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Chapter 34 Veering left the instant she reached the second floor, Haley made her way toward the 400s room. She figured that Charles and Andrew had probably missed something important in the foreign languages room because they'd spent too much time talking to "these awesome mannequins" that told them all about their "American heritage." As she rounded the bend, Haley saw Kyle Keeley and his crew tumble out of the 200s room. It looked like Miguel was carrying a Bible.

哈利一到二楼就转身离开，朝400楼的房间走去。 她想查尔斯和安德鲁可能在外语教室里错过了一些重要的东西，因为他们花了太多时间和“这些很棒的人体模型”交谈，这些模型告诉他们所有关于他们的“美国传统”。 当她转过弯道时，海莉看到凯尔·基利和他的团队从2000号的房间里滚了出来。 米格尔好像拿着一本《圣经》。

But a Bible wasn't one of the books on display in the Staff Picks case. We're following separate paths to the same goal, Haley thought. And somewhere, those two paths are going to collide. Haley slid her card key down the reader slot in the 400s door. The lock clicked and she pushed the door open. The room was dimly lit. "Bienvenida! Bienvenue! Witamy! Kuwakaribisha! Welcome!" boomed a voice from the ceiling speakers. "Sorry," said Haley, blindly feeling her way forward and bumping into something hard and lumpy. "This is the four hundreds room, home of foreign languages. Here, HALEY, you can learn all about your American heritage." A bank of spotlights thumped on. Haley was basically hugging a department store mannequin. An overhead projector beamed a movie onto the dummy to her left, turning it into a perky woman

但是《圣经》并不是Staff精选箱中展出的书籍之一。 我们在朝着同一个目标走不同的路，海莉想。 在某个地方，这两条路径会发生碰撞。 海莉把卡钥匙从400号门的读卡器槽里塞了进去。 锁咔哒一声，她推开了门。 房间里灯光昏暗。“Bienvenida !欢迎!Witamy !Kuwakaribisha !欢迎!”天花板上的扩音器里传出一个声音。 “对不起。”哈利说，她盲目地摸索着前进，撞到了一个又硬又圆的东西。 这是四百室，外语之家。 在这里，哈利，你可以了解所有关于你的美国传统。” 一排射灯砰砰地响着。 海莉基本上是抱着一个百货公司的模特。 头顶上的放映机将一部电影投射到她左边的假人身上，把它变成了一个活泼的女人

who looked like Haley would probably look a couple of years after she graduated from college. "Hello, HALEY. Welcome to your American heritage. Let's begin your voyage!" "That's okay, I don't have time right now. I'm Haley Daley. My ancestors were Irish, okay? So can we skip the history lesson and …" Suddenly, the two mannequins at the far end of the row turned into sepia-toned versions of her great-great-great-grandmother and great-greatgreat- grandfather. Haley knew it was them because her dad had a bunch of old photos hanging in their family room. The two dummies looked exactly like Patrick and Oona Daley did in their wedding portrait. "No man ever wore a scarf as warm as his daughter's arm around his neck," said Patrick in his thick Irish brogue. "Yer da is proud of you, Haley." "Thanks. But I really need to win this competition." "Watch out for sneaky rascals," said Oona. "Them that would steal the sugar out of your punch."

看起来就像海莉大学毕业几年后的样子 “你好,哈利。欢迎来到你们的美国传统。 我们出发吧!”“没关系，我现在没有时间。 我是海莉·戴利。我的祖先是爱尔兰人，好吗? 所以我们能不能跳过历史课，然后……”突然间，排在最远一端的两个人体模型变成了她的曾曾曾祖母和曾曾曾祖父的深褐色版本。 海莉知道是他们，因为她爸爸在他们家的房间里挂了一堆老照片。 这两个假人看起来和帕特里克·戴利和乌娜·戴利夫妇的结婚照一模一样。 “没有哪个男人把围巾围在脖子上像他女儿的胳膊那样温暖，”帕特里克用他浓重的爱尔兰口音说。 “爸爸为你感到骄傲，哈利。” “谢谢。但我真的需要赢得这场比赛。” “小心那些鬼鬼祟祟的家伙。”乌娜说。 “他们会从你的潘趣酒里偷糖。”

