23-YOUR BILL, SIR!

YOUR BILL, SIR! Trap stood up. He studied himself in the mirror. "Do I really look like her?" he asked. Tidytail clapped his paws. "You look exactly like her. Maybe even better! Much more glamorous, more attractive, more charming!" Trap shot him a puzzled look, Tidytail didn't seem to notice. He was too busy printing out the bill. When he was done, he slapped it into my paw. I stared at the total I felt faint. My paws began to Shake. My tail began to twitch. I had to sit down in the pink chair to keep from falling. I had never seen such a bill, A furcut cost more

您的账单，先生!特拉普站了起来。 他对着镜子端详自己。 “我真的长得像她吗?”他问。 小尾巴拍了拍爪子。 “你和她长得一模一样。 也许更好!更迷人，更吸引人，更迷人!”特拉普不解地看了他一眼，小尾巴似乎没有注意到。 他忙着打印账单。 当他完成后，他把它拍到了我的爪子上。 我盯着总觉得头晕。 我的爪子开始颤抖。我的尾巴开始抽动。 我不得不坐在粉红色的椅子上以免摔倒。 我从来没有见过这样的账单，一份水果要花更多的钱

than six months' worth of cheddar! A massage cost more than my entire set of the Encyclopaedia Ratannica! I started to complain, but Thea cut me off. I guess she could tell I was in shock. "Don't you dare embarrass me!" she hissed. "Fur 4 Life is the most exclusive salon in the city. It's worth every penny. Just pay the bill, Geronimo. And don't forget the tip!" I handed over A WAD OF MONEY. I couldn't believe I was doing it. I could have bought a new car with all of that money. Instead, I had bought my cousin a new look. And he wasn't even happy about it. He stepped on my tail on his way out the door. Tears rolled down my fur. I didn't know if I was crying because of the pain or because my wallet was empty, Outside, a well-dressed female mouse

比六个月的切达干酪还要多!一次按摩比我的整套《罗马百科全书》还贵!我开始抱怨，但西娅打断了我的话。 我猜她能看出来我很震惊。 “你竟敢让我难堪!”她低声说。 “Fur 4 Life是这座城市最高档的沙龙。 物有所值。付钱吧，杰罗尼莫。 别忘了给小费!”我递给他一叠钱。 我简直不敢相信我这么做了。 我可以用那笔钱买一辆新车。 相反，我给表妹买了一个新造型。 他甚至对此都不高兴。 他出门时踩了我的尾巴。 眼泪顺着我的皮毛滚落下来。我不知道我哭是因为疼痛还是因为我的钱包空了。外面，一只穿着讲究的母老鼠

waved to Trap. "Sally, dear!" she called. "We must do lunch again soon! How does next week sound?" My cousin opened his mouth to reply. Luckily, Thea stopped him in time. "Um, Ms. Ratmousen has lost her voices," she mumbled. "Yes, she has a terrible sore throat. She'll have to get back to you." The mouse stared at Sally, I mean, Trap, closely, Did she notice anything different? Quickly, we shoved Trap into a taxi and drove home, That night on television, Sally's snout appeared on the news. She was being interviewed by the famous reporter Bill Blabberat, Jr. "Tell me, Ms. Ratmouseny," he began. "How does it feel to be the most important publisher on Mouse Island?"

向特拉普挥手。“莎莉，亲爱的!” “我们必须很快再吃午饭!”下周怎么样?”我表弟张开嘴想回答。 幸运的是西娅及时阻止了他。 “嗯，Ratmousen女士失声了，”她喃喃地说。 “是的，她嗓子疼得厉害。 她会给你回电话的。” 老鼠仔细地盯着莎莉，我是说，特拉普，她注意到什么不同了吗? 我们赶紧把特拉普塞进一辆出租车，开车回家。那天晚上，电视上的新闻里出现了莎莉的鼻子。 她正在接受著名记者比尔·布拉伯拉特的采访。 “告诉我，拉特慕尼小姐，”他开始说。 “成为Mouse Island上最重要的发行商是什么感觉?”

Sally had a smug look on her face. She ripped the microphone out of Bill's paws. "It feels great!" she squeaked. "I am great!" Blabberat didn't know what to make of her. "Yes, well, why do you think Mr. Stilton sold you his paper at such a low price?" he continued. Sally jumped up, "Because Geronimo Stilton is a cheesehead!" she shrieked. "And I am not, I am SMART! I am SHARP! I am the MOST CLEVER mouse in New Mouse City!"

莎莉脸上带着沾沾自喜的神情。 她把麦克风从比尔的爪子上扯下来。 “感觉好极了!”她尖声说。 “我很棒!”布拉伯拉特不知道该怎么看待她。 “是的，那么，你认为斯蒂尔顿先生为什么要把他的报纸以这么低的价格卖给你呢?”他接着说。 莎莉跳起来，“因为杰罗尼莫·斯蒂尔顿是个笨蛋!”她尖叫道。 “我不是，我很聪明!”我很敏锐!我是新老鼠城最聪明的老鼠!”

Bill Blabberat, Jr., coughed. He stared down at his notes. Sally Ratmousen may have been clever, but she was also crazy! When Blabberat said The Daily Rat wasn't as polished as The Rodent's Gazette, Sally blew her top. She grabbed the Mouse TV reporter by the shirt. Then she shook him until his eyes rattled. "KELP!" he shrieked. I couldn't watch anymore. I switched off the set. I just had to get my paper back before that rotten Ratmousen ruined it!

小比尔·布拉伯拉特咳嗽起来。 他低头盯着笔记。 莎莉·拉慕森也许很聪明，但她也很疯狂!当布拉伯拉特说《每日鼠报》不如《啮齿动物公报》优美时，莎莉勃然大怒。 她抓住老鼠电视台记者的衬衫。 然后她摇了摇他，直到他的眼睛发颤。 “海带!”他尖叫道。我再也看不下去了。 我关掉了电视机。我得赶在那臭老鼠毁了我的论文之前把它拿回来!