《疯狂动物城》第13章

时间：2023-01-30 06:35:41

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Judy and Nick drove to frigid1 Tundratown, where everything was covered in snow and ice. When they found Tundratown Limo-Service, it was locked up tight.
 
"Closed," Judy said, gesturing to the lock on the gate. "Great."
 
"And I will bet you don't have a warrant to get in. Hmm? Darn it. It's a bummer," said Nick.
 
"You wasted the day on purpose," said Judy.
 
"Madam, I have a fake badge. I would never impede2 your pretend investigation3."
 
"It is not a pretend investigation!" Judy said, showing Nick the picture of Otterton. "Look! See! See him? This otter4 is missing!"
 
"Well, then they should have gotten a real cop to find him."
 
She wasn't going to let Nick get to her. "What is your problem?" she asked. "Does seeing me fail somehow make you feel better about your own sad, miserable5 life?"
 
Nick appeared to consider her question before answering. "It does. One hundred percent. Now...since you're sans warrant, I guess we're done?"
 
Judy sighed, defeated. "Fine," she said. "We are done. Here's your pen." She threw the pen over the fence, into the lot.
 
"Hey," said Nick, staring at her, puzzled. "First off, you throw like a bunny, and second, you are a very sore loser." Nick started to climb over the fence. "See you later, Officer Fluff. So sad this is over. Wish I could've helped more—"
 
Nick jumped down to the other side of the fence and reached for the pen, but Judy was already there, beating him to it.
 
"The thing is," Judy said, "you don't need a warrant if you have probable cause. And I'm pretty sure I saw a shifty lowlife climbing the fence, so you're helping6 plenty. Come on," she said, heading off as she whistled a merry tune7.
 
Nick watched her, annoyed, but his face also showed a morsel8 of respect for her trick.
 
In the parking lot, Nick wiped snow off the back of a bumper9 to show the plate.
 
"29THD03," read Judy. "This is it."
 
The limousine10 was actually a "refrigousine." It had a heavy refrigerator door and was cold inside. Judy pulled out an evidence bag with tweezers11 as she and Nick snooped around the chilly12 limo.
 
"Polar bear fur," she said, holding up a piece of fur trapped in her tweezers.
 
"OH MY GOD!" said Nick.
 
"What? What!" exclaimed Judy, whirling to see the source of Nick's excitement. He had opened the glove compartment13.
 
"The Velvety14 Pipes of Jerry Vole!" said Nick, showing her CDs. "But on CD? Who still uses CDs?"
 
Judy rolled her eyes and went back to collecting real clues. Nick lowered the back partition, and his eyebrows15 shot up. "Carrots, if your otter was here...he had a very bad day."
 
Nick and Judy stared at the backseat. It had been shredded16! Violent-looking claw marks were scraped across it.
 
"You ever seen anything like this?" asked Judy.
 
Nick shook his head, actually concerned. "No."
 
Judy spotted17 a wallet on the floor and picked it up. She opened it to find Mr. Otterton's driver's license18 and business cards for his floral shop. "This is him! Emmitt Otterton. He was definitely here. What do you think happened?"
 
Nick shook his head, stumped19. Then his eyes drifted to the cocktail20 glasses at the bar inside the limo. They were etched with the letter B.
 
"Wait a minute," said Nick suspiciously. "Polar bear fur...Rat Pack music...fancy cups..." He turned to Judy. "I know whose car this is. We gotta go."
 
"Why? Whose car is it?" she asked.
 
Nick rushed around the limo, nervously21 trying to put everything back the way they found it. "The most dangerous crime boss in Tundratown. They call him Mr. Big, and he does not like me, so we've gotta go!"
 
"I'm not leaving," said Judy. "This is a crime scene."
 
"Well, it's gonna be an even bigger crime scene if Mr. Big finds me, so we are leaving right now!"
 
Nick made a break for the limo door, but when he opened it, two big polar bears looked down at him.
 
"Raymond! And is that Kevin?" said Nick, trying to sound excited. "Long time no see! And speaking of no see, how about you forget you saw me? For old times' sake?"
 
Without saying a word, the polar bears yanked Nick and Judy out of the limo. They shoved them into a car and sandwiched Nick and Judy between them.
 
"What did you do to make Mr. Big so mad at you?" Judy asked Nick.
 
"I, uh, may or may not have sold him a very expensive wool rug...that was made from the fur of a...skunk's butt," Nick said quietly.
 
"Sweet cheese and crackers," said Judy.
 
A short time later, the car pulled through a guarded security gate into a giant residential22 compound that was the home of Mr. Big.
 
