Chapter 9

Chapter 9 My phone rang. "How dare you hang up on the President of the United States!" shouted an angry voice. "Who is this?" "This is the President's mom. You've made him cry." "I'm sorry." "He's so upset, his mane is falling out!" "I'm sorry. If you put him on the phone, I'll apologize." The President got back on the phone.

我的电话响了。“你竟敢挂断美国总统的电话！”一个愤怒的声音喊道。 “你是谁？”“我是总统的妈妈。 你把他弄哭了。”“我很抱歉。” “他很难过，他的鬃毛都要掉下来了！”“我很抱歉。 如果你让他接电话，我会道歉的。” 总统又接了电话。

"Mr. President, I am very sorry." "Thank you, Claptrap. I accept your apology." "My name is—" "Now, if you'll close your big leafy mouth for a minute, I've got something to tell you about this fly." "OK," I said. "Are you sitting down?" "I am a plant," I said. "I don't sit down." "Then how do you-Oh, never mind. Here's what I forgot to tell you: The pesky fly is 400 feet tall!"

“总统先生，我非常抱歉。” “谢谢你，克拉普。我接受你的道歉。” “我叫——”“现在，请你闭上你那长满叶子的大嘴巴一会儿，我要告诉你一些关于这只苍蝇的事。” “好吧，”我说。“你坐下了吗？”“我是一株植物，”我说。 “我不坐下。”“那你怎么——哦，没关系。 我忘了告诉你：这只讨厌的苍蝇有400英尺高！”

"WHAT?" I shrieked. "Yes! It's a alien space fly from another planet, and it's buzzing around the city and scaring everyone!" "You mean it's a..." "Yes! It's a VENUS FLY!" shouted the president. "And since you're a Venus fly-TRAP, you're our only hope!" "Sir, it will be an honor to serve my country and solve this THRILLING—" "JUST GET RID OF THE FLY!"

“什么?”我尖叫起来。“是啊!这是来自另一个星球的外星人，它在城市周围嗡嗡作响，吓坏了所有人！”“你是说这是一个……” “是啊!这是一只金星苍蝇！”主席喊道。 “既然你是捕蝇器，你就是我们唯一的希望了！”“先生，我很荣幸能为我的国家服务，解决这个令人激动的——”“把苍蝇弄走吧！”

He hung up.

他挂断了电话。