Chapter 10

CHAPTER 10 With Michael and Merle now up 12–0, Justin was ready to call it quits. Sadie was more than happy to keep relaying the entire history of soccer to Merle, but not surprisingly, teaching while playing was not helping her team. "I give up!" Justin said, huffing and puffing. "You win, Michael and Merle. Good game." "I was just getting to the Middle Ages," Sadie complained. "Save it for the next time you're on Michael's team," Justin said. "You guys want to come back to my house for some lemonade?" Merle looked puzzled. "Lemonade?" "It's a drink made out of lemons," Michael explained. Merle's lips puckered, trying to imagine it. "Not just lemons," Michael said. "It's got sugar, too." Merle shrugged. "I'll give it a shot." He turned around, looking for Pearl. "Pearl! Time to go! Let's go get some lemon-made!" "Lemonade," Michael corrected. "Lemonade!" Merle called out. There was no answer.

迈克尔和莫尔现在以12比0领先，贾斯汀准备结束比赛了。 赛迪非常乐意继续向梅尔讲述足球的整个历史，但毫不奇怪，边踢边教并没有帮助她的球队。 “我放弃！”贾斯廷气喘吁吁地说。 “你们赢了，迈克尔和莫尔。 好游戏。”“我刚刚进入中世纪，”赛迪抱怨道。 贾斯汀说：“留着下次你和迈克尔在一起的时候再说吧。” “你们想不想回我家喝点柠檬水？”莫尔看起来很困惑。 “柠檬水?”“这是一种用柠檬做的饮料，”迈克尔解释道。 莫尔抿起嘴唇，努力想象着。 “不只是柠檬，”迈克尔说。 “里面也有糖。”默尔耸耸肩。 “我要试一试。”他转过身来，寻找珠儿。 “珠儿!该走了！我们去喝点柠檬汁吧！”“柠檬水。”迈克尔纠正道。 “柠檬水!”莫尔喊道。 没有人回答。

"Where is she?" Sadie asked. Merle spotted a few acorns along the sidelines. "Maybe she's collecting acorns," he said. "This way!" He followed the line of uncollected nuts into the hedge. There was no sign of Pearl in the bushes. Merle and the kids looked all around the park and into the woods. "This is really odd," Merle said. "It isn't like Pearl at all to run off like that. It's a lot like me, but not like her." Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out. Help

“她在哪儿？”赛迪问道。 梅尔在场边发现了几颗橡子。 “也许她在收集橡子，”他说。 “这样!”他沿着一排未采摘的坚果走进树篱。 灌木丛中没有珠儿的踪迹。 莫尔和孩子们找遍了公园和树林。 “这真的很奇怪，”梅尔说。 “那样跑掉一点也不像珠儿。 它很像我，但不像她。” 突然，一个熟悉的声音响起。 帮助

"Pearl!" Merle shouted. He and the kids raced back onto the field, toward Pearl's voice. "Look!!!" Justin pointed at the parking lot. Pearl turned and caught sight of them. "Help!!!" she called out again. Merle looked up and could hardly believe his eyes. There was Pearl, trapped in a cage, being lowered into the trunk of a white Toyota by the man in the suit and sunglasses!

“珠儿!”默尔喊道。他和孩子们跑回球场，朝着珠儿的声音跑去。 “看! !”贾斯汀指着停车场。 珠儿转过身来，看见了他们。 “救命！！”她又喊了一声。 莫尔抬起头来，简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。 珀尔被困在一个笼子里，被那个穿西装戴墨镜的人放进一辆白色丰田汽车的后备箱里！