10 The Midnight Stone

Chapter 10 The Midnight Stone For a moment, Adam and Sally just stared at the stone. "It's beautiful," sighed Sally. "It's almost midnight," realized Adam, in a panic. Clutching the stone, they ran to the staircase.

亚当和莎莉盯着那块石头看了一会儿。 “真漂亮，”莎莉叹了口气。 “快半夜了，”亚当惊慌地意识到。 他们抓着石头跑向楼梯。

"Only two minutes left!" cried Sally. She stood on tiptoe and reached up to the urn. It was no good- she was far too short. As they searched for something to stand on, Mervin Midnight appeared on the stairs. We need help! "Do you want an acrobat?" he asked. "I'm training to be one."

“只剩下两分钟了！”莎莉喊道。 她踮起脚尖，够到骨灰盒。 这样不行——她太矮了。 正当他们在寻找可以站立的东西时，默文·子夜出现在楼梯上。 我们需要帮助！“你想要一个杂技演员吗？” “我正在接受训练。”

"Can you put this stone in the urn for us?" asked Adam. I love a challenge! "Easy!" said Mervin, taking the stone. "I'll toss it up like a juggling ball. I'm very good at juggling." He threw the stone into the air... and nearly dropped it. "It's not a game!" said Sally, urgently. "Please hurry."

“你能帮我们把这块石头放进瓮里吗？”亚当问。 我喜欢挑战！“放轻松！”默文接过石头说。 “我会像抛杂耍球一样抛来抛去。 我很擅长杂耍。” 他把石头抛向空中。 差点掉在地上。“这不是游戏！”莎莉急切地说。 “请快点。”

Just then, the first strike of midnight sounded. DONG! Instantly, a flash of lightning lit up the sky. DONG! What's happening? The second strike shattered a mirror on the wall.

就在这时，午夜的第一声钟声响起了。 越南盾!瞬间，一道闪电照亮了天空。 越南盾!发生什么事情了?第二次击打打碎了墙上的一面镜子。

DONG! went the third strike and a whirling wind swept through the corridor. Sally was horrified. "We're too late! The curse will claim another victim." DONG!

越南盾!第三下，一阵旋风吹过走廊。 莎莉吓坏了。“我们来晚了！”诅咒将会夺走另一个受害者。” 越南盾!

On the ninth stroke, a dark shadow appeared and came closer. Sally and Adam clung to each other. DONG! It was the creepy maid. She walked straight up to Mervin, grabbed the stone from his hand... and placed it in the urn. DONG! Just in time!

划第九下时，一个黑影出现了，而且越来越近。 莎莉和亚当紧紧依偎在一起。 越南盾!是那个令人毛骨悚然的女佣。 她径直走向默文，从他手里抢过石头…… 把它放在骨灰盒里。越南盾!来得正是时候！