14 HARD TO SWALLOW

CHAPTER 14 HARD TO SWALLOW The tunnel fish snapped at Alexander's heels. Then Nikki's. Then Rip's. FLASH! "A light!" Alexander called out. "Someone's in the caboose!"

第十四章难以吞咽隧道里的鱼咬住了亚历山大的脚跟。 然后尼基。然后撕开的。闪光!“光!”亚历山大喊道。 “有人在车尾！”

They raced over and climbed onto the platform at the back of the caboose. The tunnel fish stopped at the caboose's metal wheels. "Ha!" said Rip. "End of the line, sucker!" The creature opened its toothy mouth.

他们跑过去，爬上了车尾后面的平台。 隧道鱼停在车尾的金属轮子旁。 “哈！”瑞普说。“完蛋了，笨蛋！”那生物张开了它的长着牙齿的嘴。

A moment later, a school of growling tunnel fish began circling the caboose. "Come on!" said Alexander, catching his breath. "We'll be safer inside." He knocked on the caboose's back door. It swung open. "Hello?" Alexander said. No answer. Alexander stepped inside. A lantern hung from the ceiling, casting light on a strange yellow flag. "Guys," Alexander said, "you've got to see what's in here." The three of them inspected the caboose in total silence.

过了一会儿，一群咆哮的隧道鱼开始围着车尾转。 “来吧！”亚历山大喘着气说。 “我们在里面会更安全。”他敲了敲车尾的后门。 门打开了。“喂?”亚历山大说。 不回答。亚历山大走了进去。 天花板上挂着一盏灯笼，照着一面奇怪的黄旗。 “伙计们，”亚历山大说，“你们得看看这里有什么。” 他们三个人默默地打量着车尾。

"Whoa," said Alexander, touching a map on the wall. "What is this place?" "It's a hideout," said a whispery voice. "Who said that?" Rip asked, looking around. "It came from that box!" said Nikki, pointing to a large trunk in the corner. CREEEAK! The lid of the trunk opened, and Abraham Lincoln slowly rose from inside. Actually, it wasn't Abraham Lincoln. It was a tall, shaky man with a fake beard and top hat. "Mr. Hoarsely?! What Alexander shouted. "Shhh!" Mr. Hoarsely adjusted his beard. "I'm trying to hide!"

“哇，”亚历山大摸着墙上的地图说。 “这是什么地方？”“那是个藏身处。”一个耳语的声音说。 “谁说的？”里普环顾四周，问道。 “它是从那个盒子里来的！”妮基指着角落里的一个大箱子说。 CREEEAK !箱子的盖子打开了，亚伯拉罕·林肯慢慢地从里面站了出来。 事实上，他不是亚伯拉罕·林肯。 那是一个身材高大、浑身发抖的男人，留着假胡子，戴着大礼帽。 “嘶哑地先生? !”亚历山大喊道。 “嘘!”先生沙哑地捋了捋胡子。 “我想躲起来！”