6. Brian’s New Plan

Chapter 6 Brian's New Plan "Cement and iron?" Bradley said. "Maybe they're building a cage for Killer." "But why would they buy a rope ladder and bike parts?" Lucy asked. Brian opened his eyes wide and made a zombie face. "The Killer Dog Mystery!" he said in a spooky voice. Bradley tossed some hay at his brother. "You won't think it's so funny when Dad comes out here looking for his new ladder," he said.

第6章布莱恩的新计划“水泥和铁？”布拉德利说。 “也许他们在给杀手造一个笼子。” “但他们为什么要买绳梯和自行车零件呢？”露西问。 布莱恩睁大眼睛，做了个丧尸脸。 “杀人狗之谜！”他用诡异的声音说。 布拉德利向他哥哥扔了一些干草。 “当爸爸出来找他的新梯子时，你就不会觉得这有多好笑了，”他说。

Just then, they heard a loud buzzing sound. "That's coming from their yard!" Bradley said. "What the heck is that?" Nate asked. "It sounds like an airplane!" "It's a chain saw," Lucy said. "My dad has one. He uses it to cut down trees." "Oh no!" Brian said. "How will we get our things back if they cut the tree down?" Five minutes later, the buzzing noise stopped. The kids ran back to the fence. Lucy got to the knothole first. "I can see the tarp and the dog," she said. "No people. No chain saw." "We need a plan," Brian said. "We had a plan," Bradley said. "And it would have worked if the neighbors hadn't come back so soon," Brian said. "And if their dog wasn't a giant monster!" Bradley said. "In the movies, the burglars feed the guard dogs sleeping pills," Nate said. "When they fall asleep, the burglars walk right past them!" Brian grinned. "We don't have sleeping pills," he said. "But you gave me an awesome idea, Nate.

就在这时，他们听到一声响亮的嗡嗡声。 “那是从他们的院子里传来的！”布拉德利说。 “那是什么鬼东西？”内特问道。 “听起来像飞机！”“是链锯。”露茜说。 “我爸爸有一个。他用它来砍树。” “哦,不!”布莱恩说。“如果他们把树砍倒，我们怎么拿回我们的东西呢？”五分钟后，嗡嗡声停止了。 孩子们跑回围栏。 露西先到了那个节孔。 “我能看到防水布和狗，”她说。 “没有人。没有链锯。” “我们需要一个计划，”布莱恩说。 “我们有一个计划，”布拉德利说。 “如果邻居们没有这么快就回来的话，这是可以成功的，”布莱恩说。 “如果他们的狗不是一个巨大的怪物！”布拉德利说。 “在电影里，窃贼给看门狗喂安眠药，”内特说。 “当他们睡着的时候，窃贼会从他们身边走过！”布莱恩笑了。 “我们没有安眠药，”他说。 “但你给了我一个很棒的主意，内特。

I can sneak over there when the Sargents and Killer are asleep!" "How are you going to get over the fence?" Bradley asked. "Dad's ladder is still on their side, remember? And the gate will be locked." "Easy," Brian said. "You three will boost me over. Then I'll unlatch the gate, and you guys can come in. We'll grab Dad's ladder and my money jar and run back home. Cinchy!" "And my flashlight!" Bradley said. "It will be in the papers tomorrow," Nate said. He closed his eyes and said, "Killer Dog Eats Redheaded Boy." "Not to worry," Brian said. "I can outrun that big old dog." "I like your plan," Lucy said. "When can we do it?" "How about Wednesday night?" Brian said. "Your families are all coming to our house. We'll get permission for you guys to sleep over. At midnight, we'll sneak out. It'll be fun!" Nate opened his eyes wide. "Creeping around in the dark with a killer dog on the loose doesn't sound like fun!" he said.

我可以趁中士和杀手睡着的时候溜过去！”“你打算怎么越过栅栏？”布拉德利问。 “爸爸的梯子还在他们那边，记得吗？” 大门就会被锁上。” “简单，”布莱恩说。“你们三个会把我扶过去的。 然后我打开门锁，你们就可以进来了。 我们拿着爸爸的梯子和我的钱罐跑回家。 Cinchy !”“还有我的手电筒！”布拉德利说。 “明天报纸上就会报道，”内特说。 他闭上眼睛说：“杀人狗吃了红发男孩。” “别担心，”布莱恩说。 “我能跑得过那只大狗。” “我喜欢你的计划。”露茜说。 “我们什么时候能做？”“星期三晚上怎么样？”布莱恩说。 “你们的家人都要来我们家。 我们会得到允许让你们在这里过夜的。 午夜时分，我们偷偷溜出去。 会很有趣的！”内特睁大了眼睛。 他说：“在黑暗中蹑手蹑脚地带着一只杀人的狗四处游荡，听起来一点也不好玩！”

Brian stood. "Operation Brian is a perfect plan," he said. "Nothing will go wrong." Bradley laughed. "Gee, sneaking past Mom and Dad's bedroom, climbing over a fence in the dark, fighting off a monster dog—what could possibly go wrong?" Brian grinned. "Trust me," he said. During school recess the next day, the four kids talked about Operation Brian. "We should all wear dark clothes," Brian said. "Like ninjas." "I still think it's crazy," Nate said. "That dog is gigantic!" "I sure hope Mom and Dad don't wake up and catch us," Bradley said. The next day was Wednesday. Nate's family came to Bradley's house for dinner at six-thirty. Lucy and Dink's family showed up a few minutes later.

