1. Teacher’s Pet

MARVIN REDPOST 4 Alone in His Teacher's House

一个人在老师家里

Chapter 1 Teacher's Pet "You will have a substitute teacher tomorrow," Mrs. North told her third-grade class. "All right!" shouted Nick. Mrs. North stared at Nick. Marvin Redpost looked down at his desk and smiled. Nick Tuffle was Marvin's best friend. Marvin had two best friends. His other best friend was Stuart Albright. "I will be gone for one week," said Mrs. North. "I won't be back until next Thursday. A week from tomorrow." "Hot dog!" exclaimed Nick. Mrs. North glared at Nick. "I will leave detailed instructions for the substitute," she warned. "And if any of you misbehave, I will know about it. That means you, Nick."

“明天你们会有一个代课老师，”诺斯夫人告诉她的三年级学生。 “好吧!”尼克喊道。 诺斯太太盯着尼克。 马文·雷德波斯特低头看着自己的桌子，笑了。 尼克·塔夫尔是马文最好的朋友。 马文有两个最好的朋友。 他的另一个好朋友是斯图尔特·奥尔布赖特。 “我要离开一个星期，”诺斯太太说。 “我要到下周四才回来。 A week from tomorrow." “热狗!”尼克叫道。 诺斯太太怒视着尼克。 “我会给替代者留下详细的指示，”她警告说。 “如果你们中有谁行为不端，我会知道的。 那就是你，尼克。”

"Hey, why pick on me?" asked Nick. When it was time to go home, Nick and Stuart gathered around Marvin's desk. "A substitute for a week!" said Nick, rubbing his hands together. "This is going to be great." "Let's pretend we're each other," said Stuart. "I'll be Marvin. Marvin, you be Nick. And Nick, you can be me." "I don't want to be you," Nick said to Stuart. "I'll be Marvin, and you be me." "I don't want to be you!" said Stuart. It made Marvin feel proud that both his friends wanted to be him. On the other hand, he wasn't sure he wanted either of them to be him. "Marvin, may I talk to you for a moment?" asked Mrs. North. "What'd you do?" asked Stuart. Marvin shrugged. He didn't think he did anything. And even if he did, what could Mrs. North do about it? She was going away for a week. jmkfho. He walked to her desk. "Do you like dogs?" asked Mrs. North.

“嘿，为什么找我的麻烦?”尼克问。 回家的时间到了，尼克和斯图尔特围在马文的桌子旁。 “一个星期的代课老师!”尼克搓着双手说。 “这将会很棒。” “让我们假装我们是彼此，”斯图亚特说。 “我是马文。马文，你是尼克。 尼克，你可以扮演我。”“我不想成为你，”尼克对斯图亚特说。 “我演马文，你演我。” “我不想成为你!”斯图亚特说。 这让马文感到自豪，因为他的两个朋友都想成为他。 另一方面，他也不确定是否希望他们中的任何一个成为他。 “马文，我能和你谈谈吗?”诺斯太太问。 “你做了什么?”斯图亚特问。 马文耸耸肩。他不认为他做了什么。 就算他知道了，诺斯太太又能怎么办呢? 她要离开一个星期。 他走向她的书桌。“你喜欢狗吗?”诺斯太太问。

"Sure," he said. "I'm going to need someone to take care of Waldo while I'm away," said Mrs. North. "Waldo?" asked Marvin. "I was going to put him in a kennel," said Mrs. North. "But he's such an old dog. It would be so much nicer if he could stay home." Marvin could hardly believe his ears. "I'll pay you three dollars a day," said Mrs. North. "Times seven days. That's twenty-one dollars. Tell you what. I'll give you a four dollar bonus if there are no problems. Twenty-five dollars." Marvin nodded his head. He was too shocked to speak. "Good," said Mrs. North. "You want to come to my house now and meet Waldo?" Marvin stared at her. "Okay," he said. "I'll call your mother," said Mrs. North. "And I've got a few things to finish up. I'll meet you in the parking lot in twenty minutes." "Okay." Stuart and Nick were waiting outside for him. "Did you get in trouble?" asked Nick.

“当然，”他说。“我需要有人在我不在的时候照顾沃尔多，”诺斯太太说。 “沃尔多?”马文问。“我本来打算把它放在狗窝里的，”诺斯太太说。 “可他已经这么老了。 要是他能待在家里就好了。” 马文几乎不敢相信自己的耳朵。 “我每天付你三美元，”诺斯太太说。 “乘以七天。一共是21美元。 告诉你吧。如果没有问题，我将给你4美元奖金。 25美元。”马文点了点头。 他吓得说不出话来。 “很好，”诺思太太说。“你现在想去我家见见沃尔多吗?”马文盯着她。 “好吧，”他说。“我去叫你妈妈，”诺思太太说。 “我还有一些事情要完成。 二十分钟后我在停车场等你。” “好吧。”斯图尔特和尼克在外面等着他。 “你遇到麻烦了吗?”尼克问。

"No," said Marvin, still in shock. "You want to play soccer?" asked Stuart. "I can't," said Marvin. "I have to meet Mrs. North in the parking lot. She's going to drive me in her car." "Her car!" said Nick. "To her house," said Marvin. "Her house!" said Stuart. "She's going to pay me to take care of her dog while she's away." His friends stared at him wide-eyed. "Three dollars a day. Plus a bonus of four dollars if there are no problems." "Twenty-five bucks," said Stuart. He was good at math. "You are so lucky," said Nick. "You're the luckiest kid in the whole world."

“没有。”马文说，仍然很震惊。 “你想踢足球吗?”斯图亚特问。 “我不能。”马文说。“我得去停车场见诺斯太太。 她要开车送我去。” “她的车!”尼克说。“去她家。”马文说。 “她的房子!”斯图亚特说。“她要付钱让我在她不在的时候照顾她的狗。” 他的朋友们睁大了眼睛盯着他。 “一天三美元。如果没有问题，还有4美元的奖金。” “25美元，”斯图亚特说。 他擅长数学。“你真幸运，”尼克说。 “你是世界上最幸运的孩子。”