Chapter 2

Chapter 2 "I smell cookies," Josh said the next morning. Dink rolled over and looked at Josh. He was sitting up in bed with his nose in the air. Dink grinned. "You look like a rabbit, Josh."

“我闻到了饼干的味道。”第二天早上，乔希说。 丁克翻过身来看着乔希。 他在床上坐直了身子，鼻子朝天。 丁克咧嘴一笑。“你看起来像只兔子，乔希。”

"No, I'm serious," Josh said. He walked over to the window and took a deep whiff. "Yep, it's cookies. With chocolate chips!" They heard a knock on their bedroom door. "Hurry up, you guys!" Ruth Rose said. "Gram is making breakfast!" Dink and Josh scrambled into shorts and Tshirts. They did a quick job of washing up, then hurried down the stairs. Gram Hathaway stood at the stove, spooning pancake batter onto a hot griddle. She was wearing running gear, and her hair was tied in a red bandanna. "Good morning, boys. How'd you sleep?" "Great," Dink said. "Except Josh snored all night!" "Ha!" Ruth Rose laughed as she poured orange juice into four glasses. She liked to dress all in one color. Today she was wearing green shorts, a green T-shirt, and green jelly shoes.

“不，我是认真的，”乔希说。 他走到窗前，深深地吸了一口气。 “是的，是饼干。还有巧克力片!”他们听到有人敲卧室的门。 “快点，伙计们!”露丝·罗斯说。 “奶奶在做早餐!”丁克和乔希匆忙穿上短裤和t恤。 他们很快地洗了一下，然后匆匆下了楼。 格兰姆·海瑟薇站在火炉旁，用勺子把煎饼面糊舀到热煎锅上。 她穿着跑步装备，头发系着一条红色的大手帕。 “早上好，孩子们。你睡得怎么样?”“太好了，”丁克说。 “除了乔什整晚都在打呼噜!”“哈!”露丝·罗斯笑着把橙汁倒进四个杯子里。 她喜欢穿一种颜色的衣服。 今天她穿着绿色的短裤、绿色的t恤和绿色的果冻鞋。

Josh glanced at the stove. "I thought I smelled chocolate chip cookies." Gram smiled. "What an observant young man! There's a batch in the oven that's almost done." Josh nudged Dink. "See? I'm an observant young man!" Gram brought a platter of pancakes to the table. "I'm baking cookies for our company."

乔希瞥了一眼炉子。 “我觉得我闻到了巧克力饼干的味道。” 克笑了。“多么善于观察的年轻人啊!”烤箱里有一批差不多熟了。” 乔希轻轻推了推丁克。“看到了吗?我是个善于观察的年轻人!”奶奶端来一盘薄煎饼。 “我在为我们公司烤饼干。”

"Who's the company Gram?" Ruth Rose asked. Her grandmother smiled mysteriously. "It's a surprise. You'll have to wait and see." While they ate breakfast, Gram told the kids about some of the sights to see on the island. "Be sure to take a ride on the Old Town Trolley" she said. "It scoots all over town." "How do we get to the beach?" Josh asked. "Just walk to the end of my street, then turn right," Gram said. "Two more blocks, and you'll see the water!" "Can we help you clean up?" Ruth Rose asked. "I'll clean up after my run," Gram replied. "You kids go have fun, and I'll see you for lunch." The kids each grabbed a warm cookie, then hurried outside. Ten minutes later, they were carrying their sneakers and wading in the ocean. Dink was looking at guys' feet on the beach. He saw plenty of ankle tattoos, but none were eagles. From the beach, they walked up some steps to a wide concrete pier. There were benches and tables, and vendors selling food and souvenirs. A man was juggling oranges and grapefruits. Big gray

