5. Running Out of Time

Chapter 5 Running Out of Time On their way home, the twins' mom drove up Main Street. Brian sat up front and the other kids were in the back. Douglas's cage lay across their laps. Suddenly Bradley sat up. He tapped his mother's shoulder. "Mom, stop!" he shouted. "Here? Why?" his mother asked. "I want to take Douglas into the pet shop," Bradley said. "Mrs. Wong might know his owner!" "Great idea," his mother said. She pulled the car up in front of the Furry Feet Pet Shop. All four kids climbed out. Bradley and Lucy carried the cage through the front door.

在回家的路上，双胞胎的妈妈开车经过主街。 布赖恩坐在前面，其他孩子坐在后面。 道格拉斯的笼子横在他们的腿上。 布拉德利突然坐了起来。他轻拍母亲的肩膀。 “妈妈，停下！”他喊道。“在这里? 为什么？”他妈妈问。“我想带道格拉斯去宠物店，”布拉德利说。 “黄太太可能认识他的主人！”“好主意，”他妈妈说。 她把车停在毛茸茸的脚宠物店前面。 四个孩子都爬了出来。 布拉德利和露西抬着笼子穿过前门。

"Hi, kids," Mrs. Wong said. "What have you got?" Mrs. Wong was dropping fish food into an aquarium. All along the walls were fish tanks and animal cages. "It's a rabbit, and he won't eat," Nate said. Mrs. Wong peered into the cage at Douglas. The kids explained how Douglas had been left in their classroom closet. Then they told her what Dr. Henry had told them. "So you want to know if I know the owner, right?" Mrs. Wong asked. The four kids nodded.

“嗨，孩子们，”黄太太说。 “你找到了什么？”黄太太正在往鱼缸里扔鱼食。 沿着墙壁的是鱼缸和动物笼子。 “这是一只兔子，他不吃东西，”内特说。 黄太太凝视着笼子里的道格拉斯。 孩子们解释了道格拉斯是如何被留在教室壁橱里的。 然后他们告诉她。 亨利告诉了他们。“所以你想知道我是否认识房主，对吗？”黄太太问。 四个孩子点了点头。

Mrs. Wong put her hand in the cage. She stroked the rabbit's fur. Douglas sat in a corner with his eyes closed. "I'm sorry, but I've never seen this bunny," she said. "And I don't know anyone in town who owns one like this."

王太太把手伸进笼子里。 她抚摸着兔子的毛。 道格拉斯闭着眼睛坐在角落里。 “对不起，我从来没见过这只兔子，”她说。 “我不知道镇上有谁拥有这样的车。”

Bradley felt awful. How would they ever find Douglas's owner? The kids thanked Mrs. Wong and carried Douglas back to the car. "Any luck?" Bradley's mom asked. She pulled into traffic. "No, she'd never seen Douglas before," Bradley said. "I'm sorry, hon," his mother said. "I have an idea," Nate said. "We could put an ad in the newspaper. We could ask whoever left Douglas at the school to get in touch with us." "But that could take days," Bradley said. "We need to find Douglas's owner soon!" Lucy said. When they got home, the kids carried Douglas back up to Bradley and Brian's room. "Come down in a few minutes," the twins' mom called up the stairs. "I'll make hot chocolate." "Thanks, Mom!" Brian yelled back. They set the cage on Bradley's desk.

布拉德利感觉糟透了。他们怎么才能找到道格拉斯的主人呢？ 孩子们谢过黄太太，把道格拉斯抱回车上。 “任何运气吗?”布拉德利的妈妈问。 她把车开进了车流。“不，她以前从未见过道格拉斯，”布拉德利说。 “对不起，亲爱的，”妈妈说。 “我有个主意，”内特说。 “我们可以在报纸上登广告。 我们可以让把道格拉斯留在学校的人跟我们联系。” “但这可能需要几天时间，”布拉德利说。 “我们必须尽快找到道格拉斯的主人！”露西说。 回到家后，孩子们把道格拉斯抱回了布拉德利和布莱恩的房间。 “几分钟后下来，”双胞胎的妈妈在楼上喊道。 “我要做热巧克力。” “谢谢你,妈妈!”布莱恩喊道。 他们把笼子放在布拉德利的桌子上。

"He doesn't look any different," Nate said. "Maybe we should leave him alone for a while," Lucy said. "Maybe he just doesn't like kids," Brian suggested. They all stared at the rabbit. His eyes were closed, and he didn't move. "Come on," Bradley said sadly. "Let's go downstairs." He picked up the three photos as they left the room. Bradley's mom was stirring a pot of hot chocolate on the stove. The kids sat and Bradley spread out the pictures of Douglas. "Where'd you get those?" the twins' mother asked. "They were in the cage," Brian said. "His owner must have left them." Lucy pointed to the picture that showed Douglas in someone's hand. "He was so cute

“他看起来没有什么不同，”内特说。 “也许我们应该让他一个人待一会儿。”露茜说。 “也许他只是不喜欢孩子，”布莱恩暗示道。 他们都盯着兔子看。 他闭着眼睛，一动也不动。 “来吧，”布拉德利伤心地说。 “我们下楼去吧。”他们离开房间时，他捡起了那三张照片。 布拉德利的妈妈正在炉子上搅拌一锅热巧克力。 孩子们坐下来，布拉德利把道格拉斯的照片摊开。 “你从哪儿弄来的？”双胞胎的母亲问。 “它们在笼子里，”布莱恩说。 “肯定是他的主人留下的。” 露西指着那张照片，照片上道格拉斯在别人手里。 “他太可爱了

when he was little," she said. Suddenly Bradley had an idea. "Guys, these pictures could be clues!" he said.

当他还小的时候，”她说。 布拉德利突然有了一个主意。 “伙计们，这些照片可能是线索！”他说。