7. Liver

Chapter 7 Liver "Have you tried liver?" asked Dr. Charles. "Yes, my mom made it once. But I didn't like it," said Marvin. "I mean, for Waldo," said the doctor. "Oh." It was Monday afternoon. Waldo still hadn't eaten, so Marvin called the vet on the telephone. Mrs. North had left the number. Dr. Charles said that Waldo probably just missed Mrs. North. He told Marvin what to do. Go to the store and buy a quarter pound of liver. Boil it in water for ten minutes. Then cut it up in little pieces. "And serve it to him on a real plate," Dr. Charles added. "Instead of his doggie bowl."

“你吃过肝吗?” 查尔斯。“是的，我妈妈做过一次。 但我不喜欢它，”马文说。 “我是说，为了沃尔多，”医生说。 “哦。”那是星期一下午。 沃尔多还没吃东西，于是马文给兽医打了电话。 诺斯太太留下了电话号码。 查尔斯医生说沃尔多可能只是错过了诺斯夫人。 他告诉马文该怎么做。 去商店买四分之一磅的肝。 在水里煮十分钟。 然后把它切成小块。 “用真正的盘子端给他吃。” 查尔斯说。“而不是他的狗碗。”

That made Marvin smile. "Okay," he said. "Thank you." "Waldo's a funny dog," said Dr. Charles. "He's not sick. Just love-sick. Let me know what happens." Marvin hung up the phone, feeling a little bit better. He sat on the floor next to Waldo and petted him. "We'll both be glad when Mrs. North gets back," he said. He'd had a rough day at school. "Miss Hillway treats me like I'm a criminal!" he told the love-sick dog. Waldo pushed his head under Marvin's hand. Marvin petted him. "Nick and Stuart hate me," he said. "They say I think I'm better than everyone. I don't think I'm better than everyone. I just have a job to do." Waldo licked Marvin across the face with his big tongue. Marvin petted him some more, then stood up. He checked to make sure the key was in his pocket. "I'll be back after dinner," he promised. "With liver!" He tried his best to sound enthusiastic. His mother said she'd take him to the store after dinner to buy the liver. And then drive him to Mrs. North's house.

这让马文笑了。“好吧，”他说。 “谢谢你。”“沃尔多是一只有趣的狗，”沃尔多医生说。 查尔斯。“他没有病。苦恋的。 让我知道发生了什么。” 马文挂了电话，感觉好了一点。 他坐在沃尔多旁边的地板上，抚摸着他。 “诺斯太太回来了，我们俩都会很高兴的，”他说。 他在学校度过了难熬的一天。 “希尔韦小姐对待我就像对待罪犯一样!”他对这只患了热恋病的狗说。 沃尔多把头伸到马文的手上。 马文抚摸着他。“尼克和斯图尔特讨厌我，”他说。 “他们说我认为我比任何人都好。 我不认为我比谁都好。 我只是有工作要做。”沃尔多用他的大舌头舔了舔马文的脸。 马文又摸了摸他，然后站了起来。 他检查了一下，确认钥匙在口袋里。 “晚饭后我就回来，”他保证说。 “与肝!”他尽力使自己的声音听起来很热情。 他妈妈说晚饭后带他去商店买肝。 然后开车送他去诺斯夫人家。

"Can I come?" asked Jacob. "I've never seen the inside of a real teacher's house." "Sure," said Marvin, glad to impress his older brother. "Me too," said Linzy. "I want to meet Waldo." Marvin's father went along too. "I don't want to be a party pooper," he said. Marvin smiled. After all his troubles, it felt good to have his family with him. He paid for the liver out of his own money. A quarter pound only cost 37¢. Less than a candy bar. Inside Mrs. North's house, Marvin found a pot and filled it with water. He turned on the stove. His mother offered to cook the liver for him, but Marvin said, "No, it's part of my job." He dropped the slimy meat into the boiling water. Jacob was walking around the house. "Cool," he said as he went from one room to another. Linzy hugged and petted and rolled around on the floor with Waldo. "I wuv you, Waldo," she said. The liver was stinking up the kitchen. Marvin let it boil for ten minutes, like Dr. Charles said.

“我能去吗?”雅各问。 “我从来没见过真正的老师的房子。” “当然，”马文说，很高兴自己给哥哥留下了深刻的印象。 “我也是，”林兹说。“我想见见沃尔多。” 马文的父亲也跟着去了。 “我不想让大家扫兴，”他说。 马文笑了。经历了这么多麻烦，有家人陪着他感觉真好。 他用自己的钱买了肝脏。 四分之一磅只要37美分。 比糖果棒还少。在诺斯夫人的房子里，马文找到了一个罐子，装满了水。 他打开炉子。他的母亲提出为他煮肝，但马文说:“不，这是我工作的一部分。” 他把黏糊糊的肉扔进沸水里。 雅各布在屋子里走来走去。 “酷，”他一边说一边从一个房间走到另一个房间。 林兹抱着沃尔多，抚摸着沃尔多，在地板上打滚。 “我爱你，沃尔多，”她说。 肝脏的臭味在厨房里弥漫。 马文让它煮十分钟，就像博士。 查尔斯说。

Then he plucked it out of the water with a fork and cut it up into bite-size pieces. He really didn't think it would work. He had tasted liver. And he had tasted dog food. He liked dog food better. He put the liver on a regular plate and set it on the floor. His family gathered around to watch. "Look, Waldo, liver!" said Marvin.

然后他用叉子把鱼从水里捞出来，切成一口大小的碎片。 他真的认为这行不通。 他尝过肝的味道。他还尝过狗粮。 他更喜欢狗粮。他把肝放在一个普通盘子里，放在地板上。 他的家人聚在一起观看。 “看，沃尔多，肝脏!”马文说。

Waldo didn't move. "Please, Waldo," begged Linzy. She pushed the plate to him.

沃尔多没有动。“求你了，沃尔多，”林兹恳求道。 她把盘子推给他。

Waldo sniffed at it. Then he stood up, stuck his head over the plate, and ate a piece of liver. Marvin and his family cheered. Waldo ate another piece, then another. He didn't stop until the plate was empty. Then he waddled over to his dog food bowl and ate all his dog food too. "All he needed was an appetizer," said Marvin's mother. Marvin was so happy he almost cried. He washed and dried the pot, knife, fork, and plate. Linzy had to use the potty. Of course! thought Marvin. She couldn't go anywhere without needing to go to the bathroom. He smiled. He knew the kids in his class would be glad.

沃尔多嗤之以鼻。然后他站起来，把头伸到盘子上，吃了一块肝。 马文和他的家人欢呼起来。 沃尔多又吃了一块，又吃了一块。 直到盘子空了他才停下来。 然后他摇摇摆摆地走到他的狗粮碗前，把他的狗粮也吃光了。 “他需要的只是一道开胃菜，”马文的母亲说。 马文高兴得几乎要哭了。 他把锅、刀、叉和盘子洗干净并擦干。 琳兹不得不用便盆。 当然!认为马文。 她去哪儿都要上厕所。 他笑了。他知道班上的孩子们会很高兴的。