Chapter 14

CHAPTER 14 "What did Ms. McKay say?" Sadie asked as the kids walked home from school. "She told me I can take the test again," Michael answered. "She's giving me a second chance." "That's great!" Merle said, his mouth full of chicken nugget. Merle was beginning to like going to school. Even if it meant spending most of the day crammed into a

第十四章“麦凯小姐说了什么？”孩子们放学回家时，赛迪问。 “她告诉我我可以再考一次，”迈克尔回答。 “她给了我第二次机会。” “太好了!”莫尔说，嘴里塞满了鸡块。 莫尔开始喜欢上学了。 即使这意味着每天大部分时间都挤在一个

backpack, he could reward himself with chicken nuggets on the way home. "Remember, Michael, if you work hard, you will prosper!" Pearl reminded him. "I will, Pearl. Ms. McKay said the highest grade I can get on a retake is a B, but that's still a good grade," Michael said. "I'm ready to study hard!" Just as Justin and Sadie were ready to break off to head to their own houses, a man in a suit and sunglasses, walking a dog, approached the friends on the sidewalk. Something about him seemed odd to Michael. It was a cloudy fall day, the type of day when most people wouldn't be wearing sunglasses. Plus, who wears a suit when they walk their dog? Merle and Pearl ducked back into Michael's backpack as the two passed, the man's dog sniffing at the air. The dog began to bark, but the man said nothing and kept on his way.

背着背包，他可以在回家的路上用鸡块犒赏自己。 “记住，迈克尔，如果你努力工作，你就会成功！”珠儿提醒他。 “我会的，珠儿。麦凯说，我重考的最高成绩是B，但这仍然是一个好成绩，”迈克尔说。 “我准备好努力学习了！”就在贾斯汀和赛迪准备分手回自己家的时候，一个穿着西装、戴着太阳镜的男人遛着狗，向人行道上的这对朋友走来。 迈克尔觉得他有些奇怪。 那是一个多云的秋日，大多数人都不会戴墨镜。 再说，谁会在遛狗的时候穿西装啊？ 两人经过时，莫尔和珀尔又躲进了迈克尔的背包里，迈克尔的狗嗅着空气。 狗开始叫了起来，但那个人什么也没说，继续往前走。

"I think I've seen that guy somewhere before," Michael said quietly to his friends once the man and his dog were out of earshot, "but I can't remember where..." "So, I did some research, Merle and Pearl," Sadie said, changing the subject. "You said you saw Jesus giving the Sermon on the Mount, which was around AD 27. And that you were around when Paul wrote his letter to the Thessalonians, which was sometime around AD 53. So, I'm guessing you must have gotten lost in that cave somewhere around AD 70." "What year is it now?" Pearl asked. "2020," Justin said. "That's..." Pearl paused, then got an idea. "Michael, how many years since we got lost in the cave? Math question." Michael thought a moment before responding, "It was 1,950 years ago. 2020 – 70 = 1,950. That's easy. Just subtraction." "We're off to a good start!" Pearl said.

“我想我以前在什么地方见过那个人，”等那个人和他的狗走远了，迈克尔平静地对他的朋友们说，“但我记不起在哪里……” “所以，我做了一些研究，默尔和珀尔，”赛迪说，改变了话题。 “你说你看到耶稣在山上布道，那是在公元27年左右。 保罗给帖撒罗尼迦人写信的时候你也在，大概在公元53年。 所以，我猜你一定是在公元70年左右在那个山洞里迷路的。” “现在是哪一年？”珠儿问道。 “2020年，”贾斯汀说。“这是……” 珠儿停了一下，突然有了个主意。 “迈克尔，我们在山洞里迷路多少年了？” 数学问题。”迈克尔想了一会儿，然后回答：“那是1950年前的事了。 2020 - 70 = 1950。这很简单。 只是减法。”“我们开了个好头！”珍珠说。