Chapter 8

CHAPTER 8 "Can you hand me one of those curvy tubes?" Merle asked. The hamster house was starting to take shape. Pearl handed Merle a tube while Michael sat on the bed, thinking. "But it's not like it makes that much difference if Mom knows I broke the elephant," Michael said. "Hey, guys!" Justin burst through the door. "Your mom tells me— oh, cool!" Justin exclaimed as he noticed the hamster house. Michael kept talking to Pearl. "Plus, it's no big deal for Jane to be grounded. She already went to the birthday party. Her favorite thing to do is stay in her room and play with Mr. Nemesis, anyway." "What are you talking about?" Justin asked. But before Michael could answer, Mrs. Gomez entered the room. "Oh, that's coming along really nicely!" Mrs. Gomez said, watching Merle snap two more tubes together. "You're very good with your paws, Merle!"

第八章“你能递给我一根弯曲的管子吗？”默尔问道。 仓鼠屋开始成形了。 珠儿递给梅尔一根管子，迈克尔坐在床上沉思。 “但如果妈妈知道我打碎了大象，那也没什么区别，”迈克尔说。 “嘿,伙计们!”贾斯汀冲进门来。 “你妈妈告诉我——哦，酷！”贾斯廷看到仓鼠屋时惊呼道。 迈克尔继续跟珀尔说话。 “另外，简被禁足也没什么大不了的。 她已经去参加生日聚会了。 不管怎么说，她最喜欢做的事情就是呆在她的房间里和复仇先生玩。” “你在说什么？”贾斯汀问。 迈克尔还没来得及回答，戈麦斯太太就走了进来。 “哦，进展得真不错！”戈麦斯太太说，看着莫尔又把两根管子接在一起。 “你的爪子很会用，莫尔！”

"Thank you!" Merle replied. "So... I guess you filled your mom in on the squirrels?" Justin said. "Yes," Mrs. Gomez said. "He told me last night, and we're going to tell his dad tonight, right, Michael?" "Oh," Justin said, with a hint of fear in his voice. "Yeah, I guess," Michael said. "Is there anything else you'd like to share?" asked Pearl. Michael glared at her. There was an awkward pause. Finally, Justin broke the silence. "I... was actually wondering if you guys wanted to go to the park and play soccer?" "Yes!" Michael said immediately. If he told his mom the truth about the table now, he would be grounded for sure. He needed to get out of the house as soon as

“谢谢你!”默尔答道。 “所以……我猜你把松鼠的事告诉你妈妈了吧？”贾斯汀说。 “是的，”戈麦斯夫人说。“他昨晚告诉我了，我们今晚要告诉他爸爸，对吧，迈克尔？”“哦，”贾斯汀说，声音里带着一丝恐惧。 “是的，我想，”迈克尔说。 “你还有什么想分享的吗？”珠儿问。 迈克尔怒视着她。一阵尴尬的沉默。 终于，贾斯汀打破了沉默。 “我……我想知道你们想不想去公园踢足球？”“是的!”迈克尔立刻说。 如果他现在把桌子的事告诉他妈妈，他肯定会被禁足的。 他需要尽快离开这所房子

possible. "Oh, I love soccer!" Merle said. "How do you know about soccer?" Justin asked. "Come on! Let's go before it gets dark!" Michael grabbed his soccer ball and rushed out the door. Justin looked after him, puzzled. "It's only noon."

可能的。“哦，我爱足球！”默尔说。 “你怎么知道足球的？”贾斯汀问。 “来吧!天黑前我们走吧！”迈克尔抓起足球冲出门去。 贾斯廷看着他，迷惑不解。 “现在才中午。”