56 Chapter 56

Chapter 56 Kyle led the way up the tunnel and brought his team (plus Mr. Lemoncello) into an empty basement filled with mannequins and cardboard boxes. "This must be the cellar of one of the clothing shops in Old Town," said Kyle. "The Fitting Factory," said Haley, reading a tag on a shipping crate. "It's one of my faves." "And," said Sierra, "back in 1968, it was the real dress factory that Leopold Loblolly and the Dandy Bandits used."

凯尔带路穿过隧道，带着他的团队(还有莱蒙切罗先生)进入一个空无一人的地下室，里面堆满了人体模型和纸板箱。 “这一定是老城一家服装店的地下室，”凯尔说。 “试衣厂。”哈利说着，看了看板条箱上的标签。 “这是我的最爱之一。”“而且，”塞拉说，“回到1968年，这是利奥波德·洛布洛利和丹迪土匪使用的真正的服装厂。”

"There's some steps over here," said Miguel, climbing a wooden staircase. "And a door." He jiggled the knob. "Oh, man—it's locked." Kyle looked up at the dingy casement windows, about ten feet above the cellar floor. He couldn't help grinning. It reminded him of another game he'd won once. This time, he'd just have to reverse things a little. "Help me drag over a couple cartons," Kyle said to Miguel. "We can stack them on top of each other underneath this window." After they built a step unit out of boxes, Kyle climbed up and examined the window latch. "Great," he said. "Don't tell me," said Akimi. "Another game?" "Yep. There's a combination lock—the kind with four wheels of random letters." "Warning," said the voice. "What?" said Akimi. "Dr. Zinchenko put loudspeakers in this basement, too?" "This game will terminate in FOUR minutes." "Yo, open the lock, Kyle!" said Miguel. "Hang on. It's some kind of word game."

“这里有一些台阶，”米格尔边说边爬上一段木制楼梯。 “还有一扇门。”他摇动旋钮。 “哦，伙计，锁上了。”凯尔抬头看了看地下室十英尺高的阴暗的平窗。 他忍不住笑了。 这让他想起了他曾经赢过的另一场比赛。 这一次，他只需要稍微扭转一下局面。 “帮我拖几盒过来，”凯尔对米格尔说。 “我们可以把它们叠在一起，放在窗户下面。” 在他们用盒子做了一个阶梯装置之后，凯尔爬上去检查了窗户的门闩。 “太好了，”他说。“别告诉我，”明美说。 “另一个游戏吗?”“是的。有一把密码锁——就是那种有四个轮子的随机字母的锁。” “警告。”那声音说。 “什么?”明美说。“津琴科博士也在地下室放了扬声器?”"游戏将在四分钟后结束" “嘿，凯尔，把锁打开!”米格尔说。 ”等等。这是一种文字游戏。”

"Is there a clue?" asked Haley. "Of course." Kyle read the tiny slip of paper taped to the glass. " 'Once you learn how to do this, you will be forever free.' " Everyone started laughing. This last puzzle was ridiculously easy. "Ready, children?" said Mr. Lemoncello. "All together now!" And they all shouted it at the same time: "READ!" Kyle thumbed the wheels to spell R-E-A-D. The lock clicked. The window opened. And this time, he didn't need to shatter any glass to win the game. Kyle and Mr. Lemoncello stood on top of the highest box and helped the others up and out of the basement. When Haley crawled through the window frame, someone in the crowd that had gathered around the library for the game's big finale saw her and started screaming.

“有什么线索吗?”哈利问。 “当然。”凯尔读着贴在玻璃上的小纸条。 “一旦你学会了如何做到这一点，你将永远自由。’”大家都笑了起来。 最后一个谜题非常简单。 “准备好了吗，孩子们?”莱蒙切罗先生说。 “现在一起来!”他们同时喊道:“读!”凯尔拨动轮子拼出R-E-A-D。 锁咔哒一声关上了。窗户开了。 这一次，他不需要打碎任何玻璃就能赢得比赛。 凯尔和莱蒙切罗先生站在最高的箱子上，帮助其他人爬起来走出地下室。 当哈利从窗框里爬出来时，聚集在图书馆周围观看比赛最后一场比赛的人群中有人看到了她，开始尖叫起来。

