Morty and the Mousetown Talent Show

Morty and the Mousetown Talent Show. Written by Kathy Hogan. Illustrated by Joel Snyder.

莫蒂与老鼠镇才艺秀。 凯西·霍根 著 乔尔·斯奈德 绘

Morty was up early. If he got to the television first, he could pick his favorite Saturday cartoons. But instead, he stood outside the bathroom, waiting impatiently for his sister to come out. Morty had gone to the refrigerator right after he awoke for a quick swig of juice. He was so groggy that he accidentally grabbed the bottle of garlic and stinky cheese vinegar instead. Now he had a horrible taste in his mouth. He couldn't wait to brush his teeth and rinse with mouthwash to get rid of it.

莫蒂起得特别早。 如果他能先抢到电视，就能看自己最喜欢的周六动画片了。 可事与愿违，他只能站在卫生间门外，不耐烦地等姐姐出来。 莫蒂刚醒就直奔冰箱，想喝一大口果汁。 他睡得迷迷糊糊，不小心拿错了瓶子，拿成了大蒜臭奶酪醋。 现在他嘴里全是可怕的怪味道。 他急着刷牙漱口，好把这怪味道去掉。

When I grow up, I'm going to have my very own bathroom, Morty thought. I'll never have to wait. There won't be any squeaky mice baby toys in the tub, and I'll have a huge stack of mega -mouse towels all to myself. His daydream was interrupted by an even stronger awareness of that horrible taste in his mouth. Pounding his paws on the door, Morty squeaked, Get out of the bathroom, now! His command woke up everyone in the house. Morty groaned loudly when he heard his little brothers scamper downstairs toward the television.

等我长大了，一定要有一个完全属于我自己的卫生间，莫蒂心想。 我再也不用排队等着用了。 浴缸里不会放那些吱吱响的鼠宝宝玩具，我还要有一大堆超大老鼠毛巾，全都是我自己的。 他的白日梦被嘴里愈发浓烈的怪味道打断了。 莫蒂用爪子使劲砸门，吱吱叫道：快从卫生间出来！ 他的喊声吵醒了家里所有人。 莫蒂听到弟弟们蹦蹦跳跳跑下楼抢电视，忍不住大声抱怨。

Morty finally got his turn in the bathroom, but it was too late for his Saturday cartoon hopes. The sounds of the Junior Mouse cartoon club made it clear that he had missed out on being the cartoon commander for the morning. I hate this, Morty thought. If it weren't for Miss Primp and Pretty, as Morty called his sister when she spent hours in front of the bathroom mirror, I'd be watching Mega Mouse. Instead, I'll be listening to mice singing songs about vowels and manners.

莫蒂终于轮到进卫生间了，可他看周六动画片的希望早就泡汤了。 小老鼠少年动画俱乐部的声音听得清清楚楚，他已经没机会当上今早的动画小主人了。 我真讨厌这样，莫蒂心想。 要不是这个爱臭美的普琳小姐——莫蒂总这么叫总在卫生间镜子前耗几小时的姐姐，我现在早就看上《超级老鼠》了。 结果呢，我只能听那些老鼠唱什么元音和礼貌歌了。

Morty was so mad that he completely ignored bathroom courtesy. He squirted toothpaste on the counter and splashed water on the mirror. He let the towel slide to the floor when he finished drying. His tail swung around and knocked over the wastebasket before he slammed the door and stomped down to breakfast.

莫蒂气坏了，完全不管什么卫生间规矩了。 他把牙膏挤在台面上，还把水溅得镜子上到处都是。 擦完手他直接把毛巾扔在了地上。 他甩尾巴时碰倒了垃圾桶，接着摔上门，咚咚跺着脚下楼吃早饭。

Good morning, mother greeted him cheerfully. What smells so good? Morty asked as he headed for the pantry to get the cheesy O's. Tonight's the Mousetown Talent Show, and it seems my best talent is making cheese drop cookies. So I'm baking some for the dessert table.

早上好呀，妈妈开心地跟他打招呼。 什么东西这么香呀？ 莫蒂边问边往储藏柜走，想去拿奶酪燕麦圈。 今晚就是老鼠镇才艺秀啦，我最棒的本事就是做奶酪曲奇哦。 所以我正在烤曲奇，留着放甜品台呢。