24 Keeping Austin Weird

Chapter 24 KEEPING AUSTIN WEIRD Except for a rip in Coke's T-shirt, the twins were fine. They told Mya and Bones everything they could remember about Doominator and Mrs. Higgins. "Let's go!" Bones hollered to Mya. "Maybe we can catch them before they get too far." Before following him, Mya put her hands on the twins' shoulders. "We will watch out for you, always," she said. Then she hugged them both and ran after Bones. Coke and Pep had no interest in hanging around to see the rest of the chocolate factory. They rushed back to the little storage room and climbed out the small window they had entered.

除了寇克的t恤破了个口子外，这对双胞胎一切都很好。 他们把他们所记得的关于末日终结者和希金斯太太的一切都告诉了米亚和骨头。 “我们走吧!”骨头对米娅喊道。 “也许我们可以在他们走得太远之前抓住他们。” 在跟随他之前，米亚把手放在双胞胎的肩膀上。 “我们会一直照顾你的，”她说。 然后她抱住他们俩，追着骨头跑去。 可口可乐和佩普对巧克力工厂的其他部分不感兴趣。 他们冲回小储藏室，从他们进来的小窗户爬了出去。

Their parents were waiting in the car. "So, did you have fun?" asked Dr. McDonald. "Was it exciting, having the run of the place?" "Exciting is the perfect word for it, Dad," Coke replied. "Not again!" Mrs. McDonald asked, poking her finger through the tear in Coke's shirt. "What happened this time?" "It... uh... got caught on something," Coke said honestly. "I'm really sorry, Mom." "I wish you'd be more careful," Mrs. McDonald said shaking her head. "I feel like you ruin a new T-shirt just about every day." Afterward, they had dinner and checked into a Waco hotel called La Quinta Inn & Suites. It was still early, and the twins, in the privacy of their own room, had some time to talk things over. "Do you think that robot is as dangerous to us as the real Dr. Warsaw?" Pep wondered as

他们的父母在车里等着。 “那么，你玩得开心吗？” 麦当劳。“控制这个地方，是不是很刺激？”“激动是最贴切的词了，爸爸，”可口可乐回答说。 “不了!”麦克唐纳太太问道，用手指从可乐衬衫的破洞里戳了戳。 “这次发生了什么事？”“这…… 嗯…被抓了个正着，”科克诚实地说。 “我真的很抱歉，妈妈。”“我希望你能更小心一点，”麦克唐纳太太摇着头说。 “我觉得你几乎每天都会毁掉一件新t恤。” 之后，他们吃了晚饭，住进了韦科一家名为拉昆塔酒店和套房的酒店。 时间还早，这对双胞胎在自己的房间里私下商量着事情。 “你认为那个机器人对我们来说和真正的博士一样危险吗？ 华沙吗?”佩普想，

she brushed her teeth. "It's more dangerous," Coke replied. "At least Dr. Warsaw felt guilty about what he was doing. That's probably why he had a nervous breakdown. Doominator has everything Dr. Warsaw has, except for a conscience. So the robot can kill a kid and feel no remorse." "Do you think Mrs. Higgins really loves him?" Pep asked. "I mean, is it possible to fall in love with a robot? Or for a robot to fall in love with a person?" "Beats me," her brother replied. "The two of them seem like they're meant for each other. They're both psychos." Go to Google Maps (http://maps.google.com). Click Get Directions. In the A box, type Waco TX.

她刷了牙。“这样更危险，”可口可乐回答。 至少华沙医生对自己的所作所为感到内疚。 这可能就是他精神崩溃的原因。 末日终结者拥有一切，博士。 华沙有，除了良心。 所以机器人可以杀死一个孩子而不会感到后悔。” “你觉得希金斯太太真的爱他吗？”Pep问道。 “我的意思是，有可能爱上一个机器人吗？” 或者让机器人爱上一个人？”“我不知道，”她哥哥回答。 “他们俩看起来是天生一对。 他们俩都是疯子。”进入谷歌Maps （http://maps.google.com）。 点击“获取路线”。在A框中，输入Waco TX。

