Chapter 7

CHAPTER 7 "Let's just do it," Josh said. "It'll take us five minutes. If we don't find the money, we go back to watch the fireworks." The kids crept under the yellow tape. They were concealed in Tyrone's dark shadow. The rubber wedge was holding the door open an inch. Josh removed it and swung the door open. "I can't see anything!" Dink said. "How can we search in the dark?"

“我们就这么办吧。”乔希说。 “我们只需要五分钟。 如果我们找不到钱，我们就回去看烟花。” 孩子们爬到黄色胶带下面。 他们躲在泰龙的黑影里。 橡胶楔子把门撑开了一英寸。 乔希把它取了下来，打开了门。 “我什么也看不见!”丁克说。 “我们怎么在黑暗中搜寻呢?”

"Wait," Ruth Rose said. She pulled a small flashlight from her pocket. She flipped it on and aimed the beam past the folded steps, into Tyrone's belly. The table and rug were still off to one side. The compartment lid was up, and the space was still empty. Then Ruth Rose shut off the light. Dink pulled down the steps, and they scrambled up into Tyrone's belly. Dink folded the steps back while Josh eased the door shut. They were in a dark, stuffy cave. "It's roasting in here!" Josh's voice complained from the darkness. Dink was on his knees. One arm rested against the small table. The compartment that once held the duffel bag was in front of him, but he couldn't see it. "Let's get this over with," Dink said. "I'd like to get back to the fireworks before my folks know we're gone."

“等等，”露丝·罗斯说。她从口袋里掏出一个小手电筒。 她打开灯，把光束对准折叠的台阶，对准泰龙的肚子。 桌子和地毯还在一边。 车厢的盖子打开了，车厢里仍然是空的。 然后露丝·罗斯关上了灯。 丁克拉下台阶，他们爬上蒂龙的肚子。 丁克把台阶折回去，乔希轻轻地把门关上。 他们在一个又黑又闷的山洞里。 “这里热死了!”黑暗中传来乔希抱怨的声音。 丁克跪在地上。一只胳膊靠在小桌子上。 原来放行李袋的隔间就在他面前，但他看不见。 “让我们把这事了结吧，”丁克说。 “我想在我的家人知道我们走了之前回去放烟花。”

Ruth Rose flipped on her flashlight and shone it around the small space. "Okay, Josh, show us this secret hiding place," she said. "It wouldn't be right out in plain sight," Josh said. "Look for someplace no one would think of." On his knees, Josh shuffled around to face the rear legs. They were attached to the rest of the body with large bolts. "I'll bet these legs are hollow," he said. Josh felt around and, sure enough, was able to stick his arm down inside one leg. "Nothing down there," he said. Dink examined the other leg, but there was nothing hidden inside that one, either. "What about up inside his head?" Ruth Rose asked. Her light followed the cables up Tyrone's chest and neck. At the top, only a dark hole showed where the head was. "Let's find out," Dink said. He stood up and tried to reach his hand up to Tyrone's head cavity. "I'm not tall enough."

露丝·罗斯打开手电筒，在这个小地方照了一圈。 “好吧，乔希，带我们看看这个秘密的藏身之处，”她说。 “它不会很显眼，”乔希说。 “找一个没人会想到的地方。” 乔希跪在地上，拖着脚步转过身来，面对着它们的后腿。 它们用大螺栓固定在身体的其余部分。 “我敢打赌这些腿是中空的，”他说。 乔希摸了摸四周，果然，他的胳膊伸进了一条腿里。 “下面什么也没有，”他说。 丁克检查了另一条腿，但那条腿里也没有藏什么东西。 “那他脑子里呢?”露丝·罗斯问。 她的光顺着缆绳照进泰龙的胸膛和脖子。 在顶部，只有一个黑洞显示了头部的位置。 “我们来看看，”丁克说。 他站起来，试图伸手去摸泰龙的头腔。 “我不够高。”

"Wait a sec," Josh said. He lifted the laptop computer off the table and set it on the floor. Then he slid the table over to Dink. Dink climbed onto the table and reached again. This time his arm was inside Tyrone's head. He moved his hand around in the space. "All I feel are the wires that come from the computer," he said. "But my arm isn't long enough to reach all the way." "Could I fit in there?" Ruth Rose asked. "Probably," Dink said. "The head is hollow." Josh giggled. "Like yours," he said. "Let me go up," Ruth Rose said. "I'll stand on the table, then you guys boost me." Ruth Rose and Dink traded places. Josh held the flashlight in his mouth as he and Dink lifted Ruth Rose up Tyrone's throat. She disappeared into the head, with only her feet sticking out. Then her feet vanished and they saw her face peering down at them. "There's nothing up here but a little speaker attached to those wires," she said. "And a bunch of teeth."