朱迪和尼克驱车来到了天寒地冻的冰川镇，这里的一切都被冰雪覆盖了。当他们找到冰川镇礼宾车租赁公司时，那里已是大门紧锁。
 
“关门了，”朱迪说着，指了指大门上的锁，“真是太好了。”
 
“我敢肯定你没有进去的搜查证。嗯?见鬼。真扫兴。”尼克说道。
 
“你白天是在故意浪费时间。”朱迪说道。
 
“女士，我戴的是假徽章。我不会妨碍你做模拟调查。”
 
“这不是模拟调查!”朱迪说着，把奥獭顿的照片展示给尼克，“看!看到了吧!看到他了吗?这只水獭失踪了!”
 
“哦，那么他们应该派一名真正的警察来寻找他。”
 
她不会让影响到她。“你怎么回事?”她问道，“难道看着我失败，你就觉得你那不幸的、悲惨的生活好过了，是吗?”
 
尼克似乎思考了一下她的问题才回答道：“的确是。绝对如此。现在……既然你没有搜查证，我觉得我和你之间的事情了结了?”
 
朱迪叹了口气，一脸的失落沮丧。“好吧，”她说道，“了结了。这是你的笔。”她把那支笔扔到篱笆的另一边，落在了地上。
 
“嘿，”尼克瞪着她，困惑不解地说道，“首先，你扔起东西来像个兔子;其次，你真是输不起。”尼克开始翻越篱笆。“再见了，绒毛兔警官。这样结束，真悲哀。真希望我能多帮——”
 
尼克跳到篱笆的另一边，伸手去捡那支笔;但是朱迪已经在那儿，抢先拿到了。
 
“问题是，”朱迪说道，“如果你有充分的理由，你是不需要搜查证的。我非常确信，我刚才看到了一个贼眉鼠眼的坏蛋翻过了篱笆，所以你帮了大忙。来吧，”她说完，吹着欢乐的口哨走开了。
 
尼克有点恼怒地注视着她，但是想到她的这个坏招，他的脸上又闪过一丝敬意。
 
在停车场，尼克擦掉保险杠上的积雪，露出底下的车牌。
 
“29THD03,”朱迪读了出来，“就是这辆车。”
 
这辆礼宾车实际上是一辆“豪华冷藏车”。它有一扇重重的冷藏室门，里面冷冰冰的。朱迪取出一个收集证据的袋子和一把镊子，和尼克在这辆凉飕飕的豪车里四下搜寻着。
 
“北极熊的毛，”她用镊子夹住一块皮毛举起来说道。
 
“老天哪!”尼克说道。
 
“怎么了?怎么回事!”朱迪惊呼道，急忙转身去看尼克兴奋的原因。他打开了储物箱。
 
“《杰瑞·沃尔的天鹅绒风笛》!”尼克说着，拿起CD给她看，“不过是CD版的?这年头谁还用CD?”
 
朱迪翻了个白眼，又去收集真正的线索。尼克蹲下身子，扬起了眉毛：“‘胡萝卜’，如果你的水獭来过这里……那他那天一定很惨。”
 
尼克和朱迪注视着后座椅。后座椅已经被撕碎了!上面留下了爪子用力抓过的痕迹。
 
“你见过这种情况吗?”朱迪问道。
 
尼克摇了摇头，有点不安：“没有。”
 
朱迪在地板上找到一个钱包，就把它捡了起来。她打开钱包，发现了奥獭顿先生的驾照和他花店的名片。“就是他!艾米·奥獭顿。他肯定来过这里。你觉得出了什么事?”
 
尼克摇了摇头，怔住了。这时，他的目光飘移不定，落在了这辆豪车吧台上的鸡尾酒酒杯上。这些酒杯上都刻着字母B。
 
“等一下，”尼克怀疑地说道，“北极熊毛皮……‘鼠帮’音乐……高级酒杯……”他转身面向朱迪：“我知道这是谁的车。我们得走了。”
 
“为什么?这是谁的车?”她问道。
 
尼克急忙在车里转了一圈，提心吊胆地将一切物品恢复原样。“冰川镇最危险的黑帮头目。人们都叫他大先生，而且他并不喜欢我，所以我们得走了!”
 
“我不走，”朱迪说道，“这是犯罪现场。”
 
“如果大先生找到我，这里会是更重大的犯罪现场，所以我们要赶紧走!”
 
尼克冲向车门准备逃走，但是当他打开车门时，两头庞大的北极熊正低头看着他。
 
“雷蒙德!这是凯文吗?”尼克说着，想要装作很开心，“好久不见!说到不见，你们就当没看见我怎么样?看在往日的情分上?”
 
