6. The Hairy Clue

Chapter 6 The Hairy Clue "How are we going to find him?" Brian asked. "He could be anywhere!" "I have one idea." Lucy turned and pointed at the tent. "The silver acrobat left through the back of the tent, right?" "Right," Bradley said. Lucy turned again and pointed toward Main Street. "So maybe he went to town," she added. "Yeah!" Bradley said. "We can ask if anyone saw him." "So we're supposed to just ask everyone if they've seen some dude in silver tights?" Brian

第六章毛茸茸的线索“我们怎样才能找到他？”布莱恩问。 “他可能在任何地方！”“我有一个主意。” 露西转过身，指着帐篷。 “那个银色的杂技演员从帐篷后面走了，对吗？”“好的，”布拉德利说。 露茜又转过身来，指着主街。 “所以他可能去城里了，”她补充说。 “是啊!”布拉德利说。“我们可以问问有没有人见过他。” “所以我们应该问每个人是否见过穿银色紧身衣的人？”布莱恩

asked with a big grin. "Why not?" asked Bradley. "Yeah, why not?" repeated Nate. "We have to try," Lucy said. "He or she could save the circus!" "Ha!" Brian said. "Lucy is right," Bradley said. "Where should we start?" They cut through Center Park and walked past Swan Pond. Two minutes later they were on Main Street. "Where would you go if you were an acrobat in silver tights?" Lucy asked. "I'd go home and change," Nate said. "I'd go to the fitness center and hide," Brian said. Bradley laughed. "I'd go to Ellie's Diner for ice cream!" he said. "Me too," Lucy said. The kids headed for Ellie's and crowded through the glass door. Ellie was making banana splits for four teenagers sitting in a booth. Bradley, Brian, and Nate sat at the counter and watched Ellie squirt whipped cream on top of the

他咧嘴笑着问道。“为什么不呢？”布拉德利问。 “是啊，为什么不呢？”内特重复道。 “我们必须试试。”露茜说。 “他或她可以拯救马戏团！”“哈!”布莱恩说。 “露西说得对，”布拉德利说。 “我们从哪里开始呢？”他们穿过中央公园，走过天鹅湖。 两分钟后，他们来到了主街。 “如果你是一个穿着银色紧身衣的杂技演员，你会去哪里？”露西问。 “我会回家换衣服，”内特说。 “我会去健身中心躲起来，”布莱恩说。 布拉德利笑了。“我会去艾丽餐厅吃冰淇淋！”他说。 “我也是。”露茜说。孩子们朝艾莉家走去，挤进玻璃门。 艾莉正在为坐在摊位上的四个青少年做香蕉饼干。 布拉德利、布莱恩和内特坐在柜台旁，看着艾莉把鲜奶油喷在蛋糕上

sundaes. Lucy marched up to the booth. "Have you guys seen someone in silver tights?" she asked the four teenagers. "Boy or girl?" one of the boys asked Lucy. "We don't know," Lucy said. The teenagers looked at each other. "Nope, we haven't seen anyone in tights since we saw the Spider-Man movie!" Lucy joined the boys at the counter. "I haven't, either," Ellie said. "Who is it?" "That's what we're trying to find out," Bradley said. He and the other kids explained about the circus and the masked acrobat. "Wow," said Ellie. "I hope you find him or her. And if they need help tomorrow, let me know. I have a popcorn maker in my basement!" The kids thanked Ellie and headed next door to the fitness center. Bradley stopped at the desk. "Excuse me," he said to the man working there. "We're looking for someone in silver tights who might have come in a little while ago."

