Chapter 18

CHAPTER 18 Knock, knock, knock, Michael heard on his window. It was now dark out, and Merle and Pearl were returning from their evening with the Tennessee squirrels. "How did it go?" Michael asked as he slid open his window for his friends to enter.

第十八章敲门声，敲门声，敲门声。 现在外面天已经黑了，莫尔和珠儿正和田纳西松鼠们一起过完晚上回来。 “怎么样？”迈克尔一边打开窗户让他的朋友进来，一边问道。

"Just lovely," Pearl responded. "It's nice to get to know some local squirrels." "That Larry is a kook," Merle said. "Loads of fun!" Now that everyone was safe inside for the evening, Michael let his dad know he could arm the alarm. Boop, boop, they heard from the kitchen. Michael filled the squirrels in on Dr. Howard's visit. "So, my dad's boss thought Bob and Mary were you guys!" he laughed. "I don't think we'll need to worry about the university sending you back now." "Phew! That's a relief!" Merle exclaimed. He and Pearl settled into their huge modified hamster house that Michael's mom had put together for them. "Now all we have to worry about is that cat!" "It was very nice of you guys to help Mr. Nemesis," Michael said. "It was the right thing to do." "You're right," Merle said. "I just hope it doesn't come back to bite us... literally." The friends had a good laugh as they settled in for sleep, Michael in his bed and Merle and Pearl in their cozy sawdust. It had been a very busy day for all of them, so it wasn't long before they all drifted off.

“很可爱，”珠儿回答。 “很高兴认识一些当地的松鼠。” “那个拉里是个怪人，”梅尔说。 “非常有趣！”既然晚上大家都安全了，迈克尔告诉他爸爸他可以启动警报了。 噗，噗，他们从厨房里听到了。 迈克尔向松鼠们讲述了他的故事。 霍华德的访问。“所以，我爸爸的老板以为鲍勃和玛丽是你们！”他笑着说。 “我想我们现在不用担心学校会把你送回去了。” “唷!那我就放心了！”默尔喊道。 他和珀尔住进了迈克尔妈妈为他们搭建的巨大的改良仓鼠屋。 “现在我们只需要担心那只猫了！”“你们帮了克星先生的忙，真是太好了，”迈克尔说。 “这么做是对的。” “你说得对，”莫尔说。 “我只是希望它不会反过来咬我们一口…… 真的。”朋友们大笑着准备睡觉，迈克尔躺在床上，莫尔和珀尔躺在他们舒适的木屑里。 对他们所有人来说，这是非常忙碌的一天，所以不久他们就都睡着了。

And that's when the alarm went off!

就在那时，警报响了！