Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6 "Rankwoo, Mrses Grmuus! Eeees err erwishes," Justin mumbled as he crammed another chocolate chip cookie into his mouth. He and Sadie had dropped by Michael's house after school, and they were seated at the kitchen table along with Michael's mom and his little sister, Jane.

第六章“兰考，格拉姆斯太太！”贾斯汀一边喃喃自语，一边又往嘴里塞了一块巧克力饼干。 他和赛迪放学后顺道去了迈克尔家，他们和迈克尔的妈妈和他的小妹妹简一起坐在厨房的桌子旁。

"What was that, Justin?" Mrs. Gomez asked. "He said, 'Thank you, Mrs. Gomez, these are delicious,'" Sadie translated, peeking up from her laptop. "How can you understand that?" Mrs. Gomez wondered. "I guess I'm just used to Justin talking with his mouth full," Sadie quipped while scanning a website. "Oh wow, it says here that Persian squirrels, also known as Caucasian squirrels, are native to northern Israel." Sadie turned her laptop around for the others to see.

“那是什么，贾斯汀？”戈麦斯夫人问。 “他说，‘谢谢你，戈麦斯夫人，这些很好吃，’”赛迪从笔记本电脑上抬起头来翻译道。 “你怎么能理解呢？”戈麦斯太太纳闷。 “我想我只是习惯了贾斯汀嘴里塞满东西说话，”赛迪一边浏览网站一边打趣道。 “哦，哇，这里说波斯松鼠，也被称为高加索松鼠，原产于以色列北部。” 赛迪把她的笔记本电脑转过来给其他人看。

"They look like Merle and Pearl!" Jane said excitedly, holding on to her pet cat, Mr. Nemesis, who she had dressed up like a ballerina. "That's because Merle and Pearl are Persian squirrels— that's their species," Sadie kindly informed Jane. "I miss them," Jane said sadly. "Meooowww," Mr. Nemesis replied, which in cat meant, "I miss them too." Not because there was any fondness between Mr. Nemesis and the squirrels; he had tried to eat them on several occasions, and Merle had once left Mr. Nemesis stranded on a tree branch, hanging by a single claw. He missed them because he remembered that when Merle and Pearl were around, Jane dressed them up in ridiculous outfits, not him. "If they are an endangered species in that part of the world, maybe Michael and Dr. Gomez should be looking for them not just at museums, but at zoos and universities, too."

“他们看起来像莫尔和珠儿！”简兴奋地说，一边抓着她的宠物猫“克星先生”，她把它打扮得像个芭蕾舞演员。 “那是因为莫尔和珀尔是波斯松鼠——那是它们的品种，”赛迪和蔼地告诉简。 “我想念他们，”简悲伤地说。 “喵喵，”涅墨西斯先生回答，这句话在猫的意思是，“我也想念他们。” 倒不是因为复仇女神先生和松鼠之间有什么好感；他曾好几次试图吃掉它们，有一次莫尔把克星先生扔在树枝上，用一只爪子吊着。 他想念他们，因为他记得当莫尔和珀尔在身边时，是简给他们穿上可笑的衣服，而不是他。 “如果它们是世界上那个地区的濒危物种，也许迈克尔和博士。 戈麦斯不仅应该在博物馆里寻找它们，还应该在动物园和大学里寻找。”

"Aaas a gooo poin," Justin agreed, munching away on another cookie. "Come again?" Mrs. Gomez asked. "He said, 'That's a good point,'" Sadie interpreted. "Thanks, Justin." "Urrr elcum," muttered Justin.

“啊，这主意不错。”贾斯廷同意道，一边大嚼着另一块饼干。 “再来?”戈麦斯夫人问。 “他说，‘说得好，’”赛迪解释道。 “谢谢你,贾斯汀。”“呃……”贾斯廷嘟囔着。