6. Some Dog Food Is Eaten

Chapter 6 Some Dog Food Is Eaten On Sunday, Waldo's bowl was still full of food. Maybe the food had gone bad. It had been in his bowl since Wednesday night. Marvin took the bowl into the garage and dumped it into Mrs. North's garbage can. He returned to the kitchen. He found some green dish soap under the sink. He washed Waldo's bowl. Then he rinsed it a long time so it wouldn't taste like soap. He dried it with a dish towel, which he found in the drawer next to the sink. Waldo watched him. He filled the bowl with fresh dog food. "Here you go," he said, setting it down in front of the old whisker-faced dog. Waldo didn't even look at it.

第六章吃了一些狗粮星期天，沃尔多的碗里仍然装满了食物。 也许食物已经变质了。 从周三晚上起，它就一直在他的碗里。 马文把碗拿进车库，扔进诺斯太太的垃圾桶里。 他回到厨房。 他在水槽下面发现了一些绿色的洗洁精。 他洗了沃尔多的碗。然后他冲洗了很长时间，这样它就不会有肥皂的味道了。 他在水槽旁边的抽屉里找到了一条洗碗巾，用它擦干。 沃尔多看着他。他把碗装满了新鲜的狗粮。 “给你，”他说着，把它放在那只满脸胡须的老狗面前。 沃尔多连看都没看。

Marvin picked out a piece of dog food and held it in front of Waldo's nose. "Yum, yum," he said. Waldo turned his head away. He whined. Marvin sat on the kitchen floor and stroked his back. "I tell you what," he said. "If I eat it, will you?" The bit of dog food was still in his hand. Marvin opened his mouth wide so Waldo could see. He took the bit of dog food between his thumb and forefinger and held it inside his mouth. He was careful not to let it touch his tongue. He quickly pulled out his hand, closed his mouth, and swallowed. "Yum, delicious!" he said. The dog food was hidden in his fist. Waldo wasn't fooled. "Okay," said Marvin. "I'll really eat it this time. But then you have to, too." Waldo watched him. Marvin touched the dog food with his tongue. It wasn't horrible. It tasted a little like cereal. He bit into it. It was chewier than cereal. And a little bit gritty, like it

马文拿出一块狗粮，放在沃尔多的鼻子前。 “好吃，好吃，”他说。沃尔多转过头去。 他嘟哝道。马文坐在厨房地板上，抚摸着自己的背。 “我告诉你，”他说。 “如果我吃了它，你会吗?”那块狗粮还在他手里。 马文张大嘴巴，好让沃尔多看见。 他用拇指和食指夹住那块狗粮，把它含在嘴里。 他小心翼翼地不让它碰到舌头。 他迅速抽出手，闭上嘴，咽了下去。 “好好吃!”他说。 狗粮藏在他的拳头里。 沃尔多没有被骗。“好吧，”马文说。 “这次我真的要吃了。 但你也必须这么做。” 沃尔多看着他。马文用舌头碰了碰狗粮。 这并不可怕。它尝起来有点像麦片。 他咬了一口。它比麦片更有嚼劲。 还有一点坚韧不拔，喜欢它

had tiny seeds in it. He chewed and swallowed. It wasn't gross. It wasn't something he'd ask his mom to get for an after-school snack. But it really wasn't too bad. "Okay, your turn," he said. Waldo whined. "Like this," said Marvin. He crawled to Waldo's bowl and picked out a piece of dog food with his teeth. He chewed it up and swallowed. He smiled at Waldo. "Delicious!" he said. Waldo lay his whiskered face against the floor.

里面有小种子。他咀嚼着，吞咽着。 这并不恶心。这可不是他会让妈妈在放学后给他买的零食。 但也不算太糟。 “好了，该你了，”他说。 Waldo嘟哝道。“像这样。”马文说。 他爬到沃尔多的碗边，用牙齿拣出一块狗粮。 他把它嚼碎吞了下去。 他对沃尔多笑了笑。“好吃!”他说。 沃尔多把长满胡须的脸贴在地板上。