Chapter 9

CHAPTER 9 Michael's cell phone chimed as he and Dr. Gomez entered the lobby of their hotel in Nazareth after a full day of squirrel searching. "Hey, Dad," Michael said as he scanned a long text from Justin and Sadie. "Sadie says that Persian squirrels, which is Merle and Pearl's species, are endangered in this part of the world." "That's interesting," Dr. Gomez replied. "She's wondering if maybe, along with museums, zoos or universities would also be good places to check?" "I think that's a great idea. It certainly gives us more places to look." "Should we head back out now?"

第九章迈克尔的手机响了，这时他正在和迈克尔博士谈话。 经过一整天的松鼠搜寻，戈麦斯进入了他们在拿撒勒酒店的大堂。 “嘿，爸爸，”迈克尔一边说一边浏览贾斯汀和赛迪发来的一长段短信。 “赛迪说波斯松鼠是梅尔和珀尔的物种，在世界的这个地区濒临灭绝。” “这很有趣，”戈麦斯博士回答。 “她想知道，除了博物馆、动物园或大学，是否也会是检查的好地方？”“我认为这是个好主意。 这当然给了我们更多的研究领域。” “我们现在该回去了吗？”

"No, everything's closed. Let's get some food and rest and start up again first thing in the morning." "KFC?" Michael asked. "Seriously? You come all the way to Israel for KFC?" Michael nodded sheepishly. He missed home and felt like eating familiar food. "All right," Dr. Gomez replied as he tousled Michael's hair, "but falafel tomorrow!"

“不，所有的店都关门了。让我们吃点东西，休息一下，明天一早再出发。” “肯德基?”迈克尔问道。“严重? 你大老远跑到以色列就为了吃肯德基？”迈克尔不好意思地点了点头。 他想家，想吃熟悉的食物。 “好吧，”戈麦斯医生一边回答一边把迈克尔的头发弄乱，“但明天要吃沙拉三明治！”