Chapter 22

Chapter 22 The shockwave had started my skateboard rolling, then bouncing uncontrollably down the steps. Desperately, I wrapped a vine around the board to keep from being thrown off. At the bottom of the steps, I landed on the street with a bounce, and because Capitol Hill is pretty steep, I kept on rolling and picking up speed. I didn't know how I was going to stop. But I didn't want to stop! I just wanted to get away from the angry mob, which was now chasing me.

冲击波使我的滑板开始滚动，然后不受控制地从台阶上弹下来。 我绝望地用藤蔓缠在木板上，以免被甩下来。 在台阶的底部，我弹跳着落在街上，因为国会山相当陡峭，我继续滚动，加快速度。 我不知道该怎么停下来。 但我不想停下来！我只是想逃离愤怒的暴民，他们正在追赶我。

Leading the pack of furious donkeys, pigs, sheep, ducks, and nearly naked geese was the President himself, screaming, "Get him! Get Flyblap!" Then I heard a whistling-munching sort of sound in the air. I looked up to see an animal falling out of the sky. It looked like it was going to fall right on top of me! SPLAT! It did fall right on top of me! It was Nina! She was still chewing on a big chunk of my statue. I always knew she would eat me one day! "Nina!" I scolded as we careened uncontrollably through the rubble-strewn streets of the half-ruined city. "You destroyed the Capitol, the White House, most of the city, my statue, and my reputation! I hope you're happy!" "Not really," said Nina, spitting out a mouthful of statue. "You tasted terrible." "That's hurtful," I said.

在那群愤怒的驴、猪、羊、鸭和几乎赤身裸体的鹅的前面，是总统本人，他大叫着：“抓住他！得到Flyblap !”然后我听到空气中有一种口哨声似的咀嚼声。 我抬头看见一只动物从天上掉下来。 它看起来就像要掉下来正好砸在我身上！长条木板!它确实掉在我身上了！是妮娜！她还在咬我雕像的一大块。 我就知道她总有一天会吃了我！“妮娜!”当我们无法控制地倾斜着穿过这座半毁城市的碎石遍地的街道时，我责备道。 “你们摧毁了国会大厦、白宫、大部分城市、我的雕像和我的名誉！我希望你快乐！”“不完全是，”尼娜说，吐出了一口雕像。 “你的味道糟透了。”“这太伤人了，”我说。

Behind us the screaming, yelling, and bleating were getting louder. The crowd was gaining on us. "Nina! The President, the Congress, the Supreme Court, the Secret Service, the Army, the Navy, the Marines, the Coast Guard, the Department of Agriculture, AND the TV news reporters are all chasing us! Even you can't outrun them all! We've got to find somewhere to hide!"

我们身后的尖叫声、喊叫声和咩咩声越来越大。 人群向我们逼近。 “妮娜!总统、国会、最高法院、特勤局、陆军、海军、海军陆战队、海岸警卫队、农业部和电视新闻记者都在追着我们！就算是你也跑不过他们！我们得找个地方躲起来！”

"How about behind that very large metal pickle?" asked Nina. Nina swerved the skateboard, and we crashed to a stop in the shadow of a giant pickle, just in time. The President, the Congress, the Supreme Court, the Secret Service, the Army, the Navy, the Marines, the Coast Guard, the Department of Agriculture, AND the TV news reporters all rushed past. "Aha," I whispered. "I just solved the mystery of the big, lost pickle paperweight."

“在那个很大的金属泡菜后面怎么样？”尼娜问。 尼娜突然转向滑板，我们在一个巨大的泡菜的阴影下突然停了下来，真是及时。 总统、国会、最高法院、特勤局、陆军、海军、海军陆战队、海岸警卫队、农业部和电视新闻记者都匆匆走过。 “啊哈，”我低声说。“我刚刚解开了那个丢失的泡菜镇纸的谜团。”

"Big dill," said Nina.

“大笨蛋，”尼娜说。