1. Stanley Goes Skiing

FLAT STANLEY'S WORLDWIDE ADVENTURES 4 The Intrepid Canadian Expedition

弗雷特·斯坦利的世界冒险4勇敢的加拿大探险队

1 Stanley Goes Skiing "Ha, ha!" Arthur Lambchop crowed as he skied past his older brother, Stanley. "Last one to the bottom is a frozen pancake!" Stanley grunted as he dug his poles into the snow and strained against the frosty Canadian wind. Ever since he had awakened to find himself flattened by a bulletin board, Stanley had been putting up with Arthur's teasing about his shape. He didn't really mind—Arthur was a good brother: cheerful and loyal and a lot of fun. And so what if being flat made it nearly impossible to ski? It had some mighty big advantages! For instance, Stanley could now travel by mailing himself anywhere in the world for a fraction of the cost of airfare. And he'd sure

斯坦利去滑雪“哈，哈!”阿瑟·兰切普从哥哥斯坦利身边滑过时欢呼起来。 “最后一个到底的是冰冻的煎饼!”斯坦利哼了一声，把杆子插进雪里，奋力抵抗加拿大的寒风。 自从斯坦利醒来发现自己被一块布告栏压扁后，他就一直忍受阿瑟取笑他的身材。 他其实并不介意——阿瑟是个好哥哥:开朗、忠诚，而且很有趣。 那么，如果平坦的地形几乎不可能滑雪呢? 它有一些非常大的优势!例如，斯坦利现在可以通过邮寄自己去世界上任何地方旅行，而费用只是机票的一小部分。 他肯定会

had a lot of adventures that would not have been available to a rounder boy! His shape had been a big help to others, also. Stanley allowed himself a little smile of pride as he flapped another few feet down the slope. Wasn't his mother wearing her favorite ring because he had been able to slip down into a storm drain to retrieve it? Wasn't Abraham Lincoln's nose still in place at Mount Rushmore because he had turned himself into a human Band-Aid? And right now, weren't there a couple of museum sneak thieves playing poker in the city jail who were very sorry indeed they'd ever run into a boy flat enough to pose as a painting? Just then Arthur whizzed by for a second time. "See you a-ROUND!" he shouted. Stanley struggled harder against the wind and reminded himself even more firmly he should not feel sorry for himself. Why, already on this vacation his flatness had been an advantage: Because he could simply bend his legs at the knees, he had not needed to rent skis. With the money this had saved, the Lambchop family had enjoyed a hot chocolate party in the lodge the night before.

有很多冒险，这是一个更圆的男孩所没有的!他的身材对其他人也有很大的帮助。 斯坦利露出一丝自豪的微笑，又拍着翅膀沿着斜坡滑了几英尺。 他妈妈戴着她最喜欢的戒指，不就是因为他溜进下水道把戒指找回来了吗? 亚伯拉罕·林肯的鼻子还在拉什莫尔山，不就是因为他把自己变成了人体创可贴吗? 而现在，不是有几个偷偷溜进博物馆的小偷在市监狱里玩扑克吗他们真的很抱歉遇到了一个身材平平的男孩，竟然能装成一幅画? 就在这时，阿瑟第二次呼啸而过。 “再见!”他喊道。 斯坦利更努力地与风搏斗，更坚定地提醒自己，他不应该为自己感到难过。 为什么呢，在这次度假中，他的扁平的身材已经成为了一个优势:因为他可以简单地在膝盖处弯曲双腿，所以他不需要租滑雪板。 用省下来的钱，兰博切一家前一天晚上在旅馆里享受了一场热巧克力派对。

Stanley paused to catch his breath. Really… so what if he wasn't aerodynamic anymore? The sun was shining on the snowcapped mountains, and the air felt fresh on his cheeks. The scene spread below him was straight out of a winter wonderland postcard! Over on the expert trail, daredevils were enjoying the jumps, leaping and twisting in the air. In front of him, brightly dressed skiers swooshed by tall, frosted pines. By the color of their parkas, Stanley recognized a band of kids he and Arthur had met the day before. He watched as his brother dashed down the mountain to them now. Everyone waved merrily to one another, and their shouts of greeting drifted up the mountain. And there, in the middle of the trail, Stanley sank to the snow in defeat. He couldn't deny it anymore: Lately, his flatness had made him feel he just didn't have much in common with other people. Lately, it had made him feel lonely.