“格拉姆公司是谁?”露丝·罗斯问。 她的祖母神秘地笑了。 “这是一个惊喜。你得等着瞧了。” 当他们吃早餐时，奶奶给孩子们讲了岛上的一些景点。 “一定要乘坐老城电车，”她说。 “它在镇上到处跑。” “我们怎么去海滩?”杰克问。 “只要走到我住的那条街的尽头，然后向右拐，”奶奶说。 “再过两个街区，你就能看到水了!”“我们能帮你打扫吗?”露丝·罗斯问。 “我跑完步后会打扫的，”奶奶回答。 “孩子们，你们去玩吧，我们一起吃午饭。” 孩子们每人拿了一块热饼干，然后匆匆跑出去。 十分钟后，他们穿着运动鞋在海里涉水。 丁克在沙滩上看着人们的脚。 他看到很多人脚踝上有纹身，但没有一只是鹰。 从海滩上，他们走上几级台阶，来到一个宽阔的混凝土码头。 那里有长凳和桌子，还有卖食物和纪念品的小贩。 一个男人在摆弄橘子和葡萄柚。 大灰

pelicans sat on posts, waiting for tourists to feed them. "Let's go see those boats," Josh suggested, pointing toward a long wooden dock. The kids ran along the beach and crossed over to the dock. Dink saw a sign that said WATCH FOR SPLINTERS AND FISHHOOKS! NO BARE FEET! People were lined up, fishing. One little girl shouted, then pulled up a silver fish the size of Dink's hand. The kids pulled on their shoes and hiked along the long dock. Boats were nestled in slips on both sides. Everywhere they looked, people were washing, polishing, or painting their boats. "I wish I had a sailboat," Josh said as they continued along the dock. "I'd live on it and sail around the world." "What about me and Dink?" Ruth Rose asked. "Oh, I'd hire you as my cook," Josh told Ruth Rose. "You could make me cookies and pizza." He nudged Dink with his hip. "And Dinkus could wash my clothes and make my bed!" "Yeah, right," Dink said. "And make you walk the plank!"

鹈鹕蹲在柱子上，等着游客喂它们。 “我们去看看那些船吧。”乔希指着一个长长的木码头建议道。 孩子们沿着海滩跑到码头。 丁克看到一块牌子，上面写着“小心碎片和鱼钩!”不准光脚!人们排着队钓鱼。 一个小女孩喊道，然后拉上来一条丁克手那么大的银鱼。 孩子们穿上鞋子，沿着长长的码头徒步行走。 船依偎在两岸的船舷上。 放眼望去，到处都是人们在清洗、抛光或粉刷他们的船。 “我希望我有一艘帆船，”他们沿着码头继续前行时，乔希说。 “我要住在上面，环游世界。” “那我和丁克怎么办?”露丝·罗斯问。 “哦，我会雇你做我的厨师，”乔希告诉露丝·罗斯。 “你可以给我做饼干和披萨。” 他用臀部轻轻推了推丁克。 “而且丁库斯可以给我洗衣服、铺床!”“是啊，没错，”丁克说。 “让你走跳板!”

"Listen! I hear music," Josh said. A radio stood at the end of the dock next to a man holding a paintbrush. He was painting curly gold letters on the side of a white boat. So far, he'd finished G and O. Smears of gold speckled the man's tanned fingers. He was short, but the muscles on his arms made him look like a weightlifter. Another man stood next to him, eating a muffin. He was tall and skinny, with a blond ponytail. Both men wore tank tops over baggy jeans. The skinny man nodded at the kids. "Howdy," he said.

“听着!我听到了音乐，”乔希说。 码头尽头有一台收音机，旁边是一个拿着画笔的人。 他正在一艘白色小船的船舷上画金色的卷曲字母。 到目前为止，他已经完成了G和O。 那人晒黑了的手指上布满了金色的斑点。 他个子不高，但手臂上的肌肉使他看起来像个举重运动员。 另一个人站在他旁边，吃着一块松饼。 他又高又瘦，扎着金色的马尾辫。 两人都穿着宽松的牛仔裤外搭背心。 瘦骨嶙峋的男人朝孩子们点了点头。 “你好，”他说。