Chapter 5

Chapter 5 The next morning, Dink washed his hands and face, then tapped on Sammi's bedroom door. "Rise and shine!" Dink said. "We're having pancakes and sausages for breakfast!" There was no answer. Dink opened the door and peeked in. Sammi's bed was mussed, but he

第二天早上，丁克洗了手和脸，然后敲了敲萨米卧室的门。 “起床了!”丁克说。 “我们早餐要吃煎饼和香肠!”没有人回答。 丁克打开门往里偷看。 萨米的床被弄脏了，但他

wasn't in it. "Sammi?" Dink said, glancing around the empty room. Where could he be? Dink wondered as he headed down the stairs. "Mom, Sammi's not in his room," Dink said. Dink's mother stopped spooning pancake batter into a frying pan. "He's not? Where is he?" "I don't know, Mom." Dink shoved open the back door and looked around the yard. "Not out here either," he said. As Dink pulled the door shut again, his hand struck something sharp. "Mom, look at this!" he yelled. The wood around the door lock was shattered. Jagged slivers of wood stuck out. A few wood splinters lay on the floor under Dink's feet. "Oh, my goodness!" his mother said. "Someone forced the door open!" She turned and hurried up the hall stairs. Dink followed his mom into the guest room.

不在里面。“三美?”丁克说，扫视了一下空荡荡的房间。 他会在哪里呢?丁克边下楼边想。 “妈妈，萨米不在他的房间里，”丁克说。 丁克的妈妈不再往煎锅里舀煎饼面糊了。 “他不是吗?他在哪儿?”“我不知道，妈妈。” 丁克推开后门，环视了一下院子。 “这里也没有，”他说。 当丁克再次把门关上时，他的手碰到了一个锋利的东西。 “妈妈，看这个!”他喊道。 门锁周围的木头碎了。 参差不齐的木条伸出来。 丁克脚下的地板上有几块木屑。 “哦，我的天哪!”他妈妈说。 “有人强行把门打开了!”她转身匆匆走上门厅的楼梯。 丁克跟着妈妈进了客房。

"Sammi?" his mom called. "Sammi, please answer! If you're hiding, please come out." But Sammi did not answer. "I'm calling Officer Fallon," Dink's mother said. "And Joan Klinker! Why don't you run next door and find out if Ruth Rose's family saw anything?" Dink charged down the stairs and out of the house. He tore into Ruth Rose's yard and banged his fist on her door. Ruth Rose opened it, munching on a piece of toast.

“萨米?”他妈妈叫道。“萨米，请回答!”如果你躲起来了，请出来。” 但是萨米没有回答。“我要打电话给法伦警官，”丁克的母亲说。 “还有琼·克林克!”你为什么不跑到隔壁去看看露丝·罗斯的家人是否看到了什么?”丁克冲下楼梯，冲出了房子。 他冲进露丝·罗斯的院子，用拳头敲她的门。 露丝·罗斯打开它，大嚼着一片烤面包。

"Have you seen Sammi?" Dink asked, out of breath. She shook her head. "Why, is he missing?" "Yes!" Dink said. "Someone broke in… Sammi's gone!" "WHAT?" Ruth Rose yelled. "You mean he was kidnapped?" Suddenly, Dink heard a siren. He left Ruth Rose with the toast in her hand and raced back to his front yard. A police cruiser roared around the corner and whipped into his driveway. As the siren died, Officers Fallon and Keene burst out of the car. Dink's mom came flying out of the house. Her face was white. "Thank goodness you came," she told the officers. "I think our house guest has been kidnapped!" Just then, a yellow taxi pulled up in front of Dink's house. The rear door flew open, and Joan Klinker climbed out. "What has happened to Sammi?" she called, running across the front yard. "We don't know," Dink's mother said. "He's not in the house, and the lock on our back door has been forced open."

