Chapter 4

Chapter 4 "How are we gonna get rid of a ghost?" Josh asked in the elevator. "Even if I did believe in it." "I don't know yet," Dink answered. "But we can't let those real estate guys tear down the Shangri-la!" The elevator door slid open. Mr. Linkletter was standing behind his desk, just staring into space.

第四章“我们怎样才能摆脱鬼魂?”乔希在电梯里问。 “即使我相信它。” “我还不知道，”丁克回答。 “但我们不能让那些房地产商拆掉香格里拉!”电梯门滑开了。 林克莱特先生站在桌子后面，眼睛呆呆地望着天空。

"Let's go to my house," Dink whispered. "We can make a plan while we eat." "Yes!" Josh said. "Those cookies weren't big enough to fill up a flea!" Dink laughed. "Not everyone has a stomach like the Grand Canyon, Josh!" They headed up Main Street, then followed Silver Circle around the school to Dink's house. Dink got out the peanut butter and bread. Josh found a bag of pretzels. Ruth Rose poured milk for everyone. "Make my sandwich extra fat," Josh ordered. "I'm fainting from hunger!" Dink pushed the peanut butter and bread toward Josh. "I'm not your servant, your royal highness!" Josh grinned and began building his sandwich. "Okay" Dink said, sitting at the table. "How do you get rid of a ghost?" "First you have to prove that there is one," Josh said, taking a big bite of his sandwich. "You still don't believe there's a ghost at the hotel?" Ruth Rose asked. Josh swallowed and shook his head. "Nope."

“我们去我家吧，”丁克低声说。 “我们可以边吃边制定计划。” “是的!”杰克说。“那些饼干连一只跳蚤都填不饱!”丁克笑了。 “不是每个人都有大峡谷那样的胃，乔什!”他们沿着主街往前走，然后跟着银圈绕过学校来到丁克家。 丁克拿出花生酱和面包。 乔什找到了一包椒盐脆饼。 露丝·罗斯给大家倒牛奶。 “给我的三明治加点肥肉，”乔希命令道。 “我饿晕了!”丁克把花生酱和面包推给乔希。 “我不是您的仆人，殿下!”乔希咧嘴一笑，开始做三明治。 “好吧，”丁克坐在桌旁说。 “怎么驱除鬼?”“首先，你必须证明有一个，”乔希说，咬了一大口三明治。 “你还是不相信旅馆里有鬼吗?”露丝·罗斯问。 乔希咽了口气，摇了摇头。 “不。”

He lined up four pretzels on the table. "We talked to Livvy, but she hadn't seen the ghost," Josh said. He picked up a pretzel and ate it. "Then we asked Mr. Linkletter if he'd seen the ghost, but he said he hadn't." Josh ate another pretzel. He picked up the last two pretzels. "Mr. and Mrs. Spivets didn't see the ghost either, they just heard noises!" Josh popped the pretzels into his mouth. "Guys," he said as he chewed, "nobody we talked to saw the ghost. So maybe there is no ghost!" Dink and Ruth Rose stared at Josh. "He's right," Ruth Rose said after a minute. "Everyone we talked to said someone else had seen the ghost." "So what should we do?" Dink asked.

他在桌上摆了四块椒盐脆饼。 “我们和莉薇谈过了，但她没有看到鬼魂，”乔希说。 他拿起一块椒盐卷饼吃了起来。 “然后我们问林克莱特先生是否见过鬼，但他说没有。” 乔希又吃了一块椒盐卷饼。他捡起最后两块椒盐脆饼。 “斯比薇夫妇也没有看到鬼，他们只是听到了声音!”乔希把椒盐脆饼塞进嘴里。 “伙计们，”他边嚼边说，“我们没跟谁说过话。 所以也许根本就没有鬼!”丁克和露丝·罗斯盯着乔希。 “他说得对，”露丝·罗斯过了一会儿说。 “我们问过的每个人都说有人见过鬼。” “那我们该怎么办呢?”丁克问道。

"We have to see the ghost for ourselves," Ruth Rose said. Dink blinked. "But how do we do that?" he asked. Josh licked peanut butter from his fingers. "Well, we could start by finding someone who really did see the ghost." "But everyone who saw it checked out of the hotel," Ruth Rose said. Dink swallowed the last of his sandwich. "We have to talk to those people," he said. "Maybe Mr. Linkletter will help us." "Good idea," Ruth Rose said. "Let's go back to the hotel." "No dessert?" Josh asked. "Wipe off your milk mustache and come on!" Dink said. The kids hurried back to the hotel. Mr. Linkletter looked up as the kids came in. "I hear you had a chat with my aunt and uncle," he said. "They hired us to get rid of the ghost!" Dink informed him. The corners of Mr. Linkletter's mouth wiggled. It was almost a smile. "And do you have a plan?"

