2. The Key

Chapter 2 The Key Marvin's friends waited with him in the parking lot. "Which one do you think is her car?" asked Stuart. "I don't know," said Marvin. "I can't believe you guys are so dumb!" said Nick. "She drives that yellow Firebird. Over there, next to Mrs. Grant's red Cougar. The pick-up truck is Mr. McCabe's. The van is Mr. Gurdy's. I can tell you every teacher's car." "But you've never driven in one," said Stuart, patting Marvin on the back. Mrs. North came out of the office. She held a folder filled with papers. "Are you ready, Marvin?" she asked. He nodded. "We just wanted to watch him get into your car," said

马文的朋友们和他一起在停车场等着。 “你认为哪一辆是她的车?”斯图亚特问。 “我不知道，”马文说。 “我不敢相信你们这么笨!”尼克说。 “她开那辆黄色的火鸟车。 在那边，格兰特夫人的红色美洲豹车旁边。 那辆皮卡是麦凯布先生的。 那辆货车是高迪先生的。我可以告诉你每个老师的车。” “可你从来没开过车啊，”斯图亚特拍拍马文的背说。 诺斯太太从办公室出来。 她拿着一个装满文件的文件夹。 “你准备好了吗，马文?”她问。 他点了点头。“我们只是想看他上你的车，”她说

Stuart. Mrs. North smiled. "Well, it's that yellow one, over there." "I know," said Nick. Mrs. North and Marvin walked across the parking lot. "May I carry that for you?" Marvin asked. "Thank you, Marvin," said Mrs. North. She handed him the folder. "It's my homework," she told him. "You have homework?" "Sure. I have to correct your homework. In fact, I have a lot more homework than you. I have to correct your homework, plus the homework of every student in the class." "Hmm," said Marvin. He never thought of that before. She unlocked the door of her car, got in, then reached over and unlocked Marvin's door. He sat down next to her. "You have a very nice car," he said. "Thank you," said Mrs. North. "The seat is very comfortable." "I'm glad you like it," said Mrs. North.

斯图尔特。诺斯太太笑了。 “嗯，就是那边那个黄色的。” “我知道，”尼克说。诺斯太太和马文走过停车场。 “我可以帮你拿吗?”马文问道。 “谢谢你，马文，”诺斯太太说。 她把文件夹递给他。 “这是我的家庭作业，”她告诉他。 “你有作业吗?”“当然。 我得批改你的作业。 事实上，我的家庭作业比你多得多。 我得批改你的作业，还有班上每个同学的作业。” “嗯，”马文说。他以前从来没有想过这一点。 她打开车门，上了车，然后伸手打开马文的车门。 他在她旁边坐下。“你的车真不错，”他说。 “谢谢你，”诺思太太说。 “这个座位很舒服。” “我很高兴你喜欢它，”诺斯太太说。

He tugged gently on the seat belt. "The seat belt seems nice and strong," he said. "Good," said Mrs. North. "In case I crash." She started the engine. They drove off.

他轻轻地拉了拉安全带。 “安全带看起来又好又结实，”他说。 “很好，”诺思太太说。“以防我撞车。” 她发动了引擎。他们开车走了。

Marvin waved out the window to his two best friends. Then he leaned back and enjoyed the ride. jmkfho. From the outside, Mrs. North's house just looked like a

马文向窗外两个最好的朋友挥手。 然后他向后靠了靠，享受着这段旅程。 从外面看，诺斯夫人的房子就像个

normal house. Marvin didn't know what he expected. Maybe a flagpole in front? He wondered if her neighbors even knew she was a teacher. They parked in the garage and walked inside through the laundry room. Waldo was waiting for them. His long black tail swished slowly behind him. He was a big dog with graying black hair. His face was covered with long gray whiskers, almost white. He looked like a walrus. "Waldo, I'd like you to meet Marvin," Mrs. North said very politely. "Marvin, this is Waldo." "Nice to meet you, Waldo," Marvin said. "He's seventeen years old," said Mrs. North. "That's a hundred and nineteen in dog years." Marvin petted the old dog and scratched him behind the ears. Mrs. North showed Marvin around her house. Waldo followed. He waddled like a walrus when he walked. "You just live in a regular house," said Marvin. Mrs. North laughed. "What did you expect? A blackboard in the living room?"

正常的房子。马文不知道自己在期待什么。 也许前面有一根旗杆? 他想知道她的邻居是否知道她是一名教师。 他们把车停在车库里，穿过洗衣房走了进去。 沃尔多正在等着他们。 他长长的黑尾巴在身后慢慢地嗖嗖作响。 他是一只长着灰黑色头发的大狗。 他的脸上长满了灰白的长胡须，几乎是白色的。 他看起来像一头海象。“沃尔多，我想让你见见马文，”诺斯太太很有礼貌地说。 “马文，这是沃尔多。”“很高兴见到你，沃尔多，”马文说。 “他十七岁了，”诺斯太太说。 “按狗年算就是一百一十九岁。” 马文抚摸着那只老狗，搔搔它的耳后。 诺斯太太带马文参观了她的房子。 Waldo紧随其后。他走路时像海象一样摇摇摆摆。 “你只是住在一个普通的房子里，”马文说。 诺斯太太笑了。“你还指望什么?” 客厅里的黑板?”

He laughed. Waldo made a whining noise. It was almost like he was singing. Mrs. North bent down and petted him. "Oh, Wa-wawa- Waldo," she said, her nose almost touching his. "I'm going to miss you, Wa-wa-wa-Waldo!" Waldo licked her right on the mouth. Marvin couldn't believe it. Mrs. North was almost like

他笑了。沃尔多发出呜咽的声音。 就像他在唱歌一样。 诺斯太太弯下腰，抚摸着他。 “哦，哇——哇——沃尔多，”她说，她的鼻子几乎碰到了他的鼻子。 “我会想你的，沃尔多!”沃尔多舔了舔她的嘴。 马文简直不敢相信。 诺斯太太几乎说