Chapter 4

ChAPTER FOUR Dad was almost as elated as Kate and Rupert after hearing about the Guest Suite. "It's incredibly generous of her," he said with wide eyes. "And excellent news for me too- Hank has invited me for dinner here at the canteen! Did you know he's also part of the Nice Dads" Club?" Kate left him to unpack while she and Rupert walked through the Newsroom doors for the second time. It felt different

第四章 听完客人套房的事之后，爸爸几乎和凯特、鲁珀特一样兴高采烈。 “她也太大方了吧。”他睁大眼睛说道。 “而且对我来说也是超棒的消息呀—— 汉克邀请我去食堂吃晚饭呢！ 你们知道他也是“好爸爸俱乐部”的成员吗？” 凯特留他一个人收拾行李，自己和鲁珀特第二次走进了新闻编辑室的大门。 这里感觉不一样了。

now that her new badge was sparkling on her chest. She was ready to get started on her biggest case yet. "I could really see myself getting used to this, Roo," said Kate with a grin, as members of the News Team waved at her from their desks. "There's more!" squeaked Rupert, pointing his tail to the corner of the room. "Look, you've got a desk with your name on it!" "Holy crumbs, I do!" Kate ran over and placed her Special Correspondent Manual, pencil and notebook on the desk. "I wonder who sits here, said Rupert, looking at the cluttered desk next to them. "That's a lot of flowers!"

现在她的新徽章在胸前闪闪发亮。 她已经准备好着手处理她迄今为止最大的案子了。 “我真的觉得自己能慢慢习惯这种日子，小鲁。”凯特咧嘴笑着说，这时新闻组的成员们正坐在工位上朝她挥手。 “还有更多惊喜呢！”鲁珀特尖叫着，用尾巴指着房间的角落。 “你看，有张写着你名字的工位！” “天呐，真的是！” 凯特跑过去，把她的特约记者手册、铅笔和笔记本放在了工位上。 “不知道是谁坐这儿呀。”鲁珀特看着他们旁边那张堆满东西的工位说道。 “好多花啊！”

Whoever writes the garden section, probably," replied Kate, sharpening her trusty pencil. "Or the Seasonal Allergy Report." "Kate!" interrupted Rupert with a squeak. "It's Frances Fitz Harris's desk! Look!" He hoisted up a framed photograph with his tiny mouse paws. Frances's face beamed out at her. "If I hear that name one more time..." muttered Kate. "She's everywhere, all of the time!" "There's loads more!" squeaked Rupert, ignoring Kate and disappearing behind a wall of flowers. "Crumbs, here's a photo of her with

大概是写园艺板块的人吧。”凯特一边磨着她那支可靠的铅笔，一边回答。 “不然就是写季节性过敏报告的。” “凯特！”鲁珀特尖叫着打断了她。 “这是弗朗西斯·菲茨·哈里斯的工位！ 你看！” 他用自己小小的老鼠爪子举起来一张装裱好的照片。 弗朗西斯的脸正对着她笑盈盈的。 “要是我再听到这个名字一次……”凯特咕哝着。 “她哪儿都有，无时无刻不在！” “还有好多呢！” 鲁珀特没理凯特，尖叫着消失在了一片花墙后面。 “天呐，这儿还有张她和

Damien Dash the sports star, and another of her winning the Miss Fishy Delishy Pageant." "Come ON, Rupert! We've only got two days to crack the case for Figgy and save Catherine Rodríguez's article. Time is of the essence!" "Sorry," said Rupert, hopping back onto Kate's desk. "I'm going to need all the help I can get," said Kate. "From you and from Catherine Rodríguez." She opened up The Special Correspondent Manual. If they were going to find this saboteur and save The Lookout Post, she would have to treat this investigation like any other story.

体育明星达米安·达什的合照，还有一张是她拿了“美味鱼小姐选美大赛”冠军的照片。” “别闹了，鲁珀特！ 我们只有两天时间，得帮菲吉查清案子，救下凯瑟琳·罗德里格斯的报道。 时间非常宝贵！” “对不起。”鲁珀特说着，蹦回了凯特的工位上。 “我需要所有能得到的帮助。”凯特说。 “你的帮助，还有凯瑟琳·罗德里格斯的帮助。” 她翻开了《特约记者手册》。 要是他们想找到这个搞破坏的人，救下《瞭望哨报》，她就得像对待其他报道一样对待这次调查。

Plotting Your Progress Some stories are small and contained, others are big and dramatic. When you are working on the latter, it is important to stay focused. Distractions will arise and an excess of information will likely overwhelm the amateur Correspondent. Therefore it is very important that you create a simple plan in order to distil your findings, and stick to it. You may want to make a list and cross your progress off as you go, or find an empty wall on which to stick hundreds of colour-coded notes. Anything that will help keep your mind tidy and the facts in order.

记录你的进展 有些故事篇幅短小、内容集中，有些则体量庞大、充满戏剧性。 当你处理后一类故事时，保持专注非常重要。 新手记者总会遇到各种干扰，过量的信息也很可能会把你压得喘不过气。 因此，制定一个简单的计划来梳理你的发现，并且坚持执行计划，是非常重要的。 你可以列一张清单，完成一项就划掉一项，也可以找一面空墙，贴上几百张颜色编码的便签。 只要能帮你理清思路、把事实按顺序整理好，什么方法都可以。

Only you can decide how best to do this. Here's what you need to consider: 1. What do you have at your disposal? PEN, PAPER, my BRAIN & a VERY Clever moUSE. 2. What special skills do you have? Can you use these in any way? BRAVERy, PENMANShip, INTERVIEWING & mAp-making. 3. What is your exact aim? Make sure you keep on track at all times. To find out who is tehind this HEADLINE HOAX!

只有你能决定哪种方法最适合自己。 你需要考虑以下几点：1. 你手头有哪些可用的资源？ 笔，纸，我的大脑，还有一只非常聪明的老鼠。 2. 你有哪些特殊技能？ 你能通过什么方式用上这些技能吗？ 勇气，写作能力，采访技巧，还有画地图的本事。 3. 你明确的目标是什么？ 确保你每时每刻都在朝着目标前进。 找出是谁在背后搞这场头条新闻骗局！