32-BACK AT MY DESK

BACK AT MY DESK Next morning, I was back at my desk. Phone calls, faxes, e-mail... it felt as if I had been away for a whole month, not for just a few days! My sister flew into my office like a tornado. "Take a look at this!" she shrieked, throwing a bunch of photos on my desk. "You can see the castle, the staircase, the courtyard, even the cobwebs. But I do not have one picture of any of the guests!" she squeaked, "I wonder how those rotten bats did it?!" I picked up my magnifying glass. Then I examined each picture. "You're right," I agreed. "The castle looks deserted." Thea stamped her paws. "I cannot believe

第二天早上，我又回到了办公桌前。 电话、传真、电子邮件…… 我感觉好像离开了整整一个月，而不是几天!我妹妹像龙卷风一样冲进了我的办公室。 “看看这个!”她尖叫着，把一堆照片扔到我桌上。 “你可以看到城堡、楼梯、庭院，甚至蜘蛛网。 可是我连一张客人的照片都没有!”她尖声说，“我不知道那些腐烂的蝙蝠是怎么做到的?!”我拿起我的放大镜。 然后我检查了每一张照片。 “你说得对，”我表示同意。“城堡看起来空无一人。” 西娅跺着她的爪子。“我不敢相信

this! Now I have to give back the money I got from The Daily Rat for my story!" she grumbled. I tried not to laugh out loud. Serves her right for trying to work for the slimy Daily Rat, I thought. "Maybe the legend about the ghosts living in that castle really is true after all," I said. My sister just rolled her eyes. "Oh, Geronimo," she smirked. "You're so gullible." Then she placed her elbows on my desk. "By the way, have I ever told you about Mousehara?" she whispered.

这个!现在我得把《鼠日报》给我的稿费还回去了!”她抱怨道。 我尽量不笑出声来。 我想，这是她为《每日鼠报》工作活该。 “也许那个关于住在城堡里的鬼魂的传说是真的，”我说。 我妹妹只是翻了个白眼。 “哦，杰罗尼莫，”她傻笑着说。 “你太容易上当受骗了。”然后她把胳膊肘放在我的桌子上。 “顺便问一下，我跟你说过鼠原的事吗?”她低声说。