Chapter 11

CHAPTER 11 Merle and Pearl had never roller-skated before, for two reasons: (1) skates don't come in squirrel size and (2) skates weren't even invented until the 1700s. However, riding in the backpack of someone wearing roller skates can be just as much fun. "Wheeeee!" Merle yelled as Michael made his way around the rink, loud pop music blaring, Justin and Sadie close behind. "This is amazing!" "Merle, get down— someone's going to see you!" Pearl pulled Merle back down into Michael's backpack. "I wanna skate!" Merle said. "I wanna skate like the wind!"

莫尔和珀尔以前从未滑过旱冰，原因有二：(1)旱冰鞋没有松鼠那么大；(2)直到18世纪旱冰鞋才被发明出来。 然而，骑在穿着旱冰鞋的人的背包里也同样有趣。 “Wheeeee !”当迈克尔绕着溜冰场走的时候，梅尔喊道，流行音乐震耳欲响，贾斯汀和赛迪紧随其后。 “这太神奇了！”“莫尔，下来——有人要看见你了！”珀尔把莫尔拉回迈克尔的背包里。 “我想滑冰！”默尔说。 “我要像风一样滑冰！”

"They don't make skates in your size," Pearl reminded him. "I'll make my own!" Merle responded. "Wheels for your feet! Why didn't I think of that?! Brilliant!" The music changed to a slow ballad as a voice rang over the loudspeaker: "Okay, grab your sweetie. It's time for a couples' skate..." Pearl noticed Sadie glancing over at Michael with a shy smile. "Oh man!" Michael complained. "Not couples' skate!" "Time for Skee-Ball!" Justin said. Sadie shrugged and followed the boys off the rink and onto the carpeted floor. Pearl couldn't help but think that Sadie looked a little disappointed.

“他们没有你的尺码的冰鞋，”珀尔提醒他。 “我自己做！”默尔回应道。 “给你的脚装轮子！我怎么没想到呢？！辉煌!”音乐变成了缓慢的民谣，扩音器里响起了一个声音：“好吧，抓住你的爱人。 是双人滑冰的时候了……” 珠儿注意到赛迪带着害羞的微笑瞥了迈克尔一眼。 “哦!”迈克尔抱怨。 “不是双人滑冰！”“玩滑雪球的时间到了！”贾斯汀说。 赛迪耸了耸肩，跟着男孩们离开溜冰场，来到铺着地毯的地板上。 珀尔不禁觉得赛迪看上去有点失望。

"I'll make a pair of skates for you, too," Merle offered. "Thank you, dear." Pearl squeezed his paw. Merle thought Skee-Ball looked almost as fun as skating and begged the kids to let him try. To prevent other skaters from seeing Merle, Michael, Justin, and Sadie circled around the foot of the game to form a squirrel-obscuring human shield. "Hrrrgh!!!" Merle grunted as he rolled the wooden ball up the track— and right into the gutter. However, after a few tries, he got the hang of it and started racking

“我也给你做一双冰鞋，”梅尔说。 “谢谢你，亲爱的。”珠儿捏了捏他的爪子。 梅尔觉得玩滑板和滑冰一样有趣，就央求孩子们让他试试。 为了不让其他溜冰者看到梅尔，迈克尔、贾斯汀和赛迪在游戏的底部围成一圈，形成一个隐藏松鼠的人体盾牌。 “Hrrrgh ! !”莫尔哼了一声，把木球滚上了轨道——正好滚进了排水沟。 然而，经过几次尝试后，他掌握了窍门，并开始收集

up points. By the time the couples' skate had ended and the kids were ready to return to skating, Merle had cashed out 150 tickets. "What are these for?" Merle asked. "You trade them in for toys," Michael told him. "This is the happiest place on earth." Merle wiped a tear of joy from his eye.

点。当这对夫妇的溜冰结束，孩子们准备好继续滑冰时，梅尔已经兑现了150张门票。 “这些是干什么用的？”默尔问道。 “你拿它们去换玩具。”迈克尔告诉他。 “这是世界上最幸福的地方。” 莫尔擦去眼里喜悦的泪水。