In the B box, type Austin TX. Click Get Directions. From Waco to Austin is a straight shot south about a hundred miles down I-35. In the morning, Dr. McDonald let the Ferrari unwind and they made the trip in an hour and a half. As soon as they arrived in Austin, it was obvious that this was not your typical central Texas town. Besides its fame as the Live Music Capital of the World, Austin is also famous simply for being a weird place and proud of it. In fact, bumper stickers and signs around town say KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD. From the giant fork outside the Hyde Park Bar & Grill to the mural of a frog saying HI, HOW ARE YOU, the town has a refreshing oddball character to it. Nothing says that more than the Museum of the Weird on East Sixth Street. That's exactly where Mrs. McDonald wanted to

在B框中，输入Austin TX。 点击“获取路线”。从韦科到奥斯汀是沿I-35公路向南直走100英里。 早上，麦克唐纳博士让法拉利放松一下，他们在一个半小时内完成了旅程。 当他们到达奥斯汀时，很明显，这不是一个典型的德克萨斯中部城镇。 除了作为“世界现场音乐之都”的名声外，奥斯汀还因其奇怪的地方而闻名，并为此感到自豪。 事实上，城里的保险杠贴纸和标牌上都写着“保持奥斯汀怪异”。 从海德公园酒吧（Hyde Park Bar & Grill）外的巨型叉子，到画着一只青蛙说你好（HI, HOW ARE YOU）的壁画，这个小镇有一种令人耳目一新的古怪性格。 没有什么比东第六街的怪异博物馆更能说明这一点了。 这正是麦克唐纳夫人想要的

go to gather material for Amazing but True. People who are fascinated by UFOs, ghosts, sideshow freaks, and zombies feel right at home in this place. It's filled with displays of shrunken heads, Fiji mermaids, Bigfoot footprints, live reptiles, wax vampires, mummies, and strange animals like a hairy fish and a two-headed cow. There's a photo of a football team with six- fingered players. "This place creeps me out," Pep said as she

去收集《神奇但真实》的素材。 那些对不明飞行物、鬼魂、杂耍怪物和僵尸着迷的人在这个地方感觉就像在家里一样。 里面到处都是萎缩的头颅、斐济美人鱼、大脚脚印、活的爬行动物、蜡吸血鬼、木乃伊，以及像多毛鱼和双头牛这样的奇怪动物。 有一张足球队的照片，有六根手指的球员。 “这地方吓死我了，”佩普说

gazed at an exhibit about Ballyhoo Betty, a professional fire-eater who pulls nails out of her nose. But Pep made it a point to look at every photo on the wall and peer into every display case. Mrs. McDonald took a few pictures and jotted down some notes, but the Museum of the Weird was a little too weird even for her. And Dr. McDonald looked down his nose at the whole operation. "They call this a museum?" he said with a snort. "That's ridiculous. Your mother and I will meet you outside." After their parents left, the twins continued looking at the displays and giggling at the outrageousness of it all. On a table near the shrunken head display was a button that looked like a doorbell. On a piece of paper next to it, somebody had written in childish handwriting.... PUSH THIS BUTTON FOR A SURPRISE

凝视着一个关于大呼小叫的贝蒂的展览，她是一个专业的吃火者，会从她的鼻子里拔指甲。 但佩普坚持要看墙上的每一张照片，看每一个展示柜。 麦克唐纳太太拍了几张照片，做了一些笔记，但即使对她来说，古怪博物馆也有点太奇怪了。 麦克唐纳医生对整个手术都嗤之以鼻。 “他们管这叫博物馆？”他哼了一声说。 “这是荒谬的。你妈妈和我在外面等你。” 父母离开后，这对双胞胎继续看着这些展品，为这一切的荒唐而咯咯地笑。 在那张缩小了的人头陈列柜旁边的桌子上，有一个看起来像门铃的按钮。 在它旁边的一张纸上，有人用孩子气的笔迹写着.... 按下这个按钮，你会有惊喜