Chapter 18

ChAPTER EIGHTEEN The pair walked down the softly lit passageway. "This is bonkers, breathed Kate. Imagine the job description," whispered Rupert, as they walked further. Office contains complimentary secret passageway to hide your darkest secrets." "Oh, we're definitely about to find some dark secrets, said Kate, as they rounded a corner and the passageway

第十八章 两人沿着光线柔和的走廊往前走。 “这也太疯狂了。”凯特轻声说。 “你想想招聘启事上该怎么写。”鲁伯特小声嘀咕，两人走得更深了。 “办公室附赠秘密通道，帮你隐藏最见不得人的秘密。” “哦，咱们绝对马上就能挖出些秘密了。”凯特说着，两人拐过一个弯，走廊

opened into a small room. The pair stopped in their tracks, speechless. Everywhere Kate looked, the face of her One True Idol, Catherine Rodríguez, gazed back at her.

通向了一个小房间。 两人猛地停住脚步，一句话都说不出来。 凯特放眼望去，到处都是她唯一的真偶像凯瑟琳·罗德里格斯的脸，正朝她看过来。

Hundreds of articles lined the walls, tracking her sparkling career from its very beginning to the present day. "I didn't know Figgy was a fan of The Special Correspondent Manual," said Rupert. "It's more than that," said Kate, craning her neck to take in a giant Special Correspondent banner stretched between overflowing glass cabinets. "She's obsessed!" "You're obsessed too," pointed out Rupert. "I've seen your Special Correspondent socks." "Those were a gift from you," said Kate. "You wouldn't catch me with a Catherine Rodríguez tea towel, or stashing away her old school pictures." She picked up a framed photo of smiling children dressed

墙上贴了上百篇报道，记录了她从职业生涯起步到如今的辉煌历程。 “我之前都不知道菲吉是《特派记者手册》的粉丝。”鲁伯特说。 “不止是粉丝而已。”凯特说着，伸长脖子去看塞得满满当当的玻璃柜之间挂着的巨型特派记者横幅。 “她完全是着迷了！” “你不也一样着迷吗。”鲁伯特指出。 “我都见过你那印着特派记者的袜子。” “那是你送我的礼物啊。”凯特说。 “我可不会买凯瑟琳·罗德里格斯的擦碗布，也不会偷偷藏她的学生时代旧照片。” 她拿起一张装裱好的照片，上面的孩子们穿着校服，笑容灿烂

in uniform. It had Newspaper School: Most Gifted Graduates printed underneath. "See! That's Catherine Rodriguez right there," said Kate. "And- wait a second-" she squinted closer- "is that... Figgy?" "They went to school together?" Rupert was shocked. "It seems so," muttered Kate, staring at the photo. They were getting closer to Figgy's real motive, she could feel it. She cast her eyes about the room and spotted a pile of yellowing books with the school crest emblazoned on their covers. "Yearbooks!" She was about to find out exactly what had happened all those years ago at Newspaper School.

的照片。 照片下方印着“新闻学院：最具天赋毕业生”的字样。 “你看！ 那就是凯瑟琳·罗德里格斯。”凯特说。 “还有——等一下——”她眯起眼睛凑得更近了，“那是不是…… 菲吉？” “他们以前是同学？” 鲁伯特惊呆了。 “看样子是的。”凯特盯着照片小声说。 他们越来越接近菲吉的真实动机了，她能感觉得到。 她扫视了一圈房间，看到一摞泛黄的书，封面上印着学校的徽章。 “是毕业纪念册！” 她马上就能弄清多年前新闻学院里到底发生了什么事了。

A Year in Review Newspaper School's most diligent duo wins the prestigious Promising Pair Trophy. The long-time collaborators, who first bonded in class over their mutual love for sharp tailoring and pineapple chunks, have exposed a host of campus scandals in one short year (see "Duvet Thief Caught Bed-handed', "Librarian or Lebanese Lion Tamer?" and "Falsified Documents Devastate Canteen's Credibility'). The twosome are inseparable, and aspire to shake up the status quo as soon as they graduate. "Figgy is one of the most hardworking people I know," says Rodríguez. "You don't know many people, darling," replies FitzHarris. "It's true!" Rodríguez laughs. "I don't!"

年度回顾：新闻学院最勤奋双人组斩获含金量极高的“前途无量搭档奖杯”。 这对长期合作伙伴最初在课堂上因为都热爱精致剪裁和菠萝块结下了友谊，短短一年就揭发了一系列校园丑闻（详见《偷被子的小偷被抓现行》、《图书管理员还是黎巴嫩驯狮师？》以及《文件造假重创食堂信誉》）。 两人形影不离，立志一毕业就要打破行业现状。 “菲吉是我认识的最努力的人之一。”罗德里格斯说。 “亲爱的，你本来也认识不了几个人啊。”菲茨哈里斯答道。 “这倒是真的！” 罗德里格斯笑了起来。 “我确实没认识多少人！”

Both FitzHarris and Rodriguez have confirmed their joint re-entry into next year's competition, which they are hoping to win again. A League of Her Own! Outstanding Alumni Charting Catherine Rodríguez's stratospheric rise to journalistic fame seems almost impossible without a very long telescope. Graduating a year early from Newspaper School, she has reported on all manner of global events, setting a new standard in the world of Special Correspondent-ing. "I would like to thank the school," says Rodriguez, "and my tailor." The writer plans to publish a manual for aspiring Special Correspondents this spring.

菲茨哈里斯和罗德里格斯都已确认将共同参加明年的比赛，希望能再次夺冠。 独领风骚！ 要是不用超长望远镜，几乎没法追溯凯瑟琳·罗德里格斯在新闻界一飞冲天的成名轨迹。 她提前一年从新闻学院毕业，报道过各种各样的全球事件，为特派记者行业设立了新的标准。 “我要感谢我的母校，”罗德里格斯说，“还有我的裁缝。” 这位作家计划在今年春天出版一本面向有志成为特派记者的新人的手册。