5. Lucy’s List

Chapter 5 Lucy's List "We have to call the cops!" Nate cried. "And tell them what?" Brian asked. "They'll just laugh at us." "We have to do something!" Bradley said. "Everyone is disappearing!" "Don't panic," Lucy said. "Let's just make a list." "Ha!" Nate barked. "A list of what?" "A list of clues," Lucy said.

第五章露西的清单“我们得报警！”内特哭了。 “告诉他们什么？”布莱恩问。 “他们只会嘲笑我们。” “我们必须做点什么！”布拉德利说。 “每个人都在消失！”“别慌。”露茜说。 “我们列个清单吧。”“哈!”内特吠叫。 “什么清单？”“一串线索。”露茜说。

"Okay, we'll make a list," Brian said. "But you sound just like your cousin Dink." They sat at the kitchen table. Bradley gave Lucy a pen and paper from off the counter. Lucy wrote the word CLUES on the top of the page. "Okay, what are the clues we've seen so far?" she asked. "The circle in the snow," Bradley said. Lucy wrote it down. "The funny footprints," Nate added. "But I still don't think aliens have invaded Green Lawn." "Nate, people are vanishing!" said Bradley. "My horse and dog are gone!" Lucy wrote on her pad. "What else?" she asked. "I don't believe it, either," Brian said. "But write down that printout we saw next to Josh's computer." Lucy added to her list.

“好吧，我们列个清单，”布莱恩说。 “但你说话的口气就像你的堂兄丁克。” 他们坐在厨房的桌子旁。 布拉德利从柜台上给了露西一支笔和一张纸。 露西在这一页的上方写下了“线索”两个字。 “好吧，到目前为止我们看到的线索是什么？”她问道。 “雪里的圆圈，”布拉德利说。 露西把它记了下来。“那些有趣的脚印，”内特补充道。 “但我仍然不认为外星人入侵了绿草坪。” “内特，人们在消失！”布拉德利说。 “我的马和狗都不见了！”露西在笔记本上写道。 “还有什么？”她问。“我也不相信，”布莱恩说。 “但是把我们在乔希电脑旁边看到的打印出来的东西写下来。” 露西在她的单子上又添了一笔。

"The phone calls," Nate said. He couldn't stop himself from grinning. "Excellent!" Lucy said. "Okay, here's what we saw: aliens, a circle in the snow, weird footprints, Polly and Pal are gone, the big kids have disappeared.…" Lucy looked up. "This is creepy," she said. Suddenly they heard a tapping noise. "They're here!" Bradley whispered. "Chill out, Brad," Brian said. "It's just a woodpecker… or something." They heard the tapping again. This time they all looked at the window behind the table. A green face with big teeth was peering in at them. An instant later, the thing vanished. "The aliens are back!" screamed Brian. "Look! There's another one!" Lucy shouted, pointing at the window over the sink. This time the face was yellow.

“那些电话，”内特说。 他忍不住笑了。 “太好了!”露西说。“好吧，这是我们看到的：外星人，雪地里的圆圈，奇怪的脚印，波莉和帕尔都不见了，大孩子们也不见了。露茜抬起头来。 “这令人毛骨悚然，”她说。 突然，他们听到一阵敲击声。 “他们来了!”布拉德利低声说。 “冷静点，布拉德，”布莱恩说。 “它只是一只啄木鸟……或者别的什么。” 他们又听到了敲击声。 这次他们都看着桌子后面的窗户。 一张长着大牙齿的绿脸正盯着他们。 片刻之后，那东西消失了。 “外星人回来了！”布莱恩尖叫道。 “看!还有一个！”露西指着水池上方的窗户喊道。 这次他的脸变黄了。

It had no teeth, but two huge eyes stared in at them. As the kids watched, the figure shot up into the air. "RUN!" yelled Nate.

它没有牙齿，但两只大眼睛盯着它们。 在孩子们的注视下，那个身影突然蹿到了空中。 “快跑！”内特喊道。

The four kids bolted out of their seats. They dashed around the kitchen, bumping into each other. Finally, they all ended up in the small closet under the stairs. They huddled together like sardines in a can. They heard each other's breathing.

四个孩子从座位上窜了出来。 他们在厨房里跑来跑去，撞在了一起。 最后，它们都被放进了楼梯下的小壁橱里。 他们像罐头里的沙丁鱼一样挤在一起。 他们听到了彼此的呼吸声。

"Can you hear them?" Bradley asked. "Hear them what?" Brian asked. "I don't know, walking around," Bradley said. The kids stopped whispering and listened. They heard a clock ticking. The refrigerator motor hummed. A car horn honked in the street. Nate giggled. "I think I hear them opening the refrigerator." "Real funny, Nate," Bradley said. "Now do you believe me?" "I don't want to, but I guess I do," Nate said. "I might," Brian stated. "Those things were scary-looking!" "What do you think they want?" Nate asked. "Easy," Bradley said. "They want us." "Shut up!" Nate wailed. "We need a plan," Lucy said calmly.

“你能听到吗？”布拉德利问。 “听到他们什么？”布莱恩问。 “我不知道，四处走走，”布拉德利说。 孩子们不再窃窃私语，开始倾听。 他们听到时钟滴答作响。 冰箱的马达嗡嗡作响。 汽车的喇叭声在街上响起。 内特咯咯笑了。“我好像听到他们在打开冰箱。” “真有趣，内特，”布拉德利说。 “现在你相信我了吧？”“我不想，但我想我想，”内特说。 “我可能会，”布莱恩说。“那些东西看起来真可怕！”“你认为他们想要什么？”内特问道。 “很简单，”布拉德利说。“他们需要我们。” “闭嘴!”内特大声哭叫。“我们需要一个计划。”露茜平静地说。