Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6 "Please don't eat us, sir!" Bob the Eastern gray squirrel pleaded. He was backed up against a tree trunk with his wife, Mary, and their friend Larry. Mr. Nemesis crouched on a branch in front of the trio, ready to pounce. "If we make a run for it, he can't catch us all!" Mary suggested nervously.

第六章“请不要吃我们，先生！”东部灰松鼠鲍勃恳求道。 他和他的妻子玛丽以及他们的朋友拉里被挡在了一根树干上。 克星先生蹲在三人面前的一根树枝上，准备猛扑过去。 “如果我们逃跑，他抓不到我们所有人！”玛丽紧张地建议道。

"Just the slowest one," Mr. Nemesis purred. The squirrels all looked at each other, wondering who might be the least speedy. "If you let us go, I'll give you some nuts. I got extra," Larry bargained. "Cats don't eat nuts, silly squirrel." Mr. Nemesis sharpened his claws on the branch, making the squirrels tremble. "But do you know what we do eat?" "Umm... cat food?" Larry guessed. "Oh yes, all kinds of cat food." Mr. Nemesis grinned. "Birds, mice... squirrels." GULP. The three squirrels swallowed in unison. Mr. Nemesis reached out with his paw and pulled Larry closer to him. "And squirrels are especially delicious." He opened his mouth wide, showing pointy white fangs. "Larry!" Bob and Mary shouted in horror.

“只是最慢的那个，”涅梅西斯先生得意地说。 松鼠们面面相觑，想知道谁跑得最慢。 “如果你让我们走，我就给你一些坚果。 我有多余的，”拉里讨价还价。 “猫不吃坚果，傻松鼠。” Nemesis先生在树枝上磨尖了爪子，弄得松鼠们发抖。 “但是你知道我们吃什么吗？”“嗯… 猫粮?”拉里猜。“哦，是的，各种猫粮。” Nemesis先生咧嘴一笑。“鸟,老鼠…… 松鼠。”饮而尽。三只松鼠齐声吞咽。 克星先生伸出爪子，把拉里拉得更近一些。 “松鼠特别好吃。” 它张大嘴，露出白色的尖牙。 “拉里!”鲍勃和玛丽惊恐地大叫。

"It's okay, guys," Larry cried, covering his eyes with his paws. "I was probably the slowest anyway." Mr. Nemesis paused right before his teeth reached Larry. "You know, it doesn't have to go this way," he offered. "You want to eat Bob instead?" Larry asked matter-of- factly. "Larry!" Bob shouted, this time in annoyance.

“没事的，伙计们，”拉里喊道，用爪子捂住眼睛。 “反正我可能是最慢的。” 在他的牙齿碰到拉里之前，克星先生停了下来。 “你知道，事情本不必走到这一步，”他提出。 “你想吃鲍勃吗？”拉里实事求是地问。 “拉里!”鲍勃喊道，这次是生气了。

"No, I don't need to eat any of you... if you cooperate," Mr. Nemesis said with a villainous grin. "We love cooperating!" Mary blurted out. "Yes!" Larry added. "Eastern gray squirrels are probably the cooperative-ist squirrels around." "Most cooperative," Mr. Nemesis corrected. "Yep! That's us!" Larry said. "That's good to hear," Mr. Nemesis said. "So this is what's going to happen: you'll invite Merle and Pearl to your tree for dinner tonight, where I'll be waiting. Little will they know that they'll be the dinner!" "Wait," Larry interrupted, a confused look on his face. "Why don't you just eat us? We're already caught." Bob and Mary slapped their paws to their foreheads. "Oh, it's not about dinner," Mr. Nemesis replied. Bob and Mary sighed with relief.

“不，我不需要吃掉你们中的任何一个…… 只要你合作，”Nemesis恶狠狠地笑着说。 “我们喜欢合作！”玛丽脱口而出。 “是的!”拉里补充道。“东部灰松鼠可能是最喜欢合作的松鼠。” “非常合作，”Nemesis纠正道。 “是的!这是我们!”拉里说。 “很高兴听到这个消息，”涅梅西斯说。 “那么，事情是这样的：你今晚邀请莫尔和珠儿到你的树上吃晚饭，我在那儿等你。 他们不会知道他们会成为晚餐！”“等等，”拉里打断他，一脸困惑。 “你为什么不直接吃了我们？” 我们已经被抓住了。”鲍勃和玛丽用爪子拍着额头。 “哦，这与晚餐无关，”涅梅西斯回答说。 鲍勃和玛丽松了口气。

"It's about revenge!"

“这是关于复仇！”