Chapter 7

CHAPTER 7 BLOOOING BLOOOING PZHHHT! BLOOOING BLOOOING ZPHLTTT!

第7章呸呸呸！呸，呸，呸！

For the second night in a row, Pearl was awakened by a strange sound. She turned to Merle, who lay sleeping in the sawdust next to her, and gave him a gentle kick. "Merle!" she groaned. "That's disgusting." "Not me," Merle replied groggily. He was telling the truth; he wasn't making the sounds. Pearl opened her eyes to see moonlight spilling into the room, giving away the facts that it was both very early in the morning and that Michael was not in his bed. BLOOOING BLOOOING PZHHHT! BLOOOING BLOOOING ZPHLTTT! The noises rang out again. "What is that?" Pearl wondered. She stepped out of her hamster mansion to investigate, creeping quietly through the bedroom door and into the hallway. The sounds grew louder as she approached the living room, her heart racing. Peeking slowly around the corner of the hallway, she discovered Michael, bathed in the flickering, cool light of his video game. "Michael?!" Pearl said. "Huh?" Michael uttered, his drowsy eyes fixed on the television screen. "The sun's not even up! What are you doing?" "Getting through level 4," he mumbled. "How long have you been awake?" "I dunno. I got up early to play before school."

珠儿连续第二个晚上被一种奇怪的声音惊醒。 她转向躺在她旁边木屑里睡觉的梅尔，轻轻地踢了他一脚。 “莫尔！”她呻吟道。“这是恶心。” “不是我，”莫尔昏昏沉沉地回答。 他说的是实话；他没有发出声音。 珠儿睁开眼睛，看到月光洒进了房间，暴露出两个事实：时间还很早，迈克尔也不在床上。 天啊，天啊！呸，呸，呸！声音又响起来了。 “那是什么？”珍珠很好奇。 她走出她的仓鼠公寓去调查，悄悄地穿过卧室的门，进入走廊。 当她走近客厅时，声音越来越大，她的心怦怦直跳。 她慢慢地在走廊的拐角处瞥了一眼，发现了迈克尔，他正沐浴在电子游戏闪烁的冷光中。 “迈克尔? !”珍珠说。“嗯?”迈克尔说，困倦的眼睛盯着电视屏幕。 “太阳还没出来呢！”你在干什么？”“通过了第四级。”他喃喃地说。 “你醒了多久了？”“我不知道。 我起得很早，在上学前玩。”

Merle, having missed out on the excitement the night before and not wanting to be left out this time, joined Michael and Pearl. "What'd I miss?" he wondered. "Only a boy who should be sleeping." Pearl put her paws on her hips. BLOP! BLING BLOOP BLOOM— SKAAAAAWISHHHHH! "Yes!!!" Michael sat up straight. "I completed level 4!" He sank back into the sofa and closed his eyes. "I rule this game," he whispered. "Hmm," Pearl pondered. "I was just wondering if this game was ruling you."

梅尔错过了前一天晚上的热闹场面，这次也不想被落下，她加入了迈克尔和珀尔的行列。 “我错过了什么？” “只是一个应该睡觉的男孩。” 珠儿把爪子放在屁股上。 BLOP !Bling, bloom, bloom - skaaaaawishhhhh ！“是的! !”迈克尔坐直了身子。 “我完成了第4关！”他倒在沙发上，闭上了眼睛。 “我统治着这个游戏，”他低声说。 “嗯，”珠儿沉思着。“我只是想知道这个游戏是否控制了你。”

"What are you talking about?" Michael asked. "I just totally squished level 4." "Yeah, what are you talking about?" Merle also wondered. "You remember the Galatians, right, Merle?" Pearl asked. "It's four in the morning." Merle yawned. "I can hardly remember my own name."

“你在说什么？”迈克尔问道。 “我刚刚完全压扁了第4关。” “是啊，你在说什么？”梅尔也想知道。 “你还记得加拉太书吧，莫尔？”珠儿问道。 “现在是凌晨四点。” 默尔打了个哈欠。“我几乎不记得自己的名字了。”