Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Dink yawned and looked out the kitchen window the next morning. "Fog," he muttered. He finished his cereal and put the bowl in the sink. Just then, the doorbell rang. It was Josh, standing on the porch holding a shovel. "You ready to go?" he asked. "It's so foggy," Dink said, looking over Josh's shoulders. "I can hardly see across the street! We won't find the island, let alone a treasure." "If there's more money out there, I'll find it," Josh said, scratching his ankle. "Let's get Ruth Rose."

第4章第二天早上，丁克打了个哈欠，朝厨房窗外望去。 “有雾。”他喃喃地说。他吃完麦片，把碗放进水槽里。 正在这时，门铃响了。 是乔什，站在门廊上，手里拿着一把铲子。 “你准备好走了吗?”他问。 “雾太大了，”丁克说，从乔希的肩膀上看过去。 “我几乎看不见街对面!”我们连岛都找不到，更别说宝藏了。” “如果有更多的钱，我一定会找到的。”乔希边说边搔着脚踝。 “我们去找露丝·罗斯吧。”

"I'm already here!" Ruth Rose said, appearing out of the fog. When she saw Josh scratching, she said, "You better put something on that poison ivy, Joshua!" "My mom said the same thing," Josh said. He scratched his arm. "She gave me money to buy some calamine lotion. Now let's get going!" Balancing the shovel over one shoulder, Josh led his friends through Ruth Rose's backyard and across Meadow Road. The tall, dewy grass on the other side soaked their sneakers and legs. Near the river, the fog was even thicker. It hung in tree branches like miniature clouds. The kids' faces and hair were wet. "I can't even see the river," Dink muttered. "It's right here," Josh said, splashing the water with his shovel. "Yeah, but where's the island?" Ruth Rose asked. The kids gazed out to where they thought Squaw Island should be. All they could see was more fog. One patch looked a little darker than the rest. "That must be it," Josh said, stepping into the water. "Come on, guys, I can almost smell the money!"

“我已经在这儿了!”露丝·罗斯说，从雾中出现了。 当她看到乔希抓痒时，她说:“约书亚，你最好给毒葛涂点东西!”“我妈妈也是这么说的，”乔希说。 他搔了搔胳膊。“她给我钱让我买炉甘石洗剂。 现在我们走吧!”乔希把铲子扛在肩上，领着他的朋友们穿过露丝·罗斯家的后院，穿过梅多路。 河对岸高高的、带露珠的草浸透了他们的球鞋和腿。 在河边，雾更浓了。 它像微型的云一样挂在树枝上。 孩子们的脸和头发都湿了。 “我连河都看不见。”丁克喃喃地说。 “就在这儿。”乔希说着，用铲子溅起水来。 “是啊，可是岛在哪儿呢?”露丝·罗斯问。 孩子们向外望着他们认为斯阔岛应该在的地方。 他们只能看到更多的雾。 有一块地方看起来比其他地方暗一些。 “一定是这个。”乔希说着，跨进了水里。 “来吧，伙计们，我都快闻到钱的味道了!”

"Like a hound dog," Dink muttered. The river was quiet. No birds sang. The kids' legs splashing through the water was the only sound. Dink began to imagine some fog monster creeping toward him. It had slimy green tentacles and six-inch-long teeth! Dink was glad when the water became shallower. Suddenly his foot struck dry land. They were on Squaw Island again! The kids stopped and looked around. Wisps of fog hung over everything. Dink could barely make out the mound of boulders in the center of the island. He remembered yesterday's sun on his back and shivered. "This place is creepy in the fog," Ruth Rose said. "I hope the sun comes out soon!" "Okay, Joshua," Dink said. "You got us out here. Now what?" Josh dropped to his hands and knees. "Help me find the big footprints again," he said. The kids quickly found the prints and followed them to the squat, vine-covered boulder. "So where'd Bigfoot go from here?" Josh muttered.

“像条猎犬，”丁克喃喃地说。 河水很平静。没有鸟儿歌唱。 唯一的声音是孩子们的腿溅水的声音。 丁克开始想象有个雾怪向他爬来。 它有粘糊糊的绿色触手和6英寸长的牙齿!丁克很高兴水变浅了。 突然，他的脚踩在了干地上。 他们又来到了斯阔岛!孩子们停下来环顾四周。 一缕缕雾笼罩着一切。 丁克几乎看不清岛中央的那堆巨石。 他想起昨天晒在背上的太阳，不禁打了个寒颤。 “这个地方在雾中令人毛骨悚然，”露丝·罗斯说。 “我希望太阳快点出来!”“好吧，约书亚，”丁克说。 “你把我们带到了这里。现在怎么办呢?”乔希趴在地上。 “帮我再找到那些大脚印，”他说。 孩子们很快就找到了指纹，跟着它们来到了那块低矮的、爬满藤蔓的巨石前。 “那么大脚怪要去哪里呢?”Josh嘟囔着。

