Chapter 7

Chapter 7 Dink shaped a tail for his dinosaur. "All I smelled was dust from the bomb. How could you smell French fries?" Josh was making a row of teeth for his tyrannosaurs. "Because I have an amazing sense

丁克给他的恐龙画了一条尾巴。 “我只闻到了炸弹的灰尘。 你怎么能闻到炸薯条的味道?”乔希正在为他的暴龙制作一排牙齿。 “因为我有一种神奇的感觉

of smell," he said. "I'm afraid we've run out of time," Dr. Tweed said. "You may take extra clay and finish your sculptures at home." He handed out cardboard boxes for carrying the clay dinosaurs. "Thank you all for coming," Dr. Tweed said as everyone got up to go. "Tomorrow is Wet Wednesday. I will be away, but one of my colleagues will be here in my place. Be sure to wear shorts and old sneakers, and bring permission slips from your parents." A few minutes later, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose stood in front of the museum holding their boxes. "What time does our bus come?" Josh asked. "They run every half hour," Ruth Rose said, glancing across the street at the bank clock. "It's three-thirty now. We must have just missed one." Josh grinned. "Good, we have time to get a snack." Dink rolled his eyes. "Josh, my folks are still freaked about the bomb. I promised I'd get right home after the museum today. Let's just go wait in the shade."

气味，”他说。“恐怕我们没有时间了。” 粗花呢说。“你可以带额外的粘土，在家里完成你的雕塑。” 他分发了装粘土恐龙的纸板箱。 “谢谢大家的光临。” 特威德说，这时大家都站起来准备走。 “明天是星期三。 我要离开，但我的一个同事会代替我。 一定要穿短裤和旧运动鞋，带上父母的许可单。” 几分钟后，丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯站在博物馆前，手里拿着他们的箱子。 “我们的公共汽车什么时候来?”杰克问。 “它们每半小时开一班，”露丝·罗斯瞥了一眼街对面的银行时钟说。 “现在是三点半。我们一定是错过了一个。” 杰克笑了。“太好了，我们还有时间吃点零食。” 丁克翻了个白眼。"乔什，我爸妈还在担心炸弹的事。 我答应过今天参观完博物馆就回家。 我们去阴凉处等着吧。”

They walked around to the little pond and sat on a bench. Immediately, the goldfish came up for handouts. Suddenly, Josh stood up and stuck his nose in the air. "I smell it again!" he said. He swiveled his head, like a periscope looking for enemy ships. "There!" he said, pointing back along the park path toward Main Street. A small restaurant stood next to the bank. A sign in the window said AUNT FREDA'S FABULOUS FRIES. "Forget your stomach, Josh," Dink said. "The next bus will be here soon." Josh slumped back on the bench.

他们绕到小池塘边，坐在长凳上。 金鱼马上就上来接受施舍。 突然，乔希站了起来，把鼻子伸到空中。 “我又闻到了!”他说。 他转动着头，就像一个潜望镜在寻找敌舰。 “在那儿!”他指着公园里那条通往主街的小路说。 银行旁边有一家小餐馆。 橱窗里的牌子上写着“弗蕾达阿姨的美味薯条”。 “忘了你的胃吧，乔希，”丁克说。 “下一班车马上就到。” 乔希瘫倒在长凳上。

"I'm being falsely accused," he said. "All I'm trying to do is figure out what happened to that gold." "Okay," Dink said. "So tell us." "Okay," Josh said. "I smelled French fries last night. They sell French fries across the street. So maybe the robbers work there. Maybe that's where they took the gold!" "I saw those crooks dragging the gold," Dink said. "There's no way they carried it all the way to that restaurant." Ruth Rose looked at Dink. "Still, Josh might be right about the thieves working there," she said. "Maybe we should go over and check it out." "But our bus … " "Come on, Dinkus," Josh said, standing up. "We'll catch the next one." "Okay, but I still think it's just a trick," Dink said. "You'd do anything for a plate of fries." The kids carried their boxes through the park, across Main Street, and into the restaurant. They sat in a booth by the window. Overhead, a ceiling fan hummed, and a jukebox played an Elvis song.

“我被诬告了，”他说。 “我想做的就是弄清楚那些金子到底怎么了。” “好吧，”丁克说。“那就告诉我们吧。” “好吧，”乔希说。“我昨晚闻到了炸薯条的味道。 街对面有卖薯条的。 所以也许劫匪在那里工作。 也许他们就是在那里把金子偷走的!”“我看见那些骗子在拖金子，”丁克说。 “他们不可能一直把它带到那家餐馆。” 露丝·罗斯看着丁克。“不过，乔什关于小偷在那里工作的说法可能是对的，”她说。 “也许我们应该过去看看。” “来吧，丁库斯。”乔希说着站了起来。 “我们会赶上下一班的。” “好吧，但我仍然认为这只是一个骗局，”丁克说。 “为了一盘薯条，你什么都愿意做。” 孩子们拎着箱子穿过公园，穿过主街，进了餐厅。 他们坐在靠窗的一个隔间里。 头顶上，吊扇嗡嗡作响，自动点唱机播放着猫王的歌曲。

Six teenagers were just leaving. They left behind a small mountain of dirty dishes and glasses. A roly-poly woman came through a swinging door with three glasses of ice water. She had gray hair and wore a white apron over her dress. "Welcome to Aunt Freda's," she said. "I'm Aunt Freda. I'll bet you've been to the museum, right?" "How did you know?" asked Ruth Rose. The woman pointed to Ruth Rose's small box. WADSWORTH MUSEUM was printed on the side.

六个十几岁的孩子正要离开。 他们留下了一大堆脏盘子和玻璃杯。 一个矮胖的女人端着三杯冰水从一扇旋转门走了进来。 她头发灰白，在裙子外面系了一条白围裙。 “欢迎到弗雷达姨妈家来，”她说。 “我是弗雷达姨妈。我打赌你一定去过博物馆，对吧?”“你怎么知道的?”露丝·罗斯问。 女人指着露丝·罗斯的小盒子。 侧面印着沃兹沃斯博物馆。

"We made dinosaurs out of clay;" Josh said. "Oh, that would be Dr. Tweed," Aunt Freda said. "He's one of my regular customers. So, what can I get you today?" "Fries and a lemonade, please," said Josh. "You'll love my fries," Aunt Freda said. "The best in Hartford!" "I'll have the same," Ruth Rose said. Dink made it three, and Aunt Freda bustled away to the kitchen.

“我们用粘土做恐龙;”杰克说。 “哦，那一定是特威德医生，”弗蕾达姨妈说。 “他是我的常客之一。 那么，今天我能为您做些什么呢?”“薯条和柠檬水，谢谢。”乔希说。 “你会喜欢我做的薯条的，”弗雷达姨妈说。 “哈特福德最好的!”“我也要一样的，”露丝·罗斯说。 丁克说了三个，弗蕾达姨妈急急忙忙地跑到厨房去了。