“我们必须亲眼看到鬼魂，”露丝·罗斯说。 丁克眨了眨眼睛。“但是我们怎么做呢?”他问。 乔希舔了舔手指上的花生酱。 “好吧，我们可以从找到一个真正看到鬼魂的人开始。” “但是所有看到它的人都退房了，”露丝·罗斯(Ruth Rose)说。 丁克吞下了最后一块三明治。 “我们必须和这些人谈谈，”他说。 “也许林克莱特先生会帮助我们。” “好主意，”露丝·罗斯说。 “我们回旅馆吧。” “没有甜点?”杰克问。“把你的牛奶胡子擦掉，快点!”丁克说。 孩子们匆匆回到旅馆。 孩子们进来时，林克莱特先生抬起头来。 “我听说你和我的叔叔婶婶聊了一会儿，”他说。 “他们雇我们来赶走鬼!”丁克通知了他。 林克莱特的嘴角扭动着。 这几乎是一个微笑。“你有什么计划吗?”

"Sort of," Ruth Rose said. "But we need the names and phone numbers of the guests who saw the ghost." Mr. Linkletter shook his head. "Sorry. Our guests, even the ones who leave, pay for privacy." "Well, are there any guests left at all?" she asked. Mr. Linkletter pointed to a man and woman reading in a corner of the lobby. "Mr. and Mrs. Jeffers haven't checked out. But I don't know if they saw the ghost." "Let's go ask them!" Dink said. He headed across the lobby. The man was wearing jeans, hiking boots, and a white sweater. The woman had black hair and wore a dark blue sweater and faded jeans. "Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffers," Dink said. "My name is Dink. These are my friends Josh and Ruth Rose. We're investigating the ghost. Did you see it?" "Why do you want to know?" the man asked. "Because the hotel owners have hired us to get rid of it!" Ruth Rose said. "If there really is a ghost," Josh muttered.

“差不多吧，”露丝·罗斯说。 “但我们需要看到鬼魂的客人的名字和电话号码。” 林克莱特摇了摇头。 “对不起。我们的客人，甚至是那些离开的客人，都要为隐私付费。” “嗯，还有客人吗?”她问。 林克莱特指着大厅角落里正在读书的一男一女。 杰弗斯夫妇还没退房。 但我不知道他们是否看到了鬼。” “我们去问问他们吧!”丁克说。 他穿过大厅。 这名男子穿着牛仔裤、登山靴和一件白色毛衣。 这名女子一头黑发，身穿深蓝色毛衣和褪色牛仔裤。 “嗨，杰弗斯先生和太太，”丁克说。 “我叫丁克。这是我的朋友乔什和露丝·罗斯。 我们在调查那个鬼魂。 你看到了吗?”“你为什么想知道?”那人问。 “因为酒店老板雇我们来处理它!”露丝·罗斯说。 “如果真的有鬼的话。”乔什喃喃地说。

"There is!" Mrs. Jeffers said. "It scared me half to death!" "So you saw it?" Dink asked. "We both did," Mr. Jeffers said, setting down his book. "Last night we played cards down here until about midnight. When we went up to our room, this thing appeared out of nowhere!" Mrs. Jeffers shuddered. "The hallway seemed to grow cold!" she said. "What did it look like?" Ruth Rose asked. Mr. Jeffers closed his eyes. "The ghost kind of shimmered as she walked. She had wild-looking white hair and a long glowing robe."

“有!”杰弗斯太太说。 “它把我吓得半死!”“这么说你看到了?”丁克问道。 “我们俩都是，”杰弗斯先生放下书说。 “昨晚我们在这里打牌一直玩到半夜。 当我们上楼回到房间时，这个东西不知从哪里冒出来的!”杰弗斯太太打了个寒颤。 “走廊似乎变冷了!”她说。 “它是什么样子的?”露丝·罗斯问。 杰弗斯先生闭上了眼睛。 她走着走着，鬼魂在闪着光。 她有一头乱蓬蓬的白发，穿着一件发光的长袍。”