Chapter 4

CHAPTER 4 Merle stood over the drone, which rested, lifeless, on Michael's bed. "I think I broke it." "You ran it into too many things," Pearl sighed. "Just four!" Merle fretted. "Michael told you not to run it into anything."

莫尔站在那只停在迈克尔床上没有生命的雄蜂旁边。 “我想我把它弄坏了。”“你碰到的东西太多了，”珠儿叹了口气。 “四!”默尔烦躁。 “迈克尔告诉过你不要撞到任何东西。”

"He told me to try not to run it into anything, which is exactly what I did." Just then, the door opened. Merle turned, looking nervous and guilty, like a dog who had gotten into the garbage while his owner was out. "Hey, guys! What's up?" Michael asked. "Not the drone," Pearl said. Merle jabbed her in the side with his elbow. Michael inspected the drone and fiddled with the remote. "Hmm," he said. "Must be out of battery." Michael spent the next ten minutes explaining to the squirrels what electricity is and how batteries store a charge until it is all used up. "I'm sure Edgar has the charger. He'll recharge the drone when I give it back."

“他告诉我尽量不要撞到任何东西，我就是这么做的。” 就在这时，门开了。 梅尔转过身来，看起来既紧张又内疚，就像一只趁主人不在家时钻进垃圾桶的狗。 “嘿,伙计们!有什么事吗?”迈克尔问道。 “不是无人机，”珀尔说。 莫尔用胳膊肘戳了戳她的侧身。 迈克尔检查了一下无人机，摆弄着遥控器。 “嗯，”他说。“肯定是没电了。” 迈克尔花了十分钟向松鼠们解释什么是电，以及电池是如何储存电量直到电量耗尽的。 “我相信艾加有战马。 我把无人机还给他时，他会给它充电的。”

Merle wasn't sure he totally understood the explanation but was relieved that he hadn't broken the drone. "Well, it was fun while it lasted," he sighed. "It's for the best, dear," Pearl consoled him. "There's no telling what kind of trouble you could have gotten into."

梅尔不确定自己是否完全理解了这个解释，但他松了一口气，因为他没有弄坏无人机。 他叹了口气说：“嗯，这段时光挺有意思的。” “这是最好的办法，亲爱的，”珠儿安慰他。 “谁也说不准你会惹上什么麻烦。”