Chapter 11

Chapter 11 WHO LET THE DOGS OUT? AND COULD THAT PERSON PLEASE COME GET THEM? Jodi couldn't believe this was happening. All she'd wanted was to show her brother that she could be responsible. That she could take care of animals. Every sort of animal! And now those animals were scattered all over a public park. They were people's beloved pets…and they were lost. All lost. All her fault. "Dewey!" cried Ms. Minerva, and she ran off after the cat. "Dewey Decimal, come back here!" Jodi fought back tears. "I lost them. I can't believe I lost them."

第十一章谁把狗放出去的？ 那个人能过来拿吗？ 乔迪简直不敢相信会发生这样的事。 她只是想让她哥哥知道她可以负责任。 她可以照顾动物。 各种各样的动物！现在这些动物散布在一个公园里。 它们是人们心爱的宠物，却迷路了。 所有的损失。都是她的错。“杜威！” 密涅瓦，她追着猫跑了。 “杜威十进制，回来！”乔迪强忍住泪水。 “我失去了他们。我真不敢相信我把它们弄丢了。”

"Uh, well, not all of them," Po said. He held up the fishbowl. "Bubbles here stuck around." Jodi couldn't fight the tears anymore. She stood there in the middle of the park, her knees skinned and her fingers sore, and she cried. Then she felt her brother's arms around her. He gave her a good long hug—then he gripped her by her shoulders and he looked her in the eyes.

“呃，好吧，不是所有的，”阿宝说。 他举起了鱼缸。“这里的泡沫一直存在。” 乔迪再也抑制不住泪水了。 她站在公园中央，膝盖破皮，手指酸痛，她哭了。 然后她感觉到哥哥的双臂抱住了她。 他给了她一个长长的拥抱，然后抓住她的肩膀，看着她的眼睛。

"We can fix this, Jodi," he said. "But we can't do it without you." "M-me?" Jodi said. "You know these animals," he said. "You know them extremely well. And you can tell us what we need to do to get them back." He smiled. "You just have to believe in yourself. Like I believe in you." Jodi almost wanted to cry again, hearing that. But there was no more time for tears. Those animals needed her. "Okay," she said, wiping her cheeks. "Here's what we're going to do. Polly always wants a cracker. Theo, get the parrot back by giving her as many treats as it

“我们可以解决这个问题，乔迪，”他说。 “但是没有你我们做不到。” “小小的我?”乔迪说。“你知道这些动物，”他说。 “你非常了解他们。 你可以告诉我们该怎么做才能把他们找回来。” 他笑了。“你只需要相信自己。 就像我相信你一样。”听到这些，乔迪几乎又想哭了。 但是没有时间再流泪了。 那些动物需要她。“好吧，”她擦着脸颊说。 “这就是我们要做的。 波莉总是想要一块饼干。 西奥，尽量多给鹦鹉吃的，把它弄回来

takes. Harper, same idea for the iguana—but give him fruit, not crackers." Theo and Harper grabbed the treats from Jodi, saluted, and ran off. She rubbed her chin. "We could round up the dogs if we knew how to use Doc's whistle…." "Oh!" said Po. "I know how to use it. I read the instruction manual last night!" Morgan gave him a suspicious look. "Really?" "Why is that so hard to believe?" Po asked. "I'm a reluctant reader, sure. But Doc is an absolute poet." He turned to Jodi. "I can do it. I know I can. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, right? Consider it done-done-done-donnne."

需要。哈珀，对鬣蜥也有同样的想法——但是给它水果，而不是饼干。” 西奥和哈珀从乔迪手里抢过糖果，敬礼后就跑开了。 她揉了揉下巴。“如果我们知道如何使用博士的哨子，我们就可以把狗圈起来....” “哦！”阿宝说。“我知道怎么用它。 我昨晚看了说明书！”摩根怀疑地看了他一眼。 “真的吗?”“为什么这么难以相信呢？”阿宝问。 “当然，我是一个不情愿的读者。 但博士绝对是个诗人。” 他转向乔迪。“我能做到。 我知道我可以。贝多芬的第五交响曲，对吧？ 就当是完了，完了，完了。”

"I trust you, Po," said Jodi. "And Pupernicus is a natural-born leader. If he comes running, the others will follow." She paused. "That just leaves Ms. Minerva's cat." "So what do cats like?" asked Morgan. He thought about it for a moment, and his eyes went to the goldfish. Po covered Bubbles with his body. "Don't even think about it!" he cried. Jodi snapped her fingers. "I've got it!" She dug around in her bag until she found the laser pointer she'd used for her presentation. "Cats love to chase laser pointers. We'll get him back in no time."

“我相信你，阿宝，”乔迪说。 “而哥白尼是一个天生的领导者。 如果他跑过来，其他人就会跟着来。” 她停顿了一下。这就只剩下奥巴马夫人了。 密涅瓦的猫。”“那么猫喜欢什么呢？”摩根问。 他想了一会儿，然后他的目光转向了金鱼。 阿宝用他的身体盖住了泡泡。 “想都别想！”他喊道。 乔迪打了个响指。“我找到了！”她在包里翻来翻去，终于找到了演示时用过的激光笔。 “猫喜欢追逐激光笔。 我们很快就会把他找回来的。”

Morgan grinned. "I knew you'd think of something." "Thinking is only half the battle," said Jodi. "Go, go, go!" It took nearly an hour. Po blew the whistle until he was out of breath—and surrounded by a captive canine audience. Theo had to climb a tree to reach the parrot. And to her embarrassment, Harper captured the wrong lizard on her first attempt. She had to go back and find the right one all over again. But as Jodi used the laser pointer to lure Dewey back into Ms. Minerva's waiting stroller, they all breathed big sighs of relief.

摩根咧嘴一笑。“我就知道你会想到办法的。” “思考只是成功的一半，”乔迪说。 “走，走，走！”花了将近一个小时。 阿宝一直吹着哨子，直到上气不接下气为止——一群被囚禁的狗围着。 西奥不得不爬上一棵树才能够到鹦鹉。 令她尴尬的是，哈珀第一次就抓错了蜥蜴。 她不得不回去重新寻找那个对的人。 但是当乔迪用激光笔引诱杜威回到。 米勒娃的婴儿车等在那里，他们都松了一口气。