4. Where Is Officer Fallon

Chapter 4 Where Is Officer Fallon? The kids walked up onto the front porch, and Lucy rang the bell. They heard it chime inside the house. Nobody answered the door. Bradley looked through a window. "All I see is a Christmas tree," he said. "And the lights are on."

第四章法伦警官在哪里？ 孩子们走上前廊，露西按响了门铃。 他们听到了屋里的钟声。 没人应门。布拉德利透过窗户往外看。 “我只看到一棵圣诞树，”他说。 “灯是亮着的。”

"It's Christmas Eve," Brian said. "Officer Fallon might be Christmas shopping." "If this is his puppy," Bradley said, "maybe Officer Fallon went out looking for him." Lucy glanced at the other houses along the street. "The puppy could have come from one of those houses," she said. "Just because Pal found the tracks in front of this house doesn't mean the puppy lives here." "Right," Bradley said. "Maybe he just ran across Officer Fallon's driveway on his way to Main Street." "We should take him home," Brian said. "He must be hungry." "Wait a minute. I just thought of something," Nate said. "Jimmy Fallon lives over on Pheasant Lane. That's near here." "Who's Jimmy Fallon?" Lucy asked. "Officer Fallon's grandson," Nate said. "If Officer Fallon adopted this puppy from Furry Feet, Jimmy would know it." "Great idea, Nate! Let's go ask him!" Bradley said.

“今天是平安夜，”布赖恩说。 “法伦警官可能在圣诞购物。” “如果这是他的小狗，”布拉德利说，“也许法伦警官出去找它了。” 露西瞥了一眼街上的其他房子。 她说：“这只小狗可能来自其中一个房子。” “就因为帕尔在房子前面发现了脚印，并不意味着这只小狗就住在这里。” “好的，”布拉德利说。“也许他只是在去主街的路上碰见了法伦警官的车道。” “我们应该带他回家，”布莱恩说。 “他一定饿了。”“等一下。 我刚想到一件事，”内特说。 吉米·法伦住在雉巷那边。 离这儿很近。”“吉米法伦是谁？”露西问。 “法伦警官的孙子，”内特说。 “如果法伦警官从毛脚那里领养了这只小狗，吉米会知道的。” “好主意，内特！”我们去问问他吧！”布拉德利说。

Nate led the kids and Pal farther down the street. They crossed a dirt road without a name, and turned right onto Pheasant Lane. "It's the green house," Nate said. "We played soccer over here last summer." "Let's see if they're home," Brian said. "But what if the puppy was meant to be a Christmas present to Jimmy from his grandfather?" Bradley asked. "We'll be spoiling the surprise." "Or maybe Jimmy is giving his grandfather a puppy for Christmas," Nate said. "Only the puppy ran away!" "Let's find out," Bradley said. He rang the doorbell. A tall woman wearing a red sweater answered the door. "Hi, Mrs. Fallon. Is Jimmy home?" Nate asked. She smiled. "No, I'm afraid not," she said. "He's gone off with his grandfather. Some secret mission!"

内特领着孩子们和帕尔沿着街道往前走。 他们穿过一条没有名字的土路，向右拐进了野鸡巷。 “是温室，”内特说。 “去年夏天我们在这里踢足球。” “让我们看看他们在家没有，”布莱恩说。 “但如果这只小狗是他爷爷送给吉米的圣诞礼物呢？”布拉德利问。 “我们会破坏这个惊喜的。” 内特说：“或者吉米要给他爷爷一只小狗作为圣诞礼物。” “只有小狗跑了！”“我们来看看，”布拉德利说。 他按了门铃。一个穿红毛衣的高个子女人开了门。 “你好，法伦夫人。吉米在家吗？”内特问道。 她笑了。“不，恐怕没有，”她说。 “他和他祖父一起走了。 什么秘密任务！”

She looked at the puppy, whose head was sticking out of Bradley's jacket. "Oh, how cute," she said. "Is it yours?" Bradley shook his head. "No, ma'am," he said. "We were wondering if it was Jimmy's. Or Officer Fallon's." Jimmy Fallon's mom smiled again. "Nope, no puppies live here. And I know Jimmy's

她看了看小狗，它的头从布拉德利的夹克里伸出来。 “哦，多可爱啊，”她说。“是你的吗？”布拉德利摇了摇头。 “没有，夫人，”他说。“我们想知道这是不是吉米的。 或者法伦警官的。”吉米·法伦的妈妈又笑了。 “不，这里没有小狗。 我知道吉米的

grandfather doesn't have one, either." "Do you think Jimmy was giving the puppy to his grandfather for Christmas?" Lucy asked. "Goodness, no," Mrs. Fallon said. "I helped pick out Jimmy's gifts for his grandfather. He's getting a new pocketknife and a wool scarf." She petted the puppy's head. "Do you mean this little tyke is lost?" The kids all nodded. "We found him on the sidewalk near Furry Feet," Brian said. "We're pretty sure Mrs. Wong gave him to someone. And Pal traced him back to Officer Fallon's house. We saw his tracks in the snow by the driveway!" "We don't know who he belongs to," Bradley added. "But we think he's supposed to be someone's Christmas present!" "Goodness, a Christmas mystery," Mrs. Fallon said. "Good luck finding the right owner!"

爷爷也没有。” “你觉得吉米会把小狗送给他爷爷当圣诞礼物吗？”露西问。 “天哪，不，”法伦夫人说。 “我帮吉米挑选给他爷爷的礼物。 他买了一把新小刀和一条羊毛围巾。” 她抚摸着小狗的头。 “你是说这个小家伙迷路了？”孩子们都点了点头。 “我们在毛茸茸的脚附近的人行道上发现了它，”布莱恩说。 “我们很确定黄太太把他给了别人。 帕尔追踪到他到了法伦警官的家。 我们在车道旁的雪地上看到了他的脚印！”“我们不知道他是谁的，”布拉德利补充说。 “但我们认为他应该是别人的圣诞礼物！”“天哪，一个圣诞节的谜团，”法伦夫人说。 “祝你好运，找到合适的主人！”