2 The Nine-hour Flight with a Talking Box

2 The Nine-hour Flight with a Talking Box "Nĩ hão!" Lin had been on the plane from the sanctuary to the zoo for almost ten minutes, trying to

第二章 和会说话的箱子共度九小时航程 “你好！” 林从保护区坐飞机去动物园，才飞了差不多十分钟，正绞尽脑汁想办法要回家，寂静里突然传来的招呼声差点把她屁股上的毛都惊掉。

figure out how she could get back home, when the greeting in the silence almost shocked the fur off her bottom. "Who's there?" she growled. She peered through the window of her crate,

“谁在那边？” 她低吼道。 她眯起眼睛往运输箱的窗外瞧， 拉起遮光板想看清楚些。

pulling up the shutter to get a clearer look. There, across the aisle of the aeroplane, was another panda crate, with a panda inside staring straight back at her. I'm Fu," the panda said, waving at Lin. He squinted his eyes to take a closer look at her. "You're Lin! The cutest panda off of all the panda posters, he gasped. "You must be mistaken, Lin said, quickly releasing the shutters on her crate. She was not in the mood to deal with fans.

拉起百叶窗，想看得更清楚些。 飞机过道对面放着另一个熊猫运输箱，里面有只熊猫正直直盯着她。 “我是福，”那只熊猫朝林挥挥手，开口说道。 他眯起眼睛仔细打量着林。 “你是林！ 所有熊猫海报里最可爱的那只！”他惊叹道。 “你肯定认错人了。”林说着，飞快松开了运输箱的遮光板。 她现在没心情应付粉丝。

"Wait," Fu called out as the wooden panels rolled down. "Who is "Face-Like-A-Bag-Of- Potatoes"?"

“等等。”就在木板往下滑的时候，福大声喊住了她。 “‘脸长得像一袋土豆’是谁呀？”

Lin caught the shutter mid fall and yanked it up. "How do you know my brother?" she asked. "I don't," Fu said. "But someone has signed the

林一把抓住滑到一半的遮光板，猛地拉了上去。 “你怎么认识我哥哥的？” 她问道。 “我不认识呀。”福说。 “不过有人用压碎的熊猫蛋糕在你运输箱的

side of your crate with mushed-up panda cake." Lin stretched round to look at the spot Fu was pointing to. There, scrawled in chewed-up panda cake and spit, were the words "Face-Like-A-Bag- Of-Potatoes woz "ere'. Lin chuckled. Classic Face-Like-A-Bag-Of-Potatoes, she thought. "That's my brother," Lin told Fu. "He must've used his breakfast to write me a message! "He sounds like a top panda." "He is." Fu cleared his throat. "You are Lin, aren't you?"

侧面写了字。” 林伸长脖子，往福指的地方看过去。 那儿用嚼烂的熊猫蛋糕混着口水歪歪扭扭写着几个字：“脸长得像一袋土豆到此一游”。 林“噗嗤”一声笑了出来。 果然是“脸长得像一袋土豆”会干的事，她心里想着。 “那是我哥哥。”林告诉福。 “他肯定是用自己的早餐给我留了消息！” “他听起来像是个超棒的熊猫。” “他确实是。” 福清了清嗓子。 “你真的是林，对不对？”