9. Don’t Open That Door!

9 Don't Open That Door! Everybody was running around the lawn like crazy people for about ten minutes. I got five eggs myself. It looked like we had scooped up all of them, but so far nobody had found the golden egg. Grown-ups were still wandering around the lawn like zombies looking for it. I went over to the porch, where the gang was standing. Andrea and Emily came over too. "Let's open up our eggs and eat the candy," said Ryan. "But the golden egg is still out there," said Michael. "If we eat our candy now, somebody else will find it." "Where could it be?" asked Neil.

9不要打开那扇门！每个人都像疯子一样在草坪上跑了大约十分钟。 我自己有五个鸡蛋。看起来我们把它们都捞上来了，但到目前为止还没有人找到金蛋。 大人们还在草坪上像僵尸一样到处找。 我走到门廊，那群人正站在那里。 安德里亚和艾米丽也来了。 “让我们打开鸡蛋吃糖果吧，”瑞恩说。 “但是金蛋还在那里，”迈克尔说。 “如果我们现在把糖果吃了，别人会发现的。” “它会在哪里呢？”

"We need to think outside the box," said Alexia. I looked around. I didn't see any boxes. "What do boxes have to do with anything?" I asked. "I wasn't even inside a box. How can you think inside a box anyway? It would have to be a really big box. And there aren't any boxes around here—" "Arlo, chill!" Andrea said. "There are hundreds of people out here on the lawn, right?" "Right," we all said. "And none of them can find the golden egg, right?" "Right," we all said. "So the golden egg must be hidden..." "Inside the house!" Andrea and I said at the same time. We all tiptoed inside Hubble Manor.

“我们需要跳出思维定势，”亚历克西亚说。 我环顾四周。我没有看到任何盒子。 “盒子有什么关系？”我问。 “我甚至没有在一个盒子里。 你怎么能在盒子里思考呢？ 它必须是一个非常大的盒子。 这里没有盒子——”“阿乐，冷静！”安德里亚说。 “草坪上有好几百人，对吧？”“对，”我们都说。 “他们谁也找不到金蛋，对吗？”“对，”我们都说。 “那么金蛋一定藏起来了……” “在房子里！”安德里亚和我异口同声地说。 我们都蹑手蹑脚地走进哈勃庄园。

None of the grown-ups noticed us, because they were all looking for the golden egg on the lawn. There must be a million hundred doors inside Hubble Manor. We started sneaking down a hallway like secret agents, hiding behind the curtains and giggling. It was cool. "I bet there are some Peeps in here somewhere," Alexia said. "If you were a Peep, where would you be?" asked Neil.

没有一个大人注意到我们，因为他们都在草坪上寻找金蛋。 哈勃庄园里肯定有无数扇门。 我们开始像特工一样偷偷溜进走廊，躲在窗帘后面，咯咯地笑着。 很酷。“我敢打赌，这里面一定有窥视者。”亚历克西娅说。 “如果你是一只窥视鸟，你会在哪里？”

"In somebody's mouth," I said. "Forget about the Peeps!" said Michael. "After we find the golden egg with a thousand dollars inside it, we can buy all the Peeps we want." Good point. "Shhhhh!" said Andrea. "Somebody will hear us." "I'm scared," said Emily. "We're going to get into trouble." "Chillax," I told her. "Nobody said we couldn't look inside the house." We walked up and down the hallways. When we passed by one door, I heard a noise. I stopped. The sound was coming from behind the door. I put my hand on the doorknob. "Don't open that door, A.J.!" warned Ryan. "Why not?" I asked.

“在某人的嘴里，”我说。 “别管那些猫猫了！”迈克尔说。 “等我们找到金蛋，里面有一千美元，我们就可以买所有我们想要的猫猫了。” 好点。“嘘！”安德烈说。 “会有人听到我们的。”“我很害怕，”艾米丽说。 “我们会有麻烦的。” “别紧张，”我告诉她。“没人说我们不能看房子里面。” 我们在走廊里走来走去。 当我们经过一扇门时，我听到了响声。 我停了下来。声音是从门后传来的。 我把手放在门把手上。 “别打开那扇门，A.J.!”瑞恩警告道。 “为什么不?”我问。

"Whenever they open a door in a scary movie," Ryan said, "there's always a crazy guy hiding behind it with an ax." "That's ridiculous," said Michael. "Believe me, there's no crazy guy hiding behind the door with an ax." "You're right," I said. "He might have a chain saw." "Stop trying to scare Emily," said Andrea. "I'm scared," said Emily. My hand was still on the doorknob. What if there really was a crazy guy with an ax or a chain saw hiding behind the door? I was faced with the hardest decision of my life. I didn't know what to do. I looked at Alexia. Alexia looked at Ryan. Ryan looked at Michael. Michael looked at Neil. Neil looked at Andrea. Andrea looked at Emily. Everybody was looking at each other.

“在恐怖电影中，每当他们打开一扇门，”瑞恩说，“总会有一个拿着斧头的疯子躲在门后。” “这太荒唐了，”迈克尔说。 “相信我，不会有拿着斧头躲在门后的疯子。” “你说得对，”我说。“他可能有一把链锯。” “别吓唬艾米丽了，”安德烈说。 “我很害怕，”艾米丽说。我的手还握在门把手上。 如果真的有个拿着斧子或链锯的疯子藏在门后呢？ 我面临着一生中最艰难的决定。 我不知道该怎么办。我看着亚历克西娅。 亚历克西娅看着瑞恩。瑞恩看着迈克尔。 迈克尔看着尼尔。尼尔看着安德里亚。 安德烈看着爱米丽。每个人都面面相觑。

I took a deep breath. I turned the doorknob. I pushed open the door. And you'll never believe in a million hundred years who was sitting in that room. It was the Easter Bunny! And he had no head!

我深吸了一口气。我转动门把手。 我推开门。你永远也不会相信那个房间里坐的是谁。 是复活节兔子！而且他没有头！