2 Rescue on the Nile

Chapter Two RESCUE ON THE NILE. "This is fantastic!" said Gustavo, leaping up. "I've always wanted to see an ancient civilization—and now I'm in ancient Egypt, on the River Nile!" Kiki clutched the side of the Beagle, which was wobbling around. "We'll be in the Nile if you don't sit down," she said. "But Gustavo, are you sure this is really ancient Egypt?"

第二章尼罗河上的营救。 “太棒了！”古斯塔沃跳起来说。 “我一直想去看看古代文明——现在我在古埃及，在尼罗河上！”琪琪抓住小猎犬的一侧，小猎犬正在四处摇晃。 “如果你不坐下，我们就要掉进尼罗河了，”她说。 “但是Gustavo，你确定这真的是古埃及吗？”

Gustavo watched, spellbound, as two fishermen pulled a net full of splashing fish ashore. Nearby, a girl was washing her hair at the water's edge. People in tunics and sandals sat in the doorways of white flat-roofed houses, or in the shade of rustling palm trees. He grinned at Kiki. "I'm sure. We're in the time of the pharaohs—the rulers of ancient Egypt!" "Awesome!" Kiki said. "But how will being in ancient Egypt help us save the museum? It doesn't even exist yet." Gustavo sat down on a wooden bench.

古斯塔沃入迷地看着两个渔夫把一网溅起水花的鱼拉上岸。 不远处，一个女孩正在水边洗头。 穿着束腰外衣和凉鞋的人们坐在白色平顶房屋的门口，或者坐在沙沙作响的棕榈树的树荫下。 他对琪琪咧嘴一笑。“我确定。 我们现在是在古埃及的统治者——法老的时代！”“棒极了!”琪琪说。 “但是在古埃及对我们拯救博物馆有什么帮助呢？” 它甚至还不存在。” 古斯塔沃在木凳上坐了下来。

"The Exploration Station must have sent us here for a reason. Let's go and find out what it is." A flapping noise made him look up. A square-shaped sail billowed open above them. "The Beagle wants to set off too," Gustavo said. "But I have no idea how to sail a boat!" "I'll figure it out!" Kiki twanged a rope attached to the sail. "Okay, the sail moves like that…" She shifted to where a large oar was fastened to the back of the boat. "And this is a sort of rudder, for steering…" Gustavo explored the Beagle, too. Tucked under the bench was what looked like a toolbox. Gustavo opened it up, and the Beagle gave a burst of excited electronic beeps.

“探索站把我们送到这里一定是有原因的。 我们去看看是什么吧。” 一阵拍打的声音使他抬起头来。 一块方形的帆在他们头顶上翻腾着。 “小猎犬号也想出发，”古斯塔沃说。 “但我不知道怎么驾驶船！”“我会想办法的！”琪琪把系在帆上的绳子叮了一下。 “好吧，船帆是这样转动的……”她转向船尾系着一只大桨的地方。 “这是一种舵，用来操纵……”古斯塔沃也探索了小猎犬号。 长凳下面藏着一个工具箱似的东西。 古斯塔沃打开了它，小猎犬号发出一阵兴奋的电子哔哔声。

They sounded very out of place on the ancient Nile. "Quiet," Gustavo said with a laugh. "We don't want anyone to realize we're from the future!" He saw that the lid of the box was a screen, with a microphone and a row of buttons. "It's a communications panel," he told Kiki. "Great!" Kiki said. "That means we can call the Exploration Station if we need help." "Even though they're thousands of years ahead of us," added Gustavo. "You're amazing, Beagle!" The Beagle gave a smug beep. Gustavo found a waterproof bag tucked by the communications panel. It contained tunics, belts, and sandals. "We'd better put these on before we meet any ancient

它们在古尼罗河上听起来很不协调。 “安静，”古斯塔沃笑着说。 “我们不想让任何人意识到我们来自未来！”他看到盒子的盖子是一个屏幕，上面有一个麦克风和一排按钮。 “这是一个沟通小组，”他告诉琪琪。 “太好了!”琪琪说。“这意味着如果我们需要帮助，我们可以打电话给探索站。” “尽管他们比我们早了几千年，”古斯塔沃补充道。 “你太棒了，小猎犬！”小猎犬发出一声得意的嘟嘟声。 古斯塔沃在通讯面板旁找到了一个防水袋。 里面有束腰外衣、腰带和凉鞋。 “我们最好在遇到古人之前把这些戴上

Egyptians," he said. "They might think our jeans and sneakers are little strange." After they had changed, Kiki held tightly to the ropes that controlled the sail while Gustavo took hold of the rudder. The wind filled the sail and the Beagle glided along the Nile. They both looked up in awe as they drew closer to the pyramids. They were so huge, the people dotted around them looked as tiny as ants. There were smaller buildings and walls around them, too. "I never knew the pyramids were white," said Kiki. "I always thought they were the color of sand."

埃及人，”他说。“他们可能会觉得我们的牛仔裤和运动鞋有点奇怪。” 换完衣服后，琪琪紧紧抓住控制帆的绳子，古斯塔沃抓住舵。 风吹满了帆，小猎犬号沿着尼罗河滑行。 当他们走近金字塔时，他们都敬畏地抬起头来。 它们是如此巨大，周围的人看起来像蚂蚁一样小。 他们周围也有较小的建筑物和围墙。 “我从来不知道金字塔是白色的，”Kiki说。 “我一直以为它们是沙子的颜色。”

"They're covered with polished limestone," said Gustavo. "By our time, the limestone will have gone, and pollution will have made the stone blocks underneath darker." Kiki pointed to a giant statue. It looked like a resting lion, but with a human head. "Hey, isn't that the Great Sphinx? I've seen pictures of it, but it didn't have a nose." "It broke off," Gustavo said. He was so excited to see the Sphinx with a complete face! "No one knows what happened to it. And there's an Anubis!"

古斯塔沃说：“它们上面覆盖着抛光的石灰石。 “到我们的时代，石灰岩会消失，污染会使下面的石块变得更暗。” 琪琪指着一座巨大的雕像。 它看起来像一只休息的狮子，但长着一个人头。 “嘿，那不是狮身人面像吗？” 我看过它的照片，但它没有鼻子。” “它断了，”古斯塔沃说。 看到完整的狮身人面像，他非常兴奋！“没有人知道它发生了什么。 还有一个阿努比斯！”