Chapter 4

Chapter 4 The squad followed Zippy out the back door and then settled under the mail truck parked at the curb. "Fill 'em in, Zippy," said Sugar. "This truck is going to take us half a mile closer to town," explained Zippy. "Nancy Lee has been on the route for the past nine years. She parks the truck, then walks east for a quarter of a mile. At the last house, three blocks down, she turns around, crosses the street and delivers the mail on the other side of the street, headed back to the truck. When she gets here, she's going to roll up the back door and drive one half mile, where she will begin deliveries again...."

第四章队员们跟着齐皮士从后门出来，然后在停在路边的邮车下面停了下来。 “给他们填上，齐皮士。”糖糖说。 “这辆卡车会把我们带到离镇子近半英里的地方，”齐皮解释说。 在过去的九年里，南希·李一直在这条路上。 她停了车，然后向东走了四分之一英里。 过了三个街区，到了最后一所房子，她转过身，穿过街道，在街道的另一边投递邮件，然后回到卡车那里。 当她到了这里，她会关上后门，开车半英里，在那里她会再次开始送货....”

"So all we have to do is figure out how many houses there are in a quarter of five tomatoes," suggested Sweetie. "Then divide that by how many houses there are on the north side of the street, and that will tell us approximately how long before she gets back. AND SHOW YOUR WORK!" Sweetie was breathing hard. "It's okay, Sweetie," said Dirt. "You're going to be just fine." "That's one way," said Sugar. "Or we could just look right at her. She's fifteen feet away."

“所以我们要做的就是算出四分之一的五个西红柿有多少个房子，”小甜心建议道。 “然后用这个数除以这条街北侧房子的数目，就能知道她大概需要多久才能回来。 展示你的作品！”甜心呼吸困难。 “没关系，亲爱的。”泥土说。 “你会没事的。” “这是一种方法，”糖说。 “或者我们可以直接看着她。 她离我有十五英尺远。”

"When Nancy gets back to the truck," explained Zippy, "she's going to slide the rear panel up, and we're going to jump in." "Isn't she going to notice three chickens, a hamster, and a rainbow ball of yarn hopping into the back of the truck?" said Dirt. "Not if she's distracted," answered Zippy as Nancy Lee's dark shoes appeared just inches from the back tire. Zippy and the squad held their breath as Nancy rolled the back door open.

“当南希回到卡车旁时，”齐皮解释说，“她会把后面板滑起来，我们就可以跳进去了。” “她不会注意到三只鸡、一只仓鼠和一个彩虹线球跳进了卡车的后面吗？”泥土说。 “如果她心烦意乱，就不会。”齐皮回答说，这时南希·李的黑鞋出现在离后轮只有几英寸的地方。 南希推开后门时，齐皮和队员们都屏住了呼吸。

"Distracted by what?" whispered Poppy. Just then Nancy Lee screamed and dropped her mailbag as half a dozen bees did a choreographed flyby very close to her head. "GO, squad. Go!" said Sugar. Zippy and the squad hurried out from under the truck and hopped into the open back, taking cover behind a white plastic mail bin. The bees flew away, and the back door rolled down.

“被什么分心了？”波比小声问。 就在这时，南希·李尖叫着把她的邮箱掉在地上，因为有六只蜜蜂在她的头顶附近做了一个精心设计的飞行。 “去,阵容。去吧！”糖说。 齐皮士和他的队员们从卡车下面跑出来，跳到敞篷的后面，躲在一个白色塑料邮筒后面。 蜜蜂飞走了，后门滚了下来。

"I don't feel good about that," said Dirt. "She could have gotten hurt." "Male honeybees, no stingers," explained Sugar. "Purely for show!" One minute later, Zippy and the squad lurched forward as the truck came to a sudden stop. "Get ready to jump when the door opens," announced Sugar. "Won't she notice three chickens, a ball of rainbow yarn, and a hamster hopping out of

“我感觉不太好。”泥土说。 “她可能受伤了。” “雄蜜蜂，没有毒刺，”休格解释说。 “纯粹是作秀！”一分钟后，卡车突然停下，齐皮和小队蹒跚向前。 “门一开，你就准备跳起来。”糖宣布。 “她不会注意到三只鸡，一团彩虹纱，还有一只仓鼠跳了出来

the open door?" asked Dirt. "Doubt it," said Sugar as the back door rolled open. "MEOW MEOW MEOW," said an orange and-white–striped cat with sparkling green eyes. "Well, aren't you a beautiful little kitty!" said Nancy, turning away from the open door. Zippy and the squad took cover behind the rear tire and, when the coast was clear, followed Zippy's lead to the rhododendron bush at the entrance to a small park. When they turned around, the cat was right behind them. "Knuckles!" said Sugar. "Been a long time. You look good."

那扇开着的门？”泥土问。 “恐怕不行。”后门打开时，休格说。 “喵喵喵，”一只橙色和白色条纹的猫说，绿眼睛闪闪发光。 “哦，你真是只漂亮的小猫咪！”南希说着，转身离开了开着的门。 齐皮和小队躲在后轮胎后面，等安全了，就跟着齐皮来到一个小公园入口处的杜鹃花丛。 当他们转身时，那只猫就在他们后面。 “指关节！”糖说。“很久没见了。 你看起来很好。”