6. The Kids Get Help!

Chapter 6 The Kids Get Help! The three kids backed away from the giant cardboard ogre. It stared at them with red eyes. The basket of candy sat on the ogre's tongue. "I don't want to disappear," Nate said. "Wait a minute! I just remembered something," Bradley said. "Brian said we should all meet back at that couch. So maybe he's waiting for us." "Let's go and look," Lucy said.

第6章孩子们得到帮助！三个孩子从巨大的纸板怪物面前退了下来。 它用红色的眼睛盯着他们。 那篮糖果落在了食人魔的舌头上。 “我不想消失，”内特说。 “等一下！”我只是想起了一件事，”布拉德利说。 “布莱恩说我们应该在沙发上见面。 所以也许他在等我们。” “我们去看看吧。”露茜说。

"Good idea!" Nate said. "Rubber snakes and killer spiders are better than disgusting ogres!" The kids slipped through the black curtain again. They followed the glowing footprints past the fake trees and cobwebs. They found the couch with the fake-fur blanket, just the way they'd left it. The tiny ceiling lights twinkled. The red exit sign glowed through the mist. "No Brian," Lucy said. "I'm getting scared," Bradley said. "Where could he be?" "I'll bet he's with Luke and those other kids," Nate said. "Inside the ogre's fat tummy!" "What do you think we should do, Lucy?" Bradley asked. "Keep looking, I guess," Lucy said. "How about you, Nate?" Bradley asked. "Want to keep looking?" "No," Nate said. "I think we should go to the police station. We need to tell Officer Fallon what's going on!" "But we don't know what's going on," Lucy said.

“好主意!”内特说。“橡皮蛇和杀人蜘蛛总比恶心的食人魔强！”孩子们又从黑窗帘里溜了出来。 他们跟着发光的脚印走过假树和蜘蛛网。 他们找到了铺着假毛毯子的沙发，就像他们离开时一样。 天花板上的小灯闪烁着。 红色的出口标志在雾中闪闪发光。 “不，布莱恩，”露西说。“我开始害怕了，”布拉德利说。 “他会在哪儿呢？”“我敢打赌他和卢克以及其他孩子在一起，”内特说。 “在食人魔的肥肚子里！”“你看我们该怎么办，露茜？”布拉德利问。 “我想还是继续找吧。”露茜说。 “你呢，内特？”布拉德利问。 “想继续找吗？”“不，”内特说。 “我想我们应该去警察局。 我们得告诉法伦警官发生了什么事！”“但我们不知道是怎么回事。”露茜说。

"A bunch of kids disappeared. That's what's going on!" Nate insisted. Bradley sat and thought about Brian disappearing. He thought about Luke's red hat on the floor. Then he had another thought: Maybe Nate is right! Maybe that big green ogre out front wasn't someone in a costume! Bradley left the cowboy hat on the couch. "I don't know if Officer Fallon will still be in his office," he said. "I think it's pretty late. I wish we could find a clock!" "Let's go look behind Mr. Linkletter's desk," Lucy suggested. The three kids hurried across the dark room. After a few minutes, they saw the plastic skeleton again. Then Bradley had an idea. "Maybe we can call Officer Fallon!" he said. "If we leave the hotel, we might not be able to get back in again." "There's no phone," Nate said. Lucy poked around behind the desk. She pulled open drawers and searched on bookshelves.

“一群孩子失踪了。 事情就是这样！”内特坚持道。 布拉德利坐着，想着布莱恩消失的事。 他想起了地上卢克的红帽子。 然后他又有了另一个想法：也许内特是对的！也许前面那个绿色的大食人魔不是穿戏服的人！布拉德利把牛仔帽落在沙发上了。 “我不知道法伦警官是否还在他的办公室，”他说。 “我想已经很晚了。 我希望我们能找到一个时钟！”“我们去林克莱特先生的桌子后面看看吧。”露茜建议道。 三个孩子匆匆穿过黑暗的房间。 几分钟后，他们又看到了塑料骨架。 然后布拉德利有了一个主意。“也许我们可以打电话给法伦警官！”他说。 “如果我们离开酒店，可能就回不来了。” “没有电话，”内特说。 露西在桌子后面戳来戳去。 她拉开抽屉，在书架上搜寻。

