23-SNIP! SNAP!

SNIP! SNAP! For a moment, I thought maybe I was just having a bad dream. I PINCHED MYSELF. The mice in the bathing suits were still standing there. At last, Trap spoke. "RATLIN'S Tropical Resort," he repeated. "Do you mean this IS NOT a DESERTED island?" The guide looked at us with curiosity. "Deserted island? You should see the mounds of rodents on the beach," he said. "This is our busiest time of year!" Trap turned to Thea, fuming. "It's bad enough that you brought me to the wrong island. But did you have to bring me to a tourist trap?!"

剪断!中计了!有那么一刻，我以为我只是做了个噩梦。 我掐了自己一下。穿着泳衣的老鼠还站在那里。 最后，特拉普开口了。“拉特林热带度假村。”他重复道。 “你是说这不是一个荒岛?”向导好奇地看着我们。 “荒岛上?你应该看看海滩上成堆的啮齿动物，”他说。 “这是我们一年中最忙的时候!”特拉普怒气冲冲地转向西娅。 “你把我带错岛已经够糟的了。 但你一定要带我来一个旅游陷阱吗?!”

I couldn't believe it. I felt a lump of despair in my throat — like a mouse being served at the Grand Cat Buffet. Meanwhile, the tourists were staring at us in amazement. With our ratty fur and torn clothing, they didn't know what to make of us! A shy-looking mouse with big ears approached Thea. "Um, Miss, did you just take one of Ratlin's SURVIVAL classes?" he asked. Thea stared at him. For a minute, she looked like a mouse caught by a flashlight. Then my sister snapped to attention. "Survival lessons?" she repeated. "Why, do I look like a rodent who needs lessons? Take a look at this knife. I can

我简直不敢相信。我感到一阵绝望涌上喉咙——就像一只老鼠在大猫自助餐上被招待一样。 与此同时，游客们惊奇地盯着我们。 看到我们破烂的皮毛和破烂的衣服，他们不知道该怎么对待我们!一只长着大耳朵的害羞的老鼠走近西娅。 “嗯，小姐，你刚刚上了拉特林的生存课吗?”他问。 西娅盯着他。有那么一会儿，她看起来就像一只被手电筒照到的老鼠。 然后，我妹妹立刻立正。 “生存课?”她重复道。 “怎么，我看起来像只需要上课的啮齿动物吗?” 看看这把刀。 我可以

chop a rat's tail in two faster than you can twitch your whiskers. Snip! Snap!" She CUT a tree branch in two with one clean blow. Her audience shuddered, hypnotized. "Can I walk you back to the resort?" the mouse with the big ears asked my sister. "I would love to take you to dinner tonight. I know a great little restaurant right on the beach!" "We'll see, my dear, we'll see," squeaked Thea, flattered. I shook my head. Benjamin and I set out toward the resort. Trap just stared off into space. "But the treasure..." he repeated over and over. "The treasure..."

把老鼠尾巴切成两半的速度比你扭动胡须的速度还快。 剪断!急!”她干净利落地一刀把树枝劈成两半。 她的听众颤抖着，被催眠了。 “我送你回度假村好吗?”那只长着大耳朵的老鼠问我妹妹。 “我很愿意今晚带你去吃饭。 我知道海滩上有一家很棒的小餐馆!”“走着瞧吧，亲爱的，走着瞧吧。”西娅得意地尖声说。 我摇了摇头。本杰明和我向度假村出发了。 特拉普只是凝视着太空。 “但是宝藏……”他一遍又一遍地重复着。 “宝藏……”