9 Grandpa Joe Takes a Gamble

9 Grandpa Joe Takes a Gamble The next day, when Charlie came home from school and went in to see his grandparents, he found that only Grandpa Joe was awake. The other three were all snoring loudly. 'Ssshh!' whispered Grandpa Joe, and he beckoned Charlie to come closer. Charlie tiptoed over and stood beside the bed. The old man gave Charlie a sly grin, and then he started rummaging under his pillow with one hand; and when the hand came out again, there was an ancient leather purse clutched in the fingers. Under cover of the bedclothes, the old man opened the purse and tipped it upside down. Out fell a single silver sixpence. 'It's my secret hoard,' he whispered. 'The others don't know I've got it. And now, you and I are going to have one more fling at finding that last ticket. How about it, eh? But you'll have to help me.' 'Are you sure you want to spend your money on that, Grandpa?' Charlie whispered. 'Of course I'm sure!' spluttered the old man excitedly. 'Don't stand there arguing! I'm as keen as you are to find that ticket! Here – take the money and run down the street to

9乔爷爷冒险第二天，查理放学回家，进去看爷爷奶奶，发现只有乔爷爷还醒着。 其他三个人都在大声打鼾。 “Ssshh !乔爷爷小声说，示意查理靠近一点。 查理蹑手蹑脚地走过去，站在床边。 老人狡猾地对查理笑了笑，然后开始用一只手在枕头下面翻找;当那只手再次伸出来时，手里抓着一个古老的皮钱包。 在被子的掩护下，老人打开钱包，把它倒了过来。 一枚六便士银币掉了出来。 “这是我的秘密宝藏，”他低声说。 “其他人不知道我得到了它。 现在，你和我要再试一次找到最后一张彩票。 怎么样，嗯?但你得帮我。“你确定要把钱花在那上面吗，爷爷?”查理小声说。 “我当然肯定!”老人激动地结结巴巴地说。 “别站在那儿争论!”我和你一样渴望找到那张票!拿着，拿着钱跑到街上去

the nearest shop and buy the first Wonka bar you see and bring it straight back to me, and we'll open it together.' Charlie took the little silver coin, and slipped quickly out of the room. In five minutes, he was back. 'Have you got it?' whispered Grandpa Joe, his eyes shining with excitement. Charlie nodded and held out the bar of chocolate. WONKA'S NUTTY CRUNCH SURPRISE, it said on the wrapper. 'Good!' the old man whispered, sitting up in the bed and rubbing his hands. 'Now – come over here and sit close to me and we'll open it together. Are you ready?' 'Yes,' Charlie said. 'I'm ready.' 'All right. You tear off the first bit.' 'No,' Charlie said, 'you paid for it. You do it all.' The old man's fingers were trembling most terribly as they fumbled with the wrapper. 'We don't have a hope, really,' he whispered, giggling a bit. 'You do know we don't have a hope, don't you?' 'Yes,' Charlie said. 'I know that.' They looked at each other, and both started giggling nervously. 'Mind you,' said Grandpa Joe, 'there is just that tiny chance that it might be the one, don't you agree?' 'Yes,' Charlie said. 'Of course. Why don't you open it, Grandpa?'

去最近的商店买你看到的第一块旺卡巧克力，然后直接带回来给我，我们一起打开它。”查理拿起那枚小银币，飞快地溜出了房间。 五分钟后，他回来了。 “拿到了吗?”乔爷爷低声说，眼睛里闪烁着兴奋的光芒。 查理点了点头，把那块巧克力递给他。 旺卡的坚果脆惊喜，包装纸上写着。 “好!老人低声说，从床上坐起来，搓着手。 “现在——过来，坐在我身边，我们一起打开它。 你准备好了吗?“是的，”查理说。 “我准备好了。“好吧。”你撕下第一块。“不，”查理说，“是你付的钱。” 你什么都做。”老人的手指在摸索着包装纸时抖得很厉害。 “我们没有希望了，真的。”他小声说，咯咯地笑了一下。 “你知道我们没有希望了，是不是?”“是的，”查理说。 “我知道。”他们面面相觑，两人都开始紧张地咯咯笑起来。 “请注意，”乔爷爷说，“它就是那个人的可能性很小，你同意吗?”“是的，”查理说。 “当然。你为什么不打开它呢，爷爷?”

'All in good time, my boy, all in good time. Which end do you think I ought to open first?' 'That corner. The one furthest from you. Just tear off a tiny bit, but not quite enough for us to see anything.' 'Like that?' said the old man. 'Yes. Now a little bit more.' 'You finish it,' said Grandpa Joe. 'I'm too nervous.' 'No, Grandpa. You must do it yourself.' 'Very well, then. Here goes.' He tore off the wrapper. They both stared at what lay underneath. It was a bar of chocolate – nothing more. All at once, they both saw the funny side of the whole thing, and they burst into peals of laughter. 'What on earth's going on!' cried Grandma Josephine, waking up suddenly. 'Nothing,' said Grandpa Joe. 'You go on back to sleep.'

“一切顺利，我的孩子，一切顺利。 你觉得我应该先打开哪一端?“那个角落。” 离你最远的那个。 只要撕掉一点点，但还不足以让我们看到任何东西。“像那样?”老人说。 ‘是的。现在再来一点。“你把它吃完，”乔爷爷说。 “我太紧张了。“不，爷爷。” 你必须自己做。”“那好吧。 在这里。”他撕开包装纸。 他们俩都盯着下面的东西。 那是一块巧克力，仅此而已。 突然，他们俩都看到了整件事有趣的一面，都放声大笑起来。 “到底发生了什么事!”约瑟芬奶奶突然醒了过来，喊道。 “没什么，”乔爷爷说。 “你继续睡吧。”