"Here it is!" she said, holding the phone over her head. She called information and asked for the Green Lawn police station. She looked at Bradley and Nate. "What should I tell him?" she asked. "Tell him Brian is missing," Bradley said. Bradley and Nate could hear the phone buzzing in Lucy's ear. Then she said, "Hello, is this Officer Fallon?" Lucy began to explain how Brian and the other kids had disappeared inside the haunted house. After a minute, she hung up. "He's coming right over," she told the others. Bradley looked around. He spotted the exit sign over the door. "Let's wait there," he said. Three minutes later, they heard banging on the door. "Who is it?" Nate asked. Bradley giggled. "A ghost," he whispered in Nate's ear. "Officer Fallon!" a deep voice shouted from outside. "Open up!"

“在这儿！”她说着，把电话举过头顶。 她打电话给问讯处，要求去绿草坪警察局。 她看着布拉德利和内特。 “我该怎么跟他说？”她问。 “告诉他布莱恩失踪了，”布拉德利说。 布拉德利和内特可以听到露西耳边的电话铃声。 然后她说：“你好，是法伦警官吗？”露西开始解释布莱恩和其他孩子是如何消失在鬼屋里的。 过了一会儿，她挂断了电话。 “他马上就来，”她告诉其他人。 布拉德利环顾四周。他看见门上的出口标志。 “我们在那儿等着吧，”他说。 三分钟后，他们听到敲门声。 “是谁？”内特问道。布拉德利咯咯笑了。 “一个鬼，”他在内特耳边低语。 “法伦警官！”外面一个低沉的声音喊道。 “打开!”

Bradley pulled open the door, making a loud creak. Officer Fallon stepped inside. He looked brave and determined. "Mr. Linkletter should oil this door," Officer Fallon said. "He isn't here, either!" Bradley said. "Hmph," Officer Fallon said. "Mr. Linkletter's gone, too? Very mysterious!" "We saw a witch and a ghost and a zombie," Nate whispered. "Did you?" Officer Fallon said. "I hate zombies!" "And they talked to us!" Lucy said. "What did they say?" Officer Fallon asked. "We tried to ask them where the other kids were," Bradley said. "But they just kept telling us to follow the green footprints."

布拉德利拉开门，发出一声响亮的嘎吱声。 法伦警官走了进去。 他看上去勇敢而坚定。 “林克莱特先生应该给这扇门上油，”法伦警官说。 “他也不在这儿！”布拉德利说。 “嗯，”法伦警官说。 “林克莱特先生也走了？” 非常神秘!”“我们看到了一个女巫、一个鬼魂和一个僵尸，”内特低声说。 “你呢?”法伦警官说。 “我讨厌僵尸！”“他们还跟我们说话！”露西说。 “他们说什么？”法伦警官问。 “我们试着问他们其他孩子在哪里，”布拉德利说。 “但他们只是不停地告诉我们要追随绿色足迹。”

"So we did!" Lucy said. The foggy mist floated in the air. The lights on the ceiling glimmered. "Can you show me exactly where you were when Brian disappeared?" Officer Fallon asked. "Easy," Nate said. "We followed these footprints. Come on, I'll show you!" The kids led Officer Fallon through the darkness. They kept their feet on the green footprints. Suddenly they all heard a scream. Officer Fallon froze in his tracks. "What was that?" he asked.

“我们就是这么做的！”露西说。雾气在空中飘浮。 天花板上的灯在闪烁。 “你能告诉我布莱恩失踪时你在哪里吗？”法伦警官问。 “简单，”内特说。“我们跟着这些脚印走。 来吧，我让你看看！”孩子们领着法伦警官穿过黑暗。 他们的脚一直踩在绿色的脚印上。 突然，他们都听到一声尖叫。 法伦警官停住了脚步。 “那是什么？”他问。