Chapter 5

Chapter 5 "He's bald?" Josh said climbing Ruth Rose's front steps. Dink had run right home from the barbershop and called Josh. Now they were picking up Ruth Rose so they could go to Robin Road together. "That's what Howard said," Dink told Josh. He pushed the doorbell. "So that's why we didn't spot him at the high school!" Josh said. "COME IN!" Ruth Rose screamed from inside. Ruth Rose was sitting on the floor watching a video with her four-year-old brother, Nate.

第五章“他秃顶了?”乔希爬上露丝·罗斯家门前的台阶说。 丁克从理发店跑回家，打电话给乔希。 现在他们要去接露丝·罗斯，这样他们就可以一起去罗宾路了。 “霍华德也是这么说的，”丁克告诉乔希。 他按了门铃。“所以我们才没在高中发现他!”杰克说。 “进来!”露丝·罗斯在里面尖叫。 露丝·罗斯(Ruth Rose)和她四岁的弟弟内特(Nate)坐在地板上看视频。

"Come on, Ruth Rose. I think we found the redhead!" Dink said. "We're going to his house." Ruth Rose jumped up and screamed, "I'M LEAVING WITH THE GUYS, MOM! WATCH NATE!" Dink and Josh covered their ears. Ruth Rose told Nate, "You stay right here and wait for Mommy, okay?" Nate nodded and kept his eyes on the TV set. "Let's go." Ruth Rose led the way back to the door and skipped down the front steps. "How'd you find the kid?" she asked. Dink explained how he hadn't been able to get the shoe polish out of his hair. "That made me think about cutting my hair off. And that made me think about the barbershop. Who would know all the redheads in Green Lawn?"

“来吧，露丝·罗斯。我想我们找到那个红头发的了!”丁克说。 “我们要去他家。” 露丝·罗斯跳起来尖叫道:“妈妈，我要和他们一起走了!看着内特!”丁克和乔希捂着耳朵。 露丝·罗斯对内特说:“你呆在这儿等妈妈，好吗?”内特点点头，眼睛一直盯着电视机。 “我们走吧。”露丝·罗斯带路回到门口，蹦蹦跳跳地走下前门的台阶。 “你怎么找到那孩子的?”她问。 丁克解释了他怎么没能把头发上的鞋油擦掉。 “这让我想把头发剪掉。 这让我想起了理发店。 谁会认识绿草坪里所有的红发人呢?”

"HOWARD THE BARBER!" she screamed. The boys covered their ears again. "I'm going to need a hearing aid like old Mr. Kramer," Josh muttered. Dink had looked up O'Leary in the phone book to get the address on Robin Road. They stopped in

“理发师霍华德!”她尖叫道。 男孩们又捂住了耳朵。 “我要像老克雷默先生那样戴个助听器了。”乔希喃喃地说。 丁克在电话簿上查了奥利里的名字，想知道他在罗宾路的地址。 他们停了下来

front of house number 33. It was a big blue house with toys and bikes and sneakers and basketballs all over the lawn. Loud music came out through the front door. They walked onto the porch and stepped over a baseball bat. Four pumpkins sat in a row, all carved with scary faces. Dink rang the bell. "Keep your fingers crossed," he said. A little girl opened the door. She had red hair and a face full of freckles. "Hi! I'm Josephine and I'm five and a half!" She held up ten fingers. "Is your brother home?" Dink asked. "Which one? I have this many!" Josephine held up ten fingers again. Dink laughed. "Do you have a big brother named Lucky?" The music went off. "Who's out there, Jo?" a voice called. A tall, skinny teenager wearing torn jeans and a T-shirt came up behind Josephine. Dink noticed red fuzz covering his head, like a new red lawn. nkledc. "Are you Lucky O'Leary?" Dink asked.

33号房前。那是一栋蓝色的大房子，草坪上到处都是玩具、自行车、运动鞋和篮球。 响亮的音乐从前门传出来。 他们走到门廊上，跨过了一根棒球棒。 四个南瓜排成一排，都刻着可怕的面孔。 丁克按了门铃。“祈祷吧，”他说。 一个小女孩打开了门。 她有一头红头发，满脸雀斑。 “嗨!我是约瑟芬，我五岁半了!”她伸出十个手指。 “你哥哥在家吗?”丁克问道。 “哪一个?我有这么多!”约瑟芬又伸出十个手指。 丁克笑了。“你有一个叫幸运的哥哥吗?”音乐响起。 “谁在外面，乔?”一个声音喊道。 一个又高又瘦的少年，穿着破旧的牛仔裤和t恤，走到约瑟芬的身后。 丁克注意到他的头上长满了红色的绒毛，就像一片新的红色草坪。 “你是幸运的奥利里吗?”丁克问道。

The kid looked down at Dink and Josh and Ruth Rose. "Who wants to know?" "We do," Ruth Rose said. "How'd you like to earn some money?" "I might," he said.

孩子低头看着丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯。 “谁想知道?”“是的，”露丝·罗斯说。 “你想不想挣点钱?”“我可能会，”他说。

"We're looking for a kid who got the Green Lawn bank robber on video last week," Dink said. "The bank hired a detective to find the video, and we're helping the detective. He's paying us to get the video, and we'll split the money with you. If you're the kid, I mean." "Are you?" Ruth Rose asked. The kid rubbed the top of his fuzzy red head. "Yeah," he muttered. "I'm the guy." Then he crossed his arms. "But I'm not giving my tape to any detective."

丁克说:“我们正在寻找一个孩子，他上周拍下了绿草坪银行劫匪的视频。” “银行雇佣了一名侦探来寻找视频，我们正在帮助侦探。 他付钱让我们拿到录像，我们和你分钱。 我是说，如果你是那个孩子的话。” “你是?”露丝·罗斯问。 那孩子揉了揉他那毛茸茸的红发。 “是啊，”他喃喃地说。“我就是那个人。” 然后他交叉双臂。“但我不会把我的磁带交给任何警探的。”