Chapter 3

CHAPTER 3 "I'm hungry," Nate announced. "Can we go home?" "Okay," said Ruth Rose. "I'll make us some sandwiches." "And I've got to get to my office and check these things for fingerprints," Officer Fallon said.

“我饿了。”内特宣布。 “我们能回家吗?”“好吧，”露丝·罗斯说。 “我给大家做些三明治。” “我得去办公室检查这些东西上的指纹，”法伦说。

"But unless this guy was stupid, he'd have worn gloves." They separated at the police station. Dink, Josh, Ruth Rose, and Nate headed for Woody Street. At Ruth Rose's house, the kids made lunch. Nate took his sandwich to the living room to watch a dinosaur video. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose ate theirs at the kitchen table. Pal snoozed at Josh's feet. "It's almost one o'clock," Dink said. "Eleven hours till midnight." "So where do we start looking for a panda kidnapper?" asked Josh. "It could be anyone!" Dink said. Ruth Rose chewed slowly. "Not anyone," she said after a minute. "If that knife really was the kidnapper's, maybe he's a fisherman." "Or a fisherwoman," said Josh. Ruth Rose nodded. "Good point." "Whoever it was either has a key to the gate or can climb over tall fences," Josh went on. He

“但除非这家伙很蠢，否则他会戴上手套的。” 他们在警察局分手了。 丁克、乔希、露丝·罗斯和内特朝伍迪街走去。 在露丝·罗斯家，孩子们做了午饭。 内特带着他的三明治去客厅看恐龙视频。 丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯在厨房的桌子上吃着。 帕尔在乔希脚边打盹。 “快一点钟了，”丁克说。 “离午夜还有11个小时。” “那我们从哪里开始找绑架熊猫的人呢?”乔希问。 “可能是任何人!”丁克说。 露丝·罗斯慢慢地咀嚼着。“谁也没有。”她过了一分钟说。 “如果那把刀真的是绑匪的，也许他是个渔夫。” “或者是个渔夫，”乔希说。 露丝·罗斯点点头。“好点。” “不管是谁，要么有大门的钥匙，要么能爬过高高的栅栏。”乔希接着说。 他

reached for another sandwich. "So who does that narrow it down to?" "Anyone," Ruth Rose said glumly. Nate screeched from the living room. "Dinosaur fight! Come see, you guys!" Josh ran to the living room, with Dink and Ruth Rose following. On the TV screen, a Tyrannosaurus and a Stegosaurus were circling each other. Their tails lashed back and forth. The Tyrannosaurus roared and snapped his enormous teeth. Then the dinosaurs were gone, and the scene switched to a museum. A man's face appeared on the screen. "Hello, I'm Dr. Paleo," he said, "and I'd like to talk to you about what you just saw in this video." An idea popped into Dink's head. "Ruth Rose, didn't you tape what happened at Panda Park this morning? Why don't we watch your video? Maybe we'll see some clues." "Good idea," Ruth Rose said. "Do you mind, Natie?"

伸手去拿另一个三明治。 “那这能把范围缩小到谁呢?”“谁都可以，”露丝·罗斯闷闷不乐地说。 内特从客厅里尖叫起来。 “恐龙战斗!快来看，伙计们!”乔希跑到客厅，丁克和露丝·罗斯跟在后面。 在电视屏幕上，一头暴龙和一头剑龙在互相绕圈。 它们的尾巴前后摆动。 暴龙咆哮着，咬断了巨大的牙齿。 然后恐龙消失了，场景切换到博物馆。 一个男人的脸出现在屏幕上。 “你好，我是旧石器时代博士，”他说，“我想和你谈谈你刚刚在这个视频中看到的东西。” 丁克突然想到一个主意。 “露丝·罗斯，你没有录下今天早上在熊猫公园发生的事吗?” 我们为什么不看你的视频呢? 也许我们会看到一些线索。” “好主意，”露丝·罗斯说。 “你不介意吧，纳蒂?”

Can I have a cookie? Nate asked, grinning at his sister. "Sure. Bring the box in here so we can all have some, okay?" "O-kay!" Nate said, racing toward the kitchen. Ruth Rose ejected the dinosaur video, then plugged the camcorder into the VCR. Nate came back with the cookie box. Josh reached for one as Ruth Rose hit the Play button. The kids watched as Tom Steele, Irene Napper, and Flip Frances came on the screen. Seconds later, Ping emerged from her cave. Ping looked around, froze, then turned her head sharply. Suddenly she rushed forward and began throwing herself against the fence. "She sure looks angry," Dink said. "You'd be mad, too, if someone stole your baby," Josh said. "It looks like she's trying to attack someone outside the fence."

我能吃块饼干吗?内特问，咧嘴对着妹妹笑。 “当然。把盒子拿过来，让我们都吃点，好吗?”“O-kay !”内特边说边向厨房跑去。 露丝·罗斯弹出了恐龙的视频，然后把摄像机插入录像机。 内特拿着饼干盒回来了。 当鲁斯·罗斯按下播放键时，乔希伸手去拿一个。 孩子们看着汤姆·斯蒂尔、艾琳·纳珀和弗朗西丝出现在屏幕上。 几秒钟后，平从洞里出来了。 萍环顾四周，愣住了，然后猛地转过头。 突然，她冲上前去，开始向栅栏扑去。 “她看上去确实很生气，”丁克说。 “如果有人偷了你的孩子，你也会生气的，”乔希说。 “看起来她想攻击围栏外的人。”

"Someone in the crowd?" Ruth Rose asked. "She's not looking at the crowd," Dink said. He put his finger on the TV screen. "Remember, the microphone was there, off to the side. That's where she's looking." "She's mad at the microphone?" Josh asked, grabbing two more cookies. "Dink's right!" Ruth Rose said. "Ping is looking at the people standing at the microphone." Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose stared at the TV screen. Finally, Ruth Rose unplugged the camcorder and put Nate's dinosaur tape back into the VCR. "I think one of those three people kidnapped Winnie," she said, "and Ping knows which one."

“人群中有人吗?”露丝·罗斯问。 “她没有看人群，”丁克说。 他把手指放在电视屏幕上。 “记住，麦克风在那边，在旁边。 那就是她正在寻找的地方。” “她在生麦克风的气?”乔希问，又抓了两块饼干。 “丁克的权利!”露丝·罗斯说。 “平看着站在麦克风前的人。” 丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯盯着电视屏幕。 最后，露丝·罗斯拔掉了摄像机的插头，把内特的恐龙录像带放回了录像机。 “我认为这三个人中有一个绑架了温妮，”她说，“而平知道是谁。”