Chapter 10

Chapter 10 Nina! We've got to go! There's a THRILLING national emergency! A 400-foot-tall Venus fly is attacking the city." "Big deal." "It IS a big deal, Nina! Look—there it goes now!" We looked out the window. A giant fly was swooping over the city, causing panic, riots, traffic jams, and undue delays. "That buzzing is really annoying," said Nina, putting on a pair of earmuffs. "That's why we've got to do something about it!" "What?"

第10章尼娜！我们得走了！这是一个惊心动魄的国家紧急事件！一只400英尺高的金星蝇正在袭击这座城市。” “大交易”。“这是件大事，妮娜！”瞧——现在它跑了！”我们向窗外望去。 一只巨大的苍蝇在城市上空盘旋，引起了恐慌、骚乱、交通堵塞和不必要的延误。 “嗡嗡声真烦人，”尼娜说着，戴上了一副耳套。 “这就是为什么我们必须做点什么！”“什么?”

"I said, 'That's why we've got to do something about it!'" "I heard your loud, grating voice through the earmuffs," said Nina, rolling her eyes. "I meant: WHAT are you going to do about it?" "Uh...," I started, but I didn't know what to say next. What could we do about a 400-foot-tall fly? I know everything about normal-size flies but nothing about giant ones. I needed information! "Nina, hand me volume F of the encyclopedia so I can look up 'Flies'!" "Ate it."

“我说，‘这就是为什么我们必须做点什么！“我从耳罩里听到了你刺耳的声音，”尼娜翻着白眼说。 “我的意思是：你打算怎么做？”“嗯…我说，但我不知道接下来该说什么。 我们能对一只400英尺高的苍蝇做些什么呢？ 我对正常大小的苍蝇了如指掌，但对巨型苍蝇却一无所知。 我需要信息！“妮娜，把百科全书的F卷递给我，这样我就可以查‘苍蝇’了！”“吃了它。”

"Nina! How could you? OK, hand me volume G so I can look up 'Giant Flies'!" "Ate it." "NINA! Those were expensive! How about volume V for 'Venus Flies'?" "Ate it." "I for 'Insects'?" "Ate it." "B for 'Bugs'?" "Ate it." "Uh... M for 'Musca domestica,' the scientific name of the housefly?" "Drank it."

“妮娜!你怎么能这样？好吧，把G卷递给我，这样我就能查到‘巨蝇’了！”“吃了它。” “妮娜!那些太贵了！《金星苍蝇》的第五卷怎么样？”“吃了它。” “I代表《昆虫》？”“吃了它。” “B代表虫子？”“吃了它。”“嗯… M是家蝇的学名‘Musca domestica’？”“喝了它。”

"Drank it? How could you drink a volume of the encyclopedia?" "Mmm... book smoothie!" "This is ridiculous! Is there ANY volume left?" "Page 57 of the P volume." "All right, let me see it." She handed me the single page. "Pig," I read. "The pig, or common swine, is one of the smartest of all animals. In fact, some scholars think pigs may have invented the—" Nina ate page 57.

“喝了吗?你怎么能喝下一卷百科全书呢？”“嗯… 书奶昔!”“这太荒唐了！”还有书吗？”“P卷第57页” “好吧，让我看看。” 她把那一页递给我。 “猪，”我念道。“猪，或者普通的猪，是所有动物中最聪明的。 事实上，一些学者认为猪可能发明了——“妮娜吃了第57页。

"Hmm," I murmured thoughtfully. "If pigs are so smart, maybe I should ask some pigs for information about this giant fly disaster. But where am I supposed to find a bunch of pigs?"

“嗯，”我若有所思地低声说。 “如果猪那么聪明，也许我应该问一些猪关于这场巨大的苍蝇灾难的信息。 可是我到哪里去找一群猪呢？”