7 A Plan

7. A PLAN Jim Lad and Matilda were in the captain's cabin, beneath the poop deck. The captain's table was strewn with paper, pens, maps, and empty potato chip bags. It had taken all afternoon, twelve cookies (each), a large bottle of cream soda, two apples, four bananas, and plenty of chips to come up with a plan. Jim unfolded his map of Dull-on-Sea.

7. 吉姆·拉德和玛蒂尔达在船尾楼甲板下面的船长舱里。 船长的桌子上堆满了纸、笔、地图和空薯片袋。 他们花了一下午的时间，每人吃了12块饼干，喝了一大瓶奶油汽水，吃了两个苹果，四根香蕉，还有很多薯片，才想出了一个计划。 吉姆打开了他的杜尔海地图。

"So, where be Miss Pinky's house?" he asked, pencil in one hand, compass in the other. "And she keeps the Key of Souls in her cupboard, y'say?" "Yeah," answered Matilda. "Like I said, it was just hanging there. I don't think she has any idea." She pointed to her street on the map. "Right, methinks we need to pay Miss Pinky a visit," said Jim.

“那么，Pinky小姐的家在哪里？”他问道，一只手拿着铅笔，另一只手拿着指南针。 “你说，她把灵魂钥匙放在碗橱里？”“是的，”玛蒂尔达回答。 “就像我说的，它就挂在那里。 我想她根本不知道。” 她在地图上指了指她住的街道。 “好的，我想我们需要去拜访一下Pinky小姐，”Jim说。

Jim and Matilda walked out on deck and saw a police officer shuffling uneasily up the gangplank. "Dad!" Jim Lad called out. His dad's grimy face popped up from a hatch in the middle of the deck. "Blinkin' engines!" he grumbled. "Good afternoon, Mr. Jolley-Rogers," said the officer. "ARRR, g'day to ye!" said Jim's dad. "We've had a few robberies in Dull- on-Sea of late, and it would appear that the perpetrators were of a piratey persuasion," said

吉姆和玛蒂尔达走到甲板上，看见一个警察不安地拖着脚走上跳板。 “爸爸!”吉姆·拉德喊道。 他爸爸那张脏兮兮的脸从甲板中央的舱口冒了出来。 “引擎在闪烁！”他抱怨道。 “下午好，乔利-罗杰斯先生，”警官说。 “嘿，祝你好运！”吉姆的爸爸说。 他说：“最近我们在滨海钝区发生了几起抢劫案，看来肇事者都是海盗。

the police officer as he took his notebook from his top pocket and ruffled through its pages. "Could you tell me where you were on the date of the last full moon? Which, let me see, would be the twelfth of June...." "The last full moon, eh?" said Jim's dad. "Well, we'd have been plowing a course through a tropical sea, cutting a swath between the isles of Barbados and Jamaica, on the trail of Captain Scarletbeard. We had a lovely time. Perfect weather. Would ye like to see the photos?"

警官一边说，一边从最上面的口袋里掏出笔记本，在上面翻动着。 “你能告诉我上次满月那天你在哪里吗？” 让我想想，应该是六月十二日....” “上次满月，嗯？”吉姆的爸爸说。 “唔，我们是沿着思嘉胡子船长的足迹，在热带海域开辟一条航线，在巴巴多斯岛和牙买加岛之间开辟一片狭长地带。 我们玩得很开心。完美的天气。 你想看看照片吗？”

"Um, I see...." said the officer. "And did anyone see you on your adventure?" "Well, there'd be that scurviest of sea dogs, Scarletbeard himself. I'm sure the hen-hearted varmint would give me an alibi, if that's the cut of yer jib. Would ye like his e-mail address? Or I think my wife may have his cell number." Jim's dad cupped his mouth with both hands as he bellowed aloft, "DARLIN! DO YE HAVE SCARLETBEARD'S NUMBER?" "OW, YES, I'M SURE I DO. ALTHOUGH AFTER THAT BUSINESS IN BARBADOS, I DON'T THINK HE'LL WANT TO CHAT" came a distant reply. "IF YOU GIVE ME TEN MINUTES TO FINISH THIS

“嗯，我明白了....”警官说。 “有人看见你在冒险吗？”“唔，那就会有一个最卑鄙的海狗，就是思嘉胡子本人。 我相信这个胆小鬼会给我提供不在场证明的，如果这是他的计划的话。 你想要他的电子邮件地址吗？ 或者我想我妻子可能有他的手机号。” 吉姆的爸爸双手捂着嘴，朝高处吼道：“亲爱的！你有红胡子的电话号码吗？”“噢，是的，我相信我知道。 不过在巴巴多斯的那件事之后，我想他不会想和我聊天的。” “如果你给我十分钟来完成这个

SPLICING, I CAN LOOK IT UP ON MY PHONE...." "Well, um... I'll just pop back, but here's my card," said the police constable. "Oh, and one more thing, the folks in Dull-on-Sea are a little nervous about pirates right now. You might be better mooring in the bay rather than on the quayside. We don't want any incidents." And with that, he stuffed his notebook into his top pocket and strolled off to town. "Dad," Jim said, "Tilly and I have a plan, but we need to go see Miss Pinky first. And can Tilly come for a sleepover tonight? We need her to be here for our plan to work."

拼接，我可以在手机上查到...." “嗯,嗯…我马上就回来，这是我的名片，”警官说。 “哦，还有一件事，海上无趣镇的人现在对海盗有点担心。 你最好把船停泊在海湾里，而不要停泊在码头边。 我们不希望发生任何事故。” 说完，他就把笔记本塞进最上面的口袋里，向镇上走去。 “爸爸，”吉姆说，“蒂莉和我有个计划，但我们得先去看看平琪小姐。 蒂莉今晚能来过夜吗？ 我们需要她在这里，我们的计划才能成功。”