圣代。露西大步走向电话亭。 “你们见过穿银色紧身衣的人吗？”她问四个十几岁的孩子。 “男孩还是女孩？”其中一个男孩问露茜。 “我们不知道。”露茜说。 青少年们面面相觑。 “不，自从看了《蜘蛛侠》电影后，我们就没见过有人穿紧身衣了！”露西和男孩们一起站在柜台前。 “我也没有，”埃莉说。 “是谁？”布拉德利说：“这就是我们想要了解的。” 他和其他孩子解释了马戏团和蒙面杂技演员的事。 “哇，”埃莉说。“我希望你能找到他或她。 如果他们明天需要帮助，告诉我。 我的地下室里有一台爆米花机！”孩子们谢了埃莉，向隔壁的健身中心走去。 布拉德利在书桌前停了下来。 “对不起，”他对在那里工作的人说。 “我们在找一个穿银色紧身衣的人，他可能刚刚进来过。”

"Did you look in the gym?" the man asked. "Lots of people wearing tights in there." He pointed to a large window. Inside the gym, the kids saw people lifting weights, doing stretches, and walking on treadmills. Some of them wore workout tights. A couple of the outfits were silver. But none looked like the costume the acrobat was wearing. The kids left the fitness center and walked down Main Street. They asked Mrs. Wong in the pet shop. They stopped in the bookstore. They questioned an attendant at the gas station. "No one saw a silver acrobat," Bradley said in front of the bookstore. "Maybe the acrobat turned himself invisible!" Nate said. Brian poked Nate. "Maybe I'll turn you invisible!" he said. Bradley noticed Howard standing outside the window of his barbershop. Next to him was a sign that said SPECIAL SUNDAY HOURS 3–5. "Let's go ask Howard," Bradley said.

“你在健身房找过了吗？” “里面很多人都穿着紧身衣。” 他指着一扇大窗户。 在健身房里，孩子们看到人们举重、做伸展运动、在跑步机上行走。 他们中的一些人穿着运动紧身衣。 有几套衣服是银色的。 但没有一个看起来像杂技演员穿的服装。 孩子们离开健身中心，沿着主街走去。 他们问宠物店的王太太。 他们在书店停了下来。 他们询问了加油站的一名服务员。 “没人看到一个银色的杂技演员，”布拉德利在书店前说。 “也许是杂技演员把自己隐形了！”内特说。 布莱恩戳了戳内特。“也许我会让你隐形！”他说。 布拉德利注意到霍华德站在理发店的窗外。 他旁边有一块牌子，上面写着“特别星期日3-5小时”。 “我们去问问霍华德吧，”布拉德利说。

The other kids followed Bradley to the barbershop. "Did you four sell all your tickets?" Howard asked. "Yes, we did," Brian said. "But we have a problem." "Tell me," Howard said. "I love to listen to people's problems." Just then a man wearing a baseball cap rushed up to Howard. "Got time to cut my hair?" the man asked. Howard looked through his window at the wall clock. "It's almost five, so it'll have to be a fast one," he said. "Take off your hat." The man yanked off his cap. His bushy hair was standing up in all directions. Howard laughed. "You have a bad case of hat hair," he said, "but I'll take care of that. Go inside and have a seat." The man walked into Howard's shop. Bradley noticed Lucy watching him. He was trying to smooth down his spiky hair. "Sorry," Howard said to the kids. "I'm all ears!"

其他孩子跟着布拉德利去了理发店。 “你们四个的票都卖完了吗？”霍华德问道。 “是的，我们做到了，”布莱恩说。 “但我们有一个问题。”“告诉我，”霍华德说。 “我喜欢倾听别人的问题。” 就在这时，一个戴着棒球帽的男人向霍华德冲了过来。 “有时间给我剪头发吗？”男人问。 霍华德透过窗户看了看挂钟。 “快五点了，所以得快点，”他说。 “脱下你的帽子。”那人猛地脱下帽子。 他浓密的头发向四面八方竖着。 霍华德笑了。“你的头发很糟糕，”他说，“不过我会处理的。 进去坐吧。” 那人走进了霍华德的商店。 布拉德利注意到露西在看着他。 他试图抚平他的尖头发。 “对不起，”霍华德对孩子们说。 “我洗耳恭听！”

The kids explained about the circus and the acrobat who had vanished. "We don't know who it is," Nate said. "But all the people who bought tickets would love the act!"

孩子们解释了马戏团和消失的杂技演员的事。 “我们不知道是谁，”内特说。 “但是所有买票的人都会喜欢这个表演的！”