3 A Mystery Comes Knocking

Hamster Holmes was a very smart detective. He solved mysteries by thinking really, really hard. "I've got it!" he said as a light flashed over his head. But it wasn't a lightbulb. It was his friend, a firefly named Dr. Watt.

仓鼠福尔摩斯是个非常聪明的大侦探。 他只要拼命开动脑筋，就能解开各种谜团。 “我知道啦！” 他脑袋上方亮起一道光时，大声说道。 不过那不是电灯泡的光哦。 那是他的朋友，一只叫瓦特博士的萤火虫发出的光。

Dr. Watt used Morse code to get his point across. He blinked his light on and off to form the dashes and dots. A long flash of light was a dash. A short flash of light was a dot.

瓦特博士用莫尔斯电码来表达自己的想法。 他一明一暗地闪烁光芒，组成长划和点。 长亮的光就是长划。 短促的闪光就是点。

"Dot-dot-dot-dot, dot-dot," flashed Dr. Watt. Hamster Holmes thought really hard. "Four dots stand for the letter H. Two dots stand for the letter I. It spells "hi'?!" Then he waved. "Why, hi to you too, Dr. Watt!"

“嘀、嘀、嘀、嘀，嘀、嘀，”瓦特博士闪着光发送信号。 仓鼠福尔摩斯使劲儿动脑筋想。 “四个点代表字母H，两个点代表字母I。 拼起来是‘嗨’？！” 然后他挥了挥手。 “哎呀，我也跟你打招呼呀，瓦特博士！”

Just then they heard the doorbell. It was their friend Corny O'Squirrel. "Come in!" Hamster Holmes said.

就在这时，他们听到了门铃声。 是他们的朋友松鼠科尼来了。 “快请进！” 仓鼠福尔摩斯说道。

"l am sorry to bother you," Corny replied with a yawn, "but I need your help to solve a mystery!" "That's what we're here for," said Hamster Holmes.

“很抱歉打扰你们，”科尼打着哈欠说，“我需要你们帮忙解开一个谜团！” “我们就是干这个的呀。”仓鼠福尔摩斯说。