Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2 "Sorry I gave you a paper cut," Josh told Dink at morning recess. The cool March wind made Dink's eyes water. Gray clouds blew across the sky and a few mounds of snow still hadn't melted.

“对不起，我把你割伤了。”早上课间休息时，乔希对丁克说。 三月的凉风吹得丁克热泪盈眶。 灰色的云掠过天空，还有几堆雪还没有融化。

"No problem," Dink said. A soccer ball rolled against his feet, and Dink kicked it toward a bunch of kids. "Does it still hurt?" Ruth Rose asked. Her hat and scarf matched the rest of her yellow outfit. "Nope," Dink said. Then he remembered what had happened in Miss Shotsky's office. "But guess what? Mr. Bones has disappeared!" "The skeleton?" Josh said. Dink nodded. "I noticed it was missing when I got my Band-Aid," he said. "Miss Shotsky didn't even know it was gone." "I wonder if someone stole it," Ruth Rose said. She unwrapped the chocolate Dink had given her. "Why would anyone steal a skeleton?" Josh said, eyeing the candy in Ruth Rose's hand. "Share?" he asked. Ruth Rose broke the candy in half and passed a chunk to Josh. Dink shrugged. "The last time Miss Shotsky saw it was around seven-thirty this morning," he

“没问题，”丁克说。一个足球滚到他的脚上，丁克把它踢向一群孩子。 “还疼吗?”露丝·罗斯问。 她的帽子和围巾与她的黄色衣服很相配。 “不，”丁克说。然后他想起了肖特斯基小姐办公室里发生的事。 “但是你猜怎么着?博恩斯先生不见了!”“骷髅?”杰克说。 丁克点点头。“当我拿到创可贴的时候，我发现它不见了，”他说。 “肖特斯基小姐甚至都不知道它不见了。” “我在想是不是有人偷了它，”露丝·罗斯说。 她打开丁克送给她的巧克力包装。 “为什么会有人偷一具骷髅?”乔希看着露丝·罗斯手里的糖果说。 “分享?”他问道。露丝·罗斯把糖果掰成两半，递给乔希一大块。 丁克耸耸肩。“肖特斯基小姐最后一次看到它是在今天早上七点半左右，”他说

said. Just then they heard a whistle blow. Everyone lined up and entered the building. Mrs. Eagle was waiting inside the door. "We're going to the gym for a few minutes," she told her class. "Mr. Dillon has an announcement to make." Led by their teachers, the third, fourth, and fifth graders trooped into the gym. The kindergarteners and first and second graders were already sitting in rows on the floor. Mr. Dillon was standing under the basketball hoop. When the bigger kids were also seated, Mr. Dillon smiled. "Good morning, kids!" he said. "I have some sad news to report," he went on. "Earlier today, the school skeleton disappeared out of the nurse's office." Everyone started to talk. A fifth-grade boy with a deep voice said, "Who'd steal a skeleton? A zombie?" His buddies laughed, and his teacher gave him a look.

说。就在这时，他们听到了哨声。 每个人都排好队进入大楼。 鹰太太在门里面等着。 “我们要去健身房锻炼几分钟，”她对同学们说。 “狄龙先生要宣布一件事。” 在老师的带领下，三、四、五年级的学生列队进入体育馆。 幼儿园的学生和一二年级的学生已经在地板上坐成一排。 狄龙先生站在篮筐下面。 大一点的孩子们也坐了下来，狄龙笑了。 “早上好，孩子们!” “我有一些坏消息要告诉你，”他接着说。 “今天早些时候，学校的骷髅从护士办公室消失了。” 大家都开始议论起来。一个五年级的男孩用低沉的声音说:“谁会偷一具骷髅? 一个僵尸吗?”他的伙伴们笑了，他的老师也看了他一眼。

"If anyone has any information about the missing skeleton," Mr. Dillon went on, "please raise your hand." No one raised a hand. "Well, it seems we have a genuine mystery on our hands," Mr. Dillon said. He smiled at the hundred kids who sat watching him. "And I need your help solving it. So I've decided to offer a reward. The classroom that finds Mr. Bones will get free tickets to the new aquarium in Hartford." "Ooh!" a lot of kids cried. Ruth Rose turned to Dink and Josh. "I've been asking my parents to take me," she said. "Me too," Dink said. "They've got a baby beluga whale!" "Now you're excused," Mr. Dillon said. "Have a nice day, and best of luck solving the case of the missing skeleton!" The kids stood up, gathered around their teachers, and left the gym. All around him Dink heard kids talking about the missing school skeleton. He heard one little boy whisper, "Maybe it came alive and walked away!" "Maybe if we figured out why anyone would want a skeleton," Dink said, "we could figure out

“如果任何人有关于失踪的骷髅的任何信息，”狄龙先生接着说，“请举手。” 没有人举手。“好吧，看来我们手上有一个真正的谜团，”狄龙说。 他对着坐在那里看着他的一百个孩子微笑。 “我需要你帮我解决这个问题。 所以我决定悬赏。 找到骨头先生的班级将获得哈特福德新水族馆的免费门票。” “哦!”许多孩子叫道。 露丝·罗斯转向丁克和乔希。 “我一直要求父母带我去，”她说。 “我也是，”丁克说。“他们有一只白鲸宝宝!”“现在你可以走了，”狄龙说。 “祝你今天愉快，并祝你好运，解开失踪的骷髅案!”孩子们站起来，围着老师，离开了体育馆。 丁克听到周围的孩子们都在谈论失踪的学校骷髅。 他听到一个小男孩低声说:“也许它活过来了，然后走开了!”“也许如果我们弄清楚为什么有人想要一具骨架，”丁克说，“我们就能弄清楚

who took it." Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose thought about this as they followed Mrs. Eagle back to their classroom. They passed Mr. Neater, cleaning a window. He smiled and waved. "Maybe he took it," Josh whispered. "That key ring probably has keys to all the rooms in the school." "Josh, why would Mr. Neater want a skeleton?" Ruth Rose asked. "She's right," Dink said. "You might as well accuse Miss Aria, the music teacher, or Mr. Love, the art teacher."

谁拿走了。”丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯跟着伊格尔夫人回教室时想着这个问题。 他们经过正在擦窗户的尼特先生身边。 他微笑着挥手。“也许他拿走了。”乔希低声说。 “那个钥匙圈可能有学校所有房间的钥匙。” “乔希，尼特先生为什么要骷髅?”露丝·罗斯问。 “她说得对，”丁克说。“你不妨控告音乐老师艾瑞亚小姐，或者美术老师洛夫先生。”

"Well, someone took it," Josh said. Ruth Rose was shaking her head. "But why does it have to be an adult?" she asked. "Maybe the fifth graders stole Mr. Bones. Remember when

“嗯，有人拿走了，”乔希说。 露丝·罗斯摇着头。 “但为什么非得是成年人呢?”她问道。 “也许是五年级学生偷走了博恩斯先生。 记得当