Chapter 7

CHAPTER 7 "...and then around 100 men, some dressed as Mohawk warriors, boarded the Dartmouth, the Eleanor, and the Beaver and dumped all of the ships' 342 chests of tea into the water," Ms. McKay concluded. Merle, who had remained impressively frozen in place for nearly an hour, suddenly lost his balance and tumbled off the edge of the teacher's desk like a chest of tea into Boston Harbor, hitting the floor with a thud.

第七章“……然后，大约100名男子，其中一些人打扮成莫霍克战士，登上达特茅斯号、埃莉诺号和海狸号，把船上的342箱茶叶全部倒入水中。 麦凯总结道。莫尔令人印象深刻地在原地呆了将近一个小时，突然失去平衡，从老师的桌子边缘摔了下来，就像一箱茶叶掉进了波士顿港，砰的一声摔在地板上。

Michael sprang up from his seat. "I'll get that!" he announced, managing to cover up the sound of Merle's groan. "Thanks for letting us borrow your squirrel, Michael!" Ms. McKay said as the bell rang. "Yes, ma'am." Michael scooped Merle off the floor and stuffed him into his backpack, then hustled for the door with Justin.

迈克尔从座位上跳了起来。 “我去开门！”他宣布道，竭力掩盖梅尔的呻吟声。 “谢谢你让我们借你的松鼠，迈克尔！”Ms。 上课铃响了，麦凯说。 “是的,女士。”Michael把Merle从地上抱起来，塞进他的背包里，然后和Justin一起向门口冲去。

"My whiskers itched sooooo bad!" Merle complained as Michael, Justin, Sadie, and the squirrels piled into Dr. Gomez's car. Merle vigorously rubbed his paws all over his snout, making up for not being able to scratch earlier. "I told you to stay put!" Pearl laughed. "But you did look very dignified up there, 'George Washingsquirrel'!" The kids erupted into laughter as Michael filled his dad in about Merle getting caught by Ms. McKay. "Guys, that is not funny," Dr. Gomez said. Merle shook his head in agreement. "What would have happened if Ms. McKay had figured out Merle wasn't stuffed? That would have been a disaster!"

“我的胡子痒死了！”当迈克尔、贾斯汀、赛迪和松鼠们挤进莫尔博士的房间时，莫尔抱怨道。 戈麦斯的车。莫尔使劲地用爪子在鼻子上蹭来蹭去，弥补了之前没能抓挠的不足。 “我叫你待在原地别动！”明珠笑了。 “但你在上面看起来确实很威严，‘乔治·华盛顿松鼠’！”当迈克尔向他爸爸讲述莫尔被老师抓住的故事时，孩子们爆发出笑声。 麦凯。“伙计们，这一点都不好笑。” 戈麦斯说。莫尔摇了摇头表示同意。 “如果伊万卡。 麦凯发现莫尔没有被填满？ 那将是一场灾难！”

"You're right, and Pearl was right. I should have stayed put. I'm very sorry," Merle said. "Next time, I'll stay in the backpack." "Hopefully there won't be a next time," Dr. Gomez said. "I picked up the security system and will install it tonight. Merle and Pearl should be safe at home tomorrow." "Oh, can I help?!" Merle asked. He loved tinkering with things, and installing something, whatever it was, sounded like fun to him. "I'm pretty good with my paws!" "Sure, Merle," Dr. Gomez said. "I could use the help." "Can Justin, Sadie, and I help too?" Michael asked. "If you'll remember," Dr. Gomez said, "you're still grounded. I'm going to need to take Justin and Sadie home." "Oh yeah," Michael said. He had broken his mom's favorite elephant-shaped end table by kicking a soccer ball in the house and then blamed it on his little sister. He was happy not to have been grounded for a year and didn't want to push his luck. "But you can help Merle and me after we drop off your friends," his dad said. "All right," Michael agreed. "And when we're done, I have a call scheduled with Dr. Howard to figure out a long-term plan for the squirrels," Dr. Gomez added. Dr. Howard was Dad's boss at the university. Since Merle and Pearl had been

“你是对的，珍珠也是对的。 我应该留在原地的。我很抱歉，”梅尔说。 “下次，我就待在背包里。” “希望不会再有下一次了。” 戈麦斯说。“我拿起了安全系统，今晚就安装。 莫尔和珠儿明天应该安全到家了。” “哦，我能帮忙吗？！”默尔问道。 他喜欢摆弄东西，安装东西，不管是什么，对他来说都很有趣。 “我很擅长用爪子！”“当然可以，莫尔。” 戈麦斯说。“我需要你的帮助。” “贾斯汀、赛迪和我也能帮忙吗？”迈克尔问道。 “如果你还记得的话，”戈麦斯博士说，“你还是被禁足了。 我要送贾斯汀和赛迪回家。” “哦，是的，”迈克尔说。他在家里踢足球打碎了他妈妈最喜欢的大象形茶几，然后把责任推给了他的小妹妹。 他很高兴没有被禁足一年，也不想得寸进尺。 “但是你可以在我们送你的朋友回家后帮我和莫尔。”他爸爸说。 “好吧，”迈克尔同意了。 “等我们完事了，我还安排了一个电话。 霍华德博士希望为松鼠制定一个长期计划。 戈麦斯补充道。霍华德医生是爸爸在大学的上司。 自从莫尔和珠儿来过以后

discovered on the archaeological dig sponsored by the university, Dr. Gomez had an obligation to tell his boss about them. "Dad!" Michael said, upset. "What if he wants to send Merle and Pearl back?! How's that any different from giving them to the man in the suit and sunglasses?" Merle and Pearl exchanged a worried glance. "I hope he doesn't," Dr. Gomez said. "But he needs to know."

在大学赞助的考古发掘中发现的。 戈麦斯有义务告诉他的老板。 “爸爸!”迈克尔不安地说。 “要是他想把莫尔和珠儿送回去怎么办？！”这和送给西装革履、戴墨镜的人有什么区别？”莫尔和珠儿忧虑地交换了一下眼色。 “我希望他不会，”戈麦斯说。 “但他需要知道。”