Chapter 10

CHAPTER 10 "Michael!" Dr. Gomez shouted as he emerged from the cave with Justin. They ran over to where Michael was sitting with the men who had rescued him. Dr. Gomez hugged his son tightly. "Thank goodness you're all right! You had me worried sick." "I'm so sorry, Dad," Michael said. "I should have listened to you." Dr. Gomez took Michael's face in his hands and looked him straight in the eyes. "We're going to need to talk about this," he said sternly. "Yes, sir."

第十章“迈克尔！”戈麦斯医生和贾斯汀一起从山洞里出来时喊道。 他们跑到迈克尔和救他的人坐在一起的地方。 戈麦斯医生紧紧地拥抱着他的儿子。 “谢天谢地，你没事！”你让我担心死了。” “我很抱歉，爸爸，”迈克尔说。 “我应该听你的。” 戈麦斯医生双手捧起迈克尔的脸，直视着他的眼睛。 “我们需要谈谈这件事，”他严厉地说。 “是的,先生。”

Beep! Beep! A small car drove up the rocky path outside the caves, its rooftop packed with luggage and crates. The driver leaned out the window and called, "Dr. Gomez! Are we going?" "If we hurry, we can still make our flight. C'mon, boys!" Dr. Gomez jumped into the front seat of the car while Michael and Justin piled into the back, and they sped off to the airport in a cloud of dust. After a loud and extremely bumpy ride to reach the main road, Michael noticed a glare coming from the seat next to him. He turned his head slowly toward Justin and smiled sheepishly. "Sorry..." "You should be!" Justin barked in a loud whisper, hoping to keep their conversation confined to the back seat. "I hope you're happy. What could have been so

哔哔!哔哔!一辆小车沿着岩洞外布满岩石的小路行驶，车顶上堆满了行李和板条箱。 司机探出车窗，喊道：“大夫。 戈麦斯!我们走吗？”“如果我们快点，我们还能赶上飞机。 来吧,孩子们!”戈麦斯医生跳上了车的前座，迈克尔和贾斯汀挤进了车的后座，他们在一片尘雾中向机场飞驰而去。 经过一阵嘈杂的颠簸后，迈可注意到他旁边的座位上有一道刺眼的光线。 他慢慢地把头转向贾斯廷，不好意思地笑了。 “对不起……”“你应该高兴！”贾斯汀大声地低声叫着，希望把他们的谈话限制在后座上。 “我希望你快乐。怎么会这样呢

important that you had to go back into that cave to get it? You do realize you're going to be grounded for a year, right?" Michael wiggled out of his backpack and unzipped the top, making sure to not draw any attention from the front seat, where his dad was busy talking to the driver about the fastest route to the airport. "Check this out!" He reached inside the backpack and pulled out what appeared to be a bone-dry squirrel covered in a thick layer of salt. "Ewww! What is that?" Justin got as far away from the object as he could. "I think it's a squirrel," Michael replied. "Look, I've got another one." He pulled another dried rodent out of his bag. "Ewww!" Justin said again. "You have two? That's double gross! Get rid of those things. Who knows what kind of nasty disease we could catch?" "No way." Michael patted the squirrels. "I'm bringing them home as souvenirs. Mementos of our awesome summer!"

重要的是你必须回到那个洞穴去拿它吗？ 你知道你要被禁足一年，对吧？”迈克尔从背包里爬出来，拉开拉链，确保不引起前座的注意，他爸爸正忙着和司机谈论去机场的最快路线。 “看看这个！”他把手伸进背包里，拿出一只干瘪的松鼠，身上覆盖着一层厚厚的盐。 “咦!那是什么？”贾斯廷尽可能地远离那个物体。 “我想它是一只松鼠，”迈克尔回答。 “看，我又有一个。” 他从包里掏出另一只干啮齿动物。 “咦!”贾斯汀又说。 “你有两个？”那真是太恶心了！把这些东西处理掉。 谁知道我们会染上什么讨厌的疾病呢？”“没有办法”。 迈克尔拍了拍松鼠。 “我要把它们带回家当纪念品。 我们美好夏天的纪念品！”

"You can't do that!" Justin said. "Why not?" "It's probably not even legal— smuggling squirrels across international borders." "It's not like taking a live plant or an artifact," Michael argued. "It's just a couple of petrified squirrels. Plus, they're so dry and salty, no germs could live on them." Justin shook his head disapprovingly as Michael stuffed the stiff rodents back into his backpack.

“你不能这么做！”贾斯汀说。 “为什么不?”“跨国走私松鼠可能都不合法。” “这不像拿一棵活的植物或一件人工制品，”迈克尔说。 “这只是两只石化的松鼠。 此外，它们又干又咸，细菌无法在上面生存。” 贾斯汀不以为然地摇了摇头，迈克尔把那些僵硬的啮齿动物塞回了他的背包。