Chapter 15

CHAPTER 15 Dr. Gomez sped toward the airport. "What do we do if the rental place won't tell us the man's name?" Sadie asked. "They probably won't," Dr. Gomez said. "But we might be able to gather some clues there to help us find out who he is." As Dr. Gomez exited the interstate, Merle suddenly shouted, "Hold on!" He pointed. Along a frontage road sat a hotel with a few cars parked in the parking lot. One of them was a white Toyota. "Isn't that the car?"

戈麦斯医生向机场疾驰而去。 “如果租赁公司不告诉我们这个人的名字，我们该怎么办？”赛迪问道。 “他们可能不会。” 戈麦斯说。“但我们也许能在那里收集到一些线索，帮助我们找出他是谁。” 当戈麦斯医生离开州际公路时，梅尔突然喊道：“坚持住！”他指出。 沿街坐落着一家旅馆，停车场里停着几辆车。 其中一辆是白色丰田。 “那不是那辆车吗？”

"That's a very popular car and a very popular color, but it can't hurt to take a closer look," Dr. Gomez said. He pulled around into the hotel parking lot and slowly rolled up to the back of the white car. "CPG 872!" Sadie yelled. "Well, what do you know?" Dr. Gomez said. "You just made our search a whole lot easier, Merle." "It's the least I could do, considering Pearl's my wife," Merle answered. Dr. Gomez parked, and the five of them crept toward the entrance of the hotel. Before they even reached the reception desk, Michael spotted the man in the suit and sunglasses talking on his phone in the lobby. "That's him!" Michael whispered a

“这是一款非常受欢迎的车，也是一种非常受欢迎的颜色，但仔细看看也无妨。” 戈麦斯说。他把车停在旅馆的停车场，慢慢地把车开到那辆白色轿车的后面。 “CPG 872 !”赛迪喊道。“嗯，你知道些什么？”博士。 戈麦斯说。“你让我们的搜寻变得容易多了，莫尔。” “考虑到珠儿是我的妻子，这是我最起码能做的，”莫尔回答。 戈麦斯医生停了车，他们五个人蹑手蹑脚地朝旅馆门口走去。 还没等他们走到接待处，迈克尔就看到那个西装革履、戴着墨镜的男人在大厅里打电话。 “就是他!”迈克尔低声说：

little bit too loudly. Sunglasses Man started to turn around, and they all scrambled to take cover behind various chairs and potted plants. The man scanned the room and then turned back around, still talking on his phone. Dr. Gomez shushed Michael as they poked their heads out from behind potted ferns on either side of the lobby entrance. "Let me hear what he's saying." The man was speaking in a language he probably thought no one in a hotel lobby in Tennessee would understand. He was mostly right— except Dr. Gomez understood Hebrew perfectly. After a few moments, Dr. Gomez motioned for the kids and Merle to join him. They all slunk or scampered over to his giant fern.

有点太大声了。墨镜男开始转身，他们都争先恐后地躲在各种椅子和盆栽后面。 那人扫视了一下房间，然后转过身来，还在打电话。 当他们从大厅入口两边的盆栽蕨类植物后面探出头来时，戈麦斯医生让迈克尔安静了下来。 “让我听听他在说什么。” 这个人说的是一种语言，他可能认为在田纳西州的酒店大厅里没有人能听懂。 他基本上是对的——除了Dr。 戈麦斯完全懂希伯来语。 过了一会儿，戈麦斯医生示意孩子们和梅尔加入他的行列。 他们都偷偷地或蹦蹦跳跳地跑到他那棵巨大的蕨类植物跟前。

"Okay, guys, listen," Dr. Gomez said seriously. "It sounds to me like this guy is a hired gun. He's working for an artifact collector. Black market tomb raider kind of stuff." "Tomb raider?!" Michael whispered, alarmed. "Yes, a tomb raider is someone who steals ancient artifacts," Dr. Gomez explained. "Kind of like you did, Michael," Sadie joked. "Hey, I'm no artifact!" Merle protested. "Plus, they usually sell their stolen goods to collectors. That's what our squirrelnapper here is trying to do," Dr. Gomez continued. "Merle, you and Pearl would be extremely valuable to such a collector."

“好了，伙计们，听着，”戈麦斯医生严肃地说。 “在我听来，这家伙是个雇佣枪手。 他在为一个文物收藏家工作。 黑市盗墓者之类的东西。” “古墓丽影? !”迈克尔惊恐地小声说。 “是的，盗墓者就是偷古代文物的人。” 戈麦斯解释道。“有点像你，迈克尔，”赛迪开玩笑说。 “嘿，我不是神器！”默尔抗议道。 此外，他们通常会把偷来的东西卖给收藏家。 这就是我们这只松鼠要做的。 戈麦斯继续说。“莫尔，你和珀尔对这样一个收藏家来说是极有价值的。”

"I suppose two-thousand-year-old talking squirrels are fairly rare?" Merle said. Dr. Gomez nodded. "That they are." "Pearl must be in his hotel room, don't you think?" Sadie asked. "I'm sure she is." "How can we find out which one?" Justin asked. Merle motioned toward the front desk. "Maybe we ask that guy?" "No, he won't tell us," Dr. Gomez replied. "Let's split up and look for her," Michael said. "We can each take a floor." "I don't think so, Michael. This guy is dangerous." "Which means Pearl is in danger!" Michael insisted. "We have to save her!" Dr. Gomez sighed. "All right. I'll stay here in the lobby and keep an eye on him while you all spread out and look for Pearl. I'll come find you if he heads upstairs. Be careful!"

“我想两千年的会说话的松鼠是相当罕见的吧？”默尔说。 戈麦斯医生点点头。“是的。” “珠儿一定在他的旅馆房间里，你说呢？”赛迪问道。 “我相信她是。”“我们怎么知道是哪一个呢？”贾斯汀问。 莫尔指了指前台。 “也许我们可以问问那个人？”“不，他不会告诉我们的。” 戈麦斯答道。“我们分头去找她吧，”迈克尔说。 “我们可以每人占一层楼。” “我不这么认为，迈克尔。 这家伙很危险。”“也就是说珠儿有危险！”迈克尔坚持。 “我们必须救她！”博士。 戈麦斯叹了口气。“好吧。我就待在大厅里盯着他你们都出去找珀尔。 如果他上楼了，我就来找你。 小心!”