Chapter 11

Chapter 11 The long black limo pulled up in front of a theater in New York City. The driver came around and opened the passenger door. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose stepped out onto the sidewalk. "Please wait here for your escort," the driver told the kids. "I'll be back after the movie to pick you up." The kids thanked the driver and watched him pull the long limo back into traffic.

黑色加长轿车在纽约市一家剧院前停了下来。 司机转过身来，打开了乘客座的车门。 丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯走到人行道上。 司机对孩子们说:“请在这里等护送。” “看完电影我就回来接你。” 孩子们谢过司机，看着他把加长豪华轿车驶回车流中。

"This is so cool," Josh said. All around him people were streaming into the theater. Over their heads a large marquee announced the name of the movie: DRACULA'S DAUGHTER. "It was nice of Jimmy to invite us," Ruth Rose said. "And feed us!" Josh said, patting his stomach. "I never had a picnic in a limo before." "Maybe this is our escort," Dink said as a woman in a red uniform approached them. "Are you Mr. Jett's friends from Connecticut?" she asked. "Yes!" said Ruth Rose. "Great, then follow me," the woman said. She led them into the theater and then to a bank of elevators. "You'll be sitting in a special viewing box," the woman said as their elevator rose. The elevator stopped, and the kids followed the escort down a quiet carpeted hallway to a small door. "Right in here," she said, and pushed the door open.

“这太酷了，”乔希说。 他周围的人都涌进了剧院。 他们头顶上挂着一个大帐篷，上面写着电影的名字:《德古拉的女儿》。 “吉米邀请我们真是太好了，”露丝·罗斯说。 “喂我们!”乔希拍着肚子说。 “我从来没有在豪华轿车里野餐过。” “也许这是我们的护卫队，”丁克说，这时一个穿红色制服的女人走近他们。 “你们是杰特先生从康涅狄格州来的朋友吗?”她问。 “是的!”露丝·罗斯说。“太好了，那跟我来。”女人说。 她把他们领进剧院，然后来到一排电梯前。 “你会坐在一个特殊的观景包厢里，”电梯升起时，那位女士说。 电梯停了下来，孩子们跟着护送人员穿过一条安静的走廊，来到一扇小门前。 “就在这里。”她说着推开了门。

The kids walked into a small room with four seats. From here, the kids could see the screen and the rest of the audience. "Enjoy the movie," the woman said. She closed the door and left them alone in the box seats. The kids sat in the comfortable seats and looked around. On both sides, vel-vet drapes separated them from people in other box seats. "I just can't believe we're actually here," Josh whispered with awe. "We wouldn't be if you hadn't seen Jimmy Jett in the supermarket," Ruth Rose said. "Admit it," Dink said to Josh with a grin. "Did you really think he was a vampire?" Before Josh could answer, the theater lights dimmed. Down below, the audience became quiet. The curtain in front of the screen slowly parted, and creepy music began to play. Behind the kids, the small door opened again. A man in a black cape entered the box. He sat down in the fourth seat, which happened to be next to Josh.

孩子们走进一个有四个座位的小房间。 从这里，孩子们可以看到屏幕和其他观众。 “好好欣赏这部电影，”女人说。 她关上门，把他们单独留在包厢座位上。 孩子们坐在舒适的座位上，环顾四周。 两边的天鹅绒窗帘将他们与坐在其他包厢座位上的人隔开。 “我简直不敢相信我们真的在这里，”乔希敬畏地低声说。 “如果你没有在超市看到吉米·杰特，我们就不会这样了，”露丝·罗斯说。 “承认吧，”丁克笑着对乔希说。 “你真的认为他是吸血鬼吗?”乔希还没来得及回答，剧院的灯光就暗了下来。 下面的观众安静了下来。 幕前的幕布缓缓拉开，令人毛骨悚然的音乐开始响起。 在孩子们身后，那扇小门又开了。 一个穿黑斗篷的人进了箱子。 他坐在第四个座位上，正好在乔希旁边。

Josh turned. "Is that you, Jimmy?" he asked. The man smiled, revealing long white fangs. Dink gasped, and Ruth Rose giggled. The man took out his fake fangs. "Yeah, it's me," Jimmy Jett said. "I brought these for you." He reached into a pocket and pulled out three sets of vampire fangs. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose slipped the fangs into their mouths just as the movie started.

杰克转过身。“是你吗，吉米?”他问。 那人笑了，露出长长的白牙。 丁克倒吸了一口冷气，露丝·罗斯咯咯地笑起来。 那人拿出他的假尖牙。 “是的，是我，”吉米·杰特说。 “我给你带了这些。” 他把手伸进口袋，掏出三副吸血鬼的尖牙。 电影开始的时候，丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯把尖牙塞进了嘴里。