Chapter 11

CHAPTER 11 Speaking of great books, back at the Gomezes' house, Pearl was curled up reading a book she'd found on Michael's bookshelf, crying softly. "Everything okay?" Merle asked, hearing her quiet sobs as he unplugged the drone from its charger. "It's so beautiful." Pearl sniffed. "The spider is helping the pig." "Really?" Merle wondered. "That's something I can't see myself getting emotional about." "If you read it, you would understand," Pearl whimpered as she turned the page.

第十一章说到好书，回到戈麦斯家，珠儿正蜷缩着读她在迈克尔书架上找到的一本书，轻轻地哭了起来。 “一切都好吗?”莫尔问道，听到她安静的啜泣，他把无人机从充电器上拔了下来。 “太美了。”珍珠嗅。 “蜘蛛正在帮助猪。” “真的吗?”默尔很好奇。“这是我无法看到自己情绪化的事情。” “如果你读一下，你就会明白的，”珠儿翻着书呜咽着说。

"All the lights are green, and I am ready to go!" Merle proclaimed, rubbing his paws together. Having spent the whole morning watching the drone charge, he was bored out of his mind (unlike Pearl, who'd been keeping herself occupied with Charlotte's Web). Merle flipped a few switches, and building on what he'd learned the day before about drone piloting, was soon skillfully zipping the drone around the room. Just about the time Wilbur the pig made it to the fair, Pearl had had enough of Merle's close flybys. "Merle, do you mind?!" she complained, holding down the fluttering pages of her book as the drone whizzed by her ear.

“所有的灯都是绿色的，我准备出发了！”莫尔搓着两只爪子，大声说。 他花了一上午的时间看着无人机轰鸣，烦得要死（不像珠儿，她一直在忙着玩夏洛的网）。 梅尔拨动了几个开关，在前一天学到的无人机驾驶知识的基础上，很快就熟练地驾驶着无人机在房间里飞来飞去。 就在猪威伯到达集市的时候，珠儿已经受够了梅尔的近距离飞行。 “莫尔，你介意吗？！”她抱怨道，一边按着翻动的书页，耳边嗡嗡作响。

"Do you suppose this thing could carry my weight?" Merle asked. Pearl, sensing trouble, looked up from her book. Merle knew that look. "I feel like I was born to fly, Pearl!" he explained. "In real life, barn spiders don't spell. And tree squirrels don't fly." "Why couldn't I?" Merle countered. "I'm telling you, Pearl, I'm sure I must have some flying squirrel in me. Plus, look at the power of this thing!" Merle hovered the drone at eye level. "I don't weigh that much!" Remember the dictionary with the illustration under the word persistence? It didn't take long for Merle to make a case to have his picture added next to the 10-year-old who wants a video game. Pearl finally gave in and agreed to operate the remote. "If you hurt yourself, it's not my fault," she warned. "I'll be fine!" Merle assured her. "I can't fall very far in here." Pearl looked up at the nine-foot ceilings. "I guess that's true." Merle found a bandanna in Michael's dresser and attached it to the bottom of the drone, creating a seat for himself. He gave Pearl a quick lesson in operating the remote, and in no time, Merle was up and flying!

“你觉得这东西能承受我的重量吗？”默尔问道。 珠儿觉察到了麻烦，便从书本上抬起头来。 梅尔知道他的表情。“我觉得我是为飞行而生的，珠儿！”他解释道。 “在现实生活中，谷仓蜘蛛不会拼写。 松鼠不会飞。” “我为什么不能？”默尔反驳道。 “我告诉你，珠儿，我敢肯定我体内一定有一只鼯鼠。 另外，看看这东西的力量！”莫尔把无人机悬停在与眼睛齐平的位置。 “我没那么重！”还记得字典里持久性这个词下面的插图吗？ 没过多久，梅尔就提出了一个理由，把他的照片放在一个想要电子游戏的10岁孩子旁边。 珀尔终于让步了，同意操作遥控器。 “如果你伤害了自己，那不是我的错，”她警告说。 “我会没事的！”莫尔向她保证。 “我在这里不会掉得太远。” 珠儿抬头看着九英尺高的天花板。 “我想这是真的。”梅尔在迈克尔的梳妆台里找到一条大手帕，把它绑在无人机的底部，为自己做了一个座位。 他很快地给珠儿上了一课，教她如何操作遥控器，没过多久，梅尔就飞起来了！

"Oops! Sorry! Sorry!" Pearl apologized as Merle bumped off furniture and walls while she tried to get the hang of the remote. "HA HA HA HA! No problem— I'm great! I can't remember the last time I had so much fun!" Merle laughed as Pearl hovered the drone in front of the bedroom door. At that very moment, however, Michael, returning home from school, opened the door with a jolt, sending Merle and the drone flying across the room. They banged into a wall and landed with a thud on Michael's bed. "Woo-hoo! Still okay!" Merle squealed.

“哎呀!对不起!对不起!”珀尔在摆弄遥控器的时候撞到了家具和墙壁，珀尔向她道歉。 “哈哈哈哈哈！”没问题，我很好！我都不记得上次这么开心是什么时候了！”珠儿把无人机停在卧室门前时，莫尔笑了。 然而，就在这时，迈克尔从学校回家，猛然打开了门，梅尔和无人机飞到了房间的另一边。 他们撞在墙上，砰的一声落在迈克尔的床上。 “啊!还好吧!”默尔叫苦不迭。