Lesson 74

An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses got off.
一辆古老的公交车停在干涸的河床边，一群著名的男女演员从车上下来。
Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken special precautions so that no one should recognize them.
他们穿着墨镜和旧衣服，采取了特别预防措施，以便没有人能认出他们。
But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect.
但正如他们很快发现的那样，伪装有时也会太完美了。
'This is a wonderful place for a picnic,' said Gloria Gleam.
“这是一个美妙的野餐地点，”格洛丽亚·格里姆说。
'It couldn't be better, Gloria,' Brinksley Meers agreed.
“这再好不过了，格洛丽亚，”布林克斯利·米尔斯赞同道。
'No newspaper men, no film fans! Why don't we come more often?'
“没有报社记者，没有影迷！我们为什么不经常来呢？”
Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees.
与此同时，另外两名演员罗克沃尔·斯林格和梅林·格里夫斯已经把两个大食物篮提到树下的一处阴凉地。
When they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared.
当他们都坐得舒舒服服时，一个陌生人出现了。
He looked very angry.
他看起来非常生气。
'Now you get out of here, all of you!' he shouted.
“现在你们所有人都给我从这里滚出去！”他大声喊道。
I'm sheriff here. Do you see that notice? It says "No Camping" — in case you can't read!
我是这里的警长。你看到那个告示了吗？上面写着“禁止露营”——以防你看不懂字！
'Look, sheriff,' said Rockwall, 'don't be too hard on us. I'm Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.'
“看，警长，”洛克沃尔说，“别对我们太严厉。我是洛克沃尔·斯林格，而这位是梅林·格里夫斯。”
'Oh, is it?' said the sheriff with a sneer.
“哦，是吗？”警长冷笑着说。
'Well, I'm Brinksley Meers, and my other name is Gloria Gleam. Now you get out of here fast!'
“好吧，我是布林克斯利·米尔斯，我的另一个名字是格洛丽亚·格利姆。现在你快点离开这里！”