Chapter 11

CHAPTER 11 The car came to a screeching halt outside the airport. "Let's go, boys!" Dr. Gomez said, jumping out of the car. "Everybody grab a suitcase!" Michael and Justin grabbed as many bags as they could handle and headed inside. "Get rid of those squirrels," Justin urged Michael. "There's no way they'll let them on the plane." "I bring seashells back from vacation all the time," Michael responded. "It's the same thing." "It is NOT the same thing!" With only minutes remaining until their plane departed, Dr. Gomez and the boys rushed to the check-in counter and then to the security line. "I don't know if we're going to make it!" Michael's dad said nervously. "Quick, boys—backpacks on the X-ray belt!" When Michael heard the word X-ray his heart sank. He had totally forgotten about the X-ray machine! His squirrels were sure to be discovered. "Um, Justin," he

汽车在机场外急刹车。 “走吧，孩子们！”戈麦斯医生说着跳下了车。 “每个人都拿上手提箱！”迈克尔和贾斯汀抓起尽可能多的行李，朝屋里走去。 “把那些松鼠赶走，”贾斯汀催促迈克尔。 “他们不可能让他们上飞机的。” “我总是从度假中带贝壳回来，”迈克尔回答。 “是一样的。”“这不是一回事！”飞机起飞前只剩下几分钟了。 戈麦斯和男孩们冲到登机柜台，然后冲到安检线。 “我不知道我们能不能成功！”迈克尔的爸爸紧张地说。 “快，孩子们，把书包放到x光带上！”当迈克尔听到x光这个词时，他的心一沉。 他完全忘记了x光机！他的松鼠肯定会被发现的。 “嗯，贾斯汀，”他说

whispered, "I think you were right. Salty squirrels are not the same thing as seashells." "You are so busted," Justin replied. "Grounded for two years, for sure." "Whose is this?" a security officer demanded as he held up a backpack. Michael couldn't bear to look. He braced himself for what was coming. "That's mine, sir," Michael heard his dad say. Confused, Michael looked up to see the officer holding a bottle of water. A backpack showing the faint outline of two squirrel skeletons passed through the X-ray machine unnoticed. "You have to get rid of this," the officer told Dr. Gomez, shaking the water bottle. "Of course. Sorry," Michael's dad said. The officer threw the water bottle in the trash.

低声说：“我想你是对的。 咸松鼠和贝壳不是一回事。” “你完蛋了，”贾斯汀回答。 “禁足两年，这是肯定的。” “这是谁的？”一名安全官员举起一个背包问道。 迈克尔看也看不下去。 他为即将到来的事情做好了准备。 “那是我的，先生。”迈克尔听见他爸爸说。 迈克尔困惑地抬起头，看到警察手里拿着一瓶水。 一个背包上有两具松鼠骨架的模糊轮廓，没有被x光机发现。 “你必须把它处理掉，”这名警官对他说。 戈麦斯，摇晃着水瓶。 “当然。对不起，”迈克尔的爸爸说。 警察把水瓶扔进了垃圾桶。

Michael grabbed his backpack the second it exited the machine. "Whew!" he gasped. Justin shook his head in disbelief as they headed toward the gate.

背包一离开机器，迈克尔就抓起了它。 “呼！”他喘着气说。贾斯廷不相信地摇了摇头，他们朝大门走去。