8 DON’T SCARE MARGARET

CHAPTER 8 DON'T SCARE MARGARET Who is it? Who is that ghost?" Mom asked as they gathered around the window. A ghostly light bounced around the tree house. Just like the other night. "Maybe it's Finn," Little John said. Finn was the only ghost in their family they hadn't found yet. Pops tried glowing on and off in short and long bursts: short-short-short-short. Short. Short-longshort- short. Short-long-short-short. Long-long- long. "What are you saying?" Little John asked.

第八章别吓着玛格丽特是谁？ 那个鬼是谁？”他们围在窗前时，妈妈问道。 一道幽灵般的光在树屋周围反射。 就像那晚一样。 “也许是芬恩，”小约翰说。 芬恩是他们家唯一一个还没找到的鬼魂。 老爷子试着在短时间和长时间的爆发中发光：短-短-短-短-短。 短。Short-longshort——短。 Short-long-short-short。很久,很久。 “你在说什么？”小约翰问。

"He's saying hello," Mom said. "Does Finn know Morse code?" Kaz asked. "I don't know," Mom replied. She turned to Pops. "We should teach the boys Morse code." "We should," Pops agreed. "Then they could talk to us if we get separated again." The ghost in the tree house drifted back and forth in front of the window. He didn't stop at the window long enough for Kaz and his family to get a good look at him. And he didn't respond to the Morse code message. "We need to find a way to get back to the tree house," Pops said. "That's the only way we're going to find out who's in there." "We could wake Margaret up and tell her to call Claire," Little John suggested. "Claire would take us to the tree house." "We can't call Claire in the middle of the night," Kaz said, throwing his hands into the air. "Why not ask the solid girl to take us to the tree house herself?" Mom suggested.

“他在打招呼，”妈妈说。 “芬恩知道摩尔斯电码吗？”Kaz问道。 “我不知道，”妈妈回答。 她转向老爷子。“我们应该教孩子们摩尔斯电码。” “我们应该，”老爷子同意了。“然后，如果我们再次走散，他们可以和我们谈谈。” 树屋里的鬼魂在窗前来回游荡。 他没有在窗口停留足够长的时间，让卡兹和他的家人好好看看他。 他没有回应摩尔斯电码信息。 “我们得想办法回到树屋，”老爷子说。 “这是我们找出谁在里面的唯一方法。” “我们可以叫醒玛格丽特，让她给克莱尔打电话，”小约翰建议道。 “克莱尔会带我们去树屋。” “我们不能在半夜给克莱尔打电话，”卡兹说着，双手举在空中。 “为什么不让那个结实的女孩自己带我们去树屋呢？”妈妈建议。

"She doesn't see or hear ghosts like Claire does," Kaz said. "If we start glowing and wailing in the middle of the night, we might scare her." "Do you have to say no to every single idea we think of?" Little John asked. "I'm not really saying no," Kaz said. "I'm saying we have to be careful how we ask her. We don't want to scare her. It's nighttime. Solid kids are even more scared of things at night." "Kaz, maybe you or Little John should talk to her," Mom said. "You're kids like she is. She's less likely to be scared of another kid." "I'll do it," Little John cried out as he shot toward the ceiling. "No," Kaz said, grabbing his brother by the foot and pulling him back. "I'll do it. You're not exactly subtle, Little John." Little John clucked his tongue. "I can be subtle," he said. Mom put her arm around Little John. "Let's let Kaz do this, okay?"

“她不像克莱尔那样看到或听到鬼魂，”卡兹说。 “如果我们在半夜开始发光和哭泣，我们可能会吓到她。” “你必须对我们想到的每一个想法都说不吗？”小约翰问。 “我不是真的说不，”卡兹说。 “我是说我们问她的时候要小心。 我们不想吓到她。 这是夜间。结实的孩子在晚上更害怕东西。” “卡兹，也许你或者小约翰应该和她谈谈，”妈妈说。 “你们和她一样都是孩子。她不太可能害怕另一个孩子。” “我来吧，”小约翰一边朝天花板冲去一边叫道。 “不。”卡兹说着，抓住哥哥的脚，把他拉了回来。 “我来做。小约翰，你可真不精明。” 小约翰咯咯地咂舌。 “我可以很含蓄，”他说。 妈妈搂着小约翰。 “让卡兹来做，好吗？”

"Fine," Little John said. "Can we at least go with him?" "Only if you're quiet. And you don't glow," Kaz said. Kaz swam up to the ceiling and passed through into Margaret's bedroom. Little John, Mom, and Pops passed through right behind him. Margaret was sound asleep, snoring in her bed. Kaz drifted over. "Ghost..," he wailed softly into her ear. "Ghost... in... the... tree... house.." Margaret slept on. Little John snorted. "There's such a thing as being too subtle, you know."

“很好，”小约翰说。“至少我们能跟他一起去吗？”“除非你保持安静。 你不会发光，”卡兹说。 卡兹游到天花板上，穿过天花板来到玛格丽特的卧室。 小约翰、妈妈和爸爸跟在他后面经过。 玛格丽特睡得很熟，在床上打着呼噜。 卡兹飘了过来。“鬼. .他在她耳边轻声哀号。 “鬼…在……树… 房子……”玛格丽特继续睡。 小约翰哼了一声。“你知道，有些事情太微妙了。”

"Shh!" Mom said, squeezing Little John's shoulders. "Why? She can't hear us," Little John said. "Ghost...," Kaz wailed again. "Ghost... in... the... tree... house..." This time Margaret rolled over. "There's... a... ghost... in... the... tree... house...," Kaz wailed. "Go... there... "Go... to... your... tree... house... Go... to... your... tree... house... and... bring... a... water... bottle... with... you... Put... some... water... in... the... bottle... You... can... pour... the... water... on... the... ghost..." "Kaz!" Mom, Pops, and Little John said at the same time. "What are you saying?" Mom cried out in shock. "I'm trying to give her a reason to bring a water bottle with her," Kaz said. "So we can travel inside it."

“嘘!”妈妈说着，捏了捏小约翰的肩膀。 “为什么?她听不见我们，”小约翰说。 “鬼…卡兹又哭了起来。 “鬼…在……树… 房子……”这次玛格丽特翻了个身。 “有…一个……鬼……在… …树…房子……卡兹哀号道。 “去…那里……“去……… 你的…树…房子……去…… ……你的…树…房子…… 和…带来……一个……水…… 瓶子……与…你……把… 一些……水……在…… 瓶子……你……可以…倒…… …水……在…… 鬼……”“Kaz !”妈妈、爸爸和小约翰异口同声地说。 “你在说什么？”妈妈惊叫起来。 “我想给她一个理由，让她带一瓶水，”卡兹说。 “这样我们就可以在里面旅行了。”

Margaret tossed her blankets aside and walked sleepily over to her window. Kaz wondered if she was even awake as he and the rest of his family drifted around her. The tree house was dark. Margaret went back to bed. The tree house remained dark the rest of the night. When Margaret woke up the next morning, Kaz wailed to her again. A new message: "Get... Claire... Get... Claire..." Margaret's eyes grew wide. "Who said that? Is there a ghost in my room?"

玛格丽特把毯子扔到一边，困倦地走到窗前。 当他和他的家人在她身边徘徊时，卡兹甚至怀疑她是否醒着。 树屋很黑。玛格丽特回到床上。 那天晚上剩下的时间里，树屋一直是黑暗的。 第二天早上玛格丽特醒来时，卡兹又向她哭了起来。 一条新的信息是：“得到……克莱儿…… 得到……克莱儿……”玛格丽特睁大了眼睛。 “谁说的？”我的房间里有鬼吗？”