5. Brian’s Great Escape

Chapter 5 Brian's Great Escape The kids ran back to the twins' house. Bradley peeked through the knothole in the fence. He didn't see the neighbors or their car. But the big black dog was lying under the tree with his eyes closed. "They're not home yet," Bradley said. "Running makes me hungry. Let's go in and get a snack," Brian said. They trooped into the house, where they found a bowl of apples on the kitchen table. They each

第五章布莱恩的大逃亡孩子们跑回双胞胎家。 布拉德利从栅栏的节孔里偷看了一眼。 他没看到邻居和他们的车。 但是那只大黑狗闭着眼睛躺在树下。 “他们还没回家，”布拉德利说。 “跑步让我感到饥饿。我们进去吃点点心吧，”布莱恩说。 他们成群结队地走进屋子，在厨房的桌子上发现了一碗苹果。 他们每个人都

took one and went back outside. Brian walked over to the knothole. "Monster Dog is still sleeping," he told the other kids. "I wonder what his name is," Bradley said. "Probably something like Killer," Nate said. Brian knocked on the fence. "Here, Killer," he called. "Good Killer, come and say hello." Suddenly the giant dog leaped up and charged the fence. He stood on his hind legs, put his paws on the wood, and barked. His long pink tongue came through the knothole. Bradley leaped backward. "It's just like in my nightmare!" he said. Brian jumped, too, dropping his apple. It rolled in the dirt. "Rats," he said. He held the dirty apple up to the knothole. "Do you like apples, Killer?" he asked the dog. The tongue came through the knothole again. Brian let the dog lick the apple, and then he tossed it over the fence. They all heard the dog begin to chew. "I guess Killer likes fruit," Lucy said. "This gives me an idea!" Brian said. "We can get him away from the tree with our apples! Then,

拿了一个，然后回到外面。 布莱恩走到节孔边。 “怪物狗还在睡觉，”他告诉其他孩子。 “我想知道他叫什么名字，”布拉德利说。 “可能是杀手之类的东西，”内特说。 布莱恩敲了敲篱笆。 “喏，杀手，”他喊道。 “好杀手，过来打个招呼。” 突然，那只巨大的狗跳了起来，冲进了栅栏。 它用后腿站立，把爪子放在木头上，汪汪叫着。 他那粉红色的长舌头从结孔里伸了出来。 布拉德利向后一跳。“这就像我的噩梦一样！”他说。 布莱恩也跳了起来，掉了他的苹果。 它在泥土里打滚。“老鼠，”他说。 他把脏苹果举到结孔处。 “你喜欢苹果吗，杀手？”他问狗。 舌头又从结孔里伸了出来。 布莱恩让狗舔了舔苹果，然后把苹果扔过了栅栏。 他们都听到狗开始咀嚼。 “我猜凶手喜欢水果，”露西说。 “这给了我一个主意！”布莱恩说。 “我们可以用我们的苹果把他从树上弄下来！”然后,

when he's busy eating, I can go over the fence and get my money and Bradley's flashlight." Brian pointed at some bushes at the far end of the fence. "If we can get him to the other side of those bushes, he won't be able to see me climb over," he said. "But he might smell you!" Lucy said. "You'll be his Brian burger!" Nate put in. "Don't do it," Bradley said. "But don't you guys want to know what they're doing behind that tarp?" Brian asked. He lowered his voice. "They could be burying a dead body! We could turn them in to Officer Fallon. We'd be heroes!" "How will you get over the fence?" Nate asked. He reached up, and his hand didn't quite touch the top of the fence. "It's about five feet tall." "Why wouldn't you just go through the gate where they bring their car in?" Lucy asked.

当他忙着吃饭的时候，我可以越过栅栏拿我的钱和布拉德利的手电筒。” 布莱恩指了指篱笆那头的灌木丛。 “如果我们能把他带到灌木丛的另一边，他就看不到我爬过去了，”他说。 “但他可能会闻到你的味道！”露西说。 “你就是他的布莱恩汉堡！”内特插嘴说。 “别这么做，”布拉德利说。 “但你们难道不想知道他们在防水布后面干什么吗？”布莱恩问。 他压低了声音。“他们可能在埋葬一具尸体！”我们可以把他们交给法伦警官。 我们会成为英雄的！”“你怎么越过栅栏呢？”内特问道。 他伸出手来，但他的手没有碰到栅栏的顶部。 “大约有五英尺高。” “你为什么不直接从他们停车的那扇门进去呢？”露西问。

"Can't," Brian said. "It's latched on the inside. But I can use Dad's new ladder. Help me get it, Bradley!" He and Bradley ran toward the barn. Josh, Bradley, and Brian had bought their dad a shiny new aluminum ladder for his birthday. The twins came back carrying the six-foot ladder. They leaned it against the fence. "I can jump down on the other side," Brian said. "But then how will you come back?" Lucy asked. "The ladder will be on our side of the fence."

