07-WHO FLEW IN THE DARK OF NIGHT？

WHO FLEW IN THE DARK OF NIGHT? It was a pitch-black night. You couldn't see your nose in front of your snout. we were like the Three Blind Mice trying to figure out which way to run. A sudden flash of lightning filled the black sky. "That's it!" shouted Benjamin. "That's the castle over there!"

谁在黑夜中飞翔? 那是一个漆黑的夜晚。 你看不见你鼻子前面的鼻子。 我们就像三只瞎老鼠一样，不知道该往哪边跑。 突然一道闪电划破了漆黑的天空。 “就是这样!”本杰明喊道。 “那边就是城堡!”

I caught a glimpse of the castle's pointed towers. "What a perfect picture!" cried Thea happily, pulling out her camera. Just then, we heard a noise. A very odd-looking steam-powered car rattled toward us. The mouse at the wheel appeared to have a hunched back. He was dressed all in black with a dark hood pulled over his head. The strange rodent was humming an even stranger song.

我瞥见了城堡的尖塔。 “多么完美的照片!”西娅高兴地叫道，拿出她的相机。 就在这时，我们听到了响声。 一辆样子很怪的蒸汽汽车嘎嘎地向我们驶来。 掌舵的老鼠似乎有一个驼背。 他一身黑衣，头上套着黑色的兜帽。 这只奇怪的啮齿动物哼着一首更奇怪的歌。

A large copper boiler was attached to the front of the funny-Looking car. Pipes of all shapes and sizes stuck out of it. Every now and then, the driver would pull a chain and smoke would shoot out of the largest pipe. The driver would cough and choke. Afraid of being seen or squished, we dove into the bushes along the side of the road. The mouse drove by, coughing and hacking away. He reminded me of my great-uncle Scratchy before he gave up smoking. We continued on toward the castle. But half an hour later, we spotted another strange creature. This one wasn't driving a car, though. In fact, it wasn't even on the ground. It was flying through the air. It was black and looked sort of like a

一个巨大的铜锅炉被安装在这辆滑稽的汽车的前部。 各种形状和大小的管子伸出来。 司机时不时地拉一根链子，烟就会从最大的管子里喷出来。 司机会咳嗽和窒息。 我们害怕被人看见或被压扁，就钻进路边的灌木丛里。 那只老鼠开过，一边咳嗽一边乱砍。 他让我想起了我戒烟前的叔祖父。 我们继续向城堡走去。 但半小时后，我们发现了另一个奇怪的生物。 不过这个人不是在开车。 事实上，它根本就不在地面上。 它在空中飞翔。 它是黑色的，看起来有点像

gigantic bat. No, not the kind of bat you'd use to hit a home run out at Ratball Field. I'm talking about the furry black squeaking sort of bat. The kind that comes out at night and sleeps hanging upside down. The strange creature seemed to have come from the castle. It flew over our heads and headed off toward the village. "w-w-what was that?" stuttered Benjamin as the creature disappeared into the clouds. "Beats me," said my sister. "But whatever it was, I hope it smiled!" She patted her camera. "I just took its picture!"

巨大的蝙蝠。不，不是那种你会在老鼠球场打出全垒打的球棒。 我说的是那种毛茸茸的、会吱吱叫的黑色蝙蝠。 那种晚上出来倒挂着睡觉的。 那个奇怪的生物似乎是从城堡里出来的。 它飞过我们的头顶，朝村子飞去了。 “那——那——那是什么?”本杰明结结巴巴地说，那个生物消失在云层里了。 “我不知道，”我姐姐说。 “但不管它是什么，我希望它微笑了!”她拍了拍相机。 “我刚刚给它拍了照片!”