1. Saturday

MARVIN REDPOST 7 Super Fast, Out of Control!

超级快，失控!

Chapter 1 Saturday Marvin and his friends were hanging out in his backyard. "What do you want to do?" asked Stuart. "I dunno," said Marvin. "It's no fair that your mom won't let us watch TV," griped Nick. "What's so special about fresh air?" "Let's play unicorns," said Linzy. Linzy was Marvin's five-year-old sister. "We're not playing unicorns," Marvin grumbled. "So what do you want to do?" asked Stuart. "I dunno," said Marvin. "What about a video game?" asked Nick. "Does that count as TV?" "I'm the gold unicorn," said Linzy. "Marvin's the rainbow unicorn. Nick, you can be the blue unicorn. Stuart will be the pink unicorn." "I don't want to be pink," said Stuart. "Why can't I be the gold unicorn?"

马文和他的朋友们在后院闲逛。 “你想做什么?”斯图亚特问。 “我不知道。”马文说。“你妈妈不让我们看电视，这太不公平了，”尼克抱怨道。 “新鲜空气有什么特别的?”“我们来玩独角兽吧，”林兹说。 林兹是马文五岁的妹妹。 “我们不是在玩独角兽。”马文抱怨道。 “那你想做什么?”斯图亚特问。 “我不知道。”马文说。“电子游戏怎么样?”尼克问。 “这算电视吗?”“我是金色的独角兽，”林兹说。 “马文是彩虹独角兽。 尼克，你可以扮演蓝色独角兽。 斯图尔特将是粉红色的独角兽。” “我不想变成粉红色，”斯图亚特说。 “为什么我不能成为金独角兽?”

"You can't start out being gold," Linzy explained. "First you have to do some good magic. Then the unicorn fairy will turn you into gold." "We're not playing unicorns," said Marvin. "How did you get to be gold?" asked Stuart. "The unicorn fairy made me gold," said Linzy, "because I used my magic to save the princess." "We're not playing unicorns," said Marvin. "How do you play?" asked Nick. Linzy stared at Nick. She had never heard such a dumb question in all her life. "You just pretend you're a unicorn," she said. "How?" asked Stuart. Linzy sighed. She couldn't believe Marvin had such stupid friends. "Just pretend you're a magical horse with a horn in your head, like this." She pranced around the yard, flapping her arms, and sang, "I'm a unicorn. Yes, I am. I'm a gold unicorn. Yes, I am. Oh, I'm a gold unicorn. Yes, I am." Linzy stopped prancing and flapping. "Your turn, Marvin," she said.

“你不可能一开始就是金子，”琳兹解释说。 “首先你得施点好魔法。 然后独角兽仙女会把你变成金子。” “我们不是在玩独角兽。”马文说。 “你是怎么变成金子的?”斯图亚特问。 “独角兽仙女把我变成了金子，”林兹说，“因为我用我的魔法救了公主。” “我们不是在玩独角兽。”马文说。 “你怎么玩?”尼克问。 林兹盯着尼克。她一生中从未听到过这么愚蠢的问题。 “你只要假装自己是独角兽，”她说。 “怎么做?”斯图亚特问。Linzy叹了口气。 她不敢相信马文有这么愚蠢的朋友。 “假装你是一匹头上长着角的魔法马，就像这样。” 她在院子里蹦蹦跳跳，挥舞着双臂，唱着:“我是一只独角兽。 是的，我是。我是一只金色独角兽。 是的，我是。哦，我是一只金色的独角兽。 是的，我是。”林兹停止了蹦蹦跳跳和拍打翅膀。 “轮到你了，马文。”她说。

"I don't want to," said Marvin. "You have to. It's the rules," said Linzy. "Except when I did it, I was gold. You have to be rainbow." "Just get out of here, Linzy!" snapped Marvin. "Can't you see we're busy! You're such a stupid pest." Linzy stared hard at Marvin. He was afraid she was going to cry. "I'm telling the unicorn fairy on you!" she shouted, then stormed into the house. She slammed the door

“我不想，”马文说。 “你必须这么做。这是规则，”林兹说。 “但当我这么做的时候，我是金子。 你必须是彩虹。”“快离开这里，琳兹!”马文厉声说。 “你没看见我们正忙着吗?”你真是个讨厌鬼。” 琳兹紧紧盯着马文。 他怕她会哭。 “我要向独角兽仙女告发你!”她喊道，然后冲进了房子。 她砰地关上了门

behind her. Marvin sighed. "So what do you want to do?" asked Stuart. "I dunno," said Marvin. "It's unfair your mom won't let us watch TV," said Nick. "What's wrong with her?" Marvin shrugged. "We could ride bikes," suggested Stuart. Marvin got an uneasy feeling in his stomach. "There's nowhere to go," he said. "Hey, didn't you get a new mountain bike?" asked Nick. Marvin felt sick. "That's right!" said Stuart. "How come you haven't shown it to us?" Marvin shrugged. "It's just a bike." "I know!" said Nick. "Let's ride our bikes down Suicide Hill!" Just hearing those words made Marvin feel like he was falling down a very steep cliff.

在她的身后。马文叹了口气。 “那你想做什么?”斯图亚特问。 “我不知道。”马文说。“你妈妈不让我们看电视，这太不公平了，”尼克说。 “她怎么了?”马文耸耸肩。 “我们可以骑自行车，”斯图亚特建议。 马文感到胃里不舒服。 “没有地方可去，”他说。 “嘿，你不是买了一辆新的山地自行车吗?”尼克问。 马文觉得不舒服。“没错!”斯图亚特说。 “你怎么还不给我们看呢?”马文耸耸肩。 “这只是一辆自行车。”“我知道!”尼克说。 “让我们骑自行车从自杀山下去吧!”光是听到这些话，马文就觉得自己好像从悬崖上掉下来了。