Chapter 3

CHAPTER 3 Thunder woke Dink during the night. He lay snugly in bed, watching the storm through his window. As lightning flashed, he thought about Tyrone, standing out there in the dark and rain. The next day Dink got to the high school around eleven-thirty He gazed up at Tyrone. The dinosaur was tall and silent under a blue sky. His mouth was closed and his eyes stared into the

第三章夜里雷声惊醒了丁克。 他舒适地躺在床上，透过窗户看暴风雨。 闪电一闪，他想起了站在黑暗和雨中的蒂龙。 第二天，丁克十一点半左右到了高中，他抬头盯着蒂龙。 在蓝天下，恐龙又高又沉默。 他闭着嘴，眼睛盯着

distance. The grass was still wet from the storm, and mist rose as it dried in the sun. Jud, Dean, and Scoop were nowhere in sight. Dink walked over to the truck and looked in the window. Dean's sleeping bag was spread across the seats. A few minutes later, Ruth Rose showed up with her little brother, Nate. She was dressed in orange, from her headband down to her socks and sneakers. When Nate saw Tyrone, his mouth fell open. He walked up to one of the rear legs and touched it. "It feels like a rubber dinosaur toy," he said. Josh and his brothers, Brian and Bradley, came loping across the playing field. Pal was tugging on his leash. The twins stopped in their tracks. "It's a Tankosaurus!" Brian yelled. "No it's not!" Bradley argued. "It's a Trainosaurus!"

距离。暴风雨过后，草还很湿，在阳光下晒干，雾气上升。 朱迪、迪安和斯古普不见了。 丁克走到卡车前，从窗户往里看。 迪安的睡袋铺在座位上。 几分钟后，露丝·罗斯带着她的弟弟内特出现了。 她从发带到袜子和运动鞋都穿着橙色的衣服。 当内特看到蒂龙时，他张大了嘴巴。 他走到一条后腿跟前，摸了摸它。 “感觉就像一个橡胶恐龙玩具，”他说。 乔希和他的兄弟布莱恩和布拉德利在操场上跑来跑去。 伙计在拽他的皮带。 那对双胞胎停住了脚步。 “是一头坦科龙!”布莱恩喊道。 “不，不是的!”布拉德利说。 “这是一只火车龙!”

Josh laughed. "Guys, it's a Ty-ran-no-saur-us." "It's not real, is it, Josh?" asked Bradley. Josh let Pal off his leash. "No," he said. "It's just a big action figure." Scoop pulled up in his red car and parked next to Tyrone. He hopped out and walked over to the kids. "Morning," he said. "Some storm last night, huh? The thunder nearly knocked us out of our beds." Scoop sat on the ground and pulled on a pair of sandals. His wet sneakers were tied together, hanging from the car's antenna. Dean and Jud came walking through Center Park. "Hi, kids," Jud said. "Scoop, you missed a great breakfast. That Ellie makes amazing waffles!" Scoop nodded. "I couldn't seem to wake up," he said. Jud looked at Nate, Brian, and Bradley. "Do you guys like dinosaurs?"

杰克笑了。“伙计们，这是泰朗-非-龙-我们。” “这不是真的，对吧，乔希?”布拉德利问。 乔什放开了帕尔。 “不，”他说。“这只是一个大的人偶。” Scoop开着他的红色轿车停在Tyrone旁边。 他跳下车，走向孩子们。 “早上好，”他说。“昨晚有暴风雨，是吧?” 雷声几乎把我们从床上打起来。” Scoop坐在地上，穿上一双凉鞋。 他的湿运动鞋被绑在一起，挂在汽车的天线上。 迪安和朱走过中央公园。 “嗨，孩子们。”“Scoop，你错过了一顿丰盛的早餐。 埃莉做的华夫饼太好吃了!”舀点了点头。 “我似乎醒不过来，”他说。 贾德看着内特、布莱恩和布拉德利。 “你们喜欢恐龙吗?”

The three little kids beamed and nodded. "T. rex is my favorite!" Nate said. People from town began arriving and stood around gaping up at Tyrone. Dink waved to Mr. Paskey from the Book Nook. He saw Mr. and Mrs. Spivets, who owned the Shangri-la Hotel. Dink saw his mom show up with Josh's and Ruth Rose's mothers. Josh's mom carried a picnic basket. "Guys, go sit with Mom, okay?" Josh asked the twins. "Can we take Pal?" Brian asked. Josh handed the leash over to Brian. "Okay, but don't let him off. And take him home when Mom leaves, okay?" "Why does Brian get to do everything?" Bradley whined. Josh sighed. "You two can share the leash, okay?" Nate, Brian, and Bradley led Pal toward their mothers. "This is great," Jud said, watching the crowd increase. "Dean, why don't you get Tyrone ready while Scoop and I collect money?"

