1. A Letter for Stanley

FLAT STANLEY'S WORLDWIDE ADVENTURES 2 The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery

平斯坦利的世界冒险2:埃及大盗墓

1 A Letter for Stanley George Lambchop was sitting at the kitchen table, going through the mail as his wife cooked breakfast. "Look at these beauties, Harriet!" he called, holding up a letter with many exotic stamps in the corner. "From Egypt!" Ever since their eldest son, Stanley, had been flattened by a bulletin board

给斯坦利的信乔治·兰博切正坐在厨房的桌子旁，他的妻子正在做早餐，他正在看邮件。 “瞧瞧这些美人，哈丽特!”他喊道，手里拿着信封角落里一张贴着许多异国邮票的信。 “从埃及!”自从他们的大儿子斯坦利被公告牌压扁后

and could now travel by mail, the Lambchop family had become keenly interested in stamps. "In a minute, dear," Mrs. Lambchop said. "I'm just at the difficult part of flipping this French toast. A letter from Egypt, you say! Why don't you open it and read it to me." Mr. Lambchop began to do just that, but then he caught himself. "That was a close one!" he cried. "It's a federal offense to open mail that's addressed to someone else. This letter is for Stanley!" Just then, both Lambchop boys appeared in the doorway, drawn by

现在可以通过邮件旅行了，兰姆切普一家对邮票产生了浓厚的兴趣。 “等一下，亲爱的，”兰彻太太说。 “我只是在翻转这个法式吐司的困难部分。 你说是一封来自埃及的信!你为什么不打开它读给我听呢?” 兰普切先生刚开始这么做，但后来他控制住了自己。 “好险啊!”他叫道。 “打开寄给别人的邮件是触犯联邦法律的。 这封信是给斯坦利的!”就在这时，两个小羊排男孩出现在门口，被拉过来

the delicious aroma of French toast and bacon. "Stanley, son, letter for you here. Looks important." "What about me?" Stanley's younger brother, Arthur, asked. "Any mail for me today?" "Not today, sorry," Mr. Lambchop replied. "But, Stanley, why don't you open yours and read it to us over breakfast." "After breakfast," Mrs. Lambchop said firmly. "And hand washing. You know how maple syrup gets all over everything." The boys finished their breakfast

法国吐司和培根的香味 “斯坦利，儿子，这里有你的信。 看起来很重要。”“那我呢?”斯坦利的弟弟阿瑟问道。 “今天有我的信吗?”“对不起，今天不行，”兰普切回答说。 “但是，斯坦利，你为什么不打开你的，在早餐时读给我们听呢?” “早饭后，”兰彻太太坚定地说。 还有洗手。你知道枫糖浆是怎么弄得到处都是的。” 男孩们吃完早餐

and washed up. Then Stanley opened his letter. "If you are the world-famous flat-tened boy of America," he read out loud, "and if you are less than three inches thick, you must come to Egypt at once. We are beginning an archaeological project and are in urgent need of someone of your dimensions." "I don't know about world-famous," Arthur grumbled—a bit envi-ously, it must be said.

洗干净了。然后斯坦利打开信。 “如果你是世界闻名的美国扁男孩，”他大声念道，“如果你的厚度不到三英寸，你必须马上到埃及来。 我们正在开始一项考古项目，急需像你这样的人。” “我不知道什么叫世界闻名。”阿瑟嘟囔着——必须说，他有点嫉妒。

"Maybe they've got the wrong person." "But I am only half an inch thick." Stanley sighed. "So that's me, all right." "I," Mrs. Lambchop corrected her son. "That is I." "It's signed Sir Abu Shenti Hawara the fourth," Stanley said, "and look: He's taken care of my travel arrange-ments." Stanley held up a very large envelope covered with stamps. George Lambchop took the letter and read it over. "No mention of Stanley's family going with him," he said, frowning. "I don't know..." "Well, an archaeological project...

“也许他们抓错人了。” “但我只有半英寸厚。” 斯坦利叹了口气。“那就是我，好吧。” “我，”兰彻太太纠正儿子。 “那是我。”“署名是阿布·申蒂·哈原四世爵士，”斯坦利说，“你看，他已经为我安排好了旅行。” 斯坦利举起一个很大的信封，上面贴满了邮票。 乔治·兰博切接过信，读了一遍。 “没有提到斯坦利的家人和他一起去，”他皱着眉头说。 “我不知道……”“嗯，一个考古项目……