Chapter 1

Inspector Flytrap THE GOAT WHO CHEWED TOO MUCH TOM ANGLEBERGER & CECE BELL

捕蝇器探长：咀嚼太多的山羊汤姆·安格尔伯格和茜茜·贝尔

Chapter 1 My phone rang. "Hello," I said. "Flytrap Detective Agency." A gruff voice started barking questions at me. "You solve mysteries-right, bud?" "I am not a bud. I am a fully grown Venus flytrap," I replied. "A Venus flytrap? Isn't that one of those plants that can eat flies?" "Yes," I replied. "I eat flies, and I also solve mysteries. But I only solve the world's greatest mysteries." "Huh?" growled the voice. "I want to be the World's Greatest Detective," I said. "So I've decided to solve only the world's greatest mysteries from now on. Is your mystery one of the world's greatest mysteries?"

我的电话响了。“你好，”我说。 “捕蝇蝇侦探事务所。” 一个粗暴的声音开始问我问题。 “你能解开谜团，对吧，伙计？”“我不是蓓蕾。 我是一只成熟的捕蝇草，”我回答。 “捕蝇草？”那不是那种能吃苍蝇的植物吗？”“是的，”我回答。 “我吃苍蝇，我也解决谜团。 但我只解决世界上最大的谜团。” “嗯？”那声音咆哮着。“我想成为世界上最伟大的侦探，”我说。 “所以我决定从现在开始只解决世界上最大的谜团。 你的秘密是世界上最大的秘密之一吗？”

"Uh, well," whimpered the voice. "We're putting on a dog show, and someone stole an invitation to compete in it." "Hmm," I said. "That sounds more like a paperwork problem than one of the world's greatest mysteries. I'm sorry, but I can't help you." "Please!" howled the voice. "Oh, okay. I'll keep my eyes open for it." "You have eyes? I thought you were a plant."

“嗯，好吧，”那个声音呜咽着说。 “我们正在举办一场狗狗表演，有人偷了一张参赛邀请函。” “嗯，”我说。这听起来更像是一个文书问题，而不是世界上最大的谜团之一。 对不起，我帮不了你。” “求你了！” “哦,好的。我会留意的。” “你有眼睛？”我还以为你是一株植物呢。”

"Yes, I'm a plant, with eyes, a mouth, and leafy hands. Now—" "What about feet? Do you have feet?" "No, I have roots," I said. "Then how do you go around investigating mysteries?" "Well, it's none of your business, but I have a goat who pushes me on a skateboard," I said. "Now, if

“是的，我是一棵植物，有眼睛、嘴巴和长满叶子的手。 现在——”“那脚呢？你有脚吗？”“不，我有根，”我说。 “那你是怎么到处调查谜团的呢？”“好吧，这不关你的事，但我有一只山羊推着我玩滑板，”我说。 “现在,如果

you'll excuse me, that goat is about to eat my new necktie. Goodbye." "You have a neck?" I hung up! "Nina, please stop eating my tie!" I said. "It was very expensive!" "Big deal," said Nina, but she stopped.

失陪一下，那只山羊要吃我的新领带了。 再见。”“你有脖子？”我挂了电话！“妮娜，求你别吃我的领带了！”我说。 “太贵了！”“有什么大不了的，”尼娜说，但她停了下来。