布莱恩站。“布莱恩行动是一个完美的计划，”他说。 “不会出错的。”布拉德利笑了。 “天啊，偷偷溜过爸爸妈妈的卧室，在黑暗中爬过栅栏，和一只怪物狗搏斗——还能出什么差错呢？”布莱恩笑了。 “相信我，”他说。第二天学校休息时，四个孩子谈论着布莱恩行动。 “我们都应该穿深色衣服，”布莱恩说。 “像忍者。”“我还是觉得这太疯狂了，”内特说。 “那条狗好大啊！”布拉德利说：“我真希望爸爸妈妈不会醒来发现我们。” 第二天是星期三。 内特的家人在六点半来到布拉德利家吃晚饭。 几分钟后露西和丁克的家人出现了。

Nate and Lucy had permission to sleep over. They each brought a sleeping bag. Hidden inside the sleeping bags were their dark clothes. Thirteen people sat down to eat supper. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose were excited about Thanksgiving the next day. Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy were excited about Operation Brian. It was only five hours away. After supper, everyone played board games. The kids played Scrabble. Nate went first, and he made DOG as his word. "Did you see our new neighbors' dog?" Josh asked Dink and Ruth Rose. "He's the biggest monster I've ever seen!" Bradley poked Brian, Nate, and Lucy under the table. They all grinned. At ten o'clock, the Duncans and Hathaways thanked the Pintos for supper and went home. Nate and Lucy followed the twins upstairs to their room and unrolled their sleeping bags under the window. Next door, the tarp glowed from the light inside.

内特和露西被允许过夜了。 他们每人带了一个睡袋。 睡袋里藏着他们的深色衣服。 13个人坐下来吃晚饭。 丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯对第二天的感恩节很兴奋。 布拉德利、布莱恩、内特和露西对布莱恩行动感到兴奋。 只有五个小时的路程。 晚饭后，每个人都玩棋盘游戏。 孩子们玩拼字游戏。内特先去了，他把“狗”当作他的词。 “你看到我们新邻居的狗了吗？”乔希问丁克和露丝·罗斯。 “他是我见过的最大的怪物！”布拉德利把布莱恩、内特和露西戳到了桌子底下。 他们都笑了。十点钟，邓肯夫妇和哈撒韦夫妇谢过平托夫妇的晚餐，就回家了。 内特和露西跟着双胞胎上楼到他们的房间，在窗下展开睡袋。 在隔壁，篷布在里面的灯光下闪闪发光。

The kids saw shapes moving around behind the tarp. They heard sanding noises and scraping noises and hammering noises and chain-saw noises. They heard Mr. and Mrs. Sargent laughing. "They're working on their secret project," Lucy said. "What could it be?" Nate asked. "We'll know pretty soon," Brian said. "If your plan works," Nate said. "Operation Brian will totally work," Brian declared. "In two hours, we'll know what's going on inside that blue tarp. And we'll have Dad's ladder, my money, and Bradley's flashlight." Their dad's voice came from downstairs: "Go to sleep! Not a peep! Or up the stairs I'll creep!" Lucy giggled. "Your dad is so funny!" "Not if he catches us sneaking out," Bradley said. The four kids pulled on their dark clothes. The twins got into their beds, and Nate and Lucy crawled into their sleeping bags. Bradley shut off the light.

孩子们看到篷布后面有东西在动。 他们听到了打磨声、刮擦声、锤击声和链锯声。 他们听见萨金特夫妇在笑。 “他们在搞秘密计划。”露西说。 “会是什么呢？”内特问道。 “我们很快就会知道，”布莱恩说。 “如果你的计划成功的话，”内特说。 “布莱恩行动一定会成功的，”布莱恩宣布。 “两小时后，我们就会知道那块蓝色防水布里面发生了什么。 我们会有爸爸的梯子，我的钱，还有布拉德利的手电筒。” 楼下传来爸爸的声音：“睡觉吧！一点声音也没有！不然我就爬上楼去！”露西咯咯笑了。 “你爸爸真有趣！”布拉德利说：“如果他发现我们偷偷溜出去就不会了。” 四个孩子穿上了深色的衣服。 双胞胎上了床，内特和露西爬进了睡袋。 布拉德利关上了灯。