Chapter 8

CHAPTER 8 "How do I look, Mary?" Bob asked, flicking his tail. "You clean up nice," Mary answered. "Thank you. You do too," Bob replied. "We might just be the fanciest squirrels on the block!" "What about me?" came their friend Larry's voice, sounding muffled.

第八章“玛丽，我看起来怎么样？”鲍勃摇着尾巴问。 “你打扮得很漂亮，”玛丽回答。 “谢谢。你也是，”鲍勃回答。 “我们可能是这个街区最奇特的松鼠！”“那我怎么办？”是他们的朋友拉里的声音，听起来很低沉。

"Quiet! You don't need to be fancy. You just need to stay put." Mr. Nemesis held his paw over a knothole in the walnut tree, trapping Larry inside. "You're my insurance that Bob and Mary will do what they're supposed to do." "What are they supposed to do, again?" Larry asked from inside the tree. Mr. Nemesis shook his head, annoyed. "For the 147th time, Bob and Mary will bring a gift to Merle and Pearl—" Mary held up an acorn with a tiny red ribbon tied around it. "Got it!" "—Bob and Mary will then invite Merle and Pearl to dinner," Mr. Nemesis continued. "Bob! Line!" Bob cleared his throat and recited, "Hello, neighbors. Mary and I would be delighted to have you over for dinner tonight. We have a special surprise for you. Please follow us."

“安静!你不需要太花哨。 你只需要待在原地。” “宿敌”先生用爪子捂住核桃树的一个节孔，把拉里困在里面。 “你是我的保障，鲍勃和玛丽会做他们应该做的事。” “再说一遍，他们应该怎么做？”拉里在树里面问。 克星先生生气地摇了摇头。 “这是鲍勃和玛丽第147次给莫尔和珀尔带礼物了——”玛丽举起一颗橡子，上面系着一条小红丝带。 “明白了!”“——鲍勃和玛丽会邀请梅尔和珀尔来吃饭，”涅梅西斯先生接着说。 “鲍勃!行!”鲍勃清了清嗓子，背诵道：“你好，邻居们。 玛丽和我很高兴你今晚来吃晚饭。 我们为你准备了一个特别的惊喜。 请跟我们来。”

"Ooh! What kind of surprise?!" Larry yelled from the hole. "Me!" Mr. Nemesis shouted. "I'm the surprise!" "They're not gonna like that!" Larry said. Bob and Mary didn't like it either. The thought of tricking fellow squirrels, even if they were strangers, into a trap didn't sit right with them. But with their friend held hostage, they had little choice but to go along with the cat's plot. "Oh, I suspect they won't." Mr. Nemesis grinned as his tail waved slowly back and forth. "But I'll be having

“哦!什么样的惊喜？！”拉里在洞里喊道。 “我!”Nemesis先生喊道。 “我就是那个惊喜！”“他们不会喜欢的！”拉里说。 鲍勃和玛丽也不喜欢它。 欺骗松鼠同伴，即使他们是陌生人，进入陷阱的想法并不适合他们。 但由于他们的朋友被扣为人质，他们别无选择，只能按照猫的阴谋行事。 “哦，我想他们不会的。” 克星先生咧着嘴笑着，尾巴慢慢地前后摆动着。 “但是我要吃

squirrel for dinner tonight one way or the other. If not Merle and Pearl, then Larry here." Larry squeaked with dismay. "Please hurry, Bob and Mary!"

不管怎样，今晚的晚餐都是松鼠。 如果不是莫尔和珀尔，就是这里的拉里。” 拉里惊恐地尖叫起来。 “请快点，鲍勃和玛丽！”