“等一下，”乔希说。他把笔记本电脑从桌上拿起来放在地板上。 然后他把桌子挪到丁克面前。 丁克爬上桌子，又伸手去摸。 这次他的手臂伸进了泰龙的脑袋。 他在空间里移动着他的手。 “我感觉到的都是来自电脑的电线，”他说。 “但是我的胳膊不够长，够不着全程。” “我能挤进去吗?”露丝·罗斯问。 “可能吧，”丁克说。“头是空的。” Josh咯咯笑了。“就像你的，”他说。 “让我上去吧，”露丝·罗斯说。 “我先站在桌子上，然后你们推我一把。” 露丝·罗斯和丁克交换了位置。 乔希把手电筒含在嘴里，他和丁克把露丝·罗斯抬到泰龙的喉咙里。 她消失在脑袋里，只露出双脚。 然后她的脚消失了，他们看见她的脸正低头看着他们。 “上面什么也没有，只有一个连着电线的小扬声器，”她说。 “还有一堆牙齿。”

Josh flashed the light around the walls. "I don't see anyplace else you could hide a pile of money," he said. "So what should we do?" Dink asked. "First, get some air in here," Josh said. He handed Dink the flashlight and reached for the door. Dink shut off the flashlight. "Don't open it too wide," he said. "I don't feel like getting arrested for breaking and entering a dinosaur!" Josh shoved the door. It didn't move. "Help me, Dinkus. It's stuck." Both boys leaned their shoulders against the door and pushed. "The door must have locked when we closed it," Josh said. "We forgot to wedge it open with that rubber thing!" Dink flipped on the flashlight and aimed the beam up at Ruth Rose. "If I hand this to you, can

乔希用手电筒照着墙壁。 “我想不出还有什么地方可以藏一大笔钱，”他说。 “那我们该怎么办呢?”丁克问道。 “首先，让这里透点空气。”乔希说。 他把手电筒递给丁克，伸手去开门。 丁克关掉了手电筒。 “不要把它开得太大，”他说。 “我可不想因为闯入恐龙而被捕!”乔希推开了门。 它没有动。“帮帮我，丁库斯。 它卡住了。”两个男孩都把肩膀靠在门上推着门。 “我们关门的时候，门一定是锁上了。”乔希说。 “我们忘了用那个橡胶东西把它楔开!”丁克打开手电筒，把光束对准露丝·罗斯。 “如果我把这个交给你，我可以。

you shine it out through the mouth?" he asked. "If you yell, someone might hear you." She shook her head. "The mouth is closed." "We have to try something," Dink said, waving the flashlight around. "I'm not staying in here all night!" "Got it," Josh said. "I think I know how to boot up Dean's computer. If I can make Tyrone's mouth open, we can yell for help through the microphone and speaker." "No one would hear us over the fireworks noise," Ruth Rose said. "But you gave me another idea, Josh. If you can open Tyrone's mouth, maybe I can climb out that way!" "Ruth Rose, Tyrone's head is too high off the ground," Dink said. He looked at Josh. "Is there anything we can make a ladder out of?" Suddenly Josh grabbed the flashlight from Dink's hand. He shone it around the walls until the beam fell on the row of hooks. "I thought so," Josh said. "What?" Dink said. Josh reached out and grabbed a coil of rope. "This," he said. "We can use it to lower Ruth Rose

你把它从嘴里照出来?”他问。 “如果你大喊大叫，可能会有人听到。” 她摇了摇头。“嘴巴是闭着的。” “我们得尝试一下，”丁克说着，挥舞着手电筒。 “我才不要整晚都待在这里!”“明白了，”乔希说。 “我想我知道怎么启动迪恩的电脑了。 如果我能让泰龙张开嘴，我们就可以通过麦克风和扬声器大声呼救。” 露丝·罗斯说:“烟火声太大了，没人会听到我们的声音。” “但是你给了我另一个想法，乔希。 如果你能打开泰龙的嘴，也许我能从那里爬出去!”“露丝·罗斯，泰龙的头离地太高了，”丁克说。 他看着乔希。“有什么东西可以用来做梯子吗?”突然，乔希从丁克手里抢过手电筒。 他把它照在墙上，直到光束落在一排钩子上。 “我也这么想，”乔希说。 “什么?”丁克说。乔希伸手抓了一卷绳子。 “这个，”他说。“我们可以用它来贬低露丝·罗斯