Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Penelope Gwinn climbed the stage steps, and the crowd settled down. The tall man stood at the bottom of the steps with his muscular arms crossed. On the stage, someone handed Penelope her violin. Then the group began to play. After a few minutes, the band stopped and Penelope Gwinn played her violin. When she

佩内洛普·格温爬上舞台台阶，人群安静下来。 那个高个子男人站在台阶下面，双臂交叉着。 舞台上，有人把她的小提琴递给佩内洛普。 然后乐队开始演奏。 几分钟后，乐队停下来，佩内洛普·格温拉起了小提琴。 当她

began to sing, the audience joined in. Dink noticed that Josh was snapping his fingers. "Thought you didn't like violin music," he whispered to Josh. "I don't, usually," Josh said. "But I've never heard anyone play a violin like this before!" Penelope played and sang for about forty-five minutes before she took a break. She handed her violin to a band member and took a deep bow. "Thank you!" she called to the cheering crowd. "I'll be back in twenty minutes!"

开始唱歌，观众也跟着唱起来。 丁克注意到乔希在打响指。 “我还以为你不喜欢小提琴音乐呢。”他小声对乔希说。 “我通常不会，”乔希说。 “但我从来没听过有人这样拉小提琴!”佩内洛普演奏和歌唱了大约45分钟，然后休息了一下。 她把小提琴递给一个乐队成员，深深地鞠了一躬。 “谢谢你们!”她向欢呼的人群喊道。 “我二十分钟后回来!”

The woman in front of Dink pulled her mask down over her face. Then she hurried toward the stage steps with her autograph book. Josh pulled off his mask and stood up. He grinned down at Ruth Rose. "Those hot dogs smell so good!" Mr. Hathaway handed Ruth Rose some bills. "Lunch is on me," he said. "Meet me back here after intermission." The kids walked toward the food carts. They passed Presto Pizza and stopped at a cart with a picture of a hot dog on the side. A sign said, FRANK'S FINEST FRANKS. The man behind the cart was wearing a white jacket. The name "Frank" was stitched in black letters over the pocket. "I'd like four hot dogs, please," Ruth Rose said. "Sorry, I'm closing for a few minutes," the man said. He needed a shave. Dark, curly hair grew on the back of his thick knuckles.

丁克前面的女人把面具拉下来遮住脸。 然后她拿着她的签名簿匆匆走向舞台台阶。 乔希摘下面具站了起来。 他朝露丝·罗斯咧嘴一笑。 “那些热狗闻起来真香!”哈撒韦先生递给露丝·罗斯一些钞票。 “午饭我请，”他说。 “中场休息后在这里等我。” 孩子们走向食品车。 他们经过普雷斯托披萨店，在一辆车前停了下来，车的旁边有一张热狗的照片。 一个牌子上写着:弗兰克最好的弗兰克。 推车后面的那个人穿着一件白色夹克。 “弗兰克”的名字用黑字缝在衣袋上。 “我想要四个热狗，”露丝·罗斯说。 “对不起，我要打烊几分钟，”那人说。 他需要刮胡子。黑色的卷发长在他厚实的指关节后面。

"But I'm starving!" Josh pleaded. He gestured at Dink and Ruth Rose. "My friends are, too." "Well, all right," the man said. "But make it snappy." He held up an autograph book. "I have to get PENGUIN to sign this for my daughter." The man pulled two rubber gloves from a box on his counter. He slipped them over his hands, then plopped four hot dogs into buns and placed them on paper plates. "Drinks?" he asked. "Three colas," Ruth Rose said. She put her money on the counter. The man traded the drinks for the bills and slapped down the change. "Mustard and stuff is on

“可我饿死了!”杰克恳求道。 他向丁克和露丝·罗斯做了个手势。 “我的朋友们也是。”“好吧，”那人说。 “但要活泼一点。”他举起一本签名簿。 “我得让企鹅帮我女儿在这上面签名。” 那人从柜台上的一个盒子里拿出两只橡胶手套。 他把它们套在手上，然后把四个热狗塞进面包里，放在纸盘子里。 “喝酒?”他问。“三杯可乐，”露丝·罗斯说。 她把钱放在柜台上。 那人用饮料换了账单，把找零拍了下来。 “芥末和其他东西上了

the counter!" he yelled as he dashed toward the stage. "You should get her autograph, too, Ruth Rose," Dink said as he squeezed mustard on his dog. "I already have it," Ruth Rose said. "When they sent me the tickets, there was a signed picture of PENGUIN in the envelope." "I hear circus music," Josh said. He pointed toward some trees. "Let's go check it out." They ate as they walked toward the tall trees. "A carousel!" Ruth Rose said. "Want to take a ride? Dad gave me enough money." "No way," Josh said around a mouthful of hot dog. "That's for little kids." "Come on, Josh," Dink said. "It'll be fun. I haven't been on a carousel for years. Besides, I see some kids our age riding it." Josh sighed. "Okay, but I'm not sitting on some baby lamb or puppy dog."

柜台!”他一边喊一边冲向舞台。 “你也应该得到她的签名，露丝·罗斯，”丁克边说边往他的狗身上抹芥末。 “我已经有了，”露丝·罗斯说。 “当他们寄给我门票时，信封里有一张企鹅的签名照片。” “我听到马戏团的音乐，”乔希说。 他指着几棵树。 “我们去看看吧。”他们边吃边向高大的树林走去。 “旋转木马!”露丝·罗斯说。 “想去兜风吗?”爸爸给了我足够的钱。” “不可能，”乔什边吃热狗边说。 “那是给小孩子看的。”“来吧，乔希。”丁克说。 “会很有趣的。我好几年没坐旋转木马了。 此外，我看到一些我们这个年龄的孩子骑着它。” Josh叹了口气。“好吧，但我可不想坐在小羊羔或小狗身上。”

The kids finished eating, dropped their trash in a barrel, and hurried to buy tickets. A minute later, the carousel stopped and a bunch of kids hopped off. Ruth Rose climbed aboard a shiny black horse and sat in its golden saddle. She held on to the safety pole that went from the floor to the carousel's roof. Dink chose a green dragon with fake red flames shooting from its mouth. Josh checked out each animal. Finally he chose a roaring lion. The carousel operator circled the platform. "Be sure to hold on to your poles," she said. A minute later, the carousel started moving. Dink held the pole as his dragon moved up and down. He laughed out loud when it suddenly roared and its tail swept back and forth.

孩子们吃完饭，把垃圾扔进一个桶里，赶紧去买票。 一分钟后，旋转木马停了下来，一群孩子跳了下来。 露丝·罗斯爬上一匹闪亮的黑马，坐在金色的马鞍上。 她紧紧抓住从地板到旋转木马顶部的安全杆。 丁克选择了一条绿色的龙，嘴里喷出了假的红色火焰。 乔什检查了每只动物。 最后，他选择了咆哮的狮子。 旋转木马操作员绕着平台转了一圈。 “一定要抓住你的杆子，”她说。 一分钟后，旋转木马开始移动。 丁克拿着杆子，他的龙上下移动。 当它突然咆哮起来，尾巴前后摆动时，他大声笑了起来。