Chapter 12

Chapter 12 Let's celebrate solving our latest BIG DEAL mystery," I said to Nina. "Let's go out for lunch." Nina did not say "Big deal." She takes lunch very seriously. She doesn't care where we go—she just wants to go. "How about Penguini's Linguini?" I asked. It's where we first met, when I was a table decoration with a dream and Nina was dining alone... on the tablecloth.

我对尼娜说：“让我们庆祝我们解开了最新的大交易之谜。” “我们出去吃午饭吧。”妮娜没说“有什么大不了的” 她对午餐很认真。 她不在乎我们去哪里——她就是想去。 “企鹅的扁面条怎么样？”我问。 那是我们第一次见面的地方，当时我是怀梦的餐桌装饰，而妮娜正在独自用餐…… 在桌布上。

Instead of answering, she pushed me out the door, and away we went. Luckily, Penguini's Linguini is on our block, so we didn't have to cross the street. "Hey, Penguini!" I called as Nina pushed me through the front door. "Hey, Inspector Flytrap! Great to see you again! Nina the Goat, you're looking good, honey!" I like Penguini because he always gets my name right. "What was yesterday's special?" I asked. "Anchovy ravioli," he said. "Wonderful!" I said. "That works." "Help yourselves!" said Penguini. Nina pushed me right through the restaurant, past the kitchen, and into the alley in back. There it was... an overloaded trash can filled with old, rotting food. "Mmm," said Nina. Above the trash can buzzed a cloud of flies.

她没有回答，而是把我推出了门，然后我们就走了。 幸运的是，企鹅的Linguini就在我们的街区，所以我们不用过马路。 “嘿,Penguini !”当妮娜推着我走出前门时，我叫道。 “嘿，捕蝇草探长！”很高兴再次见到你！山羊尼娜，你看起来很好，亲爱的！”我喜欢企鹅，因为它总是叫对我的名字。 “昨天的特色菜是什么？”我问。 “凤尾鱼馄饨，”他说。 “好极了!”我说。“工作”。 “请自便！”企鹅说。 妮娜推着我穿过餐厅，经过厨房，进入后面的小巷。 就在那儿……一个超载的垃圾桶，里面装满了腐烂的食物。 “嗯，”尼娜说。垃圾桶上方有一群苍蝇嗡嗡叫。

"Mmm," I said. We both had a feast.

“嗯，”我说。我们俩都吃了一顿大餐。