3 Journey's end

Chapter 3 Journey's end Sally knocked boldly on the front door. There was the sound of approaching footsteps, the door slowly opened and a grim-faced woman peered at them. Yeeess?

莎莉大胆地敲着前门。 这时传来了走近的脚步声，门慢慢打开了，一个脸色阴沉的女人盯着他们。 是的吗?

Adam and Sally took one look at the spooky maid and were about to run, when a second person appeared. "Hello," said Max. "I thought it must be you." Do come in. Taking a deep breath, Adam and Sally followed Max inside.

亚当和莎莉看了一眼这个幽灵般的女仆，正要跑开，这时第二个人出现了。 “你好，”马克斯说。“我想一定是你。” 请进。亚当和莎莉深吸了一口气，跟着麦克斯走了进去。

He led his cousins into a dimly-lit hallway, full of family paintings and statues. That's Great Aunt Mildred, next to the urn.

他领着他的堂兄弟们走进一个灯光昏暗的走廊，走廊里摆满了家族的画作和雕像。 那是米尔德丽德姑婆，在骨灰盒旁边。

Then he marched them up a creaking staircase... Not far to go. through a maze of passageways... ...until they reached Adam and Sally's room.

然后他领着他们走上吱吱作响的楼梯…… 不远了。穿过迷宫般的通道…… ．．．直到他们来到亚当和莎莉的房间。

"Make yourselves at home," said Max. "Dinner is at seven. It's fried newt wrapped in tongue- yum!" He strolled off down the corridor, licking his lips. Brrrrr. It's cold up here. "This place gives me the creeps!" whispered Adam. "Me too," said Sally. "And I don't like the sound of dinner, either."

“别客气。”麦克斯说。 “七点钟开饭。这是用舌头包着的炸蝾螈——好吃！”他舔着嘴唇，在走廊里溜达着。 Brrrrr。这里很冷。 “这地方让我浑身起鸡皮疙瘩！”亚当低声说。 “我也是，”莎莉说。“我也不喜欢吃晚饭的声音。”

As they looked around their eerie room, lightning streaked across the window. A gust of icy air made them shiver and somewhere a clock started chiming loudly. "Look over there!" cried Sally, pointing at an old desk. Pages were tearing off a calendar and days of the month were spinning to the floor. A ghostly shadow flitted across the wall. "HELP!" Adam and Sally yelled together, running to the door.

他们环视着这间诡异的房间，一道闪电划过窗户。 一阵冰冷的风吹得他们瑟瑟发抖，不知从哪里传来了响亮的报时声。 “看那边！”莎莉指着一张旧桌子叫道。 日历上的书页被撕掉了，每个月的日期都滚到了地板上。 一个幽灵般的影子掠过墙壁。 “救命!”亚当和莎莉一起喊道，跑向门口。