Chapter 1

Inspector Flytrap #1 TOM ANGLEBERGER & CECE BELL

捕蝇探长一号汤姆·安格尔伯格和茜茜·贝尔

Chapter 1 My phone rang. "Hello," I said. "Flytrap Detective Agency." A slow voice started asking me questions. "Is this Mr. Flytrap?" "My name," I answered, "is Inspector Flytrap. I am a detective." "Are you really a plant?"

我的电话响了。“你好，”我说。 “捕蝇蝇侦探事务所。” 一个缓慢的声音开始问我问题。 “你是捕蝇草先生吗？”“我的名字，”我回答，“是捕蝇草探长。 我是个侦探。”“你真的是一株植物吗？”

"Yes, I am a Venus flytrap, a rare type of plant that catches and eats flies." "Did you say flies?" the slow voice asked. "Yes." "You eat flies?" "Yes. And any other small insects I can catch." "That's disgusting!" I was starting to get mad. "Listen, pal," I said. "Look me up in the encyclopedia, if you want, but I don't have time to be slowly insulted all day. Do you have a mystery for me to solve or not?" "Yes." "Is it a BIG DEAL mystery?" "Well...," said the slow voice. "It is ...a big deal... to me..." "OK, pal," I said. "Tell me about it. As quickly as possible. I'm in a big hurry!"

“是的，我是捕蝇草，一种捕捉并吃掉苍蝇的稀有植物。” “你是说苍蝇吗？”那个缓慢的声音问道。 “是的。”“你吃苍蝇？”“是的。 还有其他我能捉到的小昆虫。” “真恶心!”我开始生气了。 “听着，伙计，”我说。“如果你愿意，可以在百科全书上查我，但我可没时间整天被慢慢地侮辱。 你到底有没有谜团要我解开？”“是的。” “这是一个大谜团吗？”“嗯……那个缓慢的声音说。 “是……这是件大事……对我……” “好吧，伙计，”我说。“告诉我吧。 越快越好。我要赶时间！”

"I lost my pickle paperweight." "What's that?" "It's a metal pickle... that's used to hold papers... down on a desk." "Sorry, pal," I said. "I solve only BIG DEAL mysteries!" And I hung up before he could start a slow argument about it. Sheesh! A lost metal pickle! Who cares! That's a SMALL DEAL.

“我的泡菜镇纸丢了。” “那是什么?”“这是一个金属泡菜…… 那是用来装文件的…… 趴在桌子上。”“对不起，伙计，”我说。 “我只解决大问题！”他还没来得及跟我慢慢争辩，我就挂了电话。 天哪!丢失的金属泡菜！谁在乎!这是小菜一碟。

I'm trying to become the greatest detective that ever grew! I don't have time to go around looking for metal pickles!

我在努力成为有史以来最伟大的侦探！我可没时间到处找金属泡菜！