Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5 "What is that hideous thing?" Mrs. Gomez asked as she came into the kitchen from the garage, carrying an armload of shopping bags. Jane skipped in behind her, holding a pink-and-green cupcake on a paper plate. Michael sat at the kitchen table, trying to act casual, as the squirrels hid on top of the cabinets. "Umm..." Michael stammered. He realized he should have hidden Merle's experimental sculpture. "Just... stuff... with glue." Before his mom had a chance to ask any more questions, Michael changed the subject. "Thanks for bringing me a cupcake, Jane!" "It's not for you," Jane said. "It's for Mr. Nemesis." She headed toward her bedroom to deliver her present to the cat. "Where are the squirrels?" Mrs. Gomez whispered. Michael motioned to the cabinet above the countertop. Mrs. Gomez frowned and called out, "Jane, please don't let the cat out!" "Why not?!" Jane complained from the living room.

第五章“那可怕的东西是什么？”戈麦斯太太从车库走进厨房时问道，怀里抱着一大堆购物袋。 简从她身后跳了进来，手里拿着一个纸盘子里的粉绿相间的纸杯蛋糕。 当松鼠们躲在橱柜顶上时，迈克尔坐在厨房的桌子旁，试图表现得若无其事。 “嗯……”迈克尔结结巴巴地说。 他意识到他应该把莫尔的实验雕塑藏起来。 “只是……的东西……用胶水。” 妈妈还没来得及问更多的问题，迈克尔就转移了话题。 “谢谢你给我带来小蛋糕，简！”“这不是给你的，”简说。 “这是给克星先生的。”她朝卧室走去，准备把礼物送给那只猫。 “松鼠在哪儿？”戈麦斯夫人低声说。 迈克尔指了指台面上方的柜子。 戈麦斯太太皱起眉头，大声喊道：“简，请不要让猫出去！”“为什么不呢? !”简在客厅里抱怨。

"Just leave Mr. Nemesis in your room for now, please. You can give him the cupcake later," Mrs. Gomez said. She turned to Michael and the squirrels and smiled. "Look what I got!" She took a large box from one of the shopping bags. The box had a picture of a big hamster house. "And there's more in the car." "Nice!" Michael said. While Michael and the squirrels checked out Merle and Pearl's new house, Jane spotted the soccer ball next to a wall in the living room. She began to lightly tap it around with her feet, still holding the cupcake. She passed by the elephant table, which Michael had recently put back in place. He hadn't put the lamp back on it yet, knowing it probably couldn't take the weight until the glue dried. The soccer ball rolled under the coffee table. Jane set the cupcake down on the elephant table. As she reached under the coffee table to grab the ball, the weight of the cupcake brought down the elephant.

“现在请把克星先生留在你的房间里。 你可以稍后再给他蛋糕，”戈麦斯太太说。 她转向迈克尔和松鼠们，微笑着。 “看我得到了什么！”她从一个购物袋里拿出一个大盒子。 盒子上有一张大仓鼠屋的图片。 “车里还有更多。” “好!”迈克尔说。当迈克尔和松鼠们在查看梅尔和珀尔的新房子时，简发现了客厅墙边的足球。 她开始用脚轻轻地拍打着它，手里仍然拿着小蛋糕。 她从迈克尔最近放回原处的那张象桌旁走过。 他还没有把灯放回去，因为他知道，在胶水干了之前，它可能承受不了那么大的重量。 足球滚到咖啡桌底下了。 简把小蛋糕放在大象桌上。 当她伸手到咖啡桌下面去拿球时，杯子蛋糕的重量把大象压了下来。