2. You Can Do Anything!

Chapter 2 You Can Do Anything! Marvin had two best friends, Stuart Albright and Nick Tuffle. After school they all went to Stuart’s house. “Put your dog outside,” said Nick. Nick was brave. He once rode his bike full speed down Suicide Hill. But he was afraid of Fluffy, Stuart’s little white dog. Marvin petted Fluffy. “Careful, he’s going to bite you,” said Nick. Fluffy growled at Nick. “He’s a good dog,” said Marvin. Fluffy licked Marvin’s fingers. Stuart put Fluffy outside.

第二章你无所不能!马文有两个最好的朋友，斯图尔特·奥尔布赖特和尼克·塔夫尔。 放学后，他们都去了斯图亚特家。 “把你的狗放在外面，”尼克说。 尼克很勇敢。他曾经骑着自行车全速冲下自杀山。 但是他害怕路威，斯图亚特的小白狗。 马文抚摸着毛毛。“小心，他会咬你的。”尼克说。 毛毛朝尼克咆哮。“它是条好狗，”马文说。 毛毛舔了舔马文的手指。 斯图亚特把路威放在外面。

“Where’d you get that stupid dog?” asked Nick. “Fluffy’s not stupid,” said Stuart. “He is too,” said Nick. “He looks like a rat that ran through a cotton candy machine.” “We got him at the pound,” said Stuart. “I picked him out myself.” “Well, you picked the wrong dog,” said Nick. “I did not!” “Did too.” Marvin was afraid they’d get into a fight. Nick and Stuart were always getting into fights. “I think my parents picked the wrong baby,” Marvin said. “Huh?” asked Nick. “What?” said Stuart. “At the hospital,” said Marvin. “They took the wrong baby home. They’re not really my parents.” He had been thinking about this all day. He didn’t really believe it. He just wanted to keep his best friends from fighting. “I was kidnapped the day I was born,” said Marvin. “You’re Prince Robert!” exclaimed Stuart.

“你从哪儿弄来这只蠢狗的?”尼克问。 “路威不笨，”斯图亚特说。 “他也是，”尼克说。 “他看起来就像一只从棉花糖机里跑出来的老鼠。“我们在动物收容所养的，”斯图亚特说。 “我自己挑的。“嗯，你选错了狗，”尼克说。 “我没有!”“我也是。”马文担心他们会打起来。 尼克和斯图尔特总是吵架。 “我觉得我父母选错了孩子，”马文说。 “嗯?尼克问。“什么?斯图亚特说。 “在医院。”马文说。 “他们带错了孩子回家。 他们不是我真正的父母。”他整天都在想这件事。 他并不真的相信。 他只是不想让他最好的朋友打架。 “我出生那天就被绑架了，”马文说。 “你是罗伯特王子!”斯图亚特叫道。

Stuart was smart. It sometimes amazed Marvin how quickly he caught on to things. “Say what?” asked Nick. “Marvin’s parents are really the King and Queen of Shampoon,” Stuart explained. “Wait a second,” said Nick. “Mr. and Mrs. Redpost? No way!” “No,” said Stuart. “Don’t you remember what we read in Current Events? The Prince was kidnapped at birth.” “So?” said Nick. “So Marvin is really Prince Robert,” said Stuart. “Say what?” said Nick. “I have red hair and blue eyes,” said Marvin. “Everyone else in my family has brown hair and brown eyes. And I’m left-handed. That means I have royal blood.” “Wait a second,” said Nick. “If your parents are the King and Queen of Shampoon, then how did you end up in the hospital here?” Marvin thought a moment. He hadn’t figured that part out. “Simple!” said Stuart. “The kidnappers had to hide the

斯图亚特很聪明。马文有时会惊讶于他理解事物的速度之快。 “你说什么?尼克问。 “马文的父母真的是洗发水的国王和王后，”斯图尔特解释说。 “等一下，”尼克说。 “雷德波斯特夫妇?”没门!“不，”斯图亚特说。 “你不记得我们在《时事》上读到的吗?” 王子一出生就被绑架了。”“所以?尼克说。 “所以马文真的是罗伯特王子，”斯图亚特说。 “你说什么?尼克说。 “我有红头发和蓝眼睛，”马文说。 “我家里的其他人都是棕色头发和棕色眼睛。 我是左撇子。这意味着我有皇室血统。“等一下，”尼克说。 “如果你的父母是香波之王和王后，那你怎么会在这里的医院里?”马文想了一会儿。 他还没想明白这一点。 “简单!斯图亚特说。 绑匪只好藏了起来

baby somewhere. Well, what better place to hide a baby than with a bunch of other babies in a hospital?” “That’s right!” said Marvin.

婴儿在某处。还有什么地方比医院里的一群孩子更适合藏孩子呢?“没错!”马文说。

“Or,” said Stuart, “maybe your parents didn’t get you at the hospital. Maybe you’re adopted. They just haven’t told you.” “I bet you that’s it!” said Nick. “The kidnappers left you in a garbage bin. Then a policeman found you and took you to an orphanage. And then Mr. and Mrs. Redpost adopted you.” “Or else,” Stuart whispered, “Mr. and Mrs. Redpost might be the kidnappers.” “You’ll get to live in a castle!” said Nick. “And you’ll have a hundred servants. You’ll never have to make your bed again.” Marvin shrugged. “You’ll have so much money,” said Nick. “You could buy anything you want. You walk into a store. You see something you want. You just buy it. You could buy a car!” Marvin laughed. “I’m too young to drive,” he said. “Duh,” said Nick. “No one’s going to give the Prince a ticket! You can do anything. Darn, I wish I had red hair and blue eyes! You’re so lucky, Marvin. Man, some

“或者，”斯图亚特说，“也许你的父母在医院没抓到你。 也许你是被收养的。他们只是没有告诉你。“我跟你打赌就是这样!”尼克说。 “绑匪把你丢在垃圾桶里了。 后来一个警察发现了你，把你送到了孤儿院。 然后雷德波斯特夫妇收养了你。“不然的话，”斯图亚特悄声说。 和雷德波斯特太太可能是绑匪“你会住在城堡里!”尼克说。 “你会有一百个仆人。 你再也不用铺床了。”马文耸耸肩。 “你会有很多钱的，”尼克说。 “你可以买任何你想要的东西。 你走进一家商店。你看到了你想要的东西。 你就买吧。你可以买辆车!”马文笑了。 “我还太小，不能开车，”他说。 “废话，”尼克说。“没有人会给王子一张票!”你可以做任何事。 该死，我真希望我有红头发和蓝眼睛!你真幸运，马文。 人,有些

people have all the luck!” “I’m not lucky,” Marvin reminded him. “I was unlucky to be kidnapped.” “We just have to figure out a way to tell the King,” said Stuart. “And you can’t let your parents know. If they’re the kidnappers, they’ll kill you for sure.”

人们有所有的运气!“我运气不好，”马文提醒他。 “我很不幸被绑架了。“我们得想个办法告诉国王，”斯图亚特说。 “你不能让你的父母知道。 如果他们是绑架者，他们肯定会杀了你。”