22 Breaking and Entering

Chapter 22 BREAKING AND ENTERING "What's eating you?" Dr. McDonald asked as Coke climbed into the car with a scowl on his face. "Nothin'." "Didn't you kids find those mammoths to be fascinating?" their mother asked. "I got a lot of material for Amazing but True." Coke and Pep grunted. Their parents glanced at each other and rolled their eyes. Teenagers. Who can figure 'em out? "Well, I think you're really going to like our next stop," Mrs. McDonald said optimistically. They had lunch at a Waco restaurant called Buzzard Billy's, and then drove a few miles to the south side of town, the industrial district of Waco. Dr. McDonald pulled up to a huge, boxy

第二十二章非法闯入“你怎么啦？”博士。 麦克唐纳问道，这时可口可乐一脸怒容地爬进了车里。 “一文不值”。“你们不觉得那些猛犸象很迷人吗？”他们的妈妈问。 “我为《惊人但真实》准备了很多素材。” 可口可乐和佩普哼了一声。他们的父母互相瞥了一眼，翻了个白眼。 青少年。谁能弄明白？ “嗯，我想你真的会喜欢我们的下一站，”麦克唐纳夫人乐观地说。 他们在韦科一家名叫“秃鹰比利”的餐馆吃了午饭，然后驱车几英里来到韦科的南部工业区。 麦克唐纳医生把车停在一辆巨大的四四方方的车前

building with an empty parking lot. A sign on the side of the building said Coke and Pep were instantly intrigued. Chocolate cures all ills. "Mars?" Pep asked. "You mean like the candy bars?" "The company makes Skittles, Starburst, Milky Way, and Snickers here," her mother replied, leafing through her guidebook. "In fact, it says that if you're eating a Snickers bar anywhere in North America, there's a ninety-six percent chance that it was made right here at this factory." "Wow," Coke said. "This is gonna be cool!" "Why do you think the parking lot is empty?" asked Dr. McDonald. "I guess we're a little early for the tour," Pep

有一个空停车场的大楼。 大楼侧面的一个标志上写着可口可乐和佩普立即对其产生了兴趣。 巧克力能治百病。“火星?”Pep问道。 “你是说像糖果棒一样？”“这家公司在这里生产彩虹糖、星爆糖、银河糖和士力架，”她妈妈一边翻着旅游指南一边回答。 “事实上，它说，如果你在北美任何地方吃士力架，有96%的可能性是在这家工厂生产的。” “哇，”可口可乐说。“这一定很酷！”“你认为停车场为什么是空的？” 麦当劳。佩普：“我想我们现在开始巡演有点早了。

said. As they stepped out of the car, they could smell the chocolate—a wonderful smell. Coke pulled on the front door of the building, but it was locked. A small sign stated the obvious—CLOSED. "Closed?!" Mrs. McDonald took out her cell phone and dialed the number in her guidebook. After wading through several frustrating layers of computerized options, she finally punched in 0 and got a human being at the other end of the line. "We're standing at the front door of your factory, and it's locked," she explained politely. "We're here to take the two o'clock tour." "I'm terribly sorry, ma'am," said the voice at the other end of the line, "but we don't have a tour." "It says on the internet that you have a guided tour every day of the week at ten, noon, two, and four o'clock," Mrs. McDonald said, her voice rising.

说。当他们走出汽车时，他们闻到了巧克力的味道——一种美妙的气味。 科克拉了拉大楼的前门，但门是锁着的。 一个小牌子上写着显而易见的“关门”。 “封闭? !”麦克唐纳太太拿出手机，拨通了旅游指南上的号码。 在费力地浏览了几层令人沮丧的电脑选项后，她终于输入了0，接通了电话另一端的一个人。 “我们正站在你们工厂的前门，门是锁着的，”她礼貌地解释道。 “我们是来参加两点钟的旅游的。” “非常抱歉，夫人，”电话那头的人说，“我们没有旅行团。” “网上说你们每周每天10点、中午、两点和四点都有导游，”麦克唐纳太太说，她的声音提高了。

"Calm down, Bridge," said Dr. McDonald. "That must be a mistake, ma'am," said the voice. "There is no tour. And the factory is closed today, anyway." Now she was mad. "What do you mean, it's closed?" Mrs. McDonald shouted. "We drove all the way across the country to come here. My kids were so excited. They've been sitting in the car for five hours." "We have not, Mom," Pep whispered. "Shhhhhh!" "I'm sorry, ma'am—" "Do you have any idea who I am?" Mrs. McDonald shouted into the phone. "No ma'am, I don't." "I am the creator of Amazing but True, one of the most popular reference sites on the web. ABT gets over a million hits each month. My readers are not going to be happy when I tell them about this. You don't want a boycott on your hands."

