6 A Ghostly Host

Chapter 6 A Ghostly Host "Oh no! You're going to let them in!" It was a girl's voice. She sounded worried. With good reason. The gigantic bat's face was looming just outside the door! "Close up, Kalaan!" the girl shouted. The door slammed shut. The cousins had tumbled to the floor. Malia stood up and flipped the light switch near the closed door. They were in a lobby. Standing at the foot of the stairs was a girl. And she was transparent. Malia could literally see the staircase through the outline of the girl's body.

第六章 幽灵主人 “哦，糟了！ 你要把它们放进来了！” 那是一个女孩的声音。 她听起来很着急。 也难怪她着急。 那只巨型蝙蝠的脸正赫然出现在门外！ “关上，卡兰！” 女孩大喊道。 门“砰”地一声关上了。 表兄妹们都摔在了地上。 玛利亚站起身，按了下紧闭的门旁边的电灯开关。 他们正处在一个大厅里。 楼梯口站着一个女孩。 而且她是透明的。 玛利亚甚至能透过女孩身体的轮廓看到后面的楼梯。

Malia shuddered and squeezed her yellow duck. The air blew out with a squeak. The girl giggled. "A ghost!" Dante said. He sat up and crossed himself. "Hmm I don't think I'm a ghost," the girl said. "I don't feel dead, anyway." Ivan was still on the floor. "Well, you sure are see-through. And," he added, putting his cheek against the tile, "whoa, and your feet aren't touching the ground."

玛利亚打了个寒颤，紧紧攥住她的小黄鸭。 小黄鸭吱呀一声漏了气。 女孩咯咯笑了起来。 “是鬼！” 但丁说。 他坐起身，在胸前画了个十字。 “嗯……我觉得我不是鬼哦。”女孩说。 “反正我没觉得自己死了呀。” 伊万还躺在地上。 “唔，你确实是透明的呀。 而且，”他把脸贴在瓷砖上，又补充道，“哇哦，你的脚都没碰到地面诶。”

"My name is Yoliya," the girl said. "And you're lucky you got away from the Snatch Bats when you did." Ivan sat up. "I'm Ivan, and that's Malia and Dante." The girl smiled, like she was happy to have company. "What was that thing you said?" Ivan asked. "'Close up, Kalaan." Is that the reverse of "open sesame" or something?"

“我叫尤利娅。”女孩说。 “你们刚才能从掠走蝠手里逃出来，可太幸运了。” 伊万坐了起来。 “我是伊万，那是玛利亚和但丁。” 女孩笑了，看起来很高兴有人陪着她。 “你刚才说的是什么呀？” 伊万问道。 “‘关上，卡兰’。 难道是‘芝麻开门’之类的咒语的反过来版本吗？”

Yoliya nodded. "Yes, more or less. Except to open a door, we say, "Open, Hebaan." Uh-oh!" WHAM! The door opened. Dozens of Snatch Bats screeched and zoomed toward them. Malia jumped back, startled. Then she reached out and slammed the door shut before the monsters could get inside. "Okaaaay," Malia said. "Look, we're not from here. We got lost." "I'm not from here, either," Yoliya said, tears forming in her eyes. "I don't remember where I'm from."

尤利娅点了点头。 “对，差不多吧。 只不过要开门的话，我们得说‘打开，赫班’。 糟了！” 哐当！ 门开了。 几十只掠走蝠尖叫着朝他们猛冲过来。 玛利亚吓了一跳，往后跳开。 接着她伸手使劲把门撞上，没让那些怪物进来。 “好吧，”玛利亚说， “那个，我们不是这里的人。 我们迷路了。” “我也不是这里的人。”尤利娅说，眼睛里泛起了泪花。 “我……我不记得我是从哪里来的了。”

"Does anyone else live here?" Ivan asked. Yoliya sniffled. "Not in this building. I do have neighbors, though, who—" "But can you help us escape?" Malia interrupted. "There's only one way off 13th Street," Yoliya said. "Defeat the threat. Then a portal back to your world will open." "Ah!" Dante exclaimed. "We have to level up! "YES! You just read two more chapters-even with bats chasing you!

“还有别的人住在这里吗？” 伊万问道。 尤利娅抽了抽鼻子。 “这栋楼里没有。 不过我确实有邻居，他们——” “可是你能帮我们逃出去吗？” 玛利亚打断了她的话。 “要离开13号街只有一个办法。”尤利娅说。 “打败这里的威胁。 然后通往你们世界的传送门就会打开了。” “啊！” 但丁大叫起来。 “我们得升级！ “没错！ 就算有蝙蝠在追你们，你们也刚好多读了两章哦！