02-THEA'S SECRET

THEA'S SECRET At lunchtime, my sister, Thea, who is a special correspondent for The Rodent's Gazette, came by on her motorcycle. "I am taking you out to lunch," she said. "We've got reservations at The mouse House." She grabbed my paw and whispered, "I have to tell you a very important secret." TWENTY MINUTES later, I peeled myself off Thea's motorcycle. My teeth were still chattering. "Are you trying to give me a heart attack?" I shrieked, tugging my whiskers back into shape. "Why, why, why do you have to go so fast? It's dangerous! One day, we're going to end up sipping cheese

西娅的秘密午饭时，我姐姐西娅骑着摩托车过来，她是《啮齿动物公报》的特约记者。 “我要带你出去吃午饭，”她说。 “我们在老鼠屋订了位子。” 她抓住我的爪子，低声说:“我要告诉你一个非常重要的秘密。” 二十分钟后，我从西娅的摩托车上爬下来。 我的牙齿还在打战。 “你是想让我心脏病发作吗?”我尖叫着，把胡子拽回原形。 “为什么，为什么，为什么你要走得这么快?” 是很危险的!总有一天，我们会啜饮起司

through straws at Mouse General!!" "Tsk, tsk... still the same old 'fraidy mouse." My sister laughed, slipping into the restaurant. Of course, before we could sit down, Thea had to greet fifty friends. "Hi, Ratsp! How you doing, Swissita!" I rolled my eyes. Thea had more friends than a cheese delivery man the day before Thanksgiving!

用稻草打老鼠将军!!”“啧啧,啧啧… 还是那只老老鼠。” 我妹妹笑着溜进了餐厅。 当然，在我们坐下之前，西娅还得招呼五十位朋友。 “嗨,Ratsp !你好，瑞丝塔!”我翻了个白眼。 感恩节前一天，西娅的朋友比送奶酪的还多!

Finally, we were seated. "So what is it?" I asked impatiently. But my sister was busy looking at the menu. "Why don't we order first," she said. "Cheddar ravioli for two!" she told the waiter. "With extra-spicy tomato sauce." "Spicy?" I groaned. "You know I get HEARTBURN." Did I mention my sister can be incredibly annoying at times? Thea waved her paw. "Oh, please. You could use a little spice in your life. Besides, you'll have to get used to eating all sorts of food on our trip," she whispered, winking at me. "Trip? What trip?" I asked. "Ssssssh! Ssssssh! Do you want everybody to know?" she said, pinching my tail.

最后，我们坐了下来。“那是什么呢?”我不耐烦地问。 但我妹妹正忙着看菜单。 “我们为什么不先点菜呢?”她说。 “两人份的切达干酪馄饨!”她告诉服务员。 “加特辣番茄酱。” “辣?”我呻吟着。“你知道我胃灼热。” 我有没有说过我妹妹有时候非常烦人? 西娅挥舞着她的爪子。“哦,请。 你的生活可以加点情趣。 此外，你得习惯在我们的旅途中吃各种各样的食物，”她低声说，向我眨了眨眼睛。 “旅行?什么旅行?”我问。 “Ssssssh !Ssssssh !你想让每个人都知道吗?”她说着，捏了捏我的尾巴。

"Well, what are you talking about?" I hissed. Thea glanced around. "Hold your whiskers. I think the waiter may be spying on us. He looks a little suspicious," she said. "Who on earth would want to spy on us?" I cried. My head started to pound. "If you only knew..." my sister replied, looking very mysterious. I clenched my fists. I couldn't take it anymore. I climbed onto my chair and screamed, "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!" Everyone stared.

“那么，你在说什么呢?”我咬牙切齿地说。 西娅环顾四周。“握住你的胡须。 我觉得服务员可能在监视我们。 他看起来有点可疑，”她说。 “到底有谁想监视我们?”我哭了。 我的头开始砰砰直响。“要是你知道……” 我妹妹回答，看起来很神秘。 我握紧拳头。我再也受不了了。 我爬到椅子上尖叫道:“你在说什么?!”每个人都盯着。

"Slimy Swiss balls! Someone got up on the wrong side of the hole today," said Thea. But she began talking anyway. "I found a map of an island showing the spot

“黏糊糊的瑞士球!”今天有人站错了方向。”西娅说。 但她还是开始说话了。 “我找到了一张标明这个地点的岛屿地图