Chapter 13

CHAPTER 13 "Professor? There are some people here to see you," announced Esteban through the speaker. Esteban was one of the students helping with Dr. Gomez's research. Michael's dad was in a special lab, running a test on a series of scrolls to find out how old they were. "Who is it?" he asked, sounding surprised. "Your whole family, plus a couple of other kids," Esteban said. "Oh, great! Tell them I'll be right there, please." "It's a little late for lunch, but it's good to see you!" Dr. Gomez said as he entered his office carrying a clipboard. He was wearing a white suit with a hood that made him look like a cross between an astronaut and a beekeeper. "Something wrong?" he asked, noticing his wife and son's concerned expressions. "Michael has something to tell you," Mrs. Gomez said. "Okay," said Dr. Gomez. "What is it?"

第十三章“教授？”这里有一些人想见你，”埃斯特班通过扩音器宣布。 埃斯特班是帮助博士的学生之一。 戈麦斯的研究。迈克尔的爸爸在一个特殊的实验室里，对一系列卷轴进行测试，以确定它们的年龄。 “是谁？”他惊讶地问。 “你全家，再加上其他几个孩子，”埃斯特班说。 “哦,太棒了!请告诉他们我马上就到。” “现在吃午饭有点晚了，但很高兴见到你！”博士。 戈麦斯拿着一个剪贴板走进办公室说。 他穿着白色西装，戴着兜帽，看起来像是宇航员和养蜂人的混合体。 “出什么事了？”他注意到妻子和儿子关切的表情，问道。 “迈克尔有事要告诉你，”戈麦斯夫人说。 “好吧，”戈麦斯博士说。“什么事？”

Michael took a big gulp and looked up at his mom, then over at Justin and Sadie, before looking back to his dad. "Um... when we were at the Dead Sea this summer, I brought something home," he confessed. "Actually, two things." "Really?" Mr. Gomez asked calmly. "What things did you bring back?" Michael took off his backpack and unzipped the top. He reached in and brought out Merle, who sat smiling sheepishly in Michael's palms.

迈克尔喝了一大口，抬头看了看妈妈，又看了看贾斯汀和赛迪，最后又看了看爸爸。 “嗯……今年夏天我们在死海的时候，我带了一些东西回家，”他坦白道。 “实际上，有两件事。”“真的吗?”戈麦斯先生平静地问。 “你带回来什么东西了？”迈克尔脱下背包，拉开拉链。 他把手伸进去，把梅尔拉了出来，梅尔坐在迈克尔的掌心里不好意思地微笑着。

At the sight of the small animal, Jane gasped with glee. "It's sooooo cute!!!" Dr. Gomez's response was quite different. "You brought back a live animal from another country?" he asked sternly. Michael blushed and nodded. "Well," Merle broke in, "I, for one, am certainly glad he did." Dr. Gomez fainted dead away, his clipboard falling to the floor with a clunk. "You seem to have that effect on people," Mrs. Gomez commented to Merle.

看到这只小动物，简高兴得喘不过气来。 “它太可爱了！！”戈麦斯博士的反应却截然不同。 “你从另一个国家带回来一只活的动物？”他严厉地问道。 迈克尔脸红了，点了点头。 “嗯，”莫尔插嘴说，“就我个人而言，我当然很高兴他这么做了。” 戈麦斯医生昏倒在地，他的写字板哐当一声掉在地上。 “你似乎对人有这种影响，”戈麦斯太太对梅尔说。