“不行，”布莱恩说。“它是从里面锁上的。 但是我可以用爸爸的新梯子。 帮我拿，布拉德利！”他和布拉德利向谷仓跑去。 乔希、布拉德利和布赖恩给他们的爸爸买了一个闪闪发光的新铝梯子作为生日礼物。 双胞胎拿着六英尺高的梯子回来了。 他们把它靠在篱笆上。 “我可以从另一边跳下去，”布莱恩说。 “那你怎么回来呢？”露西问。 “梯子就在我们这边的篱笆上。”

"I didn't think about that," Brian said. "I know!" Nate said. "Lucy will go to the corner of the fence with our apples. The dog will smell them and follow her. Bradley and I will stay here with Brian. After he goes over, Bradley and I will lift the ladder over the fence. And that's how Brian will get back into this yard." "Excellent plan!" Brian said. "Okay, Lucy, do your stuff!" "One teensy problem," Bradley said. "How will we get Dad's ladder back on this side again?" "We'll figure that out later," Brian said. Bradley and Nate handed Lucy their partly eaten apples. Lucy ran toward Meadow Road, where the fence turned a corner. She made sure she was past the bushes. Then she banged on the fence. "Here, doggy! Here, Killer!" Lucy called. "Lucy has yummy apples for you!" Brian, Bradley, and Nate were still at the knothole. "It worked!" Nate yelled. "Killer's running toward Lucy!" Bradley and Nate held the ladder while Brian scrambled up. At the top, he looked toward where

“我没想到这一点，”布莱恩说。 “我知道!”内特说。“露西会拿着我们的苹果到篱笆的角落去。 狗会闻到他们的气味，跟着她。 布拉德利和我留在这里陪布莱恩。 他过去之后，布拉德利和我将把梯子抬过栅栏。 这就是布莱恩回到这个院子的方式。” “优秀的计划!”布莱恩说。 “好了，露西，做你的事吧！”“一个小问题，”布拉德利说。 “我们怎样才能把爸爸的梯子搬到这边来呢？”“我们以后会弄清楚的，”布莱恩说。 布拉德利和内特把吃了一半的苹果递给露西。 露西向梅多路跑去，篱笆在那儿拐了个弯。 她确定自己已经穿过了灌木丛。 然后她砰地敲了一下篱笆。 “在这里,狗!杀手!”露西叫道。 “露西有好吃的苹果给你！”布莱恩、布拉德利和内特还在节孔边。 “成功了!”内特喊道。“凶手朝露西跑去了！”布拉德利和内特扶着梯子，布莱恩爬了上去。 到了山顶，他朝哪里望去

he could hear Killer gobbling up the apples. Because of the bushes, the dog couldn't see him. Brian jumped into the neighbors' yard. "Send the ladder over!" he yelled through the fence. Bradley and Nate hoisted the ladder up and shoved it. They heard it drop onto the neighbors' lawn. Bradley stuck his eye to the knothole. He saw Brian heading for the blue tarp at the same time that Lucy yelled, "The green car is coming!" She raced toward Bradley and Nate. "Your neighbors are back!" Bradley put his mouth to the knothole and shouted, "Brian, the neighbors are coming! Escape, dude!" They heard car doors slamming. They heard Killer barking with happiness. Just then, the top of the ladder appeared over the fence. Brian came next, practically flying over. He landed on the ground at Bradley's feet. Brian's face was red, but he was grinning. "That was close!" he said. He rubbed his arm. "Skinned the heck out of my elbow!"

他能听到杀手狼吞虎咽地吃苹果。 因为有灌木丛，狗看不到他。 布莱恩跳进邻居的院子里。 “把梯子送过来！”他隔着栅栏喊道。 布拉德利和内特把梯子吊起来推了推。 他们听到它落在邻居的草坪上。 布拉德利把眼睛盯着那个节孔。 他看见布赖恩朝蓝色篷布走去，同时露西喊道：“绿色的车来了！”她跑向布拉德利和内特。 “你的邻居回来了！”布拉德利把嘴贴在门孔上喊道：“布莱恩，邻居们来了！逃避,老兄!”他们听到车门砰的一声关上了。 他们听到杀手高兴地叫着。 就在这时，梯子的顶部出现在篱笆上。 接着是布莱恩，几乎是飞过来的。 他倒在布拉德利的脚下。 布莱恩的脸涨红了，但他在咧嘴笑。 “好险啊！”他说。 他揉了揉胳膊。“我的胳膊肘被剥了皮！”