2. The Old Fire Station

Chapter 2 The Old Fire Station Marvin and Casey walked to the parking lot, where Casey's father was waiting for her. Marvin had never been to Casey's house before. He didn't know what to expect. "I hope you like cats," said Casey. "Oh, sure," said Marvin. "You're not allergic?" Casey asked. "I don't think so," said Marvin. "That's good," said Casey. "Do you have a lot of cats?" Marvin asked. "No, I'm allergic," said Casey. Casey's father waved to her from inside his car. "This is Marvin Redpost," Casey told him. "He wants

马文和凯西走到停车场，凯西的父亲正在那里等她。 马文以前从未去过凯西的家。 他不知道会发生什么。 “我希望你喜欢猫，”凯西说。 “哦，当然。”马文说。“你不过敏吗?”凯西问道。 “我不这么认为。”马文说。 “那很好，”凯西说。 “你有很多猫吗?”马文问道。 “不，我过敏，”凯西说。 凯西的父亲在车里向她挥手。 “这是马文·雷德波斯特，”凯西告诉他。 “他想要

to come home with me." "You do?" asked Casey's father. Marvin blushed. "Well, she asked me," he said. Casey got in the back seat and slid over to make room for Marvin. He sat down next to her. Casey's father turned around and looked at Marvin. "So you're Marvin Redpost," he said. "Casey has told me a lot about you." "I have not!" Casey insisted. "Aren't you really a prince, who was kidnapped at birth?" asked her father. "Yes, I mean no. I'm not really sure." "He really likes cats a lot," said Casey. "That's good," said Casey's father. "But you don't have any cats," said Marvin, a little unsure. "No, I hate the furry little things," said Casey's father. Casey's sideways ponytail stuck out toward Marvin. It bounced up and down as the car drove over the speed bumps in the school parking lot. "Do you know when the book report is due?" Marvin asked her.

和我一起回家。”“真的吗?”凯西的父亲问。 马文脸红了。“嗯，是她问我的，”他说。 凯西坐到后座上，滑到一边，给马文腾地方。 他在她旁边坐下。凯西的父亲转过身来看着马文。 “那么你就是马文·雷德波斯特了。”他说。 “凯西跟我说了很多关于你的事。” “我没有!”凯西坚持道。 “你真的是一个王子吗，出生时就被绑架了吗?” “是的，我的意思是不。我不太确定。” “他真的很喜欢猫，”凯西说。 “那很好，”凯西的父亲说。 “但你没有养猫啊。”马文有点不确定地说。 “不，我讨厌毛茸茸的小东西，”凯西的爸爸说。 凯西侧过的马尾辫伸向马文。 当汽车驶过学校停车场的减速带时，它上下弹跳。 “你知道读书报告什么时候交吗?”马文问她。

"Yes," said Casey. "Mrs. North told us Tuesday." Marvin nodded. He still didn't know what that meant. "I'm going to have to call my mom when we get to your house," he said. "She thinks I'm at Stuart's." "Do you know your phone number?" asked Casey. "Of course," said Marvin. "Don't you?" "No," said Casey. That surprised Marvin. He'd known his phone number since kindergarten. "You should," he said. "Why should I?" asked Casey. "I don't know it either," said Casey's father from the front seat. That really surprised Marvin. "Did you just move or something?" he asked. "No," said Mr. Happleton. They reached Casey's house. The house was four stories high. It had a very long driveway and a huge garage. "I didn't know you lived in a mansion," Marvin said slowly. "This house used to be a fire station," Mr. Happleton told him. "That was before Casey was born. The garage

“是的，”凯西说。“诺斯太太星期二告诉我们的。” 马文点点头。他仍然不知道那是什么意思。 “等我们到了你家，我得给我妈打个电话，”他说。 “她以为我在斯图亚特家呢。” “你知道你的电话号码吗?”凯西问。 “当然。”马文说。“你不要?”“不，”凯西说。 这让马文很吃惊。他从幼儿园起就知道他的电话号码了。 “你应该，”他说。“我为什么要这么做?”凯西问。 “我也不知道，”凯西的父亲坐在前座说。 这让马文很吃惊。 “你刚才动了还是怎么的?”他问。 “不，”哈普尔顿先生说。他们到了凯西的家。 这房子有四层楼高。 它有一条很长的车道和一个很大的车库。 “我不知道你住在豪宅里。”马文慢慢地说。 “这栋房子以前是一个消防站，”哈普尔顿告诉他。 那是在凯西出生之前。 车库

was even bigger than it is now. We remodeled. What's now the living room used to be part of the garage." "Cool," said Marvin. Mr. Happleton parked the car in the driveway. Marvin climbed out of the car. "Don't forget your book," Casey reminded him. Marvin's book lay on the back seat. He picked it up, then followed Casey into the house. It looked pretty much like a normal house, except there was a pole right in the middle of the living room. "That's the fire pole," said Casey. "The firemen used to slide down it when there was a fire."

比现在还大。 我们重新塑造。现在的客厅曾经是车库的一部分。” “酷。”马文说。哈普尔顿先生把车停在车道上。 马文从车里爬了出来。 “别忘了你的书，”凯西提醒他。 马文的书放在后座上。 他捡了起来，然后跟着凯西进了房子。 它看起来和普通的房子没什么两样，只是在客厅的正中央有一根杆子。 “那是消防柱，”凯西说。 “以前发生火灾时，消防队员就从上面滑下来。”

"Cool," Marvin said as he walked over to it. Marvin looked up. There was a round hole in the ceiling, and he could see another hole in the ceiling above that, and the one above that, too. The pole went all the way up to the fourth floor. "Are you allowed to slide down it?" he asked. "Sure," said Casey. "I do my homework at the very

“酷。”马文边说边走过去。 马文抬起头来。天花板上有一个圆洞，他可以看到上面的天花板上还有一个洞，上面的那个也是。 这根杆子一直伸到四楼。 “你可以滑下去吗?”他问。 “当然，”凯西说。“我每天早上八点做作业

top. It's the library. Then, when my dad calls me to dinner, I slide down the pole." "That is so cool," said Marvin. "Here's the phone," said Casey's father, handing it to him. Marvin set his book down on a table and took the phone. He called home. His mother seemed quite surprised when he told her he was at Casey Happleton's house. "Can you give me their phone number?" she asked. "No one knows it," said Marvin. "What do you mean, no one knows it?" Marvin put his hand next to his mouth and whispered into the phone. He didn't want to embarrass Casey and her father. "They don't know their own phone number." "How could they not know their phone number?" "I don't know." "Let me speak to Casey's mother." "Well, she might know it," said Marvin. "But she's not here. You can talk to her dad." He handed the phone to Mr. Happleton. "My mom wants to talk to you."

上面。是图书馆。然后，当我爸爸叫我吃饭时，我就从杆子上滑下来。” “太酷了，”马文说。 “给你电话，”凯西的父亲说着，把电话递给了他。 马文把书放在桌子上，拿起电话。 他打电话回家。当他告诉母亲他在凯西·哈普尔顿家时，她似乎很惊讶。 “你能给我他们的电话号码吗?”她问。 “没人知道。”马文说。 “你说没人知道是什么意思?”马文把手放在嘴边，对着电话小声说。 他不想让凯西和她父亲难堪。 “他们连自己的电话号码都不知道。” “他们怎么可能不知道自己的电话号码?”“我不知道。” “让我和凯西的妈妈谈谈。” “嗯，她可能知道。”马文说。 “可是她不在这儿。你可以和她爸爸谈谈。” 他把电话递给哈普尔顿先生。 “我妈妈想和你谈谈。”