Jack and Annie pushed on the door. It opened slowly.
杰克和安妮使劲推门，门缓缓地开了。
“The STAIRS!” said Jack and Annie.
“阶梯！”杰克和安妮喊道。
The ghost-queen floated up the stairs.
幽灵王后飘忽地上了阶梯。
The boat was filled with many things. Gold plates. Painted cups. Jeweled goblets. Woven baskets. Jewelry with blue stones. Small wooden statues.
木船里装了很多东西。金盘子、彩杯、镶满珠宝的酒杯、编织篮、镶着蓝宝石的宝器，还有小木雕。
They stepped into a cold, drafty room.
他们跟着走进了一个阴冷而通风的房间。
“The BOAT!” said Jack.
“船！”杰克喊道。
Jack put the scepter and his notebook and pencil into his pack.
杰克把权杖和他的笔记本、铅笔一起放进了背包。
The ghost-queen was nowhere in sight.
可是突然幽灵王后不见了。
“Look!” said Jack.
“看！”杰克说。
Dim torchlight lit the huge room. It had a very high ceiling. On one side was a pile of tables, chairs, and musical instruments.
昏暗的火把光照着这个巨大的房间。房间的天花板很高。一边放着一堆桌椅和乐器。
“What’s it doing inside Queen Hutepi’s pyramid?” asked Annie.
“在哈特比王后的金字塔里的船有什么用呢？”安妮问。
He and Annie followed the ghost-queen. Deeper into the pyramid. Until they came to some stairs.
他和安妮跟着幽灵王后向金字塔的深处走去，来到了一段阶梯跟前。
He and Annie went over to the boat. They looked inside it.
杰克和安妮说着向木船走去，他们一起往里看着。
Jack and Annie followed.
杰克和安妮跟在后面。
“Maybe it’s supposed to carry her to the Next Life,” said Jack.
“也许是用来把她度到来世去的吧。”杰克说。
The ghost-queen floated right through a wooden door.
幽灵王后又飘着穿过一扇木门。
On the other side of the room was a small wooden boat.
在房间的另一边有一条小木船。
He reached into the boat and lifted out a clay jug.
他把手伸进船里，拿出了一个黏土做的罐子。
“The JUG!” said Annie.
“罐子！”安妮说。
“What is it?” asked Annie.
“是什么？”安妮问。
“Come on,” said Annie.
“来啊。”安妮说。
“The FOLDED CLOTH!” said Annie.
“一块折起的布。”安妮嚷着。
Jack’s heart was pounding. Cold air was coming through the open doorway.
杰克的心怦怦地跳着。一股冷风从开着的门里吹了过来。
“It feels like a big napkin,” he said.
“感觉好像是一块大餐巾。”杰克说。
Jack looked inside the jug.
杰克往罐子里看了看。
Then another door on the other side of the chamber creaked open.
这时，房间另一侧的一扇门吱吱呀呀地开了。
Jack reached into the jug and pulled out the folded cloth. It was wrapped around an ancient-looking scroll.
杰克把手伸进罐子拿出了这块折起的布，这块布卷在一根看上去很古老的卷轴上。
“The Book of the Dead!” whispered Annie. “We found it. We found her book.”
“是死亡之书！”安妮小声说，“我们找到了，找到她要的书了。”
“No,” said Annie. “She’s waited a thousand years for her book. Don’t make her wait anymore.”
“别等了。”安妮说，“她为这本书已经等了一千年了，别让她再等了。”
“In there,” said Annie. “Maybe she’s in there.”
“在那里。”安妮说，“可能她在那里。”
It was covered with wonderful hieroglyphs.
上面写满了各种奇妙的象形文字。
“Something’s in here,” he said.
“里面有东西。”他说。
Jack slowly unrolled the scroll.
杰克慢慢地展开卷轴。
“Queen Hutepi!”
“哈特比王后！”
“Queen Hutepi!” called Annie. “We have it! We found your Book of the Dead!”
“哈特比王后！”安妮喊道，“我们找到了，找到你的死亡之书了。”
Jack felt down inside the jug.
杰克的手在罐子里摸索着。
“Oh, man.” Jack traced his finger over the scroll. It felt like very old paper.
“哦，天啊。”杰克的手指在纸面上滑过，感觉那纸张已经是相当陈旧了。
“Wait –“
“等等——”
Silence.
四周只有一片沉寂。
There was still no sign of the ghost-queen.
可还是没有幽灵王后的踪影。
It was nearly bare. Except for a long gold box. The box was open. The cover was on the floor.
除了一个长条形的金色箱子外，这间房几乎是空的。箱子打开着，盖子就放在地板上。
“Don’t be afraid,” said Annie. “Come on.”
“别怕。”安妮说，“来吧。”
Annie took Jack by the arm. They walked together. Across the room. To the glowing gold box.
安妮抓着杰克的胳膊。他们一起往房间里面走，一直走到金色箱子旁。
“We found it,” said Annie. “Your Book of the Dead.”
“我们找到了。”安妮说，“找到了你要的死亡之书。”
Jack stepped into the other room.
杰克跟着进去了。
They came to the open door. Annie went through first.
他们来到那扇开着的门跟前，安妮率先走了进去。
Silence.
还是一片寂静。
“No,” said Jack.
“不。”杰克说。
The gold box glowed.
金色的箱子闪闪发光。
Jack put the ancient scroll into his backpack. Then he and Annie slowly started to cross the drafty room.
杰克把古老的卷轴放进了背包，然后和安妮一起慢慢地穿过透着凉风的房间。
“No. I think we should leave it in there,” said Annie. She pointed to the gold box.
“不。我觉得我们应该把它放在那里面。”安妮说着指了指那个金色箱子。
They stopped in front of the box. And they peered inside.
他们在箱子面前停了下来，并往箱子里看去。
“Queen Hutepi?” called Annie.
“哈特比王后？”安妮叫道。
“Hurry, Jack!” she said.
“快点，杰克！”她说。
Jack could barely breathe. “Let’s leave the scroll on the floor. And go,” he said.
杰克几乎无法呼吸了。“咱们把卷轴放在地板上就走吧。”他说。
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