12 Good-Bye from Time-Out

Chapter 12 Good-Bye from Time-Out So that's how I ended up here in time-out. When Mom and Dad found out I had sort of exaggerated about No-name finding a home, they were not very happy. They said I should have told them exactly what I'd overheard in the bookstore office. Not kind of what I'd heard. They also said black kitties are absolutely, positively NOT bad luck. Mom and Dad made me promise to talk to them if I have any more superstitions. And not to Uncle Ed. They also made me promise not to chase any more runaway fruit. Or vegetables. The bookstore made good use of all the pumpkin guts.

第12章，再见，暂停，这就是我在这里结束暂停的原因。 当爸爸妈妈发现我夸大了无名氏找到家的事时，他们很不高兴。 他们说我应该把在书店办公室听到的原原本本告诉他们。 我听说的可不是这样。 他们还说，黑猫绝对不会带来坏运气。 爸爸妈妈让我保证，如果我再有迷信，一定要告诉他们。 他们还让我保证不再追逐任何跑掉的水果。 或者蔬菜。书店充分利用了所有的南瓜内脏。

I guess a pumpkin really is a fruit. Because that thing was full of seeds. Dan roasted the seeds and gave them away to customers. He made about a googol pumpkin pies too. And guess what else? No-name is our kitty now. Except that she isn't called No-name anymore. Her name is Bitsy Boo now. We haven't had any bad luck since we brought her home. I have to admit I like her swishing tail and her blinking eyes and her fluffy black kitten fur. But you know what I like best of all? Hear that sound? Kind of like the world's tiniest motorcycle? Time-out goes a lot faster when someone's purring in your lap.

我想南瓜真的是一种水果。 因为那东西里装满了种子。 丹把种子烤熟后分发给顾客。 他还做了一个南瓜派。 猜猜还有什么?无名是我们的小猫。 只不过她不再叫无名氏了。 她现在的名字是碧西布。 自从我们把她带回家后就没出过什么霉运。 我不得不承认，我喜欢她嗖嗖作响的尾巴、眨着的眼睛和毛茸茸的黑色小猫毛。 但你知道我最喜欢什么吗? 听到那个声音了吗?有点像世界上最小的摩托车? 当有人在你腿上打呼噜时，休息时间会快得多。