“冷静点，布里奇。” 麦当劳。“一定是弄错了，夫人，”那声音说。 “没有旅游。而且工厂今天也关门了。” 现在她疯了。“你说关门是什么意思？”麦克唐纳太太喊道。 “我们开车穿过整个国家来到这里。 我的孩子们非常兴奋。他们已经在车里坐了五个小时了。” “我们没有，妈妈。”佩普低声说。 “Shhhhhh !”“对不起，太太——”“你知道我是谁吗？”麦克唐纳太太对着电话喊道。 “不，夫人，我不知道。”“我是Amazing but True的创建者，这是网络上最受欢迎的参考网站之一。 ABT每个月的点击量超过一百万。 当我告诉我的读者这件事时，他们不会高兴的。 你可不想被抵制。”

"Bridge, let it go," Dr. McDonald said. "I'm sure your website is very influential," the voice on the phone said, "but we simply don't offer a tour. We never did." "Let me ask you a question," Mrs. McDonald said, trying to remain calm. "What if the president of the United States came here today and asked for a tour of the factory? Do you think you might find a way to open up and show him around?" "I suppose we would, yes," the voice said. "Well, I have news for you. The president isn't gonna show up today. But we did. How about you give us the tour you would have given the president?" "I'm sorry, ma'am. I wish I could help you." "Well, that's the last pack of M&M's I'll ever buy," Mrs. McDonald said indignantly as she hung up. "Come on, gang, let's blow this pop stand." Disappointed, the family climbed into the Ferrari. But as Dr. McDonald turned the key in

“布里奇，随它去吧，”麦克唐纳说。 “我相信你们的网站很有影响力，”电话里的声音说，“但我们不提供参观服务。 我们从来没有。”“我问你一个问题，”麦克唐纳太太说，努力保持冷静。 “如果美国总统今天来到这里，要求参观工厂呢？” 你觉得你能不能想办法打开门，带他四处看看？”“我想我们会的，是的。”那声音说。 “好吧，我有消息要告诉你。 总统今天不会出现了。 但我们做到了。不如你带我们参观一下，就像你带总统参观一样？”“对不起，夫人。 我希望我能帮助你。”“好吧，这是我买的最后一包M&M巧克力豆了。”麦克唐纳太太气愤地说着挂了电话。 “来吧，伙计们，让我们炸掉这个汽水摊。” 失望的一家人爬上了法拉利。 但当麦克唐纳医生把钥匙交上来时

the ignition, he got a gleam in his eye. He revved the engine, and instead of driving out of the parking lot, he drove slowly around to the back of the factory. "Ben, where are you going?" asked Mrs. McDonald. "If they won't give us a tour," he replied, "maybe we can take our own tour." "Dad, you are such an outlaw!" Coke said with admiration. "It must be the Ferrari." "I don't have a good feeling about this," Pep said. The rear of the Mars factory had multiple entrances. Dr. McDonald drove slowly, looking for a door or window that might be open. He stopped the car and got out. "Follow me," he said. "This is insanity!" Mrs. McDonald complained, but she got out of the car anyway. "I'm sure they have security cameras, alarm systems, armed guards—" "Chill, Bridge," Dr. McDonald said. "This is

点火时，他的眼睛里闪着光。 他发动了引擎，没有把车开出停车场，而是慢慢地开到工厂后面。 “本，你要去哪儿？”麦克唐纳太太问。 “如果他们不带我们参观，”他回答说，“也许我们可以自己参观。” “爸爸，你真是个不法之徒！”可口可乐钦佩地说。 “一定是法拉利。”“我感觉不太好，”佩普说。 火星工厂的后部有多个入口。 麦克唐纳医生开得很慢，寻找一扇可能开着的门或窗。 他停下车，下了车。 “跟我来，”他说。“这太疯狂了！”麦克唐纳太太抱怨了一声，但她还是下了车。 “我肯定他们有安全摄像头，报警系统，武装警卫——”“冷静，桥。” 麦克唐纳说。“这是