Haley had to smile. It sounded like her ancestor had met Charles Chiltington. "And always remember, Haley," said her greatgreat- great-grandfather, "every woman's mind is her kingdom. Rule it wisely, lassie." "I'm trying!" "This library can help," said her great-greatgreat- grandmother with a wink. And when she did, a secret panel in the wall slid open. "What's going on?" said Haley. "You're our third visitor!" boomed the jolly announcer in the ceiling. "So?" "According to The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms—available in our reference department, by the way—'the third time is a charm'! Therefore, as our third visitor, you have won this charming bonus." Two bonuses in one day? She was right! Mr. Lemoncello definitely wanted Haley Daley to win this game, because clearly he knew she'd be the perfect, best-looking spokesmodel for his holiday commercials.

哈利不得不笑了。听起来就像她的祖先见过查尔斯·齐廷顿。 “永远记住，哈利，”她的曾曾曾曾祖父说，“每个女人的思想就是她的王国。 明智地统治它吧，姑娘。”“我在!”“这个图书馆能帮上忙，”她的曾曾曾祖母眨眨眼说。 当她这样做的时候，墙上的一块秘密嵌板滑开了。 “怎么回事?”哈利问。 “你是我们的第三位客人!”天花板上快活的播音员大声说。 “所以?”“根据《美国传统习语词典》——顺便说一句，在我们的参考部可以找到——‘第三次是有魅力的’!”因此，作为我们的第三位客人，你赢得了这份迷人的奖金。” 一天两份奖金?她是对的!莱蒙塞罗先生绝对希望海莉·戴利赢得这场比赛，因为很明显，他知道她是他节日广告中最完美、最漂亮的代言人。

"Don't worry, sir!" Haley said to the nearest TV camera. "I won't let you down." She hurried through the open wall panel and into the 300s room on the other side. Ta-da! The first thing she saw was one of the books they'd been searching for all day long: True Crime Ohio: The Buckeye State's Most Notorious Brigands, Burglars, and Bandits by Clare Taylor- Winters. She quickly opened the cover and found the hidden four-by-four card. It took her two seconds to decipher the clue: "Bandits." Haley remembered another bit of Irish wisdom, something her dad said all the time: "Never bolt your door with a boiled carrot!"

“别担心，先生!”哈利对着最近的电视摄像机说。 “我不会让你失望的。”她匆匆穿过敞开的墙板，进入另一边300英尺的房间。 哈!她首先看到的是他们找了一整天的一本书:《真实犯罪的俄亥俄州:七叶树州最臭名昭著的土匪、窃贼和强盗》，作者是克莱尔·泰勒-温特斯。 她迅速打开盖子，发现了那张隐藏的四乘四的卡片。 她只用了两秒钟就破译了这个线索:“强盗”。 哈利想起了另一句爱尔兰谚语，是她爸爸经常说的:“永远不要用煮熟的胡萝卜栓上门!”

She decided to keep this new clue secret and secure. She wouldn't share it with Charles or Andrew. Haley took off her left sneaker, folded the card in half, and slid the clue into her shoe for safekeeping. When her sneak was laced up tight again, she took the True Crime Ohio book off its display stand and tucked it into the bookshelf, making sure it was in the proper position: right between 364.1091 and 364.1093. That way, she'd know where to find it if, for whatever reason, she needed the book again. Haley looked up at the nearest camera and flashed it her brightest toothpaste-commercial smile. "Goooo, Le-moncell-ooooo! That's a cheer I just made up. We can use it in one of the commercials—after I win!"

她决定对这条新线索保密。 她不愿和查尔斯或安德鲁分享。 哈利脱下左边的运动鞋，把卡片对折，把线索塞进鞋子里妥善保管。 当她再次系紧鞋带时，她把《俄亥俄州真案》从展示架上拿下来，塞进书架，确保它在正确的位置:正好在364.1091和364.1093之间。 这样，无论出于什么原因，她都知道去哪里找这本书。 哈利抬头看了看最近的摄像机，露出了牙膏广告中最灿烂的笑容。 “Goooo, Le-moncell-ooooo !这是我刚编的欢呼。 我们可以把它用在广告里——在我赢了之后!”