Chapter 1

Inspector Flytrap THE PRESIDENT'S MANE IS MISSING TOM ANGLEBERGER & CECE BELL

捕蝇器探长：总统的头发不见了，汤姆·安格尔伯格和茜茜·贝尔不见了

Chapter 1 My phone rang. "Hello," I said. "Flytrap Detective Agency." A slow voice started asking me questions. "Is this... Mr. Flytrap?"

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。 “这是……捕蝇草先生吗?”

"My name," I answered, "is INSPECTOR Flytrap. I am a detective. Do you have a THRILLING mystery for me to solve?" "Wait a minute," said the slow voice slowly. "I thought... you solved... BIG DEAL mysteries." "Yes, I do," I said. "However, I am also trying to become the World's Greatest Detective. So I've decided to solve only THRILLING mysteries." "But I have a... BIG DEAL mystery," said the slow voice. "That's fine," I said, "as long as it is also THRILLING. Please tell me what the mystery is AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, and I'll tell you if I am thrilled." "I have lost my... pickle paperweight." "I am NOT thrilled," I said. "A missing pickle paperweight is not THRILLING, and it's not even a BIG DEAL. Also, I have already found your pickle paperweight once before. Remember?"

“我的名字，”我回答，“是捕蝇草探长。 我是个侦探。你有什么惊心动魄的谜团要我解开吗？”“等一下，”那个缓慢的声音慢慢地说。 “我以为……你解决了…… 大谜团。”“是的，我知道，”我说。 “然而，我也在努力成为世界上最伟大的侦探。 所以我决定只解决令人兴奋的谜题。” “但是我有一个……“大交易之谜。”那个缓慢的声音说。 “那很好，”我说，“只要它也令人兴奋就行。 请尽快告诉我这个秘密是什么，我会告诉你我是否激动。” “我丢了我的……泡菜镇纸。” “我一点也不激动，”我说。 “一个丢失的泡菜镇纸并不令人兴奋，甚至不是什么大事。 另外，我以前已经找到过一次你的泡菜镇纸了。 还记得吗?”

"No... you found A pickle paperweight... but it was not MY pickle... paperweight." "It wasn't?" "No... mine is much bigger." "How big is it?" "Big enough for... a hoofed mammal to hide behind!" "Well, that is big," I said. "But like I said, I solve only THRILLING mysteries!" And I hung up before he could start a slow argument about it!

“不…你找到了一个泡菜镇纸… 但这不是我的问题…… 镇纸。”“不是吗?”“不… 我的要大得多。”“它有多大？”“大到足以容纳…… 一个可以躲在后面的有蹄哺乳动物！”“嗯，那可是件大事，”我说。 “但就像我说的，我只解决惊心动魄的谜团！”他还没来得及跟我慢慢争辩，我就挂了电话！

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

天哪!我在努力成为有史以来最伟大的侦探！我可没时间到处找大金属泡菜！