10 HELPING SPARKY

CHAPTER 10 HELPING SPARKY Fire!" David said, the alarm blaring all around them. The kids backed against the wall, trying to stay out of the way as Dick and David raced to the garage. They heard the big doors rise and the sirens starting up. "Come on," RJ shouted over the alarm. "We can watch the trucks from the main door." Claire, Brynlee, and Kaz followed RJ down the hall. They all crowded around the glass door and watched as the first fire truck roared out of the garage. Sparky sat behind the kids and howled. More firefighters raced into the station.

第十章帮助星火！”大卫说，警报声在他们周围响起。 迪克和大卫跑向车库时，孩子们背靠着墙，尽量不碍事。 他们听到大门打开，警笛响起。 “来吧，”RJ在警报声中喊道。 “我们可以从正门看到卡车。” 克莱尔、布林利和卡兹跟着RJ穿过大厅。 他们都挤在玻璃门周围，看着第一辆消防车呼啸着驶出车库。 斯帕奇坐在孩子们后面嚎叫着。 更多的消防队员冲进了车站。

"How did all those firefighters get here so fast?" Claire asked, her hands over her ears. "Most of them live nearby, like we do," Brynlee said. In the next few minutes, two more trucks raced out of the garage with lights flashing and sirens blaring. Then the garage doors went down, and all was quiet at the fire station. Claire rubbed her right ear. "My ears are still ringing," she said. Kaz's ears were ringing, too. "Alarms are loud," RJ said. "They have to be to wake the firefighters up during the night." "Speaking of night," Brynlee said with a yawn. "Should we go back to bed?" "I'm hungry," RJ said. "I want to get a snack first. Does anyone else want a snack?" "Sure," Claire said. She looked at Brynlee and RJ. "Hey, you guys have the same pajamas. Is that another twin thing?" "No," Brynlee said with a scowl. "It's a mom

“那些消防队员怎么这么快就到这儿来了？”克莱尔用手捂着耳朵问道。 “他们中的大多数人都住在附近，就像我们一样，”布林利说。 在接下来的几分钟里，又有两辆卡车闪着灯，鸣笛从车库里冲了出来。 然后车库的门关上了，消防站里一片寂静。 克莱尔揉了揉右耳。 “我的耳朵还在嗡嗡作响，”她说。 卡兹的耳朵也在嗡嗡作响。 “警报很响，”RJ说。 “他们必须在晚上叫醒消防员。” “说到晚上，”布林利打了个哈欠说。 “我们回去睡觉吧？”“我饿了，”RJ说。 “我想先吃点零食。 还有人要吃点心吗？”“当然，”克莱尔说。 她看着布林利和RJ。 “嘿，你们有一样的睡衣。 这又是双胞胎的事吗？”“不，”布林利皱着眉头说。 “是一个妈妈

thing." They all trooped down the hall and into the kitchen. Kaz drifted behind them. Sparky stopped just outside the kitchen door and sat down. "Aroooooooo!" he howled. "Ar-araroooooooo!" Everyone turned. "What's the matter, Sparky?" RJ asked. "Is he afraid to come into the kitchen now?" Claire asked. "I don't know," Brynlee said. "Come here, Sparky." She patted her legs. "Sparky, come!" RJ added. Even Kaz tried to coax the dog into the kitchen. "Come on, Sparky. Follow me." He swam back to Sparky, spun around, and hovered in the doorway to the kitchen. "I'll even let you pass through me. I know you like to pass through ghosts." Sparky stayed where he was. "Aroooooooo!" he howled. "Ar-ar-arooooooo!"

的事情。”他们成群结队地走过大厅，进了厨房。 卡兹跟在他们后面。火花停在厨房门外，坐了下来。 “呜——呜——呜！”“Ar-araroooooooo !”每个人都转过身来。 “怎么了，斯帕奇？”RJ问道。 “他现在不敢进厨房了吗？”克莱尔问道。 “我不知道，”布林利说。 “过来，斯帕奇。”她拍拍腿。 “活泼的,来了!”RJ补充道。就连卡兹也想把狗哄进厨房。 “来吧，闪闪。跟我来。” 他游回闪闪身边，转过身，在厨房门口徘徊。 “我甚至会让你从我身边经过。 我知道你喜欢穿越鬼魂。” 斯帕奇呆在原地。 “呜——呜——呜！”“Ar-ar-arooooooo !”

RJ sighed. "He was just in here ten minutes ago. What happened in ten minutes to make him not want to be in the kitchen anymore?" "The fire alarm sounded!" Kaz and Claire said at the same time. "Could that be it?" Brynlee asked Claire. "Is that why Sparky doesn't want to go into certain rooms in the fire station? Because he heard the fire alarm when he was last in them?" "He was in the garage when that other alarm went off," Claire pointed out. "Remember? That's when he ran out!" Kaz thought Sparky had run out because he was chasing the fire truck. But maybe he ran out because he didn't like the alarm. "Animals' ears are very sensitive," Claire added. "You know," Brynlee said, tapping her chin. "Now that you mention it, I was here with Sparky another time the fire alarm went off. We were in the TV room that day."

RJ叹了口气。“十分钟前他还在这儿。 十分钟内发生了什么事，使他再也不想待在厨房里了？”“火警响了！”卡兹和克莱尔异口同声地说。 “会是这样吗？”布林利问克莱尔。 “这就是为什么闪闪不想进入消防站的某些房间吗？” 因为他上次在里面的时候听到了火警吗？”“另一个警报响起时，他正在车库里，”克莱尔指出。 “还记得吗?就在那时，他跑了出去！”卡兹以为斯帕奇跑出去了，因为他在追消防车。 但也许他跑出去是因为他不喜欢闹铃。 “动物的耳朵非常敏感，”克莱尔补充道。 “你知道，”布林利说着，拍了拍下巴。 “既然你提到了，还有一次火警响的时候，我和斯巴克在这里。 那天我们在电视室。”

"I bet that's it," RJ said. "The fire alarm hurt his ears, so he doesn't want to go into any room where he heard the alarm go off." "What can we do about that?" Brynlee asked. "This is a fire station. Alarms go off here." "We have lots of books about dogs in the library," Claire said. "Maybe one of them will have some ideas." "Maybe," Brynlee said. The next morning, Brynlee and RJ walked Claire back to the library so they could look at the dog books. "Most of what you're looking for is right here," Grandma Karen said as she pointed at a couple of shelves in the nonfiction room. "Thanks, Grandma," Claire said as she pulled out a stack of books. She dropped to her knees, and Brynlee and RJ plopped down beside her. Kaz hovered above and watched as they each chose a book and started reading.

“我打赌就是这样，”RJ说。 “火警伤了他的耳朵，所以他不想进入任何他听到警报声的房间。” “我们能做什么呢？”Brynlee问道。 “这是一个消防站。警报在这里响起。” “我们图书馆里有很多关于狗的书，”克莱尔说。 “也许他们中的一个会有一些想法。” “也许吧，”布林利说。第二天早上，Brynlee和RJ带Claire回到图书馆，这样他们就可以看狗的书了。 “你要找的大部分东西都在这里，”凯伦奶奶指着非小说类阅览室里的几个架子说。 “谢谢，奶奶，”克莱尔一边说一边拿出一摞书。 她跪倒在地，布林利和RJ扑通一声坐在她身边。 和子在上面盘旋，看着他们各自选了一本书开始读。