The Cave of the Lost

The Cave of the Lost, written by Russ Booyak, illustrated by Thomas Boatright.

《失踪者洞穴》 拉斯·布亚克 著 托马斯·博特赖特 绘

My best friend Sarah, my little brother Jake, and I are standing before the entrance to a large cave. Odie, my brother's dog, barks into the darkness. Odie thinks someone is in there, Jake says.

我、我的好朋友萨拉，还有我的小弟弟杰克，站在一个大洞穴的入口前。 我弟弟的小狗欧迪，对着黑洞洞的洞里叫个不停。 杰克说：“欧迪觉得里面有人。”

Is this where you saw the boy?" I ask Sarah. She stares up through the hole, between the trees at the edge of the gorge. I think he was standing right here waving, she replies. We're not going in there, are we, Gwen? You're the one who saw the mysterious boy waving at you. You're the one who had us leave the picnic and climb all the way down to the bottom of

“你就是在这里看到那个男孩的吗？” 我问萨拉。 她抬头望着峡谷边缘树林缝隙间的洞口。 她回答：“我觉得他就站在这里挥手。” “我们该不会真的要进去吧，格温？” 明明是你看到那个神秘男孩朝你挥手的。 也是你拉着我们离开野餐地，一路爬下到

That, that's the Cave of the Lost, she cries. What kind of ridiculous name is that? I ask. I bet your aunt told you about it.

她大叫道：“那、那就是失踪者洞穴！” “这名字也太荒唐了吧？” 我问道。 “肯定是你姑姑给你讲的故事对不对。”

She did! Centuries ago, after Porter's Mill was built, some people explored the cave, and they never came out. Others went to search for them and disappeared, too. Only one man ever made it out, but he couldn't explain how. He claimed he found others, Sarah continues, but they kept leading him in the wrong directions. Finally, after many days, he fell asleep in the cave and woke up in the hollow, alone.

“就是她讲的！” 几百年前，波特磨坊建好后，有些人进洞探险，就再也没出来过。 其他人进去找他们，也跟着消失了。 只有一个人成功走了出来，可他也说不清自己是怎么出来的。 萨拉接着说：“他说他找到了其他人，可那些人一直把他往错路上带。” 最后，过了好多天，他在洞里睡着，醒来时发现自己一个人躺在洞口洼地里。

Your aunt tells a lot of stories, I say. We still can't wander around in there, Sarah says. The place is probably filled with massive spiders. Hey kid, I yell into the cave. Do you need help? My voice echoes for a moment, followed by silence. Then something unexpected reaches my ears. It sounds almost like laughter. Let's go in, Jake exclaims. A new sound emerges from the cave. Someone is crying in there, I say.

我说：“你姑姑可真会讲故事呀。” 萨拉说：“那我们也不能进去瞎逛啊。” “这地方说不定全都是大蜘蛛呢。” 我对着洞里大喊：“喂，小朋友？” “你需要帮忙吗？” 我的声音响了一阵，随后就是一片寂静。 接着，我听到了一件意想不到的动静。 那声音听起来几乎就是笑声。 杰克大喊：“我们进去吧！” 洞里又传来了一阵新的声音。 我说：“里面有人在哭。”