Lesson 8 Mystery
第八课 悬疑事件
November 18
11月18日
The Diamond
美钻失踪记

I am near the museum.
我在博物馆附近，
The museum is not open today.
今天博物馆没开放。
I hear an alarm.
突然我听到警铃声，
I go to the museum's door.
我赶到博物馆的门口，
A guard walks out.
一名警卫走了出来。
"Where are you going?
"你要去哪里？
Come with me!" I say to the guard.
跟我来！"我对那名警卫说。
There is a valuable diamond in this museum.
这间博物馆内收藏一颗价值不斐的美钻，
We go to check the diamond.
我们去查看那颗钻石，
The diamond is not there.
但钻石不见了。
We look for clues.
我们找寻线索，

"Do you see anything strange?" I ask the guard.
"你有没有看见什么奇怪的事情？"我问那名警卫。
"Mmmm," he says.
"嗯，"他答道。
"Is he saying no?" I think.
"他是说没有吗？"我心想，
But I can't understand him.
可是我不明白他的意思。
The diamond's box is open. Someone opened it.
钻石的盒子开着的， 有人打开了那个盒子。
"A thief stole a diamond in Chicago last week.
"上礼拜有个窃贼在芝加哥偷了一颗钻石，
And now this diamond is gone!" I say to him.
现在这颗钻石也不见了！"我对他说。
I look at the guard. He is worried.
我看着那名警卫， 他显得很担心。
I put my hand on the guard's arm and say,
我伸手搭着那名警卫的手臂，对他说：
"Don't worry. I can solve any mystery.
"别担心， 什么悬疑案件我都解决得了，
We can find this thief."
我们一定找得到这个贼的。"
But then, I notice something strange.
不过，这时我却注意到了一件奇怪的事情，
The guard's uniform says, "Museum of Chicago".
那名警卫的制服上印着"芝加哥博物馆"的字样。
I keep my hand on the guard's arm.
我继续握着那名警卫的手臂，
I put my other hand near his mouth and say,
把另一只手伸到他的嘴巴前面，说：
"Please open your mouth."
"请张开嘴巴。"
The diamond is there.
那颗珍贵的钻石就在他的嘴巴里。