Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize

Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize

大侦探内特和鱼腥味大奖

I, Nate the Great, am a detective. I solve important cases. I do important things. This morning, I was doing something very important. I was at the supermarket buying dog shampoo for my dog, Sludge. Today, Sludge was going to be in a contest in the park to choose the smartest pet in the neighborhood. I, Nate the Great, knew that Sludge was the smartest and the dirtiest.

我，大侦探内特，是一名侦探。 我专门解决重要的案子。 我做的都是要紧的事。 今天早上，我正在做一件非常重要的事。 我在超市给我的狗狗斯拉奇买宠物沐浴露。 今天，斯拉奇要去公园参加一场比赛 评选社区里最聪明的宠物。 我，大侦探内特，知道斯拉奇是最聪明的，也是最脏的。

I wanted sludge to be a clean winner. I bought dog shampoo and flour, eggs, butter, milk, salt, sugar, and baking powder to make pancakes. I like pancakes. I bought so many things that the grocery bag bulged open. I put the bag in the basket on the back of my new bicycle and started to ride home.

我想让斯拉奇当个干干净净的赢家。 我买了宠物沐浴露，还有做煎饼要用的面粉、鸡蛋、黄油、牛奶、盐、糖和泡打粉。 我可喜欢吃煎饼啦。 我买的东西太多，购物袋都撑得鼓鼓的快裂开了。 我把袋子放进新自行车后面的车篮里，就骑车往家走。

I rode past Rosamond's house. Strange noises were coming from inside her house. I wondered what was happening, but I kept my eyes straight ahead to see where I was going. Besides, strange noises were the right kind of noises to come from Rosamond's house, because Rosamond is strange. When I got home, Sludge was waiting for me.

我骑车经过罗莎蒙德的家。 她的房子里传出了奇怪的声响。 我好奇出了什么事，但还是眼睛紧盯前方看路 往前骑。 再说了，罗莎蒙德家传出奇怪的声音再正常不过了，因为 罗莎蒙德本身就怪怪的。 我到家的时候，斯拉奇正在等我。

I bought you some shampoo, I said. Sludge did not think that was good news. Sludge hates baths. I put the grocery bag on the floor. Before I could unpack it, the telephone rang.

“我给你买了沐浴露哦。”我说。 斯拉奇可不觉得这是什么好消息。 斯拉奇最讨厌洗澡了。 我把购物袋放在地上。 我还没来得及把东西拿出来，电话就响了。