Chapter 21

ChAPTERTWENtY-ONE If Kate was shocked to see her One True Idol suspended in mid-air with not a hair out of place, Figgy was downright flabbergasted. "I-I'm FINE," she spluttered. "You are not fine, Figgy," replied Catherine Rodríguez mildly. "You are suspended from the tallest building in the City while trapped inside a comically large poster."

第二十一章 如果说看到自己的超级偶像悬在半空、头发还一丝不乱时凯特已经很震惊了，那菲吉简直是目瞪口呆。 “我、我没事！”她结结巴巴地说。 “你才不是没事呢，菲吉。”凯瑟琳·罗德里格斯温和地回应。 “你现在被困在一张超大得离谱的海报里，还挂在全市最高的楼外面呢。”

"And I bet you're loving it," spat Figgy. "Just as the drama reaches its peak, you sweep in and save the day via perfectly timed blimp. How stylish. Perhaps you're going to write a story about it. Oh, wouldn't that be just perfect. Figgy FitzHarris Fails for the Fiftieth Time! Bombastic Boss Breaks Down! Obsessive on the Edge!" "This isn't The Daily Spoon, Figgy," sighed Catherine Rodríguez from her rope. "I will winch you up" She pressed a button on her watch and the blimp began to drift steadily towards the rooftop, dragging a protesting Figgy behind it. Kate gazed in awe as her One True Idol jumped down, landing in front of her.

“我看你开心得很吧，”菲吉啐了一口。 “就等戏演到最高潮，你掐着点坐飞艇登场救场是吧。 可太拉风了。 说不定你还要专门写篇报道讲这事呢。 哦，那可真是太完美了。 《菲吉·菲茨哈里斯第五十次翻车！》 《傲慢老板心态崩了！》 《偏执狂走投无路！》” “这不是《每日八卦报》，菲吉。”凯瑟琳·罗德里格斯挂在绳子上叹了口气。 “我把你绞上来。”她按了下手表上的按钮，飞艇就稳稳地朝着屋顶飘去，拖着还在嚷嚷抗议的菲吉跟在后面。 凯特敬畏地看着自己的超级偶像跳下来，落到了她面前。

"Hello, Kate, said Catherine Rodríguez, holding out her hand. "I'm glad to finally meet you." What happened next was a blur. Kate watched Catherine Rodriguez take charge and wrap a reluctant Figgy in a giant sheet of tinfoil before leading them all back down the hatch. There was a collective gasp from the writers as the windswept group walked into the Newsroom. "What's going on?" demanded Smarty. "And why don't I know about it already? This is a newspaper, for beef's sake!" "Figgy was suspended at a dangerously

“你好呀，凯特。”凯瑟琳·罗德里格斯伸出手，开口说道。 “我很高兴终于能见到你了。” 接下来发生的事快得像一阵模糊的旋风。 凯特看着凯瑟琳·罗德里格斯利落安排，把不情不愿的菲吉用一大张锡纸裹住，然后带着他们从舱口往下走。 当这群被风吹得头发乱糟糟的人走进新闻编辑室时，所有作者都齐齐倒抽了一口冷气。 “发生什么事了？”斯马蒂质问道。 “为什么我到现在还一点消息都没收到？ 老天爷啊，这可是报社啊！” “菲吉当时被挂在危险的

high altitude, said Penny Press. "The dents in her earrings suggest she has been buffeted by winds of approximately seventy-eight miles per hour." A collective hush fell as Catherine Rodríguez stepped out from behind Figgy. It was almost immediately broken by Hilda Hoop, who shouted, "Catherine Rodríguez! I hope you are hand-washing that suit!" "Kate has discovered who is responsible for the sabotage," announced Catherine Rodríguez earnestly. "Where are they?" Smarty glanced wildly about the room. "I'll wrestle the chump!" Kate took a deep breath. "It was Figgy," she said, wincing as the writers began shouting over each other in outrage,

高空中，”彭妮·普莱斯说道。 “她耳环上的凹痕说明她刚才被时速约78英里的大风刮了好一阵。” 凯瑟琳·罗德里格斯从菲吉身后走出来时，整个房间瞬间安静了下来。 但这份安静几乎立刻就被希尔达·胡普打破了，她大喊道：“凯瑟琳·罗德里格斯！ 你那套西装可得手洗啊，知道不！” “凯特已经查出是谁在背后搞破坏了。”凯瑟琳·罗德里格斯认真地宣布。 “他们在哪？” 斯马蒂慌慌张张地扫视着整个房间。 “我要把那个蠢货揍一顿！” 凯特深吸了一口气。 “是菲吉干的。”她说，看着作者们愤怒地七嘴八舌吵起来，她忍不住缩了缩脖子，

while Figgy stood quietly, avoiding everyone's eyes. "I know Figgy's ruined all your hard work, Kate yelled over the din. "But perhaps you should hear why." "Oh no, darling, said Figgy nervously. "I don't think they want to hear." "We deserve answers!" shouted Smarty. "I... I made some changes to the paper-" started Figgy. "Changes!" cried Gus. "You nearly caused a nationwide nudist revolution!" "You turned my glasses into snails!" yelled Hilda.

菲吉则安安静静站在一旁，不敢和任何人对视。 “我知道菲吉毁了你们所有的辛苦成果，”凯特压过嘈杂的喊声说道。 “但或许你们该听听她为什么要这么做。” “哦别啊，亲爱的，”菲吉紧张地开口， “我觉得他们不想听。” “我们有权知道真相！” 斯马蒂大喊道。 “我……我对报纸做了一些改动——”菲吉开口说道。 “改动！”格斯大叫起来。 “你差点搞出一场全国性的裸体主义革命！” “你把我的眼镜变成了蜗牛！” 希尔达喊道。

"Yes, but I only did it because-" Figgy let out a huge sigh- "because I was- I am— consumed with jealousy." "Jealousy of us?" asked Penny Press. "No, no, not jealousy of you, darling," said Figgy. "Of me," said Catherine Rodríguez matter-of-factly. "I was not a good friend to Figgy after Newspaper School. She helped me a lot, and I never thanked her for it. This was her revenge." "Are you joking?!" said Smarty. "I compare myself to Hilda all the time, but that doesn't mean I'm going to sabotage her life's work!" "You do?" said Hilda. "Sometimes I pretend hot-dog wrappers are your face

“是，但我这么做只是因为——” 菲吉重重叹了口气——“因为我当时——我现在也还是——满心都是嫉妒。” “嫉妒我们？”彭妮·普莱斯问道。 “不，不，不是嫉妒你们，亲爱的。”菲吉说。 “是嫉妒我。”凯瑟琳·罗德里格斯坦然地说道。 “从新闻学校毕业之后，我对菲吉这个朋友很不够意思。 她以前帮了我好多，我从来没好好谢过她。 她这是在报复我。” “你在开玩笑吧？！”斯马蒂说。 “我还天天拿自己和希尔达比呢，但我也没想着要去毁掉她一辈子的心血啊！” “真的吗？”希尔达说。 “有时候我拿针的时候，都会把热狗包装纸当成你的脸扎。”