5 Sleeping Jill

CHAPTER 5 SLEEPING JILL 'So, do you think the book is a clue?' says Terry. 'Does it have something to do with Mr Big Nose's disappearance?' 'Maybe,' I say. 'It was published by Mr Big Nose, but it still doesn't explain where he is. We need to keep looking.' Terry holds up a magnifying glass and continues investigating. 'Look at this pen!' he says. 'It's huge!'

“那么，你认为这本书是个线索吗？”特里说。 “这和大鼻子先生的失踪有关吗？”“也许吧，”我说。 “这是大鼻子先生出版的，但它仍然没有解释他在哪里。” 我们需要继续寻找。”特里举起放大镜，继续调查。 “看这支笔！”他说。 “真够大的!”

'And look at this trophy! It's gigantic!! And look at this paperclip! It's massive!!!'

“看看这个奖杯！”这是巨大的!看看这个回形针！这是巨大的! !”

'Um, Terry?' I say. Terry turns to me, still looking through the magnifying glass. 'Yikes!' he says. 'You're enormous too!'

“嗯,特里?”我说。特里转向我，仍然透过放大镜看。 “呀! !他说。“你也很大！”

'No, I'm not,' I say, 'and neither is that paperclip… you're just looking at everything through your biggest magnifying glass!' 'Aha!' says Terry. 'Another mystery solved!'

“不，我不是，”我说，“那个回形针也不是……你只不过是用你最大的放大镜看东西罢了！”“啊哈!特里说。 “又一个谜团解开了！”

'Yes,' I say, 'but not the right one. We're supposed to be figuring out The Mystery of the Missing Mr Big Nose, not The Mystery of Why Everything Looks Enormous to You.' 'Oh yeah,' says Terry. 'Good point.' Terry peers at a large lettuce leaf on Mr Big Nose's desk. 'Look at this caterpillar,' he says. 'I think it might be a clue. It's trembling— like it's frightened… Whatever happened to Mr Big Nose, this poor little guy must have seen the whole thing.'

“是的，”我说，“但不是正确的。 我们应该弄清楚大鼻子先生失踪的秘密，而不是为什么所有东西在你看来都是巨大的秘密。“哦，是的，”特里说。 “好。”特里凝视着大鼻子先生桌子上的一片大莴苣叶。 “看这只毛毛虫，”他说。 “我想这可能是个线索。 它在颤抖——好像受到了惊吓……不管大鼻子先生发生了什么事，这个可怜的小家伙一定看到了整个过程。”

'If only caterpillars could talk,' I say. 'They can,' says Terry. 'It's just that we can't understand them.' 'If only we knew somebody who could understand caterpillars,' I say. 'Somebody like Jill,' says Terry. 'Somebody exactly like Jill,' I say.

“要是毛毛虫会说话就好了，”我说。 “他们可以，”特里说。“只是我们无法理解它们。我说：“要是我们认识一个懂毛毛虫的人就好了。” “像吉尔那样的人，”特里说。 “跟吉尔一模一样的人，”我说。