“你看见萨米了吗?”丁克上气不接下气地问。 她摇了摇头。“怎么，他失踪了吗?”“是的!”丁克说。 “有人闯进来了……萨米不见了!”“什么?”露丝·罗斯喊道。 “你是说他被绑架了?”突然，丁克听到了警笛声。 他离开了露丝·罗斯，手里拿着烤面包，跑回了他的前院。 一辆警车呼啸着从拐角处驶进他的车道。 警笛一响，法伦和基恩警官就从车里冲了出来。 丁克的妈妈飞奔而出。 她脸色苍白。“谢天谢地你们来了，”她对军官们说。 “我想我们的客人被绑架了!”就在这时，一辆黄色出租车停在丁克家门前。 后门突然打开，琼·克林克爬了出来。 “萨米怎么了?”她跑过前院，喊道。 “我们不知道，”丁克的母亲说。 “他不在房子里，我们后门的锁被撬开了。”

Joan Klinker put her hand to her mouth. She swayed, then started to topple. Officer Keene caught her just before she fell. "Bring her inside," Dink's mother said, running for the front door. "Take a look around," Officer Fallon told Officer Keene. Then he helped Dink's mother take Joan Klinker into the house. Ruth Rose appeared through the hedge that separated their yards. She was dressed in blue bib overalls, a blue shirt, and blue high-top sneakers. "Is Sammi really gone?" she asked Dink. "This isn't a joke, is it?" Dink shook his head. His mouth was so dry he could hardly swallow. "I think it's real," he said, remembering what Sammi had told them about his father's enemies. "But how could anyone just walk in and take him?" Ruth Rose asked. "Our back door lock is busted," Dink said. "They must have gotten in that way." Ruth Rose's mom and dad joined them as Dink explained. "Let's all search the street," Ruth Rose's dad suggested. He went to organize the neighbors.

琼·克林克用手捂着嘴。 她摇晃了一下，然后开始倒下去。 基恩警官在她摔倒前抓住了她。 “把她带进来，”丁克的妈妈边说边朝前门跑去。 “四处看看，”法伦警官对基恩警官说。 然后他帮助丁克的母亲把琼·克林克带进了房子。 露丝·罗斯从把他们院子隔开的篱笆里出现了。 她穿着蓝色围兜工装裤，蓝色衬衫和蓝色高帮运动鞋。 “萨米真的走了吗?”她问丁克。 “这不是在开玩笑吧?”丁克摇了摇头。 他口干舌燥，几乎无法吞咽。 “我想这是真的，”他说，想起了萨米告诉他们的他父亲的敌人。 “但怎么可能有人就这么走进来带走他呢?”露丝·罗斯问。 “我们的后门锁坏了，”丁克说。 “他们一定是从那条路进来的。” 丁克解释道，露丝·罗斯的父母也加入了他们。 “我们到街上搜一搜吧，”露丝·罗斯的爸爸建议道。 他去组织邻居们。

Just then, Josh arrived with his dog. "What's going on, Dinkus?" he asked. "Why's the cruiser here?" "Sammi is gone," Dink said. "We think he's been kidnapped!" Josh's mouth dropped open. Then he grinned. "This is a joke, right?" Dink shook his head. "Come on, I'll show you where the kidnappers broke the kitchen door." Dink started for the front steps. But before he reached the door, it opened. Joan Klinker and Dink's mother stepped out. "Are you sure you're all right, Joan?" Dink's mother asked. "Won't you stay for a while?" Joan Klinker shook her head. "I have to make some phone calls," she muttered. Then she hurried into the cab and it pulled away. "That poor woman," Dink's mom said, heading back to the kitchen. As Dink climbed the porch steps, something shiny caught his eye. He bent down and picked up a small piece of yellow glass. "What's that?" Ruth Rose asked.

就在这时，乔希带着他的狗来了。 “怎么回事，丁库斯?”他问。 “巡洋舰为什么在这儿?”“萨米走了，”丁克说。 “我们认为他被绑架了!”乔希张大了嘴。 然后他笑了。“这是个玩笑，对吧?”丁克摇了摇头。 “来吧，我带你去看绑匪是在哪里打破厨房门的。” 丁克朝前面的台阶走去。 但他还没走到门口，门就开了。 琼·克林克和丁克的母亲走了出来。 “你确定你没事吗，琼?”丁克的妈妈问。 “你不待一会儿吗?”琼·克林克摇了摇头。 “我得打几个电话，”她嘟囔着。 然后她匆匆上了车，车子开走了。 “那个可怜的女人，”丁克的妈妈说着，朝厨房走去。 当丁克爬上门廊的台阶时，一个闪亮的东西吸引了他的目光。 他弯下腰，捡起一小块黄色的玻璃。 “那是什么?”露丝·罗斯问。