5 FIELD TRIP

CHAPTER 5 FIELD TRIP A few days later, Claire came home from school and announced, "My class is going on a field trip to the historical society tomorrow. Who wants to come?" "What's a historical society?" Kaz asked. "It's a museum," Claire said. "We're going there to learn about the history of our town. Grandma says they'll probably talk about the library because it's one of the oldest buildings in town." "Sure, I'll come," Kaz said. If they talked about the library, maybe they'd talk about the secret room. "I think I'll stay and keep your dog company,"

第五章实地考察几天后，克莱尔从学校回到家，宣布说：“我们班明天要到历史学会实地考察。 谁想来？”“什么是历史学会？”Kaz问道。 “这是一个博物馆，”克莱尔说。 “我们要去那里了解我们小镇的历史。 奶奶说他们可能会谈论图书馆，因为它是镇上最古老的建筑之一。” “当然，我来。”卡兹说。 如果他们谈论图书馆，也许他们会谈论密室。 “我想我要留下来陪你的狗。”

Beckett said, giving Cosmo's ears a scratch. "I don't care to venture too far from home." "And Windy and I will keep Beckett company," Little John said as he hugged the redheaded ghost doll. "Who's Windy?" Claire asked. "My doll," Little John said. "I named her Windy." "That's not really your doll, Little John," Kaz said. "Is too! Finders keepers," Little John said, hugging the doll even tighter. A lady named Mrs. Roman showed Claire and her classmates around the museum. Kaz hovered above. "This is what downtown Kirksville, Iowa, looked like in 1910," Mrs. Roman said as she pointed at an old black-and-white photograph. Kaz had been downtown with Claire many times. It looked different in this photograph. There

贝克特说，搔了搔《宇宙》的耳朵。 “我可不想离家太远。” 小约翰抱着红发鬼娃娃说：“我和温德和贝克特会作伴的。” “风是谁?”克莱尔问道。 “我的洋娃娃，”小约翰说。 “我给她起名叫Windy。”“那不是你的娃娃，小约翰，”卡兹说。 “太!谁找到谁归谁。”小约翰说着，把娃娃抱得更紧了。 一位名叫罗曼夫人的女士带克莱尔和她的同学参观了博物馆。 卡兹在上面盘旋。“这是爱荷华州柯克斯维尔市中心1910年的样子，”罗曼太太指着一张老黑白照片说。 卡兹和克莱尔去过市中心很多次。 这张照片看起来不一样。 有

were no cars on the street, just two horses pulling a wagon. Mrs. Roman moved down the wall and pointed out some more photographs. "Here's the old courthouse. And here's an early picture of a house most of you should recognize." "That's the library!" one of the solid boys shouted out. Claire stepped forward to get a closer look. Kaz looked over her shoulder. A sign below the picture said "Walters Mansion. Built 1918." "She lives there." A solid girl pointed at Claire. Mrs. Roman smiled. "You must be Karen Lindstrom's granddaughter." Claire nodded. "Well, you're a very lucky girl," Mrs. Roman

街上没有汽车，只有两匹马拉着一辆马车。 罗曼太太沿着墙走了下去，又指给我看了几张照片。 “这是旧法院。 这是一座房子的早期照片，你们大多数人应该都认得。” “那是图书馆！”一个结实的男孩喊道。 克莱尔走上前去凑近看了看。 卡兹回头看了看。 照片下面的牌子上写着“沃尔特斯大厦”。 建造1918。”“她住在那儿。” 一个结实的女孩指着克莱尔。 罗曼太太笑了。“你一定是凯伦·林德斯特伦的孙女。” 克莱儿点了点头。“嗯，你是个非常幸运的女孩，”罗曼太太说

said. "You live in one of the most famous houses in Kirksville! People used to come from all over to see it." "Why is it so famous?" the boy next to Claire asked. "Because it's big," said a girl in the back. "And old," said another girl. "When it was first built, no one around here had ever seen such a mansion before," Mrs. Roman explained. "It still looks pretty impressive today, wouldn't you agree?" The kids all nodded. "A man named Martin Walters built it as a gift to his wife," Mrs. Roman said. "That's some gift," the boy next to Claire said. "Here, have a house!" Several kids snickered. "It was indeed 'some gift,'" Mrs. Roman said. "Especially when you consider the Walters didn't have children to fill all those rooms. But one thing Martin Walters did have was money."

说。“你住在柯克斯维尔最有名的房子里！”人们过去常常从四面八方赶来观看。” “为什么它这么有名？”克莱尔旁边的男孩问。 “因为它很大，”后排的一个女孩说。 “而且老了。”另一个女孩说。 “刚建的时候，这附近没人见过这样的豪宅，”罗曼太太解释说。 “它今天看起来仍然很令人印象深刻，你同意吗？”孩子们都点了点头。 “一个名叫马丁·沃尔特斯（Martin Walters）的人建造了它，作为给妻子的礼物，”罗曼太太说。 “真是个礼物，”克莱尔旁边的男孩说。 “在这儿，有个房子！”几个孩子窃笑起来。 “这确实是‘某种礼物’，”罗曼太太说。 “尤其是当你想到沃尔特斯夫妇没有孩子来填满那些房间的时候。 但马丁·沃尔特斯确实有一样东西，那就是钱。”

"Where'd he get so much money?" asked the girl in the back. "I'll show you," Mrs. Roman said. She led the students to another display inside the museum. The sign on the wall read "Walters Bottling Company." There were even more black-and-white photographs on this wall. And lots of old bottles stacked in crates on the floor. "Hey, there were bottles like that in the secret

“他从哪儿弄来这么多钱的？”坐在后面的女孩问。 “我给你看，”罗曼太太说。 她带领学生们参观博物馆内的另一个展览。 墙上的牌子上写着“沃尔特斯装瓶公司”。 这面墙上还有更多的黑白照片。 地板上堆满了装在板条箱里的旧瓶子。 “嘿，秘密里有这样的瓶子

room," Kaz told Claire. "Martin Walters established Walters Bottling Company back in 1900," Mrs. Roman explained. "And he created a whole new kind of soda pop he called Walters Brew. That's how he made his fortune." "What did it taste like?" asked a boy in a blue jacket. "We think it may have been similar to root beer," Mrs. Roman said. "But no one today really knows for sure." "Why not?" asked a girl in the back. "Well, Mr. Walters refused to tell anyone what was in it," Mrs. Roman said. "He promised one day his secret recipe would be revealed. To the right person under the right circumstances. But that day never came." "So where is the recipe?" asked the boy in the blue jacket. "Is it in the library somewhere?" "Oh, I don't think so," Mrs. Roman said. "Everyone in town knows how important a

卡兹告诉克莱尔。“马丁·沃尔特斯早在1900年就建立了沃尔特斯装瓶公司，”罗曼夫人解释说。 他创造了一种全新的汽水，他称之为沃尔特斯啤酒。 他就是这样发家的。” “它尝起来是什么味道？”一个穿蓝色夹克的男孩问。 “我们认为它可能与沙士类似，”罗曼夫人说。 “但今天没有人确切知道。” “为什么不呢？”后排的一个女孩问。 “嗯，沃尔特斯先生拒绝告诉任何人里面是什么，”罗曼太太说。 他承诺总有一天他的秘方会公之于众。 在合适的情况下给合适的人。 但那一天从未到来。”“那么配方在哪里？”穿蓝夹克的男孩问。 “是不是在图书馆的某个地方？”“哦，我不这么认为，”罗曼太太说。 “镇上的每个人都知道