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Chapter 28 "Now then," said Mr. Lemoncello, "are you ready to play Risking Everything for Five Little Library Cards?" Kyle swallowed hard. Then he nodded. "All right, you Maniac Magees, here is your picture puzzle. The category is Famous Quotes. You have sixty seconds to solve this rebus." "Wait a second," said Akimi. "What's a rebus?" "You figure out the words in a phrase by looking at pictures and symbols," said Kyle.

第二十八章“现在，”莱蒙塞罗先生说，“你准备好赌上一切来换取五张小借书证了吗?”凯尔使劲咽了口气。 然后他点点头。“好了，你们这些疯狂的魔法师，这是你们的图片拼图。 分类是名言。 你有60秒的时间来解决这个问题。” “等一下，”明美说。 “什么是雷布斯?”凯尔说:“你可以通过看图片和符号来理解短语中的单词。”

"For instance," added Miguel, "the letters 'R' and 'E' plus a picture of a school bus would equal 'rebus.' " "Oh. Okay," said Akimi. "If you guys say so." "Are you ready to play?" asked Mr. Lemoncello. Kyle looked at his teammates, who nodded. "Yes, sir." "Then on your mark … get set … go, dog, go!" Mr. Lemoncello's image disappeared. Ticktock clock music started playing. The video screens all projected the same picture:

“例如，”米格尔补充说，“字母‘R’和‘E’加上一辆校车的图片就等于‘rebus’。’”“哦。 好吧，”明美说。“如果你们这么说的话。” “你准备好演奏了吗?”莱蒙切罗先生问。 凯尔看了看队友，队友们点了点头。 “是的,先生。”“那就各就各位……准备好……加油，狗狗，加油!”莱蒙塞罗的形象消失了。 滴答声开始响起。 电视屏幕上的画面都是一样的:

"We're officially dead," said Akimi. "Fifty-five seconds," said Mr. Lemoncello.

“我们正式死了，”明美说。 “55秒，”莱蒙切罗说。

"Okay, we break it up four ways," said Kyle. "The first and third rows are similar, I'll do them." "I'll do the last one," said Akimi. "I'll take the second row," said Miguel. "I'm four," said Sierra. "Fifty seconds," said Mr. Lemoncello. Everyone went to work. "Mine is some guy hitting himself in the thumb but with a 'gr' and an 'o'?" muttered Akimi. "Then the male symbol where the 'le' equals 'rx'? 'Marx'? Does that make sense? Hello? Kyle? Is my second half 'Marx'?" Kyle didn't answer. He was too busy deciphering his own clue lines. " 'Outlet,' change the 'let' to 'side,' " he mumbled. " 'Golf' minus the 'g' and the 'l.' The letter 'A.' " "Forty seconds." " 'Dog.' " He dropped to the third line. He just needed the first word. " 'Bowling pins' without the 'p' but add an 'ide.' " "Thirty seconds." Kyle glanced at Miguel. He was moving his lips, mouthing out his part of the quote. Sierra, too.

“好吧，我们分成四种方式，”凯尔说。 “第一行和第三行差不多，我来做吧。” “我来做最后一个，”明美说。 “我坐第二排，”米格尔说。 “我四岁了，”西拉说。“50秒，”莱蒙切罗先生说。 每个人都去上班了。“我的故事是有个人打了自己的大拇指，但打了一个‘gr’和一个‘o’?”阿基米嘟囔着。 “那么‘le’等于‘rx’的男性符号呢?” “马克思”?明白了吗? 喂?凯尔?我的另一半是‘马克思’吗?”凯尔没有回答。 他忙着破译自己的线索。 “‘Outlet’，把‘let’改成‘side’，”他咕哝着说。 “‘高尔夫’减去‘g’和‘l’。”字母“A”。’”“四十秒。” “狗。’”他落到了第三行。 他只是需要第一个词。 “‘保龄球瓶’没有‘p’，但加了一个‘ide’。’”“三十秒。” 凯尔瞥了米格尔一眼。他动了动嘴唇，说出了他的那部分引言。 塞拉。

"You guys ready?" Kyle whispered. "Hang on," said Miguel. "Twenty seconds." "Okay. Go." Kyle read the first line: " 'Outside of a dog …' " Miguel picked up the thread: " '… a book is man's best friend.' " Kyle continued. " 'Inside of a dog …' " Sierra took over. " '… it's too dark to read.' " Akimi brought them home: " 'Groucho Marx!' " "Is that your final answer?" asked Mr. Lemoncello. "Yes," said Kyle, and then he repeated the entire quote: " 'Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.'—Groucho Marx." Bells rang. Chaser lights flashed. The audience went wild. Akimi and Sierra actually squealed and hugged each other. "You are correct!" shouted Mr. Lemoncello. "There's no dead end in Norvelt, not today! Take

“你们准备好了吗?”凯尔低声说。 “等一下，”米格尔说。“二十秒。” “好吧。走吧。”凯尔读了第一行:“‘狗的外面……’”米格尔接起线头:“‘……书是人类最好的朋友。’”凯尔继续说道。 “‘狗的肚子……’”塞拉接过话头。 “……太黑了，看不清。’”阿基米把它们带回家:“‘格劳乔·马克思!’”“这是你的最终答案吗?”莱蒙塞罗问道。 “是的，”凯尔说，然后他重复了整句话:“除了狗，书是人类最好的朋友。 狗的肚子太黑了，没法看书。groucho Marx。” 铃响了。追逐灯闪烁着。 观众们欣喜若狂。Akimi和Sierra竟然尖叫着拥抱在一起。 “你说得对!”莱蒙切罗先生喊道。 “在诺维尔特没有死胡同，今天没有!”取

those five library cards, Team Kyle! You won them fair and square!" Charles and Andrew heard a commotion on the third floor. Bells ringing. An audience whooping it up. Girls squealing. "Come on," said Charles. They raced up the stairs and peeked into the Electronic Learning Center. Kyle Keeley and his teammates were all hugging each other and slapping high fives. On every video screen in the game room, Charles could see a pictogram puzzle. "What's going on in there?" whispered Andrew. "They might be gaining on us," Charles whispered back. "We need to pick up our pace. Quick—where would I find a book called Hoosier Hospitality written by Eve Healy Aresty?" "The nine hundreds room." "Let's go." Charles and Andrew scurried back to the second floor and the 900s room.

那五张借书证，凯尔队!你光明正大地赢得了它们!”查尔斯和安德鲁听到三楼传来一阵骚动。 铃响了。观众在欢呼。 女孩号叫。“来吧，”查尔斯说。 他们跑上楼梯，向电子学习中心窥视。 凯尔·基利和他的队友们互相拥抱并击掌。 在游戏室的每个屏幕上，查尔斯都能看到一个象形文字拼图。 “里面发生了什么事?”安德鲁小声问。 “他们可能在追上我们了。”查尔斯小声回答。 “我们需要加快步伐。 快说，我在哪里可以找到伊芙·希利·阿雷斯蒂写的《印第安纳好客》?”“九百房间。” “我们走吧。”查尔斯和安德鲁急匆匆地跑回二楼和九点钟的房间。