斯坦利停下来喘了口气。 真的，如果他不再是空气动力学的呢? 阳光照在白雪皑皑的山上，他的脸颊上感到新鲜的空气。 他脚下的景色简直是冬日仙境的明信片!在专家步道上，冒险者们正在享受跳跃，在空中跳跃和旋转。 在他前面，穿着鲜艳的滑雪者从结霜的高大松树上疾驰而过。 根据派克大衣的颜色，斯坦利认出了他和阿瑟前一天见过的一群孩子。 他看着哥哥从山上冲下来，奔向他们。 每个人都愉快地互相挥手，他们的问候声传到了山上。 就在那里，在小路的中央，斯坦利失败地倒在雪地里。 他再也不能否认了:最近，他的平淡让他觉得自己和别人没有太多共同之处。 最近，这让他感到孤独。

Tears froze on his eyelashes. Stanley brushed them off to watch Arthur and the other kids weave in and out of each other's paths, gliding gleefully down the mountain. Suddenly, though, Arthur shouted something and broke off from the group. He was heading toward the daredevil skiers! Stanley scrambled to his feet. "No, Arthur!" he cried. "There are jumps!" Too late! Stanley watched in horror as his brother flew up in the air and then crashed in a pinwheel of skis and poles and flying gloves! Without a second thought, Stanley angled his body edgewise into the wind, like the blade of a knife. He ripped down the mountain at a terrifying speed, and within seconds he was at his brother's side. "Are you all right?" Stanley asked. He offered Arthur his hand to help him up.

泪水凝结在他的睫毛上。 斯坦利把它们拂开，看着阿瑟和其他孩子在彼此的小路上穿梭，欢快地滑下了山。 突然，阿瑟喊了一声，离开了人群。 他朝那些胆大妄为的滑雪者冲去了!斯坦利爬了起来。 “不，亚瑟!”“有跳跃!”太迟了!斯坦利惊恐地看着他的哥哥飞到空中，然后在一个由滑雪板、滑雪杖和飞行手套组成的风车里坠毁了!斯坦利不假思索地把身体斜向风中，就像刀刃一样。 他以可怕的速度从山上冲下来，几秒钟后就到了他哥哥的身边。 “你没事吧?”斯坦利问道。 他伸出手扶阿瑟起来。

Just then a boy about Stanley's age skidded to a stop in a spray of snow beside the brothers. "Don't try to move him!" he warned. "He may have a broken bone. I'll go to get my father…. He's a doctor; he's on ski patrol today!" And then, just as suddenly, the boy took off on his snowboard again. Stanley bent down beside his brother. "Does it hurt awfully?" he asked. "Do you want me to go get Mom and Dad?" Arthur shook his head. "Just stay here with me until that fellow's father comes, all right?" "Of course," Stanley promised. "I won't leave you."

就在这时，一个和斯坦利年龄相仿的男孩在兄弟俩身边的雪堆里滑了下来。 “不要动他!”他警告说。 “他可能骨折了。 我要去找我爸爸.... 他是个医生;他今天去滑雪巡逻了!”然后，就像突然一样，男孩又蹬起了他的滑雪板。 斯坦利在他哥哥身边弯下腰。 “疼得厉害吗?”他问。 “要我去叫爸爸妈妈吗?”阿瑟摇了摇头。 “跟我呆在这儿，等那家伙的父亲来，好吗?”“当然，”斯坦利答应道。 “我不会离开你的。”