Chapter 2

ChAPTER TWO The doors opened into the Newsroom. It was just as Kate had imagined it might be, with piles of newspapers teetering on the desks of furiously typing reporters. "Wow," breathed Kate, as the group trailed behind Hank, snapping photos of the award-winning newspaper headlines that lined the walls. "It doesn't get much better than this, Roo." "The Lookout Post is home to the

第二章 门打开，里面就是新闻编辑室。 这里和凯特想象的一模一样，一堆堆报纸摇摇晃晃地堆在桌上，记者们正噼里啪啦飞快地敲着字。 “哇。”凯特轻轻感叹，一行人跟在汉克身后，边走边对着墙上排列的获奖报纸头条拍照。 “没有比这更棒的啦，小鲁。” “《瞭望哨报》可是全市

most talented reporters in the City," said Hank, leading them through the maze of desks. "There's fashion editor Hilda Hoop. A woman in a bright yellow smock waved as they passed. "Then that's Smarty Jones, our sports reporter." A sharply dressed man flashed a white smile and gave Kate a thumbs up. "River does travel and Gus is our weatherperson- they've just come back from researching hurricanes in Paraguay together,

最有才华的记者的家。”汉克一边说，一边领着他们穿过迷宫似的办公桌。 “那位是时尚编辑希尔达·胡普。” 他们走过的时候，一位穿亮黄色罩衫的女士朝大家挥了挥手。 “那边那位是斯玛蒂·琼斯，我们的体育记者。” 一个穿着笔挺西装的男人露出灿烂的白牙，对着凯特竖了个大拇指。 “里弗负责旅游版，格斯是我们的气象播报员——他们俩刚一起从巴拉圭调研飓风回来，

although that's not much of a change for Gus, as he's hardly at his desk anyway, always up on the roof-" "Is Frances FitzHarris here today?" interrupted someone from the back of the group. "I want her to autograph my hat!" Kate rolled her eyes. Why was everyone so obsessed with Frances? HisSS55555555! Everyone in the tour jumped and began looking around. "What's going on?" squeaked Rupert. "I don't know." Kate frowned. The writers were going about their business as if nothing had happened. "No one else seems to mind."

不过这对格斯来说也没什么不一样，反正他很少待在办公桌前，总往屋顶跑——” “弗朗西斯·菲茨哈里斯今天在这儿吗？” 队伍后排有人打断了汉克的话。 “我想让她在我的帽子上签名！” 凯特翻了个白眼。 为什么大家都这么痴迷弗朗西斯啊？ 嘶——————！ 参观的所有人都吓了一跳，纷纷四处张望。 “怎么回事呀？”鲁珀特尖声问。 “我不知道。” 凯特皱起了眉。 撰稿人们都还在忙自己的事，好像什么都没发生一样。 “看起来其他人都不在意。”

"Not to worry!" hollered Hank, striding over to where a network of pipes lined the wall. Each one had a label, a lever and a small metal door set into it. FOR GU FOR SMA PANTS TLP TLP TLP "I didn't plan on showing you this, but you've just seen how we send things around The Lookout Post HQ- letters, articles, everything! It's how we send the final copy of the newspaper to Johannes down in the basement too. Think of it like posting, only at five hundred times the speed! He pulled a lever on one of

“别担心！” 汉克大声喊着，大步走到墙边那排管道网旁边。 每根管道上都有标签、控制杆，还有个嵌在管道上的小金属门。 给格斯 给斯玛蒂 便签 《瞭望哨》 《瞭望哨》 《瞭望哨》 “我本来没打算给你们看这个，不过你们刚好撞见了我们在《瞭望哨报》总部传送东西的方式——信件、稿件，什么都能传！ 我们要把报纸的最终版送到地下室的约翰内斯那儿，也是用这个管道。 你就把它当成特快邮寄就行，比普通邮寄快五百倍！ 他扳下其中一根管道的控制杆，

the pipes and a neat little glass capsule popped through the metal door. Inside was a letter. "Ah, this one is from Figgy FitzHarris herself, it's got her stamp on it, see. Now, do we have a "Kate" here?" Kate raised her hand hesitantly and Hank passed her the letter. Dad and Rupert leaned in over her shoulders as she read: The LooKout Posx Dear Kate, I am elated to heat you are visting Us this afrenoon. As a big fan, I am Desperate to meet you. Pleage Pay yes! I'm on the top Floor.

一个整齐的小玻璃胶囊从金属门里弹了出来。 里面装着一封信。 “哈，这是菲吉·菲茨哈里斯本人寄来的，上面还有她的印章呢，你看。” “对了，我们这儿有个叫‘凯特’的小朋友吗？” 凯特犹犹豫豫地举起手，汉克把信递给了她。 爸爸和鲁珀特凑到她肩膀旁边，和她一起看信：《瞭望哨报》 亲爱的凯特，听说你今天下午要来参观，我可太开心啦。 我超级喜欢你，特别想见你。 拜托一定要来呀！ 我在顶楼等你。

Kate felt dizzy. Figgy FitzHarris III had to be the most important person in this entire building. Why would she want to meet her? "Did you arrange this, Dad? As a last surprise?" she asked. "Not at all, Kate!" Dad smiled. "Your name is starting to get out there!" "And you didn't write a letter to Miss FitzHarris, or put a word in with the mouse community, Roo?" "Not me!" squeaked Rupert from Kate's shoulder. "She's the boss of The Lookout Post- of course she's going to have read your articles! Maybe she even wants you to write one for the paper!" Could it be true? If it were, perhaps

凯特感觉头晕乎乎的。 菲吉·菲茨哈里斯三世绝对是整栋楼里最重要的人啊。 她为什么想要见自己呢？ “爸爸，是你安排的吗？” “给我的最后一个惊喜？”她问。 “完全不是啊，凯特！” 爸爸笑了。 “你的名字越来越有名啦！” “小鲁，也不是你给菲茨哈里斯女士写了信，或者在老鼠社群里帮我说话了吧？” “不是我呀！”鲁珀特在凯特肩膀上尖声回答。 “她可是《瞭望哨报》的老板——她肯定读过你写的文章呀！ 说不定她还想请你给报纸写篇稿子呢！ 这会是真的吗？ 如果是真的，说不定