9 Collecting clues

Chapter 9 Collecting clues They rushed to their room and picked up the book. It fell open at the last page of writing. "Lord Midnight's diary," said Sally, in excitement.

他们冲进自己的房间，捡起了那本书。 写到最后一页时，它打开了。 “午夜勋爵的日记。”莎莉兴奋地说。

Adam noticed the date. "That's the day the midnight accidents happen," he said, quietly. Sally gasped. "It's also today!" Adam looked at his watch. "In less than two hours it will be midnight," he said. "The curse may strike us next..." Not if we find the stone first...

亚当注意到了日期。“那是午夜发生事故的日子，”他平静地说。 莎莉气喘吁吁地说。“也是今天！”亚当看了看手表。 “再过不到两个小时就到午夜了，”他说。 “下一个咒语可能会袭击我们……” 除非我们先找到那块石头……

"It says in the diary that the stone is hidden in a room that isn't there..." That doesn't make sense! Maybe he means the secret room. Their hearts beating fast, Sally and Adam raced back to the secret room. There was so much stuff, the stone could be anywhere.

“日记里说那块石头藏在一个不存在的房间里……” 这说不通啊！也许他指的是密室。 他们的心怦怦直跳，莎莉和亚当跑回密室。 东西太多了，石头可能在任何地方。

With a sudden icy gust, two candles lit up an oil painting. Sally looked at the painting, then looked again. A man with a funny hat on was moving his arm. "He's pointing at something," she realized. "Only the picture frame," said Adam.

一阵突如其来的冷风吹来，两支蜡烛照亮了一幅油画。 莎莉看了看那幅画，然后又看了看。 一个戴着滑稽帽子的人在移动他的手臂。 “他在指什么，”她意识到。 “只有相框，”亚当说。

"Then let's look there," said Sally. With trembling hands, she lifted down the painting... pulled the canvas away from the frame... ...and spotted a folded-up piece of paper. Adam unfolded it and read a scribbled clue.

“那我们去那儿看看吧，”莎莉说。 她用颤抖的双手把画取了下来。 把画布从画框上拉开…… …然后发现了一张折叠起来的纸。 亚当打开它，读了一条潦草的线索。

Before the clock begins to chime, You must find the key to time. Open the box, watch dancers glide. The key to time is safe inside. "What key?" puzzled Adam. "What box?" asked Sally. Time crept on as they searched the cluttered room.

在时钟开始报时之前，你必须找到时间的钥匙。 打开盒子，看舞者滑翔。 时间的关键是内部安全。 “什么钥匙？”亚当迷惑不解。“什么盒子？”莎莉问。 他们在杂乱的房间里搜寻，时间悄悄流逝。