Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Nina pushed my skateboard across town to the Capitol Building. There were lots of TV news reporters heading the same way. I hate big crowds! When you are a plant, you have to be extra-careful not to get stepped on. "Excuse me," said a turkey. "I'm a TV news reporter. Are you thrilled about the President's big news?" "Yes! I always read the news and—"

妮娜推着我的滑板穿过城市来到国会大厦。 许多电视新闻记者也朝同样的方向走去。 我讨厌拥挤的人群！当你是一株植物时，你必须格外小心，不要被踩到。 “对不起，”一只火鸡说。 “我是一个电视新闻记者。你对总统的大新闻感到兴奋吗？”“是啊!我总是看新闻，而且——”

"Excuse me," interrupted the turkey. "I was talking to the goat." "Oh," I said. "No comment," said Nina. The turkey gave up and started interviewing a nearby sloth, who was eating a hot dog. At last we were coming up to the Capitol Building. But we could barely see it. There was something huge in front of it. Bigger than the building! But no one could see what it was, because it was covered with a gigantic tarp.

“对不起，”火鸡插嘴说。 “我在和山羊说话。” “哦，”我说。“无可奉告，”尼娜说。 火鸡放弃了，开始采访附近一只正在吃热狗的树懒。 最后，我们来到了国会大厦。 但我们几乎看不见它。 前面有个巨大的东西。 比大楼还大！但是谁也看不见它是什么，因为它被一块巨大的油布盖着。

"What is it?" the TV news reporters asked each other. "I don't know. It's a mystery!" they replied. "AHA!" I shouted to get their attention. "I, Inspector Flytrap, have solved the mystery! The President is going to take off the tarp, and we will see that it is a big statue, probably of a thrilling figure from U.S. history, like George Washington or Harriet Tubman." Just then a rude voice came booming at us from big speakers. "Everyone be quiet! It's my turn to talk! This is President Horse G. Horse and—HEY! I said HUSH IT UP! And look over here! Eyes on me!" We all turned to where the President was standing on the Capitol steps. "OK, that's better! So I'm here to remove the tarp so you can see this big statue of a thrilling figure from U.S. history."

“这是什么？”电视新闻记者们互相询问。 “我不知道。他们回答说：“这是个奥秘。” “啊哈!”我大叫以引起他们的注意。 “我，捕蝇草探长，解开了这个谜！”总统将把防水布取下，我们将看到一个巨大的雕像，可能是来自美国的一个令人激动的人物 就像乔治·华盛顿或哈里特·塔布曼。” 就在这时，一个粗鲁的声音从大喇叭里冲我们冲了过来。 “大家安静！”轮到我说话了！我是马·G总统。 马,嘿!我说了闭嘴！看这里！看着我！”我们都转向总统站在国会大厦台阶上的地方。 “好吧，这样好多了！”所以我在这里把防水布移开，这样你就能看到这个巨大的雕像，一个来自美国的令人兴奋的人物 历史。”

"See? I was right!" I said, but none of the TV news reporters were listening and Nina had disappeared. The President pushed a button, and the tarp dropped. It was a statue of President Horse G. Horse.

“看到了吗?我是对的！”我说，但没有一个电视新闻记者在听，尼娜也消失了。 总统按下一个按钮，防水布掉了下来。 这是马·G总统的雕像。 马。