Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2 Josh led the group over to a guy juggling fruit. Big fruit! A watermelon, a grapefruit, a cantaloupe, and a pineapple circled through the air over the man's head. "My mother would tell him not to play with his food," Josh whispered. A boy a little taller than Dink stood in front of the man. "Ready, Dad?" he asked. When the man nodded, the kid tossed a bunch of bananas into the air. Everyone watching said, "Oooooh!" as the bananas joined the rest of the fruit.

第2章乔希带领大家走向一个玩水果杂耍的人。 大水果!一个西瓜、一个葡萄柚、一个哈密瓜和一个菠萝在男子头顶的空中盘旋。 “我妈妈会告诉他不要玩他的食物，”乔希低声说。 一个比丁克高一点的男孩站在男人面前。 “准备好了吗，爸爸?”他问。当男人点头时，孩子把一串香蕉抛向空中。 当香蕉加入到其他水果中时，在场的每个人都发出了“哦哦哦”的声音。

Not far from the juggler, the kids noticed a man in a hat and vest leading a pony around a ring. Suddenly, an orangutan dressed as a clown leaped onto the pony. The ape stood on his head as the pony galloped faster and faster.

在杂耍者不远处，孩子们注意到一个戴着帽子、穿着背心的男人牵着一匹小马绕着一个圈。 突然，一只打扮成小丑的猩猩跳上了小马。 小马驹越跑越快，猿猴倒立在地上。

While everyone cheered, a woman also wearing a hat and vest passed out flyers. Dink took one and stuck it in his pocket. The man clapped his hands, and the pony jumped into a trailer with the ape still on its back. Josh started down the street. "Look at the dummy!" he said. "Takes one to know one," Dink said, grinning at Josh. "I think he means the wooden one," Ruth Rose said.

在大家欢呼的同时，一名戴着帽子、穿着背心的女子也在发传单。 丁克拿了一个放在口袋里。 那人拍了拍手，小马跳上了一辆拖车，猿还在它的背上。 乔希开始沿街走去。 “看那个假人!”他说。 “彼此相知，”丁克笑着对乔希说。 “我想他指的是那个木制的，”露丝·罗斯说。

On a small stage sat a man with a wooden doll on his lap. The two were talking to each other. "I'm hungry!" the dummy said. His hinged mouth opened and closed as he spoke, and his bright eyes moved from side to side. "Go to sleep," the man answered in a deeper voice. "Feed me, or I'll report you for dummy abuse!" the dummy said. "How do they do that?" Josh asked. The man's voice seemed to be coming out of the dummy's mouth. The man pulled a cookie from an open bag at his feet. He grinned at the audience and ate it. "Hey gimme one of those!" his dummy yelled. "No." "Yes!" "No," the man said. "You've already had dessert." "Gimme a cookie, or I stop talking," the dummy said. The audience laughed. The man sighed and rolled his eyes. "Oh, all right. But just one."

一个小舞台上坐着一个人，腿上放着一个木娃娃。 两个人在互相交谈。 “我饿了!”假人说。 他说话的时候，装着铰链的嘴巴张着合着，明亮的眼睛左张右合。 “去睡吧，”那人用低沉的声音回答。 “喂我，否则我举报你虐待假人!”假人说。 “他们是怎么做到的?”杰克问。 那人的声音似乎是从假人嘴里说出来的。 那人从脚边一个打开的袋子里掏出一块饼干。 他对着观众咧嘴一笑，然后吃了下去。 “嘿，给我一个!”他的假人喊道。 “没有。”“是的!”“不，”那人说。 “你已经吃过甜点了。” “给我一块饼干，否则我就不说话了，”假人说。 观众笑了。那人叹了口气，翻了个白眼。 “哦，好吧。但只有一个。”

The man reached down and took a second cookie from the bag. He put it in the dummy's mouth. "There, happy now?" The dummy chewed, swallowed, and burped. The audience loved it. "Thank you," the dummy said to the man. "You're welcome," the man said. Holding the dummy in his arms, he stood up and bowed. "Hey, mister. Where'd that cookie go?" Josh called out. The man smiled at Josh. "Down into his wooden tummy!" Josh laughed. He turned to Dink, Ruth Rose, and Uncle Warren. "That dummy made me hungry," he said. "How about some pizza?" Uncle Warren asked. "I think I noticed a vendor selling slices." The four walked to the pizza stand and bought slices. They ate them as they enjoyed more of the block party. When Dink started yawning, his uncle led the group back to the building. Roger was standing just inside the lobby door. "Did you have a good time?" he asked. "It was great," Dink said.

那人伸手从袋子里拿了第二块饼干。 他把它放进假人的嘴里。 “好了，现在高兴了吧?”假人咀嚼、吞咽、打嗝。 观众很喜欢。“谢谢你，”假人对男人说。 “不用谢，”那人说。 他把假人抱在怀里，站起来鞠了一躬。 “嘿,先生。那块饼干去哪儿了?”乔希喊道。 那人对乔希笑了笑。“钻进他的木头肚子里!”杰克笑了。 他转向丁克、露丝·罗斯和沃伦叔叔。 “那个假人让我饿了，”他说。 “来点披萨怎么样?”沃伦叔叔问。 “我想我注意到一个卖切片的小贩。” 四个人走到披萨摊买了几片。 他们吃了它们，因为他们更喜欢街区聚会。 当丁克开始打哈欠时，他的叔叔带领这群人回到了大楼。 罗杰正站在大厅的门里面。 “你玩得开心吗?”他问。 “太棒了，”丁克说。

"I think the evening will be a big success," Uncle Warren said. "Good night, Roger." "I sure hope so," Roger said. "Night, Mr. Duncan." Uncle Warren pushed the button to call the elevator. A minute later, they entered his apartment. "Why don't you kids get ready for bed, and then we can see what's on TV?" he suggested, heading for his study. Just as Ruth Rose picked up her backpack, they heard Dink's uncle shout. The kids ran down the hall and practically bumped into Uncle Warren. His face was white, and he looked sick. "Uncle Warren, what's the matter?" Dink asked. "The … the painting," Dink's uncle stammered. "Someone's stolen Forest's painting!"

“我想今晚会非常成功，”沃伦叔叔说。 “晚安，罗杰。”“我当然希望如此，”罗杰说。 “晚安，邓肯先生。”沃伦叔叔按下按钮叫电梯。 一分钟后，他们进入了他的公寓。 “孩子们，你们为什么不准备上床睡觉，然后我们可以看看电视上有什么节目?”他建议道，一边朝书房走去。 正当露丝·罗斯拿起她的背包时，他们听到丁克的叔叔在喊。 孩子们跑到大厅里，几乎撞到了沃伦叔叔。 他脸色苍白，看上去很不舒服。 “沃伦叔叔，怎么了?”丁克问道。 “那……那幅画，”丁克的叔叔结结巴巴地说。 “有人偷了福雷斯特的画!”