Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Josh and Ruth Rose stared at Dink. "Honest," Dink said. "But why?" Ruth Rose asked. "Since the hotel is almost empty, he said we'd be doing him a favor," Dink said. "If people see us here, they might think the ghost was just a joke." "Let's do it!" Josh said. "I need a night away from the twins!"

乔希和露丝·罗斯盯着丁克。 “诚实，”丁克说。“但为什么?”露丝·罗斯问。 丁克说:“由于酒店几乎空无一人，他说我们是在帮他的忙。” “如果人们看到我们在这里，他们可能会认为鬼魂只是一个玩笑。” “我们开始吧!”杰克说。“我需要离开双胞胎一个晚上!”

Dink grinned. "Mr. Spivets invited our families, too. And he wants us to investigate the ghost while we're here!" Josh laughed. "When my little brothers get here, that ghost better watch out!" By suppertime it was all arranged. The three families would spend the night at the Shangri-la. Ruth Rose's little brother, Nate, wanted to meet the ghost. "He'll be my friend!" Nate said. "We can play with my dinosaurs together!" Dink's family and Ruth Rose's family rode together in one car. The Pintos' car was already in the parking lot when they arrived. Josh was holding on to his twin brothers, Brian and Bradley. The boys hugged twin teddy bears. After locking the cars, all twelve of them trooped into the Shangri-la. Mr. and Mrs. Spivets were waiting in the lobby. They were all dressed up, as if it was a special occasion. "Good evening, all!" Mr. Spivets said. "Welcome to the Shangri-la!"

丁克咧嘴一笑。“斯比韦茨先生也邀请了我们的家人。 他要我们在这儿的时候调查一下那个鬼魂!”杰克笑了。 “等我的弟弟们来了，那个鬼最好小心点!”晚饭时一切都安排好了。 这三个家庭将在香格里拉过夜。 露丝·罗斯的弟弟内特想见见鬼魂。 “他会成为我的朋友!”内特说。 “我们可以和我的恐龙一起玩!”丁克的家人和露丝·罗斯的家人一起乘坐一辆车。 当他们到达时，平托夫妇的车已经停在停车场了。 乔什抱着他的双胞胎兄弟布莱恩和布拉德利。 男孩们抱着一对泰迪熊。 锁好车后，他们一行12人列队进入香格里拉。 斯比薇先生和太太在大厅里等着。 他们都盛装打扮，好像这是一个特殊的场合。 “大家晚上好!”斯比韦茨说。 “欢迎来到香格里拉!”

The adults shook hands. "This is very nice of you," Dink's mom told them. Mrs. Spivets smiled at the kids. "It's the least we can do. These three detectives are going to get to the bottom of this ghost business tonight!" Dink's father grinned. "As long as they do it before bedtime!" "Dad," Dink said, rolling his eyes. Just then Mr. Linkletter joined them. "Where's Casper?" Nate asked him. "I wanna see the ghost!" Mr. Linkletter blinked at Nate, then handed room keys to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. "I think you'll find the rooms comfortable," he said. "I had rollaway beds brought in for the little ones."

大人们握了握手。“你们真是太好了，”丁克的妈妈对他们说。 斯比薇太太对孩子们笑了笑。 “这是我们最起码能做的。 这三个侦探今晚要把这桩鬼案查个水落石出!”丁克的父亲笑了。 “只要他们在睡觉前做就行!”“爸爸，”丁克翻着白眼说。 就在这时，林克莱特先生加入了他们。 “鬼马小精灵在哪儿?”内特问他。 “我要看鬼!”林克莱特先生朝内特眨了眨眼睛，然后把房间钥匙递给丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯。 “我想你会发现房间很舒服，”他说。 “我给孩子们弄来了折叠床。”

Dink led them all to the elevator. "What number do you guys have?" Josh asked. "We're in Room 203." "I'm across the hall," Ruth Rose said, "in 204." "Me too," Dink said. "202."

丁克把他们带到电梯前。 “你们的电话号码是多少?”杰克问。 “我们在203房间。”“我在走廊对面，”露丝·罗斯说，“204室。” “我也是，”丁克说。“202”。

Five minutes later, all three families were in their rooms. Dink dumped his backpack on a narrow rollaway bed. The room was pretty big, with a color TV and a miniature refrigerator. Dink opened the door and found a bunch of soft drinks and snacks. "Can we eat this stuff?" Dink asked. His father gave him a look. "You just finished supper, Dinko!" Dink grinned. "Yeah, I know. How late can I stay up?" "Nine o'clock," his mother said. "Remember, tomorrow is Monday." "Mom, tomorrow's Columbus Day!" Dink said, grinning. "No school!" "Okay, ten o'clock, but not a minute later!" Dink left the room and knocked on Josh's door. "Come in!" one of the twins yelled. Dink opened the door. The Pintos' room was even bigger than his. Three small beds were lined up opposite one big one. Brian and Bradley wore matching Batman jammies and were coloring in their coloring books.

五分钟后，三个家庭都回到了自己的房间。 丁克把背包扔在一张狭窄的折叠床上。 房间相当大，有一台彩电和一台迷你冰箱。 丁克打开门，发现里面有一堆软饮料和零食。 “我们能吃这些东西吗?”丁克问道。 他父亲看了他一眼。 “你刚吃完晚饭，丁科!”丁克咧嘴一笑。 “是的，我知道。我能睡到多晚?”“九点钟，”他妈妈说。 “记住，明天是星期一。” “妈妈，明天是哥伦布日!”丁克笑着说。 “没有学校!”“好吧，十点钟，但不能晚一分钟!”丁克离开房间，敲了敲乔希的门。 “进来!”双胞胎中的一个喊道。 丁克打开了门。平托一家的房间比他的还要大。 三张小床在一张大床的对面排成一排。 布莱恩和布拉德利穿着相配的蝙蝠侠睡衣，在他们的涂色书上涂色。

Josh was standing in front of their little fridge, tossing down peanuts. "Can Josh come out and play?" Dink said, grinning. Josh's dad said, "Sure, just be back by breakfast time." Josh laughed. "Let's get Ruth Rose," he said to Dink. They walked to Room 204 and knocked. Ruth Rose opened the door and stepped out. "My folks are trying to get Nate to go to bed," she whispered. "Let's go down to the lobby and think of a plan," Dink suggested. "I already have one!" Ruth Rose announced. "You do?" Dink said. Ruth Rose nodded. "Mr. Linkletter told us the ghost showed up at midnight, right? Mr. and Mrs. Jeffers said the same thing." Josh snorted. "So what's your plan, to hang out and say hi to the ghost when the clock strikes twelve?" Ruth Rose grinned. "Exactly!"

乔希站在他们的小冰箱前，把花生扔下去。 “乔希能出来玩吗?”丁克笑着说。 乔什的爸爸说"没问题，早饭前回来就行" 杰克笑了。“我们去找露丝·罗斯吧，”他对丁克说。 他们走到204房间，敲了敲门。 露丝·罗斯打开门走了出去。 “我的父母正想办法让内特上床睡觉，”她低声说。 “我们到大厅去想个计划吧。”丁克建议道。 “我已经有一个了!”露丝·罗斯宣布。 “你做什么?”丁克说。露丝·罗斯点点头。 “林克莱特先生告诉我们鬼魂是在午夜出现的，对吗?” 杰弗斯夫妇也是这么说的。” Josh哼了一声。“那么你的计划是什么，在钟敲十二点的时候出去和鬼魂打招呼吗?”露丝·罗斯咧嘴一笑。 “完全正确!”