Chapter 2

Chapter 2 "It's a tie!" Ruth Rose said. "Mmm, I can taste that ice cream cone, Josh!" "Boy, the men are lousy fielders," Josh grumbled. "My grandmother can catch better!" Just then Pete Unkenholz started sneezing. He wiped his eyes, sneezed again, then turned to say something to the catcher. After a few seconds, Pete headed toward the clubhouse. As Pete passed Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose, he stopped for a second. "Darn allergies," the young

第二章“打成平手!”露丝·罗斯说。 “嗯，我能尝到冰淇淋蛋筒的味道，乔什!”“天哪，这些男人都是糟糕的野手。”乔希抱怨道。 “我奶奶能抓得更好!”就在这时，皮特·昂肯霍尔兹开始打喷嚏。 他擦了擦眼睛，又打了个喷嚏，然后转身对接球手说了些什么。 几秒钟后，皮特朝会所走去。 当皮特经过丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯时，他停了一会儿。 “该死的过敏，”年轻人说

man said. His eyes were red, and he was taking deep breaths. Pete trudged toward the clubhouse. The kids watched Mr. Pocket walk over to home plate.

男人说。他的眼睛是红的，他在深呼吸。 皮特步履蹒跚地向俱乐部会所走去。 孩子们看着口袋先生走向本垒。

"What's going on?" they heard him ask the catcher. "He went to get his allergy medicine," Jake told Mr. Pocket. Mr. Pocket made an announcement over the public-address system. The crowd relaxed and waited for the game to continue. But when Pete hadn't returned after five minutes, people began to wonder what was going on. "I'm going to use the boys' room," Josh said. "Be right back." Josh jogged to the clubhouse while the crowd waited for Pete to return. Suddenly Josh came racing back to the bleachers. He slid in next to Dink, out of breath. "What's up?" Ruth Rose asked. "You're not gonna believe this!" Josh whispered to his friends. "Mr. Pocket's autographed baseballs—they're gone!" Ruth Rose looked toward the clubhouse. "Maybe Mr. Pocket moved them someplace else when the game started," she said. Josh was shaking his head. "No! The glass case is smashed in a million pieces," he said. "Someone stole those balls!"

“怎么回事?”他们听见他问接球手。 “他去拿过敏药了，”杰克告诉普凯特先生。 朴凯特先生通过广播系统发表了声明。 人群放松下来，等待比赛继续。 但是皮特五分钟后还没有回来，人们开始怀疑发生了什么事。 “我要去男厕，”乔希说。 “马上回来。”在人群等皮特回来的时候，乔希慢跑着去了俱乐部会所。 突然，乔希跑回露天看台。 他上气不接下气地溜到丁克旁边。 “怎么了?”露丝·罗斯问。 “你不会相信的!”乔希低声对他的朋友们说。 “口袋先生签名的棒球——不见了!”露丝·罗斯朝俱乐部会所望去。 “也许朴凯特先生在比赛开始时把他们搬到了别的地方，”她说。 乔希摇着头。 “不!玻璃盒子被砸得粉碎，”他说。 “有人偷了那些球!”

Dink and Ruth Rose stared at Josh openmouthed. "Should we tell Mr. Pocket?" Ruth Rose asked after a few seconds. "We have to," Dink said. "He'll go bonkers!" Josh predicted. The three kids walked over to Mr. Pocket. Dink swallowed, then tugged on the man's arm. "Hi there," Mr. Pocket said. "Where's that ump? These people want some baseball action!" "Um, did you do anything with those six baseballs?" Dink asked. "Why, of course," Mr. Pocket said. "You saw me lock them in the case." "You didn't move them anywhere else?" Ruth Rose asked. Mr. Pocket's smile vanished. "What's going on, kids? Has something happened to my baseballs?" "They're gone!" Josh said. "The case is smashed. There's glass all over the floor!" Mr. Pocket turned and marched toward the clubhouse. The three kids watched him go. "You didn't happen to see Pete when you went inside, did you?" Ruth Rose asked Josh.

丁克和露丝·罗斯目瞪口呆地盯着乔希。 “我们要告诉朴凯特先生吗?”露丝·罗斯几秒钟后问道。 “我们必须这么做，”丁克说。“他会发疯的!”Josh预测。 三个孩子走向口袋先生。 丁克咽了一口唾沫，然后拽了拽那人的胳膊。 “你好，”朴凯特先生说。 “那个ump在哪儿?”这些人想看棒球比赛!”“嗯，你对那六个棒球做了什么吗?”丁克问道。 “当然了，”朴凯特先生说。 “你看见我把它们锁在箱子里了。” “你没有把它们搬到别的地方去吧?”露丝·罗斯问。 朴凯特先生的笑容消失了。 “怎么回事，孩子们?”我的棒球出什么事了吗?”“他们不见了!”杰克说。 “这个案子破了。地板上到处都是玻璃!”朴凯特先生转身向俱乐部会所走去。 三个孩子看着他走了。 “你进去的时候没有碰巧看到皮特吧?”露丝·罗斯问乔希。

"Nope. The first thing I saw when I got inside was all the glass," Josh said. "I was the only one in the place." "Gosh," Dink said, "do you think Pete stole Mr. Pocket's baseballs?"

“不。我进去后看到的第一件事就是所有的玻璃，”乔希说。 “当时只有我一个人在那里。” “天哪，”丁克说，“你认为皮特偷了普凯特先生的棒球吗?”