Chapter 17

Chapter 17 We took off, zooming down the sidewalk as fast as Nina and William could go. I heard the squeal of tires and knew that Mimi Kiwi was right behind us. I looked back to see if she was gaining on us and saw something even worse. It was Lulu Emu! She was driving a bus full of art scientists. They were all leaning out of the windows and shouting and hollering at us. "You've got to pay for that painting, Mr. Flytrap!" Lulu Emu screamed.

我们出发了，以尼娜和威廉最快的速度沿着人行道飞驰。 我听到了轮胎的尖叫声，知道咪咪就在我们后面。 我回头看了看她是否追上了我们，却看到了更糟糕的情况。 是Lulu Emu！她开着一辆满载艺术科学家的巴士。 他们都探出窗外，对我们大喊大叫。 “你得为那幅画付钱，捕蝇草先生！”鸸鹋露露尖叫起来。

But I could barely hear her, because a motorcycle was racing up behind her. Koko Dodo was driving it! "Mr. Flytrap, you ruined my business!" Koko Dodo was shouting. "ARRRRR! AND YOU RUINED MY SHOE, MR. FLYTRAP!" came a big booming voice from behind him. It was a giant pegleg pirate on a rollerskate! Last of all came a sloth with a newspaper riding an old-timey bicycle. "You keep bugging me while I'm trying to read the paper, Mr. Flytrap!" the sloth yelled.

但我几乎听不见她说话，因为一辆摩托车在她后面疾驰而过。 科科渡渡鸟在驾驶它！“先生。 捕蝇草，你毁了我的生意！”科科渡渡鸟在喊。 “呃!你毁了我的鞋。 捕蝇器！”一个洪亮的声音从他身后传来。 那是一个穿着溜冰鞋的巨型海盗！最后来的是一只树懒，手里拿着报纸，骑着一辆老式自行车。 “捕蝇草先生，我在读报纸的时候，你老是打扰我！”树懒喊道。

"My name," I yelled back at all of them, "is Inspector Flytrap!"

“我的名字，”我对他们所有人喊道，“是捕蝇草探长！”