Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6 Shortly after Michael and the squirrels finished un-TP-ing the house, as the sun was setting, a white sedan pulled silently up to the Gomezes'. A shadowy figure exited the car and placed a mysterious package on the porch. If you've ever waited for a package to arrive, you know that they are almost always delivered during the day, so if this delivery strikes you as fishy, you're probably right.

迈克尔和松鼠们打扫完房子后不久，太阳就要下山了，一辆白色轿车悄无声息地停在戈麦斯家门前。 一个影子从车里出来，把一个神秘的包裹放在门廊上。 如果你曾经等待过一个包裹到达，你就会知道它们几乎都是在白天送到的，所以如果这个包裹让你觉得可疑，你可能是对的。

"Hey, buddy, it's time for bed," Dr. Gomez announced at 8:30 as Michael squished squids in the living room. "I'm almost done with level 2!" Michael pleaded. "I can't stop now. Five more minutes?" "Why can't video games be paused anymore?" his dad wondered. "I had no problem pausing when I was a kid." "Dad, if I stop now, I'll lose my rank," Michael explained. "Well now, we wouldn't want that, would we?" Dr. Gomez replied. "Okay, five more minutes." Video game time is a lot like football time and dog years— the 2-minute warning should really be the 20- minute warning, and a 10-year-old dog is 70. That's why it was 9:15 before Dr. Gomez finally tucked Michael into

“嘿，伙计，该睡觉了。” 戈麦斯在八点半宣布，迈克尔正在客厅压扁鱿鱼。 “我快完成第二级了！”迈克尔承认。 “我现在停不下来。再等五分钟？”“为什么电子游戏不能暂停了？” “当我还是个孩子的时候，我不介意停下来。” “爸爸，如果我现在停下来，我就会丢掉军衔。”迈克尔解释道。 “好吧，我们不希望那样，不是吗？”博士。 戈麦斯答道。“好吧，再给我五分钟。” 电子游戏的时间很像足球时间和狗的年龄——2分钟的警告实际上应该是20分钟的警告，一只10岁的狗已经70岁了。 这就是为什么在9点15分。 戈麦斯终于把迈克尔塞进了被子

bed. Michael and the squirrels prayed and thanked God for a great day. Michael, of course, was thankful for his new video game, and Merle was thankful for getting to fly the drone. Pearl was thankful that Merle hadn't broken the drone. "Oh," Dr. Gomez added after they had finished their prayers. "You'll be happy to know that Dr. Howard isn't interested in hearing anything else about Merle and Pearl. I brought them up again today at work, and he's convinced that I got too much sun and that 2,000-year-old talking squirrels are a figment of my imagination." "I don't know why it's so hard to believe," Merle laughed. "What it does mean, though, is that I'm off the hook for the time being, and you guys can stay," Dr. Gomez said. "But we still need to be careful with the man in the suit and sunglasses. I don't think we've seen the last of him." "We'll stay put and keep the alarm set," Pearl promised.

床上。迈克尔和松鼠们祈祷并感谢上帝赐予了美好的一天。 当然，迈克尔很感激他的新电子游戏，梅尔也很感激能驾驶无人机。 珀尔很庆幸莫尔没有把无人机弄坏。 “哦，”戈麦斯医生在他们做完祷告后补充道。 “你会很高兴地知道。 霍华德不想听任何关于莫尔和珀尔的事。 今天上班的时候，我又提起了这件事，他认为我晒了太多太阳，那些两千年前会说话的松鼠是我的幻想。” “我不知道为什么这很难让人相信，”梅尔笑着说。 “不过，这确实意味着，我暂时摆脱了困境，你们可以留下来。” 戈麦斯说。“但我们还是要小心那个穿西装戴墨镜的人。 我想我们不会再见到他了。” “我们待在原地不动，把闹钟调好。”珠儿答应道。