4 The secret code

Chapter Four THE SECRET CODE. Gustavo and Kiki hurried back toward the pyramids. Gustavo gazed up at the largest one and thought of the incredible treasures hidden inside it. He and Kiki were the only ones who could stop Nebet and her gang from stealing them all. It seemed impossible.

第四章密码。 古斯塔沃和琪琪急忙向金字塔走去。 古斯塔沃抬头看着最大的那颗，想着里面藏着的不可思议的宝藏。 他和琪琪是唯一能阻止内贝特和她的团伙偷走它们的人。 这似乎是不可能的。

"How do we even begin to stop the robbers?" he wondered. "We need help," Kiki said. "Let's ask the Secret Explorers!" They headed toward the Nile. Gustavo caught the scent of honey as they passed a line of donkeys laden with jars. They ran down the riverbank to the Beagle and jumped on board. As their feet hit the deck, the Beagle beeped. BIP-BIP-BIP-BIP! BIP-BIP! Gustavo laughed. "We're pleased to see you, too!"

“我们怎么才能开始阻止强盗呢？”他想。 “我们需要帮助，”Kiki说。 “我们去问问秘密探险者吧！”他们朝尼罗河走去。 当他们经过一排驮着罐子的驴子时，古斯塔沃闻到了蜂蜜的香味。 他们顺着河岸跑到小猎犬号上，跳上了船。 当他们的脚踩在甲板上时，小猎犬号发出了哔哔声。 BIP-BIP-BIP-BIP !BIP-BIP !Gustavo笑了。 “我们也很高兴见到你！”

Kiki opened the box that held the communications equipment. As the screen burst into life, she spoke into the mic. "The Beagle to Exploration Station. Can you hear us?" "Exploration Station to the Beagle. Tamiko here. Sending visual." The screen flickered and all the Secret Explorers appeared on it.

琪琪打开了装通讯设备的盒子。 当屏幕突然活跃起来时，她对着麦克风讲话。 “从小猎犬号到探索站。 你能听到我们说话吗？”“到小猎犬号的探索站。 Tamiko这里。发送视觉”。 屏幕闪烁着，所有的秘密探险者都出现在屏幕上。

The sight of their friends immediately made Gustavo feel more hopeful. He quickly explained what had happened. "So to save the museum, we must stop the robbers and make sure no one steals Khufu's treasures," he finished. "Leah's calling up some pyramid info on her computer," said Cheng. A moment later, Leah said, "The pyramid has got a few tunnels inside of it. Some of them were possibly built to confuse robbers." Gustavo nodded. "I remember reading about that. When a pyramid is finished being built, the builders block them off with rubble," he said. "That's to stop robbers getting in." "I know!" said Connor. "Could you use rubble to seal up the treasure chamber?" "That would work!" said Gustavo. Kiki broke in. "We could stick the rubble

看到他们的朋友，古斯塔沃立刻感到更有希望了。 他很快解释了所发生的事情。 “所以为了拯救博物馆，我们必须阻止强盗，确保没有人偷走胡夫的宝藏，”他最后说。 “利亚正在她的电脑上调用一些金字塔信息，”程说。 过了一会儿，利亚说：“金字塔里面有几条隧道。 其中一些可能是用来迷惑强盗的。” Gustavo点点头。“我记得读过这方面的报道。 当金字塔建成后，建筑工人会用碎石把它们隔开。” “那是为了防止强盗进来。” “我知道！”康纳说。“你能用碎石把宝库封起来吗？”“那就行了！”古斯塔沃说。 琪琪闯了进来。“我们可以把瓦砾埋起来

together with the mortar the builders use," she said. "If we build a wall across the treasure chamber entrance, the tomb will be safe." "Great idea!" said Ollie. "But how are you going to get inside the pyramid? The entrance is secret, isn't it?" Everybody at the Exploration Station turned to their computers, searching for a solution to the problem. "Hold on," Gustavo said slowly. "You know that papyrus the gang stole? The one

还有建筑商使用的砂浆，”她说。 “如果我们在宝室入口筑一道墙，坟墓就安全了。” “好主意！”奥利说。“但是你要怎么进入金字塔呢？” 入口是秘密的，不是吗？”探索站的每个人都转向电脑，寻找解决这个问题的办法。 “等等，”古斯塔沃慢慢地说。 “你知道那帮匪徒偷的莎草纸吗？” 一个

with the directions to the secret entrance? I think I remember the hieroglyphs on it. If we can figure out what the code is…" "Describe them," said Tamiko. "We'll look them up and translate." "The first one's easy—that was the Sphinx," said Gustavo. "Then it was a sky with a star hanging from it..." Tamiko's keyboard clacked. "That must mean sunset," she said. "Then a pair of legs," Gustavo continued. "Then a… squiggly thing…" "Like a question mark," Kiki chimed in, "but the wrong way around."

有秘密入口的指示吗？ 我记得上面的象形文字。 如果我们能弄清楚密码是什么……”“描述一下，”多美子说。 “我们会查找并翻译它们。” “第一个很容易——那是狮身人面像，”古斯塔沃说。 “然后是天空，上面挂着一颗星星……” 多美子的键盘响了。 “那一定是指日落，”她说。 “然后是一双腿，”古斯塔沃继续说。 “然后是一个……弯弯曲曲的东西……”“就像一个问号，”琪琪插嘴说，“但是方向不对。”