02-WHAT A FURBRAIN!

WHAT A FURBRAIN! knock knock Just then, Blunders, my editor in chief, knocked at the door. MR. Stilton, your cousin Trap is here," he announced, tripping over his tail. "I am not in for anyone!" I shouted. Blunders jumped, spilling his mug of cheddar tea. "Um, well, he says it's urgent!" "I— am not in!" I repeated. Next thing I knew, my cousin, a plumpish mouse with BEADY EYES,

真是个笨蛋!就在这时，我的主编布兰德斯敲了敲门。 斯蒂尔顿先生，你的表兄特拉普来了，”他宣布道，被自己的尾巴绊了一下。 “我不喜欢任何人!”我叫道。 布兰德斯跳了起来，洒了他那杯切达茶。 “嗯，他说事情很紧急!”“我——不在家!”我又说了一遍。 接下来我所知道的是，我的堂兄，一只长着大大的眼睛的胖老鼠，

was standing before me. He put both paws on my desk and smiled. Have you ever met my cousin? He owns a shop in downtown New Mouse City— Cheap Junk for Less. He's a terrible prankster. And his favorite hobby is teasing me! Another thing you should know about Trap, he's like a refrigerator magnet for trouble. Sometimes you can't tear those two apart! "What do you want? Can't you see I am busy?" I yelled. "And please, take your paws off my desk!" "Hello, there, Cousinkins! What's up?" he squeaked, picking his teeth with my letter opener.

站在我面前。他把两只爪子放在我的桌子上，笑了。 你见过我表弟吗? 他在市中心的新老鼠城开了一家店，卖便宜便宜的垃圾。 他是个糟糕的恶作剧者。 他最大的爱好就是取笑我!关于特拉普还有一件事你应该知道，他就像冰箱里的磁铁一样吸引着麻烦。 有时候你分不开他们俩!“你想要什么?” 你没看见我正忙着吗?”我喊道。 “还有，请把你的爪子从我的桌子上拿开!”“你们好，表兄妹们!”怎么了?”他用我的开信刀剔牙，尖声问道。

I took off my glasses so that I could cry freely. "Can't you see I am in big trouble here?" I choked. "Oh, why did I choose this job? I could have been a lifeguard down at WaterRat Park or a waiter at The Cheese Garden...." Trap smirked. "Are you kidding? A furbrain like you couldn't do those jobs!" "I am not a furbrain!" I squeaked, fuming. Just then, the phone, rang. In a flash, Trap had his paw on the receiver.

我摘下眼镜，这样我就可以尽情地哭了。 “难道你看不出我有大麻烦了吗?”我哽咽。 “哦，我为什么选择这份工作?” 我本可以成为水鼠公园的救生员或奶酪花园的服务员....” 陷阱傻笑。“你在开玩笑吧?” 像你这样的笨蛋做不了这些工作!”“我又不是笨蛋!”我愤怒地尖叫着。 就在这时，电话响了。 一瞬间，特拉普的爪子抓住了听筒。

"If it's for me, please tell them I am not in," I begged. He picked up the phone and straightened his tie. "Hello, this is The Stilton Publishing Company. No, Mr. Stilton is not in. Yes, yes, I agree that he is a hopeless cheddarface, a total nincompoop!" my cousin nodded, "Well, of course I will tell him. He is a complete furbrain! Thank you for calling!" he added before hanging up. I twisted my whiskers in rage. Steam poured out from my ears. I felt like a cheddar cheese marshmallow left in a microwave too long. "I asked you to say I was not in," I shrieked. "I didn't say make friends with any wacky mouse who calls!" "That wasn't any wacky mouse!" my

“如果是我的，请告诉他们我不在家，”我恳求道。 他拿起电话，整理了一下领带。 “你好，这里是斯蒂尔顿出版公司。 不，斯蒂尔顿先生不在。 是的，是的，我承认他是个毫无希望的笨蛋，一个十足的傻瓜!”我表姐点点头，“好吧，我当然会告诉他。 他是个十足的疯子!谢谢你打来电话!”他在挂断电话之前补充了一句。 我愤怒地捻着胡须。 蒸汽从我的耳朵里涌出。 我感觉就像切达奶酪棉花糖在微波炉里放了太久。 “我叫你说我不在家，”我尖叫道。 “我可没说跟任何叫我的古怪老鼠交朋友!”“那不是什么古怪的老鼠!

cousin insisted. "I was talking to Saucy LePaws, the famous chef. He says you switched the number of his restaurant with the one for the city dump! I'd better not tell you where he said he wanted to send you." All of a sudden, my cousin's eyes lit up. "Hey, that reminds me. Do you know why I'm here?" I put my head in my paws. "Yes, I do," I mumbled. "You are here to drive me nuts! And it's working. I'm packing my bags for the Mad Mouse Center. I'll leave tonight." "Not so fast," Trap said, giggling. "I am here to get you out of this mess! Just listen to my brilliant idea..." I groaned. Not another one of my cousin's brilliant ideas! The last time I'd gotten involved in one of his crazy schemes, I'd

表哥坚持。“我正在和著名的厨师酱爪说话。 他说你把他餐厅的电话号码和城市垃圾场的电话号码对调了!我最好不要告诉你他说要把你送到哪里去。” 突然，表妹的眼睛亮了起来。 “嘿，这倒提醒了我。你知道我为什么在这里吗?”我把头伸进爪子里。 “是的，我喜欢。”我喃喃地说。“你是来把我逼疯的!”这是有效的。 我在收拾行李去狂鼠中心。 我今晚就走。”“别这么快，”特拉普咯咯笑着说。 “我是来帮你摆脱困境的!”听听我的好主意……” 我呻吟着。别再用我表弟的好主意了!上次我参与他的疯狂计划时，我

ended up stuck in a spooky castle in Transratania!

最后被困在特拉塔尼亚的一座恐怖城堡里!