Chapter 5

Chapter 5 The thieves worked fast. Through the door crack, Dink watched the two dark forms fill their

小偷们动作很快。 透过门缝，丁克看着那两个黑黑的人影走进他们的房间

satchels with the gold. "Jeez, this stuff is heavy," one of them grunted. The crooks dragged the heavy satchels across the floor. Dink tried to memorize the black clothing, the thieves' ski masks, and the satchels. As the crooks passed the closet, he noticed that one of them seemed to have a white stripe between his waist and knees. Then both were gone, and the treasure chamber was quiet. Dink waited several seconds, then pushed the closet door all the way open. The gold was gone. Two large hunks of stone lay on top of broken glass. Dust covered everything. As Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose stepped out of the closet, the alarm bell stopped as suddenly as it had started. "Where did they go?" Josh whispered in the now silent room. Before Dink could answer, they heard the tomb door slide open. A second later, Officers Peters and Washington stormed into the treasure chamber.

装着金子的挎包。“天哪，这东西好重啊，”其中一个咕哝着。 那些骗子在地板上拖着沉重的书包。 丁克试图记住黑衣、小偷的滑雪面罩和背包。 当这两个骗子经过壁橱时，他注意到其中一个人的腰和膝盖之间似乎有一条白色的条纹。 然后两人都走了，宝藏室安静下来。 丁克等了几秒钟，然后把壁橱的门全部推开。 金子不见了。两块大石头放在碎玻璃上。 到处都是灰尘。当丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯走出壁橱时，闹钟突然停止了，就像它突然响起一样。 “他们去哪儿了?”乔希在安静的房间里小声说。 丁克还没来得及回答，他们就听见墓门滑开了。 一秒钟后，彼得斯和华盛顿军官冲进了宝库。

"Freeze!" Officer Peters shouted. Then he took a second look. "What…it's the kids!" Dr. Tweed appeared behind the two officers. "Please explain why you're in here," he said. One of Dr. Tweed's eyes was twitching. "We were trying to find the woman who took the mummy," Ruth Rose said. "Then the door closed all by itself." "We fell asleep in the closet," Josh said. "A few minutes ago, we heard a loud bang. Then two guys came in and stole the gold!" Dr. Tweed stepped over broken glass and examined the shattered cases. "Nothing is left," he said. "A priceless treasure has been stolen." "Let's check out the wall," Officer Peters said. Everyone followed him into the tomb. A large, jagged hole had been blown through one of the walls. Through it, Dink could see the tall, thick shrubbery behind the museum. The floor around the hole was littered with chunks of stone, but the two standing mummies didn't look damaged. On the table, the child mummy's coffin was closed. The mask on its lid stared peacefully up at the ceiling.

“冻结!”彼得斯警官喊道。 然后他又看了一眼。 “什么……是孩子们!”博士。 特威德出现在两位军官的身后。 “请解释一下你为什么在这里，”他说。 特威德医生的一只眼睛在抽动。 “我们试图找到带走木乃伊的女人，”露丝·罗斯说。 “然后门自己关上了。” “我们在壁橱里睡着了，”乔希说。 “几分钟前，我们听到一声巨响。 然后有两个人进来偷走了金子!”博士。 特威德跨过碎玻璃，仔细检查那些破碎的箱子。 “什么都没有留下，”他说。 “一件无价之宝被盗了。” “让我们检查一下这堵墙，”彼得斯警官说。 大家都跟着他进了坟墓。 一堵墙上被炸出了一个参差不齐的大洞。 透过它，丁克可以看到博物馆后面高大茂密的灌木丛。 洞周围的地板上散落着大块的石头，但两具站着的木乃伊看起来并没有受损。 桌子上，小木乃伊的棺材被关上了。 盖子上的面具平静地盯着天花板。

"Well, thank goodness!" someone shouted. Dink turned around. His parents ran into the tomb. Ruth Rose's parents came in next, quickly followed by Josh's folks. "What happened to you kids?" Dink's mom asked, giving him a hug. "We've been calling practically the whole city of Hartford for hours!" "We got locked in," Josh said. "We were trying to find the mummy snatcher!" "What mummy?" Ruth Rose's mom asked. "Let's save the story till we get home," Dink's dad suggested. "You kids must be starving." "I am!" Josh said.

