04 Back from the Dead

Chapter 4 Back from the Dead Jack pulled Annie down. The white figure moved swiftly past them, then disappeared into the shadows. A mummy! said Annie. Back from the dead! Forget it! stammered Jack. Mummies aren't alive! He picked up the Egypt book. What's this? said Annie. She lifted something from the floor. Look! The mummy dropped this thing!

第四章 死而复生 杰克把安妮拉得蹲低了身子 那个白色的身影飞快地从他们身边掠过，随后消失在了阴影里 是木乃伊！安妮叫道 从死人堆里活过来了！ 别瞎说！杰克结结巴巴地说 木乃伊根本不会活！ 他拿起那本讲埃及的书 这是什么？安妮问 她从地上捡起了一样东西 快看！是刚才那个木乃伊掉的东西！

It was a gold stick, about a foot long. A dog's head was carved on one end. It looks like a scepter, said Jack. What's that? asked Annie. It's a thing kings and queens carry, said Jack. It means they have power over the people. Come back, Mummy, Annie called. We found your scepter. Come back. We want to help you. Shush! said Jack. Are you nuts? But the Mummy... That was no Mummy, said Jack. It was a person, a real person. What kind of person would be inside a pyramid? asked Annie. I don't know, said Jack. Maybe the book can help us. He flipped through the book. At last he found a picture of a person in a pyramid. He read.

那是一根金色的手杖，大概一英尺长，一端还雕着个狗头 这看起来像权杖。杰克说 权杖是什么呀？安妮问 是国王和王后拿的东西，杰克说，代表他们对民众有统治的权力 回来呀，木乃伊，安妮大声喊 我们捡到你的权杖啦，回来吧，我们想帮你 嘘！杰克说，你疯了吗？ 可是那个木乃伊……那根本不是木乃伊，杰克说，那是个人，活生生的人 什么样的人会待在金字塔里面呀？安妮问 我不知道，杰克说，说不定这本书能帮我们找到答案 他哗哗翻着书，终于找到了一张金字塔里有人的图片，他读了起来

Tomb robbers often carried off the treasure buried with mummies. False passages were sometimes built to stop the robbers. Jack closed the book. No live mummy, he said. Just a tomb robber. Yikes! A tomb robber? said Annie. Yeah, a robber who steals stuff from tombs. But what if the robber comes back? said Annie. We better leave. Right, said Jack. But first, I want to write something down. He put the Egypt book into his pack. He pulled out his notebook and pencil. He started writing in his notebook. Tomb robber.

盗墓贼经常会偷走和木乃伊一起下葬的财宝 古人们有时候会修建假通道来拦住这些盗贼 杰克合上了书 根本没有活的木乃伊，他说 刚才那个就是盗墓贼 妈呀！ 盗墓贼？ 安妮说 对呀，就是从坟墓里偷东西的贼 可是要是那个贼回来了怎么办？ 安妮说 我们最好赶紧离开 没错，杰克说 不过先等一下，我要写点东西记下来 他把那本埃及的书塞进了自己的背包里 他掏出了笔记本和铅笔 他开始在笔记本上写字 盗墓贼

Jack? said Annie. Just a second, said Jack. He kept writing. Tomb robber tried to steal. Jack, flock! said Annie. Jack felt a whoosh of cold air. He looked up. A wave of terror went through him. Another figure was moving slowly toward them. It wasn't a tomb robber. No, it was a lady, a beautiful Egyptian lady. She wore flowers in her black hair. Her long white dress had many tiny pleats. Her gold jewelry glittered. Here, Jack, Annie whispered. Give her this. She handed him the gold scepter. The lady stopped in front of them. Jack held out the scepter. His hand was trembling.

杰克？安妮叫道。等一下。杰克说，他还在写：盗墓贼想要 偷东西。杰克，快看！安妮喊道。杰克感觉到一阵冷风呼啸而过，他抬起头，一股 恐惧感瞬间传遍了全身。又有一个身影正慢慢朝他们走过来，那 不是盗墓贼。不对，那是位女士，一位美丽的埃及女士，她乌黑的 头发上插着鲜花，长长的白色连衣裙上有许多细小的褶皱，她的金 首饰闪闪发亮。快，杰克，安妮小声说，把这个给她。她把那根 金权杖递给了他。那位女士在他们面前停下，杰克伸出手递出权杖， 他的手止不住地发抖

He cast. The scepter passed right through the lady's hand. She was made of air.

他递出权杖，权杖直接穿过了女士的手，她竟是由空气凝成的