18-THE RED DOOR

THE RED DOOR "Let's check it out," whispered Thea, pulling her camera from her apron pocket. First she took a shot of the hall and the royal portraits hanging on the walls. Then she took a close-up of Count von Ratoff's door. It was covered in dark red velvet. "Wait a minute, shouldn't you be ironing Snowball's gown?" I asked my sister. Thea sniggered. "I'd rather iron her mouth shut," she replied, "Anyway, we need to find Trap. After we do, Ms. Snobby Tail will be ironing her own gown. Of course, she will have to figure out how to turn on the iron first! What a ninny!" I pushed the door open a little wider. The count's room was a vision in red. The deep

“我们去看看吧。”西娅低声说，从围裙口袋里掏出相机。 首先，她给大厅和挂在墙上的皇室肖像拍了一张照片。 然后她给冯·拉托夫伯爵的门拍了一张特写。 它被深红色的天鹅绒覆盖着。 “等一下，你不是应该在熨斯诺鲍的礼服吗?”我问妹妹。 西娅都在偷笑。“我宁愿把她的嘴熨上，”她回答说，“不管怎样，我们得找到特拉普。 完事之后，势利尾巴小姐就要自己熨礼服了。 当然，她必须先弄清楚如何打开熨斗!真是个傻瓜!”我把门推开了一点。 伯爵的房间是一片红色的景象。 深

red carpet was the same color as the ceiling. Shiny red wallpaper covered the walls. Heavy red drapes hung over all of the windows. We approached the four-poster bed. I drew back the red satin curtains and jumped. That was odd. There was no mattress! I noticed a strange hook screwed into the wall above where the mattress should have been. I wondered what that was for. Then I spotted a glass containing a pair of dentures. Count von Ratoff's teeth were pretty sharp! On the same bedside table sat a crystal glass filled with a red liquid. Could it be BLOOD? What is it with these royal rats, I thought. Do they enjoy seeing a grown mouse cry? "I am going to "faint!" I realized.

红地毯和天花板的颜色是一样的。 闪亮的红色墙纸铺满了墙壁。 所有的窗户上都挂着厚厚的红色窗帘。 我们走近那张四柱床。 我拉开红色缎子窗帘，跳了起来。 这很奇怪。没有床垫!我注意到墙上应该放床垫的地方有一个奇怪的钩子。 我不知道那是干什么用的。 然后我发现了一个装着一副假牙的玻璃杯。 冯·拉托夫伯爵的牙齿非常锋利!在同一个床头柜上放着一个水晶玻璃杯，里面装满了一种红色的液体。 会是血吗?我想，这些皇家老鼠是怎么回事? 他们喜欢看一只成年老鼠哭泣吗? 我要“晕倒了!”我意识到。