04-CHOCOLATE CHEESE BITES

CHOCOLATE CHEESE BITES The phone rang again. I was afraid to pick it up. But the ringing wouldn't stop. It was giving me a mouse-sized headache. At last, I gave in. "Hello, Stilton speaking, geronimo Stilton!" I squeaked. A snooty voice came over the line. "Yes, this is Samuel Stuffymouse from SWEET SELECTS. Your chocolate cheese bites are ready. Do you want them gift-wrapped or will you be eating them today?" Chocolate cheese bites? I hadn't ordered any chocolate. I mean, I love chocolate and cheese as much as the next mouse, but I was

巧克力奶酪咬人电话又响了。 我不敢把它捡起来。 但铃声一直响个不停。 它让我头疼得像老鼠一样。 最后，我让步了。“你好，我是斯蒂尔顿，杰罗尼莫·斯蒂尔顿!”我发出“吱吱”的响声。 电话那头传来一个傲慢的声音。 “是的，我是SWEET SELECTS的塞缪尔·斯达菲老鼠。 你的巧克力奶酪好了。 你想把它们包装成礼物还是今天就吃?”巧克力芝士咬? 我没有点巧克力。 我是说，我和老鼠一样喜欢巧克力和奶酪，但我

on a diet. I had started it last week. So far, I had only cheated once. My aunt Sweetfur had sent me a pineapple cheesecake. How could I resist? I love cheesecake! Now I stared at the phone. "I'm SORRY," I told the mouse on the other end. "You must have the wrong rodent. I didn't order any chocolates." Stuffymouse snorted. "I am a very busy mouse, Mr. Stilton," he huffed, "I don't have time for games. Of course you ordered them. You were in SWEET SELECTS just yesterday. Now, do you want this chocolate gift-wrapped or not?" I didn't know what to say. Why wouldn't anyone listen to me today? "But I've never even heard of SWEET SELECTS," I tried to explain.

在节食。我上周就开始了。 到目前为止，我只作弊过一次。 我的小甜甜阿姨送了我一个菠萝芝士蛋糕。 我怎能抗拒呢?我喜欢芝士蛋糕!现在我盯着电话。 “对不起，”我对电话那头的老鼠说。 “你一定找错人了。 我没有点巧克力。” Stuffymouse哼了一声。“我是一只非常忙碌的老鼠，斯蒂尔顿先生，”他生气地说，“我没有时间玩游戏。 你当然点了。 你昨天还在SWEET SELECTS。 现在，你要不要把这块巧克力包装成礼物?”我不知道该说什么。 为什么今天没人听我的? “但我从来没听说过‘SWEET SELECTS’，”我试图解释。

For some reason, this made Stuffymouse even more annoyed. He began squeaking at the top of his lungs. It seemed his store sold SPECIAL GOURMET CHOCOLATES. Each chocolate cheese bite was made by paw. Some were even shaped like things. There were tiny mice, tiny cats, and even tiny trains. "You ordered five pounds of our tiny tugboats!" he shrieked in my ear. I felt faint. I don't even like boats! They make me queasy! Un-be-liev-a-ble! But Stuffymouse wasn't taking no for an answer. "My delivery rat is on his way," he snarled. "Please have your money ready." Seconds later, I heard a loud honking outside. I peeked out the window. I should have guessed. It was the SWEET SELECTS truck, A mouse dressed in a tuxedo carrying a large box jumped out.

出于某种原因，这让史达菲鼠更加恼火。 他开始扯着嗓子尖叫起来。 看来他的店卖的是特别美味的巧克力。 每一口巧克力奶酪都是爪子做的。 有些甚至形状像东西。 有小老鼠，小猫，甚至小火车。 “你订购了五磅我们的小拖船!”他在我耳边尖叫。 我感到头晕。我甚至不喜欢船!它们让我恶心!Un-be-liev-a-ble !但毛绒老鼠不接受拒绝。 “我的送货鼠在来的路上了，”他咆哮道。 “请把钱准备好。” 几秒钟后，我听到外面一声响亮的喇叭声。 我从窗户往外偷看。我早该猜到的。 这是一辆SWEET SELECTS卡车，一只穿着燕尾服的老鼠拎着一只大箱子跳了出来。

My bookkeeper, Ratsy O'Shea, led him into my office. She handed me my checkbook. What could I do? I had to pay for the chocolates. Old Stuffymouse would have my tail if I refused. Besides, how expensive could a box of CHOCOLATES be? Then I saw the bill. I began crying like a rat who's found his Christmouse stocking filled with coal instead of cheese. "Are you OK, Mr. Stilton?" Ratsy asked. I coughed. I had to pull myself together. I couldn't let Ratsy see me this way, After all, I am a professional mouse. I picked up the bill and wiped my eyes. I had never seen so many zeroes in my life! "I'm fine, Ratsy," I sobbed, "Just fine." Un-be-liev-a-ble!

我的记账员拉特西·奥谢把他领进了我的办公室。 她把支票簿递给我。 我该怎么办呢?我得付巧克力的钱。 如果我拒绝，老毛绒老鼠就会吃掉我的尾巴。 再说，一盒巧克力能有多贵呢? 然后我看到了账单。我开始哭起来，就像一只老鼠发现他的圣诞袜里装满了煤而不是奶酪。 “你还好吗，斯蒂尔顿先生?”Ratsy问道。 我咳嗽。我必须振作起来。 我不能让鼠王这样看我，毕竟，我是一只职业老鼠。 我拿起账单，擦了擦眼睛。 我这辈子从没见过这么多零!“我很好，鼠王，”我抽泣着说，“很好。” Un-be-liev-a-ble !