10 JUST IN CASE

CHAPTER 10 JUST IN CASE Alexander stood in a huge stone room— the mummy's chamber. There were strange carvings on the walls. Fake torches gave off a soft, dancing light. Cold fog covered the floor. There was no sign of the hand-creature.

第十章以防万一，亚历山大站在一个巨大的石头房间里——木乃伊的房间。 墙上有奇怪的雕刻。 假火把发出柔和的、舞动的光。 冷雾笼罩着地板。 没有手的影子。

CLACK! Something moved at the far end of the room. Alexander crept toward the noise. The floor felt ice-cold through his footie pajamas. He came to a tall, golden box. There were snakes and beetles carved on the sides. A skull was painted on top. The mummy cuse! he thought. The torches flickered. The case started to shake. Then the lid popped open!

瓣!房间那头有什么东西在动。 亚历山大蹑手蹑脚地朝嘈杂的地方走去。 透过他的足球睡衣，地板感到冰冷。 他来到一个高大的金色盒子前。 两边雕刻着蛇和甲虫。 上面画着一个骷髅头。 木乃伊的原因！他想。 火把闪烁着。箱子开始摇晃起来。 然后盖子砰的一声打开了！

"AUGHGHH!" Alexander jumped back. "EEP! Don't hurt me!" screamed the pale. ghostly figure inside. Alexander stopped. He blinked a few times. "Mr. Hoarsely? What are you doing in there?" Mr. Hoarsely was shaking like a jackhammer. "That guard spooked me. I ran down here and guess what?! The mummy case was wide open, and empty! So I hid inside!" he said. "The Bumpy Mummy must be alive!" "I knew I saw it yesterday," said Alexander. "Y-y-you did?" said Mr. Hoarsely. "Yes. But wait," said Alexander. "I thought the mummy only came alive if someone stole the Ruby Scorpion. And I just saw the scorpion upstairs. It's safe and protected by lasers!"

“AUGHGHH !”亚历山大跳了回去。 “燃灯!别伤害我！” 鬼影在里面。亚历山大停了下来。 他眨了几下眼睛。“先生。 嘶哑地?你在里面干什么？”沙哑先生抖得像个手提钻。 “那个警卫吓着我了。我跑到这里，你猜怎么着！木乃伊箱大开着，而且是空的！所以我躲在里面！”他说。 “颠簸的木乃伊一定还活着！”“我就知道我昨天看到了，”亚历山大说。 “你——你是吗？”沙哑先生说。 “是的。等等，”亚历山大说。 “我以为只有有人偷走了红宝石蝎子，木乃伊才会活过来。 我刚在楼上看到了蝎子。 它是安全的，而且有激光保护！”

"Lasers-shmasers!!" Mr. Hoarsely shouted. "The mummy is definitely out there because it's not in here! Case closed!" SLAM! Mr. Hoarsely shut the mummy case. Alexander thought about what Mr. Hoarsely had said. He zipped to the exit, cutting through the swirling fog.

“Lasers-shmasers ! !”沙哑地喊道。 “木乃伊肯定在外面，因为它不在这里！”情况下关闭!”大满贯!沙哑地关上了木乃伊箱。 亚历山大想了想霍尔沙利先生说的话。 他穿过旋涡状的雾，飞快地跑向出口。