Chapter 9

CHAPTER 9 It was Henry. "Hello, George," said Henry. "Can I speak to Mrs. Key, please?" Henry wore his usual polite smile, but his voice wasn't jolly. "What is it?" said Aunt Daisy, stepping out of her room. "So sorry to barge in like this, ma'am," Henry said. "But there's been an incident." Aunt Daisy glared at George. "I'm so sorry, Henry," she said in an exasperated voice. "My nephew here just can't seem to stay out of trouble!"

第九章是亨利。“你好，乔治，”亨利说。 “我能和基太太说话吗?”亨利脸上带着惯常的彬彬有礼的微笑，但他的声音并不愉快。 “怎么了?”黛西姨妈说着走出了她的房间。 “很抱歉这样闯进来，夫人，”亨利说。 “但是发生了一件事。” 黛西姨妈怒视着乔治。 “我很抱歉，亨利，”她用一种恼怒的声音说。 “我的外甥似乎总是惹是生非!”

"Oh, no, ma'am!" Henry exclaimed. "This has nothing to do with George. It's the ship, ma'am. Seems we've bumped an iceberg. I'm sure the captain is just being cautious, but he wants everyone up on deck." "It's after midnight," Aunt Daisy said with a laugh. "Surely the captain doesn't expect us to appear on deck in our nightclothes!" "No, ma'am. It's very cold outside." Henry walked over to the dresser and brought out three life jackets. "And you'll need to put these on. Over your coats." Aunt Daisy stared at the life jackets as if Henry was holding up clown costumes. "Henry! I'm not taking the children out into the cold for some kind of drill! Has Captain Smith lost his senses?" "Of course not, Mrs. Key," Henry said. "Now if you could get yourself and the children ready. I'll be back in just a moment to see if you need any help." He left them alone. "All right, George," Aunt Daisy said. "I guess we'll have another adventure to boast about when we get back. You get dressed. I'll get Phoebe up."

“噢，不，太太!”亨利大声说。 “这与乔治无关。 是船的问题，夫人。看来我们撞到冰山了。 我相信船长只是出于谨慎，但他希望所有人都到甲板上去。” “已经过了午夜了，”黛西阿姨笑着说。 “船长总不会指望我们穿着睡衣出现在甲板上吧!”“不,夫人。 外面很冷。”亨利走到梳妆台上，拿出三件救生衣。 “你需要把这个戴上。 在你们的外套上。”黛西阿姨盯着救生衣，好像亨利拿着小丑服装。 “亨利!我才不要把孩子们带到寒冷的地方去做什么训练!史密斯船长疯了吗?”“当然不是，基太太，”亨利说。 “现在请你把自己和孩子们准备好。 我马上就回来，看看你是否需要帮助。” 他离开了他们。“好吧，乔治，”黛西姨妈说。 “我想等我们回来的时候，又会有一场冒险可以夸耀。 你穿好衣服。我去叫菲比起来。”

Aunt Daisy went to Phoebe's bed, pulling aside the curtains. George heard a gasp, and he rushed over. Phoebe wasn't there. "Where could she be?" Aunt Daisy exclaimed. A cold feeling crept up George's spine. Phoebe, his guardian angel. She must have woken up while George was gone, and now she was somewhere on the ship. Searching for George. He took a deep breath. "I went out exploring," George said. "After you went to bed. I didn't think Phoebe would wake up. She never does!" "So she's out there looking for you?" Aunt Daisy said. George nodded. "She doesn't want me getting into trouble." He kept his eyes glued to the floor. Aunt Daisy should be furious with him, and Papa was right! George had no sense. Not one lick of sense. How would they ever find Phoebe? But then George had an idea that lemon drop in the hallway. Could it be?

黛西姨妈走到菲比的床边，拉开窗帘。 乔治听到一声喘息，他冲了过去。 菲比不在。“她会在哪儿呢?”黛西姨妈叫道。 一种冰冷的感觉爬上了乔治的脊背。 菲比，他的守护天使。 她一定是在乔治走后醒来的，现在她在船上的某个地方。 寻找乔治。他深吸了一口气。 “我出去探险了，”乔治说。 “在你上床睡觉之后。我以为菲比醒不来了。 她从来没有!”“所以她在外面找你?”黛西姨妈说。 乔治点点头。“她不想让我惹上麻烦。” 他的眼睛一直盯着地板。 黛西姨妈应该对他大发雷霆，爸爸是对的!乔治没有理智。 一点理智都没有。他们怎么才能找到菲比呢? 但后来乔治有了一个主意，在走廊上的柠檬滴。 是吗?

He ran out into the corridor, which was still empty. It seemed Henry wasn't having much luck getting people out of bed and up onto the deck. George ran a little ways down the hall. There! He hurried down a bit farther. Yes! Another lemon drop! Phoebe! His smart sister! Aunt Daisy came up behind him. "She's left a trail of lemon drops," George said. Aunt Daisy looked confused. "Like Hansel and Gretel," George explained. "She left a trail so she could find her way back."

他跑到走廊里，里面仍然是空的。 亨利似乎没能把人们从床上弄到甲板上。 乔治沿着走廊跑了一小段路。 在那里!他又往下跑了一点。 是的!再来一滴柠檬!菲比!他聪明的妹妹!黛西姨妈从他身后走过来。 “她留下了一串柠檬汁，”乔治说。 黛西姨妈看起来很困惑。 “就像《韩赛尔和格蕾特》一样，”乔治解释道。 “她留下了痕迹，这样她就能找到回去的路。”