said Katie

“我也没听到。”凯蒂说。

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She rubbed some more

她又拓印了几下。

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EMILY

艾米丽

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DEAR WIFE OF GEORGE WATSON

乔治·沃森的爱妻

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DIED

卒于

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APRIL 29

4月29日，

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" Now I hear it!" said Emily

“现在我听到了！”艾米丽说。

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" Something is moving in there!" Katie looked up

“那里有东西在动！”凯蒂抬起头。

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" It's laughing!" said Emily

“在笑！”艾米丽说。

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" No — it's crying!" said Luke

“不——是在哭！”卢克说。

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" It's the marble lady!" screamed AJ

“是那个大理石女士！”AJ尖叫。

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" WHO?" cried the Earthworms

“谁？”蚯蚓小队喊道。

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" Never mind!" cried AJ." Let's go, Katie!"

“别管了！”AJ喊道。“我们走，凯蒂！”

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" We have to finish!" said Luke." We need the year!"

“我们必须完成！”卢克说。“我们得知道年份！”

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Katie rubbed the crayon for the final time

凯蒂用蜡笔拓完了最后一下。

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EMILY

艾米丽

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DEAR WIFE OF GEORGE WATSON

乔治·沃森的爱妻

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DIED

卒于

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APRIL 29, 1859

1859年4月29日

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" Got it!" cried Katie." Let's get out of here!"

“好了！”凯蒂喊道。“我们快离开这儿！”

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The Earthworms ran, slipping and sliding on the wet grass

蚯蚓小队跑起来，在湿滑的草地上踉踉跄跄。

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" The bag!" cried AJ

“包！”AJ喊道。

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Emily ran back and grabbed the bag

艾米丽跑回去，抓起了包。

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" Wait for me!" she screamed

“等等我！”她尖叫道。

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The Tornadoes jumped out of the pine grove

龙卷风小队从松树林里跳了出来。

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They were laughing their heads off

他们笑得前仰后合。