Chapter 14

CHAPTER 14 With the help of a couple of cups of cold water, Dr. Gomez soon came to. Michael, Justin, and Merle then proceeded to fill him in on the whole story. Needless to say, he was not happy with Michael for keeping the squirrels a secret. "Michael, withholding the truth is dishonest. We're a family, and we need to always tell each other the truth."

第十四章在几杯冷水的帮助下。 戈麦斯很快就醒了过来。迈克尔、贾斯汀和梅尔接着向他讲述了整个故事。 不用说，他对迈克尔保守松鼠的秘密很不高兴。 “迈克尔，隐瞒真相是不诚实的。 我们是一家人，我们需要永远告诉彼此真相。”

Michael thought his dad's words sounded awfully familiar. "I know, Dad. I'm sorry," he said. "I just thought they were so cool. I figured if I told you before we came home you wouldn't have let me bring them, and if I told you after, I'd get in trouble." "Do you realize that not telling me may have gotten Pearl into trouble?" Dr. Gomez asked. "If I had known about the man in the suit and sunglasses sooner, I could have helped figure out why he is after the squirrels." Michael hung his head. "Yes, sir." "How do we find her now?" Merle asked.

迈克尔觉得他爸爸的话听起来非常熟悉。 “我知道，爸爸。我很抱歉，”他说。 “我只是觉得他们太酷了。 我想如果我在回家前告诉你，你就不会让我带了，如果我在回家后告诉你，我就会有麻烦了。” “你知道不告诉我可能会给珠儿带来麻烦吗？”博士。 戈麦斯问道。“如果我早点知道那个穿西装戴墨镜的人，我就能弄清楚他为什么要抓松鼠了。” 迈克尔低下了头。“是的,先生。” “我们现在怎么才能找到她呢？”默尔问道。

"Sadie got the license plate number from the car," Justin said. "CPG 872," Sadie repeated. Dr. Gomez used one of the lab computers to track the license plate to a rental car agency in town. "It's a Frugal Rental, down by the airport," he said. "This is a long shot, but we might be able to track down the person who rented the car if we go to where the car was rented." "Let's go!" Merle said urgently. Jane stroked Merle's head with a finger. "Mommy, I think Mr. Nemesis would like the squirrel." Merle laughed nervously. "Oh, I'm sure he would love me." Mrs. Gomez went back home with Jane while Michael, Merle, Justin, and Sadie piled into Dr. Gomez's car and headed toward the airport.

“赛迪记下了那辆车的车牌号，”贾斯汀说。 “CPG 872，”赛迪重复道。 戈麦斯博士用实验室的一台电脑追踪到车牌号找到了镇上的一家租车公司。 “这是一间廉价出租房，就在机场附近，”他说。 “这是一个很渺茫的机会，但如果我们去租车的地方，我们可能会找到租车的人。” “我们走吧!”莫尔急切地说。 简用手指抚摸着莫尔的头。 “妈妈，我想克星先生会喜欢松鼠的。” 莫尔紧张地笑了。“哦，我相信他会爱我的。” 戈麦斯太太带着简回家了，迈克尔、梅尔、贾斯汀和赛迪则挤在麦克尔医生家里。 戈麦斯的车，朝机场开去了。