Chapter 14

CHAPTER 14 Merle discovered the second drone on the kitchen table shortly after Michael and Justin left for school. He had yet to experience Christmas, since it was currently September, and he had been frozen in a cave for 300 years before the holiday's first official celebration. But finding a second drone in as many days felt a lot like Christmas to Merle. "Would you look at this?!" he marveled to Pearl. "A matching set!" "What are you going to do with two drones?" Pearl asked. "One for me, and one for you!" Merle responded. Like cycling, it's much more fun when you ride with friends. "No way!" Pearl stated. "C'mon!" he pleaded. "The cat's in Jane's room today. We can fly around the whole house. You'll love it!" It took Merle a while to talk Pearl into being his flying partner (conveniently, about the same amount of time it took to charge the new drone). But by noon the two were zipping through the halls of the house, and Pearl was having the time of her life.

迈克尔和贾斯汀上学后不久，莫尔在厨房的桌子上发现了第二架无人机。 他还没有经历过圣诞节，因为当时是9月，而且在这个节日第一次正式庆祝之前，他已经被冻结在一个洞穴里300年了。 但在这么多天内找到第二架无人机，对梅尔来说就像过圣诞节一样。 “你看看这个好吗？！”他惊异地对珠儿说。 “一套相配的！”“你打算用两架无人机做什么？”珠儿问道。 “一个给我，一个给你！”默尔回应道。 就像骑自行车一样，和朋友一起骑会更有趣。 “不可能!”珍珠。“来吧！”他恳求道。 “今天猫在简的房间里。 我们可以在整个房子里飞来飞去。 你会喜欢的！”梅尔花了一段时间说服珀尔成为他的飞行伙伴（很方便，和给新无人机充电的时间差不多）。 但到了中午，他们俩就在房子的大厅里疾驰而过，珠儿正在享受她一生中最快乐的时光。

"Wheeeee!" Pearl giggled. "This is almost as much fun as roller-skating!" Merle and Pearl played follow-the-leader through the hallway from the bedrooms, into the living room, and around the kitchen. "What do you mean, 'almost'?" Merle shouted over the buzz of the drone propellers. "Flying beats skating by a mile!" "But skating comes with music!" Pearl responded, which gave Merle an idea. He buzzed by the living room stereo and clicked it on, filling the house with classic hits from the '80s. "Okay, now it's better!" Pearl admitted with a huge grin.

“Wheeeee !”珍珠咯咯笑了。“这几乎和滑旱冰一样有趣！”梅尔和珀尔跟在领路人后面，穿过走廊，从卧室到客厅，再到厨房。 “你说‘差不多’是什么意思？”梅尔在无人机螺旋桨的嗡嗡声中喊道。 “飞行比滑冰强多了！”“但是滑冰伴随着音乐！”珀尔回答了，这给了梅尔一个主意。 他嗡嗡地经过客厅的立体声音响，点开了，屋子里充满了80年代的经典歌曲。 “好了，现在好多了！”珠儿咧嘴一笑，承认道。

With several loops around the house under his belt, Merle was up for more of a challenge. Both he and Pearl were quickly turning into top-notch pilots. "What do you say we go for a spin outside?" Merle suggested. Pearl slammed on the air brakes, shocked at the suggestion. "Merle, we can't go outside. You heard what Dr. Gomez said. It's too dangerous." "Oh, come on, Pearl! If I can keep away from a cat in a tight space, I can avoid any squirrelnappers in the great outdoors!" "Merle...," Pearl appealed, but it was too late. Her husband disarmed the alarm on a quick flyby and headed for Michael's bedroom window. "I'm telling you, Pearl, I can't help myself— I was born to fly!!!"

梅尔在房子里兜了几圈，准备迎接更大的挑战。 他和珀尔很快都变成了一流的飞行员。 “我们出去转一圈怎么样？”默尔建议。 珠儿对这个建议感到震惊，猛地踩了刹车。 “莫尔，我们不能出去。 你听到戈麦斯医生说的了。 这太危险了。”“噢，别这样，珠儿！如果我能在狭小的空间里避开猫，我就能在广阔的户外避开松鼠！”“默尔…珠儿上诉了，但已经太晚了。 她的丈夫迅速地解除了警报，朝迈克尔卧室的窗户走去。 “我告诉你，珠儿，我控制不住自己——我生来就是要飞的！！”