5. Going to the Ball

5/Going to the Ball Lucille was sitting in the middle. She whispered real quiet to me and that Grace. "Beg for my poodle," she said. "You promised, remember? You promised to beg for my poodle." Me and that Grace looked and looked at each other. 'Cause we didn't actually want to do that particular thing. Lucille poked us. "Come on! You promised!" she whispered. "You promised to beg!" I did a sigh. Then I thinked and thinked about what to say.

露西尔坐在中间。 她悄悄地对我和那个格蕾丝说。 “求你把我的贵宾犬给我吧，”她说。 “你答应过的，记得吗?”你答应过为我的贵宾犬求情的。” 我和那个格蕾丝面面相觑。 因为我们实际上并不想做那个特定的事情。 露西尔戳了我们一下。“来吧!你答应过的!”她低声说。 “你答应过要乞讨的!”我叹了口气。 然后我想了又想该说什么。

Finally, I took a deep breath. "Hey, Nanna. Guess what? Lucille wants a poodle, apparently. And so could you buy her one, do you think?" I asked. "Yes, could you?" asked that Grace. "'Cause she is making us beg you. Or else we can't spend the night." The nanna's mouth came all the way open. "Ohhhh. So that's what this is all about, huh? Well, my granddaughter knows perfectly well that I am allergic to dogs. So you can tell Lucille that a poodle is out of the question, I'm afraid." I patted Lucille very understanding. "A poodle is out of the question, we're afraid," I said. Lucille kicked her feet up and down. "Beg harder," she whispered. "You have to beg harder."

最后，我深吸了一口气。 “嘿,奶奶。你猜怎么着?露西尔显然想要一只贵宾犬。 你觉得你能给她买一个吗?”我问。 “是的，你能吗?”格蕾丝问。 “因为她逼我们求你。 不然我们就不能过夜了。” 奶奶的嘴一直张着。 “噢。这就是你想要的吗? 我孙女很清楚我对狗过敏。 所以恐怕你可以告诉露西尔，贵宾犬是不可能的。” 我非常体谅地拍了拍露西尔。 “恐怕贵宾犬是不可能的，”我说。 露西尔上下踢着脚。 “再努力一点，”她低声说。 “你必须更努力地乞求。”

I did a frown. "Are you firm on that, Nanna?" I asked. "No poodle, Lucille!" said the nanna very snappish. Lucille kicked her feet some more. "I knew that dumb idea wouldn't work!" she grouched. Just then, the car stopped in front of a big iron gate. Grace's eyes opened big and wide. "Wow! This gate looks like a castle gate," she said. Lucille smiled a teeny bit. "It's not a castle gate, you sillyhead, Grace," she said. "This is the gate to my house." The nanna pushed a button, and the gate opened right in front of our eyes.

我皱了皱眉。“你确定吗，奶奶?”我问。 “不要卷毛狗，露西尔!”奶奶气呼呼地说。 露西尔又踢了几脚。 “我就知道那个愚蠢的主意行不通!”她抱怨道。 就在这时，汽车停在了一扇大铁门前。 格蕾丝睁大了眼睛。 “哇!这扇门看起来像一座城堡的门，”她说。 露西尔微微一笑。 “这不是城堡的大门，你这个笨蛋，格蕾丝。”她说。 “这是我家的大门。” 奶奶按了一下按钮，大门就在我们眼前打开了。

"Hey, that button is like magic!" I said. Lucille smiled bigger. After that, the nanna drove down a long driveway. She stopped in front of a big, beautiful house. Lucille jumped out of the car and ran inside. Me and that Grace followed after her. And guess what? Lucille's house was even beautifuller on the inside than it was on the outside! There was a beautiful long row of stairs. And a beautiful big bowl of flowers. And a beautiful, giant, sparkly ceiling light made out of glass. I did a gasp at that glistening thing! "That light takes my breathing away!" I said. Lucille skipped all around in a circle.

“嘿，那个按钮就像魔法一样!”我说。 露西尔笑得更开心了。在那之后，奶奶开车穿过一条长长的车道。 她在一座又大又漂亮的房子前停了下来。 露西尔跳下车跑了进去。 我和那个格蕾丝跟着她。 你猜怎么着?露西尔的房子里面比外面更漂亮!有一排漂亮的长楼梯。 还有一大碗漂亮的花。 还有一个漂亮的，巨大的，用玻璃做的闪闪发光的顶灯。 我对着那闪闪发光的东西倒吸了一口气!“那光让我无法呼吸!”我说。 露西尔跳了一圈。

She singed a loud song in our ears. "SEE? SEE? I TOLD YOU I WAS RICH! SEE? SEE? I TOLD YOU I WAS RICH!" she sang. She made that song up, I believe. After that, she took our hands and showed us all the rooms in her house. She showed us the living room. And the dining room. And the kitchen. And the big giant patio. And the daddy's office. And the mother's office. And the family room. And the pool room where you play pool. And the outside pool where you swim. And the hot tub. And the library. And the gym. And the nanna's room. And the mother and daddy's room. And the fancy gold bathroom with the Jacuzzi. And the brother's room. And a whole, whole bunch of guest rooms. Then finally, Lucille showed us her very own bedroom!

她在我们耳边大声唱着歌。 “看到了吗?看到了吗?我告诉过你我很有钱!看到了吗? 看到了吗?我告诉过你我很有钱!”她唱道。 我相信那首歌是她编的。 之后，她牵着我们的手，带我们参观了她家所有的房间。 她带我们去看客厅。 还有餐厅。还有厨房。 还有巨大的天井。还有爸爸的办公室。 还有母亲的办公室。还有家庭活动室。 还有你打台球的台球室。 还有你游泳的室外游泳池。 还有热水浴缸。还有图书馆。 还有健身房，还有奶奶的房间。 还有爸爸妈妈的房间。 还有带按摩浴缸的豪华金色浴室。 还有哥哥的房间。还有一大堆的客房。 最后，露西尔带我们看了她自己的卧室!

And it looked like a bedroom where a princess lived! Lucille's bed had a pink frilly roof on top of it. "That is called a canopy," she explained. "It matches my pink silk draperies and my pink silk bedspread. And my pink telephone. And my plush pink rug. And my wallpaper with pink flowers in it. "And see my TV? And my stereo? And my computer? And my CD player?" She pointed to the corner. "And did you notice all of my big stuffed animals standing over there?" she asked. My eyes popped out at those giant guys. The giraffe was bigger than me even! Me and that Grace ran to play with them. "NO! STOP! DON'T!" shouted Lucille. "YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH

它看起来就像一个公主住的卧室!露西尔的床上有一个粉红色的褶边屋顶。 “那叫树冠，”她解释说。 “它和我的粉色丝绸窗帘和粉红色丝绸床罩很相配。 还有我的粉色电话。还有我的粉色长毛绒地毯。 还有我的壁纸，上面有粉红色的花。 “看到我的电视了吗?”那我的音响呢? 我的电脑呢?我的CD机呢?”她指着墙角。 “你注意到我所有的毛绒玩具都站在那边了吗?”她问。 我的眼睛都要瞪出来了。 长颈鹿甚至比我还大!我和那个格蕾丝跑去和他们玩。 “不!停!不要!”露西尔喊道。 “你不能碰