Chapter 1

THE WOOFMORE ON THIN ICE BY DONNA GEPHART & LORI HASKINS HOURAN ILLUSTRATED BY JOSH CLELAND

《伍尔莫酒店的薄冰危机》，作者：唐娜·格法特、洛里·哈斯金斯·霍兰，插画：乔希·克利兰

CHAPTER 1 LET IT SNOW

第一章 下雪啦

Rufus stretched. A bittig stretch. He yawned. A bittiig yawn. Stay awake, he told himself. Must... stay... awake! It wasn't easy. Outside the hotel, snow fell softly. Rufus watched through the windows as it landed on the shrubs, the fancy statues, even the swimming pool. Inside the lobby, a fire crackled in the fireplace. It felt warm and cozy. So co— ZZZZZZZZ.

鲁弗斯伸了个懒腰。 一个大大的懒腰。 他打了个哈欠。 一个大大的哈欠。 别睡着，他对自己说。 必须……保持……清醒！ 这可不容易。 酒店外面，雪轻轻柔柔地落着。 鲁弗斯透过窗户看着雪落在灌木上，落在精致的雕像上，甚至落在游泳池里。 大堂里，壁炉里的火噼啪作响。 感觉暖乎乎的，舒服极了。 太舒服啦——呼……呼……

"Rufus!" Rufus's eyelids flew open. His boss, Ms. Coco, was standing in front of him. "Huh? Oh! Hi! I mean, good afternoon, ma'am!" "Good afternoon," said Ms. Coco. "Our VIP guest, champion ice-skater Furya LaBone, arrives today."

"鲁弗斯！" 鲁弗斯猛地睁开眼皮。 他的老板可可女士，正站在他面前。 "啊？ 哦！ 您好呀！ 我是说，下午好，女士！" "下午好。"可可女士说道。 "我们的贵宾，花样滑冰冠军芙莉亚·拉伯恩，今天就要到了。"

"Yes, Ms. Coco." Rufus tugged his jacket. He fixed his bowtie. He tried very hard not to yawn. "Ms. LaBone has a BIG competition on Saturday," Ms. Coco told Rufus. "She asked for practice time at the local rink. I'll call to set it up." Rufus nodded.

"好的，可可女士。" 鲁弗斯扯了扯外套。 整理了一下领结。 拼命忍着不打哈欠。 "拉伯恩女士周六有一场很重要的比赛。"可可女士告诉鲁弗斯。 "她申请了去本地溜冰场练习的时间。 我会打电话安排好这件事。" 鲁弗斯点了点头。