“哦，谢天谢地!”有人喊道。 丁克转过身来。他的父母跑进了坟墓。 接下来是露丝·罗斯的父母，紧随其后的是乔希的父母。 “你们这些孩子怎么了?”丁克的妈妈问，给了他一个拥抱。 “我们几乎给整个哈特福德市打了好几个小时的电话!”“我们被锁在里面了，”乔希说。 “我们在找那个抢木乃伊的人!”“妈妈什么?”露丝·罗斯的妈妈问。 “我们回家再讲吧，”丁克的爸爸建议道。 “你们这些孩子一定饿坏了。” “我!”杰克说。

At ten the next morning, Officers Peters and Washington stopped by Dink's house. Dink called Josh and Ruth Rose, and they all sat in the backyard. "I hope you got a good night's sleep," Officer Peters said, smiling. "We just talked to your parents, and they said it would be okay if we asked you some questions." "If that's okay with you," Officer Washington said. The kids nodded. Officer Peters glanced at his notes. "We think the woman who stole the mummy wanted to get everyone to leave the tomb," he explained. "In all the confusion, someone hid a small bomb near the wall." "We've had a chat with Dr. Tweed," Officer Washington added. "Now we'd like to hear your part of the story." The kids explained everything that had happened up until they had been awakened by the bomb blast. "Sometimes," Officer Washington said, "in the excitement of the moment, we forget small things. I'd like you to think back to the point when you

第二天上午10点，彼得斯警官和华盛顿警官来到丁克家。 丁克打电话给乔希和露丝·罗斯，他们都坐在后院。 “我希望你晚上睡了个好觉，”彼得斯警官微笑着说。 “我们刚和你父母谈过，他们说我们可以问你一些问题。” “如果你不介意的话，”华盛顿警官说。 孩子们点了点头。彼得斯警官瞥了一眼他的笔记。 “我们认为那个偷走木乃伊的女人想让所有人都离开坟墓，”他解释说。 “在一片混乱中，有人在墙边藏了一个小炸弹。” “我们已经和布朗博士谈过了。 粗花呢，”华盛顿补充道。 “现在我们想听听你的故事。” 孩子们解释了发生的一切，直到他们被炸弹爆炸惊醒。 “有时候，”华盛顿警官说，“在兴奋的时刻，我们会忘记一些小事情。 我希望你能回想一下当你

saw the two thieves enter the treasure chamber. Tell me everything you remember, even the smallest detail." Dink went first. "Well, they were both wearing dark clothes. I think they had ski masks over their faces." "One of them talked," Ruth Rose said. "He said-" "It was a man's voice?" interrupted Officer Peters. Ruth Rose closed her eyes for a minute. "I think so. It was a low voice," she said. "He said, 'Let's grab as much as we can and get out of here.'" "Did the other one say anything?" asked Officer Washington. Ruth Rose thought for a minute. "I think one of them said whatever they were carrying was heavy," she added. Officer Peters nodded and made a note. "I remember smelling something," Josh said. Both officers looked at him. "I don't know what it was, but…" Josh stopped, looking embarrassed. "We're listening," said Officer Washington. "You smelled …"

看见两个小偷进了宝库。 告诉我你记得的一切，哪怕是最小的细节。” 丁克先走了。“嗯，他们俩都穿着深色的衣服。 我想他们脸上都戴着滑雪面罩。” “其中一个说话了，”露丝·罗斯说。 “他说——”“那是个男人的声音?”彼得斯警官打断他说。 露丝·罗斯闭了一会儿眼睛。 “我想是的。声音很低，”她说。 “他说，‘让我们尽可能多地拿点东西，然后离开这里。“另一个说了什么吗?”华盛顿警官问。 露丝·罗斯想了一会儿。 她补充说:“我记得其中一人说过，他们带的东西很重。” 彼得斯警官点了点头，做了个记录。 “我记得闻到了什么，”乔希说。 两个军官都看着他。 “我不知道那是什么，但是……”乔希停了下来，显得很尴尬。 “我们在听，”华盛顿警官说。 “你闻起来……”