5 Desperate for a Door

Chapter 5 Desperate for a Door Malia turned to Dante. "Don't say that again. Do something!" "L-like w-what?" Dante stuttered. He was so afraid he could barely think. "I don't know! You've got to be good at something!" Malia said. "Just video games," Ivan muttered. Something clicked in Dante's brain. Ivan had said the magic words.

第五章 拼命找门 马莉亚转向丹特。 “别再说那种话了。 快想想办法啊！” “就、就像什、什么办法？” 丹特结结巴巴地问。 他吓得脑子都快转不动了。 “我不知道啊！ 你肯定有什么擅长的事吧！” 马莉亚说道。 “就只有电子游戏而已。”伊万小声嘟囔。 丹特脑子里突然灵光一闪。 伊万刚好说到了关键的点子上。

"Oh." Dante's eyes got big. "Oh! That's it!" He turned and looked at the door behind them. "No, not this one," he said. The gigantic bat twitched its ears and took a step toward them. THUD! Though his legs were trembling, Dante rushed up the sidewalk a few feet. He stared at the next door. Then he shook his head. "Not this one, either."

“哦。” 丹特的眼睛一下子瞪大了。 “哦！ 就是这个！” 他转过身看向他们身后的那扇门。 “不对，不是这扇。”他说。 那只巨型蝙蝠抖了抖耳朵，朝他们迈了一步。 咚！ 尽管双腿还在发抖，丹特还是沿着人行道往前冲了几步。 他盯着下一扇门。 接着他摇了摇头。 “这扇也不对。”

THUD! "Dante?" Malia asked, her voice shaky. "Whatever you're doing, hurry!" Ivan sniffed at the air. "Do you smell that?" THUD! The bat leaned forward, snarling and hissing at them. Malia gagged. The creature's breath STANK! Ivan dropped to his knees, pinching his nose shut with his fingers. "That's DISGUSTING!" he moaned. Dante didn't seem to notice. He was squinting, looking across the street, beyond the giant bat. "Maybe?" he said to himself. Then, over the roofs of the buildings, came hundreds of smaller, people-sized bats.

咚！ “丹特？” 马莉亚问道，声音都在发颤。 “不管你在做什么，快点啊！” 伊万吸了吸鼻子闻了闻空气。 “你们闻到那个味道了吗？” 咚！ 蝙蝠往前探了探身子，对着他们又是龇牙又是嘶叫。 马莉亚恶心得直干呕。 这怪物的口气臭得离谱！ 伊万扑通一声跪到地上，用手指使劲捏住鼻子。 “这也太恶心了！” 他哼哼着说。 丹特好像完全没注意到这些。 他眯起眼睛，看向街对面，巨型蝙蝠身后的地方。 “说不定是？”他自言自语道。 就在这时，几百只个头小一些、和人差不多大的蝙蝠从楼房的屋顶上方飞了过来。

A wave of wings, claws, and sharp teeth was heading straight for the cousins! "Dante!" shouted Ivan, looking up. "The stinky monster's got a bunch of friends! Please tell us you found something!" "I I think so. You know how some games mark doors you can go through? Like with a green light versus a red one? Well, across the street there are two doors with the exact same symbol. It might mean we can open them."

由翅膀、爪子和尖牙组成的浪潮正直冲冲地朝三个表兄妹扑过来！ “丹特！”伊万抬头一看，大喊起来。 “这个臭怪物还有一大帮同伙呢！ 拜托你快说你找到办法了啊！” “我、我想我找到了。 你们知道有些游戏里会给能进去的门做标记对吧？ 就是用绿灯和红灯来区分的那种？ 你看，街对面有两扇门上有一模一样的符号。 说不定这说明我们能打开这两扇门。”

Malia looked at the buildings Dante was pointing out. On each doorframe was a mark. Two horizontal bars, one on top of the other. Three dots in a line above them. "Well, maybe we should," Malia began. Then something grabbed at her hair! Twisting around, she saw bats climbing down the front of the building! One of them hooked its claws in her curls. It was trying to yank her into the air! Nasty bat breath spilled all over her.

马莉亚看向丹特指的那些楼房。 每扇门框上都有一个标记。 两根横杠，一上一下叠着。 横杠上方还有三个排成一排的圆点。 “嗯，说不定我们应该试试，”马莉亚刚开口。 突然有什么东西拽住了她的头发！ 她猛地转过身，看见好多蝙蝠正顺着楼房的外墙往下爬！ 其中一只的爪子勾住了她的卷发。 它正想把她拽到空中去！ 蝙蝠难闻的口气全喷到了她脸上。

Malia pulled away and rushed into the street with a scream. "Run!" Ivan hurried after her. The bats launched themselves into the air. "Oh, Dante, you'd better be right!" Ivan shouted. They all raced toward the nearest marked door. Malia reached it first. A dozen bats swooped toward her! They opened their nasty jaws. The odor was almost too much! Malia held her breath, grabbed the doorknob, and turned. There was a click. Malia yanked the door open. Just then, Ivan and Dante slammed into her from behind! The three cousins went tumbling into the darkness inside.

马莉亚使劲挣脱开，尖叫着冲到了街上。 “快跑！” 伊万赶紧跟在她后面跑。 蝙蝠们扑棱着翅膀飞到了空中。 “哦，丹特，你最好别搞错了！” 伊万大喊道。 三个人都朝着最近的那扇有标记的门冲过去。 马莉亚最先跑到门边。 十几只蝙蝠朝她猛扑过来！ 它们张开了臭烘烘的嘴。 那气味难闻得几乎让人受不了！ 马莉亚屏住呼吸，抓住门把手一转。 咔哒一声响。 马莉亚猛地把门拉开。 就在这时，伊万和丹特从后面猛地撞到了她身上！ 三个表兄妹跌跌撞撞地摔进了门里的黑暗中。