15 Sunrise

15. SUNRISE The water was cold. But Jim and Matilda could make out the headlights of the amphibious vehicle motoring towards them. They clung to some flotsam as the Black Rat finally disappeared beneath the waves.

15. 水很冷。 但吉姆和玛蒂尔达可以辨认出水陆两栖车的前灯朝他们驶来。 当黑鼠号终于消失在海浪下时，他们紧紧抓住一些漂浮物。

"Woof!" barked Bones from the row- boat, which was drifting in the dark, piled high with the stolen treasures from the Dull-on-Sea Museum. The vehicle came to a splashy stop, and Jim's dad pulled Jim and Matilda, dripping wet, on board. He wrapped them in blankets and secured a tow for the rowboat. "ARRR! That all worked out fine, eh, kids?" said Jim's dad. "We'd have been 'ere sooner, but those maggots locked us up in our own food store. It'd have been hell without them chocolate-chip cookies.... Let's get back to the Blackhole an' get y'all warm and dry."

“汪！”骨头从划艇上叫道，划艇在黑暗中漂流，船上堆满了从海滨钝岸博物馆偷来的珍宝。 车子溅起水花停了下来，吉姆的爸爸把浑身湿透的吉姆和玛蒂尔达拉上了车。 他用毯子把他们包起来，并为划艇准备了一根拖带。 “ARRR !一切都很顺利，是吗，孩子们？”吉姆的爸爸说。 “我们本来可以早点到的，但是那些蛆把我们锁在了自己的食品仓库里。 如果没有巧克力饼干，那简直就是地狱.... 咱们回黑洞去，把你们弄暖和，弄干身子。”

A few hours later, as the sun rose, the Jolley-Rogers and Matilda were motoring toward the shore, towing the booty-laden rowboat through the gentle swell. "It'd be best ye don't tell yer parents about this little adventure, Matilda," said Jim's mom. "They might not let ye come and play again."

几个小时后，太阳升起，乔利-罗杰斯和玛蒂尔达拖着那只满载战利品的划艇在温和的海浪中向岸边驶去。 “玛蒂尔达，你最好不要把这个小冒险告诉你的父母，”吉姆的妈妈说。 “他们可能不会再让你来玩了。”

Jim's dad had already phoned the Dull-on-Sea police, and Chief Inspector Klewless was waiting at the harbor with several of his officers and a van. It was early morning, so there weren't many other people around.

吉姆的爸爸已经给滨海钝岭警察局打了电话，总督察克鲁维斯带着他的几个警官和一辆货车在港口等着。 当时是清晨，所以周围没有很多其他人。

A few bemused fishermen watched and a seagull cackled as the vehicle emerged from the water, dripping with seaweed, water pouring from its bilges. The Jolley- Rogers unhitched the rowboat, and Jim's dad shook the dumbstruck Chief Inspector's hand. "Righto, here's yer treasure, then, Cap'n Klewless," said Jim's dad. "It should all be there, give or take a cutlass or two. Those ghostly pirates shouldn't be botherin' ye

几个困惑的渔民看着，一只海鸥咯咯地叫着，车从水里出来，上面滴着海藻，水从舱底喷涌而出。 乔利-罗杰斯把划艇解开，吉姆的父亲握了握目瞪口呆的总督察的手。 “好吧，这是你的宝藏，克鲁无船长。”吉姆的爸爸说。 “应该都在那儿，只差一两把弯刀。 那些鬼海盗不应该打扰你们

again either. We've taken care of 'em for ye, with the help of brave Matilda 'ere. Oh, and sorry about the smell. I've been guttin' kippers for breakfast. Well... Best be off, then.... Cheerio!' "Time to get ye home, Tilly," said Jim Lad. They all climbed back into the vehicle and trundled off to Matilda's house.

再一次。在勇敢的玛蒂尔达的帮助下，我们已经替你们照顾好了他们。 哦，对不起，味道不好。 我早餐一直在吃鲱鱼。 嗯…最好离开吧，.... 恭喜恭喜!“‘你该回家了，蒂莉，’吉姆·拉德说。 他们都爬回车里，向玛蒂尔达的家驶去。