3 LITTLE JOHN’S GHOST FRIENDS

CHAPTER 3 LITTLE JOHN'S GHOST FRIENDS Kaz did NOT like traveling inside a cardboard box. He couldn't see anything, so he had no idea where he was. "Are we almost there?" Kaz called to Claire. "Almost," she replied. "I see the purple house up ahead." "I can't wait to see my friends!" Little John said, rubbing his hands together. As he did, his hands started to glow. Little John made glowing look so easy. It annoyed Kaz that Little John could glow without even thinking about it. Kaz tried rubbing his own hands together, but nothing happened.

第三章小约翰的幽灵朋友和子不喜欢在纸板箱里旅行。 他什么也看不见，所以他不知道自己在哪里。 “我们快到了吗？”卡兹叫克莱尔。 “差不多了，”她回答。“我看见前面有座紫色的房子。” “我等不及要见我的朋友们了！”小约翰搓着双手说。 当他这么做的时候，他的手开始发光。 小约翰让发光看起来很容易。 小约翰想都不用想就能发光，这让卡兹很生气。 和子试着搓自己的手，但什么也没发生。

Kaz needed to work on his glowing skills. He knew Claire's grandma could see and hear ghosts when she was Claire's age, but she couldn't see or hear them anymore. Not unless they were glowing or wailing. What if the same thing happened to Claire? If Kaz couldn't glow or wail, and Claire couldn't see or hear him, how could they be friends? "We're here, you guys," Claire said. Kaz felt the box hit the ground with a jolt. "I found a good spot to hide," Claire said. "The box is right up against the house." "Let's go, Kaz," Little John said as he held tight to the ghost doll and started to pass through the side of the box. "Wait!" Kaz yanked Little John back by his shirt. "How do you know it's safe to pass through that side? If that's not the side that's up against the house, you'll end up in the Outside!" "Oh." Little John gulped. The ghosts felt a tap! tap! tap! on one side of

卡兹需要提高他的发光技能。 他知道克莱尔的奶奶在克莱尔这么大的时候可以看到和听到鬼魂，但她再也听不见了。 除非他们在发光或哭泣。 如果同样的事情发生在克莱尔身上呢？ 如果卡兹不能发光或哭泣，克莱尔也不能看到或听到他，他们怎么能成为朋友呢？ “我们来了，伙计们，”克莱尔说。 卡兹感到箱子在地上摇晃了一下。 “我找了个好地方躲起来，”克莱尔说。 “箱子正对着房子。” “我们走吧，卡兹，”小约翰说着，紧紧抓住幽灵娃娃，开始穿过盒子的一边。 “等等!”卡兹一把拽住小约翰的衬衫。 “你怎么知道从那边过去是安全的？” 如果那不是对着房子的那一面，你就会被挡在外面！”“哦。” 小约翰咽了口气。鬼魂们感到了敲击声！利用!利用!在…的一边

the box. It was NOT the same side that Little John had started to pass through. "This is the side you want to go through," Claire said. Sometimes it's good to worry, Kaz thought. At least a little bit. Little John stepped into the side of the box a little more carefully this time. Once Little John was all the way inside the house, Kaz took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and plunged into the side of the box himself. Something felt strange. The side of the box was all soft and squishy. It felt really different from when he passed through Claire's water bottle. Or the wall of books in the library craft room. There was also a small gap between the box and the wall of the house. Before Kaz realized what was happening, he felt his head and one arm push through the wall of the house. His middle was in the Outside, between the box and the house. His legs were still inside the box.