"Look! It's Haley Daley! She's the first one out. She won! With just two minutes to go!" "Nuh-uh!" Kyle heard Haley shout in her perky cheerleader voice. "I'm just one member of a super-amazing team. We're all winners. Whoohoo!" When Akimi climbed through the window, the crowd chanted her name. "How do you people know my name?" Kyle heard her say. "Dad? Did you tell them?" Sierra Russell was set to crawl out next. "Mr. Lemoncello?" "Yes, Sierra?" "What time does the library open tomorrow?" "For you, Sierra, nine a.m.!" Smiling, she stepped into their hands and climbed out the window. Kyle felt bad when Sierra stood up on the sidewalk. Who was out there to cheer for her? But then he heard Haley shout, "Hey, you guys. You gotta meet our amazing new friend, Sierra Russell! She's so smart, she could tell you who wrote the phone book!" The crowd went crazy. "Sierra! Sierra! Sierra!"

“看!是海莉·戴利!她是第一个出来的。 她赢了!只剩下两分钟了!”“Nuh-uh !”凯尔听到海莉用她那拉拉队长的声音大声喊道。 “我只是这个超级神奇团队的一员。 我们都是赢家。Whoohoo !”当Akimi爬进窗户时，人群高呼她的名字。 “你们怎么知道我的名字?”凯尔听见她说。 “爸爸?你告诉他们了吗?”下一个要爬出来的是塞拉·拉塞尔。 “Lemoncello先生吗?”“是的,塞拉?”“图书馆明天几点开门?”“给你的，西拉，早上9点!”她微笑着走到他们手里，爬出了窗户。 当塞拉站在人行道上时，凯尔感到很难过。 谁在那里为她加油? 然后他听到海莉喊道:“嘿，伙计们。 你一定要见见我们的新朋友，塞拉·拉塞尔!她很聪明，她可以告诉你谁写了电话簿!”人群都疯了。 “塞拉!塞拉!塞拉!”

"Okay," said Kyle, "you're next, Miguel." "And, Miguel," said Mr. Lemoncello, "if your summer schedule permits it, I'd love for you to head up my team of Lemoncello Library Aides." "Thank you, sir. It'd be an honor." "And please invite Mr. Peckleman to join you." "But Andrew thinks this library is stupid." "All the more reason for him to spend time getting to know us a little better. Now, off you go!" They gave Miguel a boost up and out the window. The chanting outside grew even louder. "Miguel! Miguel! Miguel!" "You guys?" Miguel shouted. "This library is like a good book. You just gotta check it out!" The crowd laughed. Kyle groaned. "You're next, Mr. Keeley," said Mr. Lemoncello. "Okay. Can I ask one last question?" "Certainly. And I hope it won't be the last." "Are you really going to put all of us in your television commercials?" "Oh, yes. You'll be quite famous."

“好吧，”凯尔说，“下一个轮到你了，米格尔。” “还有，米格尔，”莱蒙塞罗先生说，“如果你的暑期时间允许，我希望你能领导我的莱蒙塞罗图书馆助理团队。” “谢谢您，先生。这是我的荣幸。” “请邀请佩克曼先生加入你们。” “但是安德鲁认为这个图书馆很蠢。” “所以他更有理由花时间更好地了解我们。 现在，你走吧!”他们把米格尔推了起来，然后离开了窗户。 外面的诵经声更响了。 “米盖尔!米盖尔!米盖尔!”“你们?”米格尔喊道。 “这个图书馆就像一本好书。 你一定要去看看!”人群笑了。 凯尔呻吟着。“下一个轮到你了，基利先生，”莱蒙切罗先生说。 “好吧。我能问最后一个问题吗?”“当然。 我希望这不会是最后一次。” “你真的要让我们所有人都出现在你的电视广告里吗?”“哦,是的。 你会很出名的。”

"Cool." "Indeed. Who knew spending time in your local library could be such a rewarding experience?" Kyle smiled. "You did, Mr. Lemoncello." "And now you do, too." Kyle put his foot in Mr. Lemoncello's hands and grabbed hold of the window frame. "See you at the birthday party, sir!" "Oh, yes. And you know what, Kyle?" "What?" "There might be balloons!"

“酷”。“确实。谁能想到在当地图书馆呆上一段时间会是如此有益的经历呢?”凯尔笑了。 “是你，莱蒙切罗先生。” “现在你也知道了。”凯尔把脚放在莱蒙切罗先生的手里，抓住窗框。 “生日聚会上见，先生!”“哦,是的。 你知道吗，凯尔?”“什么?”“可能会有气球!”