三个小孩笑了，点了点头。 “霸王龙是我的最爱!”内特说。 镇上的人开始陆续到达，站在蒂龙周围目瞪口呆。 丁克向书店里的帕斯基先生挥了挥手。 他见到了香格里拉酒店的老板斯比韦茨夫妇。 丁克看到他妈妈和乔什和露丝·罗斯的妈妈一起出现。 乔希的妈妈提着一个野餐篮。 “伙计们，去陪妈妈坐，好吗?”乔希问双胞胎。 “我们可以带上帕尔吗?”布莱恩问。 乔什把皮带递给布莱恩。 “好吧，但是不要放过他。 妈妈走的时候带他回家，好吗?”“为什么所有的事都由布莱恩来做?”布拉德利嘟哝道。 Josh叹了口气。“你们俩可以共用皮带，好吗?”内特、布莱恩和布拉德利领着帕尔走向他们的母亲。 “这太棒了，”裘德看着越来越多的人说。 “迪恩，你去帮泰龙准备好，我和Scoop去收钱吧?”

While the kids were picking a place to sit, Dink saw more people he knew from town. A bunch of the O'Leary kids showed up, and Dink waved at them. Some people brought chairs or blankets to sit on. The high school playing field was filling up. Jud and Scoop passed through the crowd, collecting a dollar from each person. When their hands were filled with bills, the men walked over to the truck and locked the money inside the cab. They each did this two or three times. "They must make a ton of money," Josh said. "I'll bet there are two hundred people here!" Jud climbed up onto the truck bed with a cordless microphone. "Thanks for coming, folks!" he said to the crowd. When everyone was quiet, Jud went on to explain why they were raising money "Our museum should be built by next summer, and I hope some of you will come for a visit," he said.

当孩子们找地方坐的时候，丁克看到了更多他在城里认识的人。 一群奥利里家的孩子出现了，丁克向他们挥手。 有些人带了椅子或毯子来坐。 高中的操场上坐满了人。 朱迪和斯道普穿过人群，向每人收了一美元。 当他们的手中满是钞票时，他们走向卡车，把钱锁在驾驶室里。 他们每人都这样做了两三次。 “他们一定赚了很多钱，”乔希说。 “我敢打赌这里有两百个人!”裘德拿着一个无绳麦克风爬上卡车床。 “谢谢大家的光临!”他对人群说。 当大家都安静下来后，贾德继续解释他们为什么要筹款。“我们的博物馆应该在明年夏天建成，我希望你们中的一些人能来参观，”他说。

Jud pointed his mike at the dinosaur. "Now I'd like you all to meet my friend Tyrone. Tyrone, why don't you tell these good folks about yourself?" he said. Nothing happened. Tyrone stood silent and still. He didn't say a word. "I guess Tyrone is shy this morning," Jud said. Then, in a louder voice, he said, "Tyrone? Can you say hi to all our friends out here? Wiggle your tail if you hear me." This got a few laughs, but Tyrone still didn't move. Some of the kids in the audience began to fidget. A boy sitting behind Dink muttered, "I wonder if we can get our money back." Then, suddenly, Tyrone's tail moved to the right, then to the left. His small front arms waved up and down. His mouth opened and Tyrone said, "Hi!" in a deep voice. "HI, TYRONE!" the crowd yelled back. "How many of you know what kind of dinosaur I am?" Tyrone asked. Dink recognized Dean's voice coming from Tyrone's mouth. Every kid and adult raised a hand. "Tyrannosaurus!" Nate hollered.

裘德把麦克风对准恐龙。 “现在我想让你们都认识一下我的朋友蒂龙。 泰龙，你为什么不向这些好人介绍一下你呢?”他说。 什么也没有发生。泰龙静静地站着。 他一句话也没说。“我猜泰龙今天早上有点害羞，”贾德说。 然后，他用更大的声音说:“泰龙? 你能跟外面所有的朋友打个招呼吗? 听到我的话就摇尾巴。” 这引起了一些笑声，但泰龙仍然没有动。 观众中的一些孩子开始坐立不安。 坐在丁克后面的一个男孩喃喃地说:“我不知道我们能不能把钱拿回来。” 然后，突然，蒂龙的尾巴向右移动，然后向左移动。 他的小前臂上下挥动着。 他张开嘴，泰龙用低沉的声音说:“嗨!” “嗨，泰龙!”人群喊道。 “你们中有多少人知道我是哪种恐龙?”蒂龙问道。 丁克听出迪安的声音是从泰龙嘴里说出来的。 每个孩子和大人都举起了手。 “暴龙!”内特大声喊道。