Chapter 15

CHAPTER 15 Michael and Justin were very careful to avoid running into Edgar after school. The next time Michael wanted to see him was payback time, which would be just before school tomorrow morning. Michael and Justin slunk back to the cafeteria, hiding behind lockers and doorways to avoid being seen. Entering the cafeteria, they watched through the big glass windows at the front of the lunchroom as Edgar and his pals boarded the afternoon bus. "The coast is clear!" Michael said. He called out, "Merle? Pearl?" "Over here!" came a whisper from behind the stack of tables in the corner. The boys headed over to see Merle and Pearl standing on a large black garbage bag wedged between two tables. "We need your help getting this home!" Pearl said, pointing to the stuffed-full bag under her paws. "What is it?" asked Michael.

第十五章迈克尔和贾斯汀非常小心，避免在放学后碰到埃德加。 迈克尔下次想见到他的时候是报复的时候，就在明天早上上学之前。 迈克尔和贾斯汀偷偷溜回自助餐厅，躲在储物柜和门口后面，以免被人看见。 他们走进自助餐厅，透过餐厅前面的大玻璃窗看到埃德加和他的伙伴们登上了下午的公共汽车。 “安全了！”迈克尔说。 他喊道：“莫尔？珠儿?”“这边！”从角落里那堆桌子后面传来一个耳语。 男孩们走过去，看到莫尔和珀尔站在夹在两张桌子之间的一个黑色大垃圾袋上。 “我们需要你帮我们把这个带回家！”珠儿指着她脚掌下那个塞满东西的袋子说。 “什么事？”迈克尔问。

"Treasure!" Pearl responded with a giddy smile. "Look!" She opened the top of the bag to reveal its contents. "Ewwww," Justin said. "That's disgusting." "I beg your pardon," Pearl replied. "This is enough food for a whole year! Do you know how long it normally takes us to find this much food?" "A whole year," Merle responded. "Obviously." "I was asking the boy," Pearl said. "All that food will be completely rotten in no time," Justin said. "There's no way it'll last a year, right, Michael?" Justin looked over to see Michael deep in

“宝藏!”珠儿以一个令人眩晕的微笑回应。 “看!”她打开包的盖子，露出里面的东西。 “呃……”贾斯汀说。“这是恶心。” “请原谅，”珠儿回答。 “这些食物足够吃一整年了！”你知道我们通常要花多长时间才能找到这么多食物吗？”“整整一年，”梅尔回答。 “很明显。”“我在问那个男孩，”珠儿说。 “所有的食物很快就会完全腐烂，”贾斯汀说。 “它不可能持续一年，对吧，迈克尔？”贾斯汀看了看迈克尔

thought. "Michael?" he asked again. "Hold my backpack, please," Michael said to Justin. "I got it!" "You've got what, exactly?" Pearl asked as Michael grabbed the bag and hoisted it up in his arms with a grunt. Michael headed for the door, straining under the weight of the leftovers. "Let's get this treasure home!"

的想法。“迈克尔？”他又问。 “请帮我拿一下背包，”迈克尔对贾斯汀说。 “我知道了！”“你到底得到了什么？”珠儿问，迈克尔抓起书包，哼了一声把它举在怀里。 迈克尔朝门口走去，被剩下的东西压得喘不过气来。 “让我们把这些宝藏带回家吧！”