Chapter 6

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The Plan where we would Lure Mean Cat out of the House with Her Favourite Food and which I, Dave Pigeon, called 'The Most Brilliant Plan'

我们用那只卑鄙的猫最喜欢的食物把它引诱出来的计划，我戴夫·鸽子称之为“最聪明的计划”。

The Staring Plan didn't work one bit because Mean Cat didn't even notice us. We'd been sitting on the window ledge staring for ages. My eyes were getting sore and my stomach was grumbling for lunch. Mean Cat tossed her green mouse behind the sofa and then started to use one paw to play with the other paw, which is the only thing more catbrained than the Staring Plan. Or when Humans invented balloons. One thing was clear: she wasn't being scared away any time soon. Dave looked down at Mean Cat playing her paw game. 'We need a way to lure Mean Cat outside,' he said. 'Once she's outside we can get rid of her for good.'

启动计划一点都没用，因为贱猫根本没注意到我们。 我们坐在窗台上盯着看了好久。 我的眼睛开始酸了，肚子咕咕叫着要吃午饭。 卑鄙的猫把她的绿色老鼠扔到沙发后面，然后开始用一只爪子和另一只爪子玩耍，这是唯一比凝视计划更愚蠢的事情。 或者当人类发明气球的时候。 有一件事很清楚：短期内她不会被吓跑。 戴夫低头看着卑鄙的猫在玩抓爪子的游戏。 “我们得想个办法把‘贱猫’引到外面去，”他说。 “一旦她出去了，我们就可以永远摆脱她了。”

Don't tell Dave, but I've worked out that if I tap on the side of the typewriter it sounds like I'm typing even when I'm not. Skipper? Yes, Dave? Have you stopped typing? No, Dave. Did you write that down? Yes.

别告诉戴夫，但我已经弄明白了，如果我轻敲打字机的一边，即使我没有在打字，它听起来也像我在打字。 队长吗?是的,戴夫?你不打字了吗？ 不,戴夫。你写下来了吗？ 是。

Are you sure? Yes. Did you type that? Yes. That bit just now when I asked, 'Did you type that?' Yes. Read me what you've just typed.

你确定吗？是。你打出来的吗？ 是。刚才我问他：“这是你打的吗？”是。 把你刚刚打的东西读给我听。

You asked, 'Did you type that?' and I said, 'Yes! Then you asked, 'That bit just now when,' I asked, 'Did you type that?' and I said, 'Yes,' and then you said, 'Read me what you've just typed!' Are we on the bit with 'The Most Brilliant Plan' yet? Soon. We sat on the window ledge, resting our feathers against the brick wall. The kitchen door swung open into the garden.

你问，‘这是你打出来的吗？’我说：‘是的！然后你问，‘刚才那段’，我问，‘是你打出来的吗？’我说，‘是的，’然后你说，‘把你刚刚打的东西念给我听！’我们是不是已经开始讨论“最聪明的计划”了？ 很快。我们坐在窗台上，把羽毛靠在砖墙上。 厨房的门朝花园开了。