5. Nothing In—Nothing Out

Chapter 5 Nothing In—Nothing Out It did not get any better for Marvin. No matter what he said or did, Miss Hillway took it the wrong way. On Friday, she called him a "hooligan." "I don't even know what a hooligan is," Marvin said after school. "Don't worry about it," said Stuart. "Mrs. North won't get mad at you. You're taking care of her dog." "You can do anything!" said Nick. "You're so lucky. You're the luckiest kid in the whole world!" Marvin shrugged. That was another problem. He wasn't doing such a good job of taking care of Mrs. North's dog. Waldo hadn't eaten anything since Mrs. North left. His bowl was still full of the same old dog food. He unlocked his bicycle.

第五章无进无出马文的情况并没有好转。 不管他说什么或做什么，希尔维小姐都误解了。 周五，她称他为“流氓”。 “我甚至不知道足球流氓是什么，”马文放学后说。 “别担心，”斯图亚特说。 “诺斯太太不会生你的气的。 你在照顾她的狗。” “你能做任何事!”尼克说。 “你真幸运。你是世界上最幸运的孩子!”马文耸耸肩。 这是另一个问题。他没有好好照顾诺斯太太的狗。 自从诺斯夫人离开后，沃尔多就没吃过东西。 他的碗里仍然装满了同样的狗粮。 他打开自行车的锁。

"Can I come with you to Mrs. North's house?" asked Stuart. Marvin looked at Stuart. Then at Nick. Mrs. North didn't exactly say he couldn't bring his friends over. "Sorry," he said. "Why not?" asked Stuart. "I'm not going to wreck anything." Marvin wasn't worried about Stuart. But if he said yes to Stuart, then Nick would want to come too. "Mrs. North said she doesn't want anyone else in her house," he lied. "I just want to sit in her chair," said Nick. "She won't find out," said Stuart. "I just want to turn her lights on and off," said Nick. "Sorry," said Marvin. "It's her rule. Not mine." He got on his bike. "I'll see you later, okay?" His friends stared at him. He rode off. He felt bad lying to his two best friends. But he just didn't want to take any chances. He glanced back. Nick and Stuart were on their bikes, a half a block behind him.

“我能和你一起去诺斯太太家吗?”斯图亚特问。 马文看着斯图尔特。然后看着尼克。 诺斯夫人没说他不能带朋友过来。 “对不起，”他说。“为什么不呢?”斯图亚特问。 “我不会破坏任何东西。” 马文并不担心斯图尔特。 但如果他答应斯图尔特，尼克也会想去的。 “诺斯太太说她不想让别人进她的房子，”他撒了个谎。 “我只想坐在她的椅子上，”尼克说。 “她不会发现的，”斯图亚特说。 “我只是想打开和关闭她的灯，”尼克说。 “对不起。”马文说。“这是她的规矩。 不是我的。”他骑上了自行车。 “一会儿见，好吗?”他的朋友们盯着他看。 他骑马走了。他对两个最好的朋友撒谎感到很内疚。 但他只是不想冒任何风险。 他回头看了一眼。尼克和斯图尔特骑着自行车，跟在他后面半个街区。

He turned a corner and stopped. Nick and Stuart came around the corner, then stopped when they saw him. "You can't come to her house!" said Marvin. "We're just riding our bikes," Stuart said. "Mrs. North doesn't own the streets," said Nick. "Well, quit following me." "We're not following you!" said Nick. "He thinks we're following him." "Just a coincidence," Stuart explained. Marvin got back on his bike. Stuart and Nick followed. He stopped in front of Mrs. North's house. Stuart and Nick stopped too. "Just taking a rest," said Stuart. He stretched his arms and yawned. Marvin went into his teacher's house and locked the door behind him. Waldo's bowl was still full. "Oh, Wa-wa-wa-Waldo," said Marvin, petting him. Waldo's tail swept the floor. "You really have to eat," he told the old dog. Waldo whined and nuzzled Marvin.

