08 The Mummy

Chapter 8 The Mummy A real mummy. Bandages were still wrapped around the bald skull. But most of the bandages had come off the face. It was Hutepe, Queen of the Nile. Her broken teeth were showing, her little wrinkled ears, her squashed nose, her withered flesh, her hollow eye sockets. Plus the rotting bandages on her body were coming off. You could see bones.

第八章 木乃伊 一具真正的木乃伊。 光秃秃的头骨上还缠着绷带。 但脸上的绷带大多已经脱落了。 是胡特佩，尼罗河女王。 她露着缺损的牙齿，还有皱巴巴的小耳朵， 扁塌的鼻子、干瘪的皮肉、空空的眼窝。 再加上她身上腐烂的绷带也在往下掉。 都能看到骨头了。

Oh, gross! cried Annie. Let's go! No, said Jack. It's interesting. Forget it! said Annie. She started out of the room. Wait, Annie. Come on, Jack, hurry! cried Annie. She was standing by the door. Jack pulled out the Egypt book and flipped to a picture of a mummy. He read aloud. Ancient Egyptians tried to protect the body so it would last forever. First it was dried out with salt. Oh, stop! said Annie. Listen, said Jack. He kept reading. Next it was covered with oil. Then it was wrapped tightly in bandages. The brain was removed by...

“噢，好恶心！”安妮大叫，“我们快走吧！” “不要，”杰克说，“这多有意思啊。” “管它呢！”安妮说完就往房间外走。 “等等，安妮。拜托啊杰克，快点！”安妮站在门口喊。 杰克掏出那本埃及书，翻到有木乃伊图片的那页，大声念了起来。 “古埃及人想方设法保存尸体，好让它永远留存。” “首先要用盐把尸体的水分彻底晾干。” “啊，别念了！”安妮叫道。 “听我念完嘛。”杰克说着继续往下读。 “接下来全身涂上油，再用绷带紧紧缠好。” “大脑会通过……被取出”

Yuck! Stop !" cried Annie. Goodbye! She dashed out of the room. Annie called Jack. We have to give her the Book of the Dead. But Annie was gone. Jack reached into his pack. He pulled out the scroll and the scepter. He put them next to the mummy's skull. Was it just his imagination? Or did a deep sigh seem to shudder throughout the room? Did the mummy's face grow calmer? Jack held his breath as he backed away. Out of the mummy room. Out of the boat room. Down the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs, he heaved his own sigh. A sigh of relief. He looked down the hallway. It was empty. Hey! Where are you? He said. No answer. Where in the world was Annie?

“好恶心！别念了！”安妮大叫。 “我走啦！”她冲出了房间。 安妮喊了杰克一声。 我们得把《亡灵书》送给她呀。 可安妮已经跑得没影了。 杰克把手伸进背包里。 他掏出了卷轴和权杖。 把它们放在了木乃伊的头骨旁边。 是他的错觉吗？ 还是整个房间里真的晃过一声沉沉的叹息？ 木乃伊的脸是不是变得更安详了？ 杰克屏住呼吸往后退。 退出了木乃伊室。 退出了船室。 走下楼梯。 到楼梯底的时候，他才长长舒了一口气。 那是松了口气的叹息。 他朝走廊那头望去。 走廊里空荡荡的。 “嘿！你在哪儿？” 他喊道。 没有人回答。 安妮到底去哪儿了呀？

Jack started down the hallway. Annie, he called. Had she run out of the pyramid? Was she already outside? Annie! Help! Jack! Came a cry. The voice sounded far away. It was Annie. Where was she? Help, Jack! Annie! Jack started to run along the shadowy hallway. Help, Jack! Her cry seemed fainter. Jack stopped. He was running away from her voice. Annie! He called. He went back toward the burial chambers. Jack! There, her voice was louder. Jack! Even louder.

杰克沿着走廊往前走。 “安妮。”他喊。 她是不是跑出金字塔了？ 她是不是已经到外面了？ “安妮！” “救命啊！” “杰克！” 传来一声呼喊。 声音听起来很远。 是安妮的声音。 她在哪儿呢？ “救命啊，杰克！” “安妮！” 杰克开始沿着昏暗的走廊跑起来。 “救命啊，杰克！” 她的哭声好像更微弱了。 杰克停了下来。 他跑的方向离她的声音越来越远了。 “安妮！” 他喊道。 他转身往墓室的方向走回去。 “杰克！” 这回她的声音更大了。 “杰克！” 声音更响了。

Jack climbed the stairs. He went back into the boat room. He looked around the room, at the furniture, the musical instruments, the boat. Then he saw it. Another door, right next to the door he had just come through. The other door was open. Jack dashed through it. He found himself at the top of some stairs. They were just like the stairs in the other hallway. He went down into the hallway. It was lit by torches on the wall. It was just like the other hallway. Annie, he called. Jack, Annie, Jack. She was running through toward him. She crashed into him.

杰克爬上楼梯，回到船室里，四下打量着房间， 看了看家具、乐器，还有那艘船。接着他看见了：另一扇门，正好 在他刚才进来的那扇门旁边。那扇门开着，杰克冲了 过去。他发现自己站在一段楼梯的顶端，这些楼梯和刚才另一条 走廊里的楼梯一模一样。他走下楼进到走廊里，墙上的火把把走廊照得亮堂堂的，和 刚才那条走廊完全一样。“安妮。”他喊道。“杰克，安妮，杰克。”她正朝他 跑过来，一下撞到了他身上。