"It looks like the guy walked right into this big rock," Dink said. "Maybe he climbed over it," Ruth Rose said. Josh poked his shovel into the poison ivy vines covering the boulder. The shovel clinked against stone. Josh tried another spot. This time the shovel went straight in. "Hey, guys!" Josh said. "I think I found something!" Using the shovel to keep the vines back, Josh peered into a dark space. "There're two boulders here!" he said. "And look," Ruth Rose said. "A little path goes right between them!" The path was hidden, covered with poison ivy leaves and vines. "He must have gone through there," Dink said. "But it's all poison ivy!" Ruth Rose said. "Wait a sec," Josh said. He chopped at the poison ivy with his shovel until he had cleared a passage. "Just be careful," he said. Single file, the kids walked down the narrow path. Enormous boulders loomed over them on each side.

丁克说:“看起来这家伙直接走进了这块大石头里。” “也许他爬过去了，”露丝·罗斯说。 乔希用铲子戳了一下覆盖在巨石上的毒藤。 铲子碰在石头上发出叮当声。 乔希试了另一个地方。这一次，铁锹直插进去。 “嘿,伙计们!”杰克说。“我想我找到了一些东西!”乔希用铲子把藤蔓挡在后面，凝视着一片黑暗的空间。 “这里有两块巨石!”他说。 “瞧，”露丝·罗斯说。 “他们之间有一条小路!”小路很隐蔽，爬满了毒藤的叶子和藤蔓。 “他一定是从那里经过的，”丁克说。 “但都是毒葛!”露丝·罗斯说。 “等一下，”乔希说。他用铁锹猛砍毒藤，直到挖出一条通道。 “小心点，”他说。 孩子们排成纵队沿着狭窄的小路走着。 巨大的巨石耸立在他们两边。

Soon they came to a small, sandy clearing in the middle of the rocks. The rocks were thick with poison ivy. The dew-covered leaves were dull green in the fog. "I feel like I'm in some jungle!" Ruth Rose said. "More prints!" Josh said, dropping down on his knees. Dink got down next to Josh. "They look like they're from the same guy" Dink said. "But there are so many! And they walk all over each other." "Now what, Josh?" Ruth Rose asked. "Now we search for treasure," Josh said. "We'll take turns and dig all over this place!" They began digging hole after hole. Ruth Rose found a rusty nail, but no treasure.

很快，他们来到了岩石中间的一小块沙地。 岩石上长满了毒葛。 被露水覆盖的树叶在雾中呈现出暗绿色。 “我感觉我在丛林里!”露丝·罗斯说。 “更多的打印!”乔希说着，跪了下来。 丁克坐在乔希旁边。 丁克说:“它们看起来像是来自同一个人。” “可是有那么多!”他们互相践踏。” “现在怎么办，乔希?”露丝·罗斯问。 “现在我们去找宝藏，”乔希说。 “我们轮流挖遍这个地方!”他们开始挖一个又一个洞。 露丝·罗斯发现了一枚生锈的钉子，但没有财宝。

Soon the kids were sweaty and covered with sand. Josh started filling the holes back in so no one would step in them. Dink flopped down against one of the boulders. "WATCH OUT!" Ruth Rose yelled. Dink jumped away from the rock. Something was sticking him through his shirt! "Ouch! What's poking me?" he asked. He turned around so Josh and Ruth Rose could see his back. "Can you see anything?" Josh grinned. "Just a hunk of poison ivy," he said. "Stop grinning and get it off me!" Dink yelled. "I'll get it," Ruth Rose said. She brushed at the twig with the shovel handle. "Is it gone?" Dink asked, trying to see over his shoulder. "This is amazing!" Ruth Rose said. "Look, Josh!" "I don't believe it," Josh said. "What's amazing?" Dink cried. "What're you guys doing back there?" He was already feeling itchy. "This poison ivy is fake!" Ruth Rose said.

很快，孩子们汗流浃背，浑身都是沙子。 乔希开始把洞填回去这样就没人踩进去了。 丁克扑通一声倒在一块巨石上。 “小心!”露丝·罗斯喊道。 丁克从岩石上跳了下来。 有什么东西从他的衬衫里穿了出来!“哎哟!是什么在戳我?”他问。 他转过身来，好让乔什和露丝·罗斯看到他的背影。 “你能看见什么吗?”杰克笑了。 “只是一大块毒葛，”他说。 “别笑了，把它从我身上拿开!”丁克喊道。 “我去拿，”露丝·罗斯说。 她用铲子柄轻拂树枝。 “它不见了吗?”丁克问道，试图从他的肩膀上看过去。 “这太神奇了!”露丝·罗斯说。 “看,杰克!”“我不相信，”乔希说。 “有什么了不起的?”丁克哭了。 “你们在后面干什么?”他已经觉得发痒了。 “这毒葛是假的!”露丝·罗斯说。