北极熊一声不响地将尼克和朱迪猛地从车里拉出来。他们把尼克和朱迪推进了一辆小汽车，将他俩夹在中间。
 
“你对大先生做了什么让他对你这么恼火?”朱迪问尼克。
 
“我，呃，有可能是卖给了他一块非常昂贵的羊毛地毯……而它实际上是用臭鼬屁股上的毛……做的。”尼克悄声说道。
 
“真糟糕，你中彩了。”朱迪说道。
 
片刻之后，这辆小汽车通过一扇有门卫把守的安全门，到了一片开阔的住宅区，那是大先生的家。

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1 frigid TfBzl     
adj.寒冷的，凛冽的；冷淡的；拘禁的
参考例句：
  • The water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged for long.水冰冷彻骨，他在下面呆不了太长时间。
  • She returned his smile with a frigid glance.对他的微笑她报以冷冷的一瞥。
2 impede FcozA     
v.妨碍，阻碍，阻止
参考例句：
  • One shouldn't impede other's progress.一个人不应该妨碍他人进步。
  • The muddy roads impede our journey.我们的旅游被泥泞的道路阻挠了。
3 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
4 otter 7vgyH     
n.水獭
参考例句：
  • The economists say the competition otter to the brink of extinction.经济学家们说，竞争把海獭推到了灭绝的边缘。
  • She collared my black wool coat with otter pelts.她把我的黑呢上衣镶上了水獭领。
5 miserable g18yk     
adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的
参考例句：
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
6 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
7 tune NmnwW     
n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整
参考例句：
  • He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
  • The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
8 morsel Q14y4     
n.一口，一点点
参考例句：
  • He refused to touch a morsel of the food they had brought.他们拿来的东西他一口也不吃。
  • The patient has not had a morsel of food since the morning.从早上起病人一直没有进食。
9 bumper jssz8     
n.(汽车上的)保险杠；adj.特大的，丰盛的
参考例句：
  • The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。
  • This year we have a bumper harvest in grain.今年我们谷物丰收。
10 limousine B3NyJ     
n.豪华轿车
参考例句：
  • A chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady.司机为这个高贵的女士打开了豪华轿车的车门。
  • We arrived in fine style in a hired limousine.我们很气派地乘坐出租的豪华汽车到达那里。
11 tweezers ffxzlw     
n.镊子
参考例句：
  • We simply removed from the cracked endocarp with sterile tweezers.我们简单地用消过毒的镊子从裂开的内果皮中取出种子。
  • Bee stings should be removed with tweezers.蜜蜂的螫刺应该用小镊子拔出来。
12 chilly pOfzl     
adj.凉快的，寒冷的
参考例句：
  • I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
  • I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。
13 compartment dOFz6     
n.卧车包房，隔间；分隔的空间
参考例句：
  • We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴，整个客车隔间由我们独享。
  • The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。
14 velvety 5783c9b64c2c5d03bc234867b2d33493     
adj. 像天鹅绒的, 轻软光滑的, 柔软的
参考例句：
  • a velvety red wine 醇厚的红葡萄酒
  • Her skin was admired for its velvety softness. 她的皮肤如天鹅绒般柔软，令人赞叹。
15 eyebrows a0e6fb1330e9cfecfd1c7a4d00030ed5     
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
  • His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。
16 shredded d51bccc81979c227d80aa796078813ac     
shred的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce. 先铺一层碎生菜叶，再把鱼放上，就可以上桌了。
  • I think Mapo beancurd and shredded meat in chilli sauce are quite special. 我觉得麻婆豆腐和鱼香肉丝味道不错。 来自《简明英汉词典》
17 spotted 7FEyj     
adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的
参考例句：
  • The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
  • Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
18 license B9TzU     
n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许
参考例句：
  • The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
  • The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
19 stumped bf2a34ab92a06b6878a74288580b8031     
僵直地行走，跺步行走( stump的过去式和过去分词 )； 把（某人）难住； 使为难； （选举前）在某一地区作政治性巡回演说
参考例句：
  • Jack huffed himself up and stumped out of the room. 杰克气喘吁吁地干完活，然后很艰难地走出房间。
  • He was stumped by the questions and remained tongue-tied for a good while. 他被问得张口结舌，半天说不出话来。
20 cocktail Jw8zNt     
n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物
参考例句：
  • We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
  • At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。
21 nervously tn6zFp     
adv.神情激动地，不安地
参考例句：
  • He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇，努力忍着不哭出来。
  • He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。
22 residential kkrzY3     
adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的
参考例句：
  • The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
  • The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

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