Chapter 15

CHAPTER 15 "Yes," the old innkeeper said. "They left first thing this morning." Once Dr. Gomez had learned Ruben and the squirrels were on the Nativity Trail, it wasn't hard to find a printed map and schedule of the trail in Nazareth and guess where Ruben and the squirrels were headed and where they would likely be staying each night. "This is the day 8 stop on the trail, correct?" Dr. Gomez asked the innkeeper. "Day 8 for most, but the man seemed in a hurry," the innkeeper replied. "Who wears a suit and tie on the trail?! Am I right?"

第十五章“是的，”老客栈老板说。 “他们今天一大早就走了。” 一旦戈麦斯博士知道鲁本和松鼠们走在耶稣诞生之路上，就不难在拿撒勒找到一张印刷的地图和路线时间表，并猜测鲁本和松鼠们要去哪里，他们每天晚上可能会在哪里过夜。 “这是第八天的行程，对吗？”博士。 戈麦斯问旅店老板。 “大部分是第八天，但那个人似乎很匆忙，”店主回答。 “谁会在路上穿西装打领带？”我说得对吗？”

"The squirrels were in a birdcage?" Michael asked. "Strangest thing. Riding on a donkey older than me. Quite the group." He laughed. Dr. Gomez and Michael thanked the innkeeper and headed back to the car. "Bethlehem is a 2-or 3-day walk from here," Dr. Gomez said. "We should be able to spot them en route." Though they couldn't drive on the Nativity Trail, they could check spots along the way. Michael read from the trail map. "The next stop after Jericho is a place called... Nabi Musa? Is that a town?" "Nabi Musa means 'Prophet Moses' in Arabic and is believed to be the tomb of Moses," his dad replied. "Like 'part the Red Sea' Moses?" Michael asked in wonder. "Yep. That Moses." "Wow, that's cool. Nabi Musa!" Michael whooped. "Nabi Musa!" Dr. Gomez repeated as they took off south— unaware that Merle and Pearl were now headed west.

“松鼠在鸟笼里？”迈克尔问道。 “奇怪的事情。骑着比我还老的驴。 相当多的人。”他笑了。 戈麦斯医生和迈克尔谢过旅馆老板，回到车上。 “伯利恒离这里有两三天的路程。” 戈麦斯说。“我们应该能够在途中发现它们。” 虽然他们不能在耶稣诞生之路上开车，但他们可以沿途查看景点。 迈克尔照着地图念着。 “在耶利哥之后的下一站是一个叫做…… 先知穆萨?那是一个城镇吗？”“Nabi Musa在阿拉伯语中的意思是‘先知摩西’，据信是摩西的坟墓，”他父亲回答说。 “就像‘分开红海’摩西？”迈克尔惊奇地问。 “是的。摩西。”“哇，太酷了。 先知穆萨!”迈克尔发出一阵骚动。 “先知穆萨!”戈麦斯医生一边向南飞去，一边重复着这句话——他不知道莫尔和珀尔现在正往西飞。