他拐了个弯，停了下来。 尼克和斯图亚特转过拐角，看见他就停了下来。 “你不能去她家!”马文说。 “我们只是在骑自行车，”斯图尔特说。 “诺斯太太不是街道的主人，”尼克说。 “好吧，别跟着我了。” “我们没有跟着你!”尼克说。 “他以为我们在跟踪他。” “只是巧合，”斯图亚特解释说。 马文又骑上了他的自行车。 斯图亚特和尼克跟在后面。他在诺斯夫人的房子前停了下来。 斯图亚特和尼克也停了下来。 “只是休息一下，”斯图亚特说。 他伸开双臂打了个哈欠。 马文走进老师的房子，随手锁上了门。 沃尔多的碗还是满的。 “哦，沃尔多。”马文抚摸着他说。 沃尔多的尾巴扫过地板。 “你真的得吃点东西，”他对老狗说。 沃尔多呜咽着，用鼻子蹭着马文。

Marvin petted him. "Nick and Stuart are so immature," he said. "You're lucky I'm taking care of you, and not them." He hooked on the leash, grabbed the pooper-scooper, and led Waldo outside. "That's the ugliest dog I've ever seen," laughed Nick. "It looks like a walrus!" said Stuart. "C'mon, Waldo," said Marvin. "Waldo?" Nick and Stuart said together. "Where's Waldo?" said Nick. They laughed again. Marvin tugged on the leash, but Waldo didn't seem to want to take a walk. jmkfho. He just took two steps and sat down.

马文抚摸着他。“尼克和斯图尔特太不成熟了，”他说。 “你该庆幸是我在照顾你，而不是他们。” 他钩上皮带，抓起铲屎器，把沃尔多领了出去。 “这是我见过的最丑的狗，”尼克笑着说。 “它看起来像一只海象!”斯图亚特说。 “来吧，沃尔多。”马文说。 “沃尔多?”尼克和斯图亚特一起说。 “沃尔多在哪儿?”尼克问。 他们又笑了。马文拉着狗绳，但沃尔多似乎不想出去散步。 他只是走了两步，坐了下来。

He looked back at the house. Nick and Stuart laughed again. "Let's go, Waldo," said Marvin, tugging on the leash. Waldo slowly got up, took a few more steps, then sat down again. "He really knows how to walk a dog!" said Stuart. "No wonder Mrs. North chose him." "And what would you do different?" asked Marvin. "Did you hear something?" Stuart asked. "No, I didn't hear anything," said Nick. "I thought I heard someone talking to me," said Stuart. "It must have been the wind." Instead of going around the block, Marvin only managed to go to the corner and back. At least he didn't have to use the pooper-scooper in front of Nick and Stuart. But Waldo hadn't eaten in two days. And if nothing goes in, nothing comes out. He put Waldo back in the house. "I'll be out in a second," he told his friends. "Then we can do something. Okay?" He put the leash and pooper-scooper away. Waldo lay on the floor, watching him with sad eyes.

他回头看了看房子。 尼克和斯图亚特又笑了。 “走吧，沃尔多。”马文说着，拽着狗绳。 沃尔多慢慢站起来，又走了几步，然后又坐了下来。 “他真的知道怎么遛狗!”斯图亚特说。 “怪不得诺斯太太选了他。” “你有什么不同的做法吗?”马文问。 “你听到什么声音了吗?”斯图尔特问道。 “不，我什么也没听到，”尼克说。 “我好像听到有人在跟我说话，”斯图亚特说。 “一定是风吹的。” 马文没有绕着街区走一圈，他只走到了拐角处，然后又走了回来。 至少他不用在尼克和斯图尔特面前用铲屎器。 但沃尔多已经两天没吃东西了。 如果没有东西进去，就没有东西出来。 他把沃尔多放回了房子里。 “我马上就出来，”他告诉他的朋友们。 “然后我们可以做点什么。 没事吧?”他把皮带和铲屎器收起来。 沃尔多躺在地板上，用悲伤的目光看着他。

"See you later, Waldo," said Marvin. "Eat something." He checked to make sure he still had the key, then went outside, locking the door behind him. Nick and Stuart were gone.

“再见，沃尔多。”马文说。 “吃点东西。”他检查了一下，确认钥匙还在，然后走出去，锁上了门。 尼克和斯图尔特走了。