Chapter 3

Chapter 3 The kids thanked Spike and Chip and walked back along the dock. "I wonder how much those coins are worth," Josh said. "A lot!" Ruth Rose said.

孩子们谢过斯派克和奇普，沿着码头往回走。 “我想知道这些硬币值多少钱，”乔希说。 “很多!”露丝·罗斯说。

Josh sighed. "Wouldn't it be cool to dive for treasure?" "Josh," Dink said, "you need to know how to use an air tank and everything. They go down deep!" Across the street, a small orange train was loading up with passengers. "There's the trolley!" Ruth Rose said. "Let's catch it!" The kids rushed over. They climbed aboard and sat right behind the driver. When most of the seats were filled, the trolley gave a jolt, then moved down the street. "Where does the trolley go?" Dink asked the driver. "We go everywhere, my man!" said the driver. He handed Dink a map. "See those blue circles? Those are my stops. You can get off at any of them, then hop back on when I come by again."

Josh叹了口气。“潜水寻宝不是很酷吗?”“乔希，”丁克说，“你得知道怎么用气罐什么的。 他们下得很深!”街对面，一列橙色的小火车载满了乘客。 “电车在那儿!”露丝·罗斯说。 “让我们抓住它!”孩子们冲了过来。 他们上了车，坐在司机的后面。 当大多数座位都坐满时，电车摇晃了一下，然后沿着街道行驶。 “电车开往哪里?”丁克问司机。 “我们哪儿都去，伙计!”司机说。 他递给丁克一张地图。“看到那些蓝色的圆圈了吗?” 这些是我的停站。你可以在任何一个地方下车，等我再来的时候再上来。”

The driver stopped the train in front of a white building with overflowing flower boxes. The sign in front of the building read MEL FISHER'S TREASURE MUSEUM. SEE SPANISH GOLD AND SILVER INSIDE. "Who's Mel Fisher?" Dink asked the driver. "Mel Fisher found an old Spanish ship loaded with gold and silver," he said. "Some of what he found is in this museum." He pointed at the sign. "Why don't you kids hop off and check it out? I'll swing by again in about forty-five minutes," "All right!" Josh said. The kids got off the trolley and followed a few of the other sightseers to the museum. Inside were rows of glass cases. Each case held gleaming gold, silver, or jewelry. The kids walked around the room staring at the priceless treasures. After a while, Ruth Rose stopped in front of a picture of Mel Fisher. He was wearing a long gold chain. The real chain was displayed in a glass case below the picture.

司机把火车停在一座白色建筑前，里面摆满了花箱。 大楼前面的牌子上写着:梅尔·费希尔的宝藏博物馆。 里面是西班牙的黄金和白银。 “谁是梅尔·费雪?”丁克问司机。 “梅尔·费希尔发现了一艘满载金银的西班牙老船，”他说。 “他发现的一些东西就在这个博物馆里。” 他指着牌子。“你们这些孩子为什么不下车去看看呢?” 我大约四十五分钟后再过来。”“好吧!”杰克说。 孩子们下了电车，跟着其他几个观光客去了博物馆。 里面是一排排的玻璃柜。 每个箱子里都装着闪闪发光的金、银或珠宝。 孩子们在房间里走来走去，盯着那些无价之宝。 过了一会儿，露丝·罗斯在梅尔·费雪的照片前停了下来。 他戴着一条长长的金链子。 真正的链条陈列在画下面的玻璃柜里。

"Listen," Ruth Rose said. "'This solid gold chain was made in 1622 and weighs 200 pounds. It is worth more than one million dollars!'" "Boy imagine wearing that around your neck!" Josh said. Dink was looking at a picture of Mel Fisher's boat. "Look, this says it took him almost twenty years to find the treasure!" "Speaking of food, let's get some lunch," Josh said. "We weren't talking about food," Ruth Rose said. "Well, my stomach was," said Josh. "Looking at treasure makes me hungry!" A few minutes later, the trolley stopped back at the museum. "What'd you think of all that gold?" the driver asked them. "Pretty amazing, huh?" "Did Mel Fisher get to keep everything he found?" Dink asked. The driver shook his head. "Some had to go to the state of Florida, but he and his investors got rich on the rest." "What're investors?" Josh asked.

“听着，”露丝·罗斯说。“这条纯金项链制作于1622年，重达200磅。 它价值超过一百万美元!“孩子，想想把它戴在脖子上吧!”杰克说。 丁克正在看梅尔·费雪的船的照片。 “看，这上面说他花了将近二十年才找到宝藏!”“说到吃的，我们去吃午饭吧，”乔希说。 “我们不是在谈论食物，”露丝·罗斯说。 “嗯，我的胃是。”乔希说。 “看着宝藏，我都饿了!”几分钟后，电车在博物馆前停了下来。 “你们觉得这些金子怎么样?”司机问他们。 “很神奇吧?”“梅尔·费雪找到的东西都留下了吗?”丁克问道。 司机摇了摇头。 “其中一些不得不去佛罗里达州，但他和他的投资者却在其他地方发了财。” “什么是投资者?”杰克问。

"People who lent Mel Fisher money," said the driver. "Fisher had to borrow a lot to buy equipment and pay his crew. When he struck it rich, he paid his investors back with gold!" The man grinned in his mirror. "Wish he'd asked me to invest!" A few minutes later the kids said good-bye and hopped off the trolley. They raced home and rushed into Gram Hathaway's kitchen. "How was your morning?" she asked. "We rode on the trolley, Gram!" Ruth Rose said. "The driver was so nice!" "He dropped us off at the Mel Fisher museum," Dink said. "And we met two guys who dive for treasure," Josh added. "We went on their boat and saw real gold coins!" Ruth Rose's grandmother smiled. "I'm glad you got to see some treasure," she said with sparkling eyes. "Now let me tell you about our special company! Their names are Spike and Chip."

“那些借钱给梅尔·费雪的人，”司机说。 费雪不得不借了很多钱来购买设备和支付船员的工资。 当他发了财后，他就用黄金回报他的投资者!”那人对着镜子咧嘴一笑。 “要是他让我投资就好了!”几分钟后，孩子们说了再见，跳下了电车。 他们跑回家，冲进格兰姆·海瑟薇的厨房。 “你早上过得怎么样?”她问。 “我们是坐电车的，奶奶!”露丝·罗斯说。 “司机太好了!”“他让我们在梅尔·费舍尔博物馆下车，”丁克说。 “我们遇到了两个潜水寻宝的人，”乔希补充说。 “我们上了他们的船，看到了真金币!”露丝·罗斯的祖母笑了。 “我很高兴你看到了一些宝藏，”她眼睛闪闪发光地说。 “现在让我告诉你我们的特殊公司!”他们的名字是斯派克和奇普。”