7 Tricking the robbers

Chapter Seven TRICKING THE ROBBERS Gustavo and Kiki sprinted down the left- hand tunnel. It was so narrow that Gustavo could feel his arms brushing the stone walls. "Get a move on, Yuf!" Nebet's voice echoed. "If Bunefer and I can squeeze over this rubble, so can you." "They're using the gap we made," said Kiki with dismay.

古斯塔沃和琪琪从左边的隧道里飞奔而下。 它很窄，古斯塔沃可以感觉到他的手臂擦过石墙。 “快点，尤夫！”尼贝特的声音回响着。 “如果我和布尼弗能挤过这片废墟，你也能。” “他们在利用我们留下的缺口，”琪琪沮丧地说。

Then came the crash of falling rocks, a whimper from Yuf, and the sound of lots of pounding feet. "Quick!" Gustavo said. "They're coming this way!" Ahead, the torch showed a large alcove in the tunnel wall. "Here!" Gustavo whispered, pulling Kiki inside the small, cramped space. "The lamp!" Kiki said. "They'll see us!" Gustavo dropped the lamp and kicked dust inside it. They were left in total darkness. It was so black that Gustavo couldn't even see the wall. He touched Kiki's shoulder. "Are you okay?" he whispered.

接着是岩石的撞击声，尤夫的呜咽声，还有许多跺脚的声音。 “快!”Gustavo说。“他们朝这边来了！”前方，火炬显示了隧道壁上的一个大凹室。 “在这里!”古斯塔沃低声说着，把琪琪拉进了狭小的空间。 “灯!”琪琪说。“他们会看见我们的！”古斯塔沃把灯掉在地上，把灰尘踢进灯里。 他们被留在一片漆黑之中。 天太黑了，古斯塔沃连墙都看不见。 他摸了摸琪琪的肩膀。 “你还好吗？”

"It's really scary." Her voice shook. "You?" "It's horrible," he said. "I never imagined anywhere could be this dar–" He broke off. A light glowed in the blackness. The light grew brighter. It was Nebet, holding another lamp. It lit up her angry face. She and Bunefer ran past their hiding place, with Yuf puffing along behind. Gustavo's heart pounded so loudly, he was worried they would hear it.

“这真的很可怕。”她的声音颤抖着。 “你呢?”“太可怕了，”他说。 “我从没想过会有这么大的地方——”他停了下来。 一盏灯在黑暗中闪烁。 光线越来越亮了。那是内贝特，拿着另一盏灯。 它照亮了她愤怒的脸。她和布尼弗跑过他们的藏身之处，尤夫气喘吁吁地跟在后面。 古斯塔沃的心跳得如此剧烈，他担心他们会听到。

But they didn't. As the gang's footsteps died away, he heard Kiki take a deep, shaky breath. "Whew!" she said. "We've given them the slip. For now, anyway." "And we've still got a mission to complete," Gustavo said. "Right," said Kiki. "Let's try to go back the way we came." They tiptoed back along the dark tunnel. Kiki kept one hand on Gustavo's shoulder, so they wouldn't get separated. Gustavo felt his way along the wall. He could see nothing but blackness.

但他们没有。当这群人的脚步声消失时，他听到琪琪深深地、颤抖地吸了一口气。 “哇！”她说。“我们把他们甩掉了。 至少现在是这样。”古斯塔沃说：“我们还有任务要完成。 “好的，”Kiki说。“我们试着原路返回吧。” 他们沿着黑暗的隧道蹑手蹑脚地往回走。 琪琪一只手放在古斯塔沃的肩膀上，这样他们就不会分开了。 古斯塔沃沿着墙摸索着前进。 除了黑暗，他什么也看不见。

Nerves fluttered inside him. Anything could be waiting for us, he thought. FLASH! A glowing light shone ahead. It lit up the tunnel, dazzling them in the sudden brightness. Kiki clutched Gustavo's arm. "Nebet's found us!" "Let's go," Gustavo said. "Quick!" But then a voice said, "Gustavo? Kiki? Is that you?" Gustavo blinked. As his eyes grew used to the light, he saw a figure holding a reed torch—and it was too small to be one of the gang. He grinned with relief when he realized who it was. "Bek!" They rushed to meet him. "I'm so glad it's you!" said Kiki. "But what are you doing here?"

他心里紧张不安。 什么都有可能等着我们，他想。 闪光!前面有一道亮光。 它照亮了隧道，使他们在突如其来的亮光中眼花缭乱。 琪琪抓住古斯塔沃的胳膊。 “尼贝特找到我们了！”“我们走吧，”古斯塔沃说。 “快!”这时一个声音说：“古斯塔沃？ 琪琪吗?是你吗？”Gustavo眨了眨眼睛。 当他的眼睛渐渐适应了光线时，他看到一个人拿着一支芦苇火把——这个人太小了，不可能是那伙人中的一员。 当他意识到是谁时，他松了一口气。 “Bek !”他们冲过去迎接他。 “我真高兴是你！”Kiki说。 “可你在这儿干什么呢？”

"I saw the secret door was open, so I came in to try to stop those robbers," said Bek. The three friends huddled together to decide what to do. Gustavo and Kiki knew their original plan wouldn't work, because the gang would hear them shifting rubble.

贝克说：“我看到暗门开着，所以我进来试图阻止那些强盗。” 三个朋友聚在一起商量该怎么办。 古斯塔沃和琪琪知道他们原来的计划行不通，因为帮派会听到他们移动瓦砾的声音。