这个盒子。这不是小约翰开始穿过的那一边。 “这是你想要经历的一面，”克莱尔说。 有时候担心是件好事，卡兹想。 至少有一点。小约翰这次更小心地走进了盒子的一侧。 小约翰一进了屋子，和子就深吸了一口气，闭上眼睛，自己钻进了箱子的一边。 感觉有些奇怪。盒子的侧面又软又湿。 这感觉和他穿过克莱尔的水瓶时完全不一样。 或者图书馆手工室的书墙。 盒子和房子的墙壁之间也有一个小缺口。 在卡兹意识到发生了什么之前，他感觉到他的头和一只手臂穿过了房子的墙。 他的中间在外面，在箱子和房子之间。 他的腿还在盒子里。

And he was stuck! Kaz tried kicking harder, but nothing happened. He tried swimming backward. Still nothing. He opened his eyes and saw his little brother wafting around a fancy living room with the ghost doll. Little John had already expanded to full size. "Little John!" Kaz called. "Help!" Little John turned. "Kick harder," he said. "I am kicking harder!" Kaz cried. "It's not working." "Try expanding!" Little John said. Kaz expanded, but that just made his legs too big for the box. It didn't help him pass the rest of the way through. Little John let go of the ghost doll and swam toward Kaz. He grabbed on to Kaz's arm with

他被困住了！卡兹试着用更大的力气踢，但什么也没发生。 他试着向后游。 还是什么都没有。他睁开眼睛，看见弟弟抱着鬼娃娃在一间豪华的客厅里走来走去。 小约翰已经长大了。 “小约翰!”Kaz调用。 “救命!”小约翰转过身来。 “踢得更用力些。”他说。“我踢得更用力了！”Kaz哭了。 “这行不通。”“试着扩大!”小约翰说。 卡兹膨胀了，但那只会让他的腿对盒子来说太大了。 这并没有帮助他度过剩下的时光。 小约翰放开了幽灵娃娃，向和子游去。 他紧紧抓住卡兹的胳膊

both of his hands and pullllled. Kaz kicked harder and Little John pullllled harder. Finally, Kaz popped all the way through the box and the wall and landed in the house with Little John. "Ugh," Kaz said, holding his stomach. "I feel skizzy." "Well, don't spew," Little John said as he reached for the doll. "I'll try not to," Kaz said. Little John swam toward the ceiling. "Come on," he said. "Everyone usually hangs around upstairs in this haunt." Kaz had never passed through a ceiling before. He looked around and saw a staircase across the room. "I think I'll take the stairs," he said. He didn't feel like passing through any other new objects for a while. "Okay. I'll see you up there." Little John shot through the ceiling headfirst. Kaz drifted slowly above the stairs. He wondered if any solids lived in this haunt. He

他双手拉着。 卡兹踢得更用力，小约翰拉得更用力。 最后，卡兹穿过盒子和墙，和小约翰一起降落在房子里。 “呃，”卡兹捂着肚子说。 “我觉得头晕。”“好吧，别吐了，”小约翰边说边伸手去拿娃娃。 “我尽量不去。”卡兹说。 小约翰向天花板游去。 “来吧，”他说。“大家通常都在这个鬼地方的楼上闲逛。” 卡兹以前从来没有穿过天花板。 他环顾四周，看到房间对面有一段楼梯。 “我想我还是走楼梯吧，”他说。 有一段时间，他不想穿过任何新的物体。 “好吧。我们在那儿见。” 小约翰一头栽进了天花板。 和子慢慢地爬上楼梯。 他不知道这个地方是否住着什么东西。 他

hadn't seen or heard any. As he floated up and over the top of the banister, he saw and heard other ghosts. "Little John! Little John! It's so good to see you again," they all exclaimed as they crowded around Little John. Kaz couldn't tell how many of them there were. They all hugged and kissed Little John like he was their long-lost relative. Kaz felt shy. He hung back by the stairs until Little John called him over. "Kaz, come meet everyone. This is Art, Stretch, and Kiley, and their parents, Chester and Peg. Everyone, this is my brother Kaz!"

没有看到也没有听到。当他浮上栏杆时，他看到并听到了其他鬼魂的声音。 “小约翰!小约翰!再次见到你真是太好了，”他们围在小约翰周围，大声喊道。 卡兹说不出有多少人。 他们都拥抱和亲吻小约翰，就像他是他们失散多年的亲戚一样。 卡兹感到很害羞。他在楼梯旁徘徊，直到小约翰叫他过去。 “卡兹，来见见大家。这是阿特，斯特瑞和基利，还有他们的父母，切斯特和佩格。 大家好，这是我弟弟卡兹！”