2. Arthur’s Accident

2 Arthur's Accident "Ah! Just breathe this fresh Canadian air, Harriet!" marveled George Lambchop to his wife. "I feel like a new man!" Before Mrs. Lambchop could reply, a boy on a snowboard slooshed to a stop in a cloud of sparkling snow in front of them. "Are you Arthur and Stanley Lambchop's parents?" the boy asked.

“啊!”你就呼吸一下加拿大的新鲜空气吧，哈丽特!”乔治·兰切普惊异地对他的妻子说。 “我感觉像换了一个人!”兰切普太太还没来得及回答，一个骑着滑雪板的男孩嗖地一声停在了他们面前的一团闪闪发光的雪中。 “你们是阿瑟和斯坦利·兰彻普的父母吗?”男孩问。

"Oh, dear," Mrs. Lambchop fretted. "Is everything all right with the boys?" "Arthur's had an accident. Follow me." Mr. and Mrs. Lambchop hurried to follow the boy. In the lodge, they were alarmed to see Arthur on a couch, looking quite pale. His ankle was the size of a cantaloupe. A man in a white coat was bending over him, while Stanley looked on anxiously. "Good gracious!" Mrs. Lambchop cried, flying to her son's side. "Are you all right, dear?" Arthur winced. "It hurts a lot," he admitted. "But the doctor says it's just a bad sprain." At this, the man in the white coat straightened and shook hands with the Lambchops. "The boy's lucky," he said. "He'll have to stay inside and heal for a few days, but then he'll be good as new."

“哦，天哪，”兰彻太太焦急地说。 “孩子们一切都好吗?”“亚瑟出了意外。 跟我来。”兰彻先生和太太急忙跟在男孩后面。 在小屋里，他们惊恐地看到阿瑟坐在沙发上，脸色苍白。 他的脚踝有哈密瓜那么大。 一个穿白大褂的人俯下身来看着他，斯坦利焦急地看着。 “好亲切!”兰彻太太哭着跑到儿子身边。 “你没事吧，亲爱的?”亚瑟皱起眉头。 “这很伤人，”他承认。 “但是医生说这只是严重的扭伤。” 听了这话，穿白大褂的人站直身子，和小羊们握了握手。 “这孩子真幸运，”他说。 “他得在屋里待几天，然后就会像新的一样好了。”

"Stay inside?" Arthur cried. "No fair! Stanley and I have tickets for the World Snowboarding Championships this afternoon!" "Out of the question, I'm afraid, young man." Arthur slumped down with a groan, and the doctor turned back to Mr. and Mrs. Lambchop. "I'm Doctor Dave, by the way. It was my boy, Nick, who fetched you." "Thank you so much for tending to our son," Mr. Lambchop said. "Perhaps we should give a call to Doctor Dan, the boys' regular doctor back home, to let him know what's going on…." "Doctor Dan? Not Doctor Dan of America by any chance?" When the Lambchops nodded, Doctor Dave smacked his forehead. "Well, it's a small world indeed!" he exclaimed. "Doctor Dan and I were roommates in medical school. What a cutup! And he's still got quite a sense of humor. Why, not long ago he wrote to say he was treating a most unusual case—Sudden Flatness Syndrome. As if anyone would believe he'd run into that!" Doctor Dave chuckled as he packed his bag. Mr. and Mrs. Lambchop looked at each other in confusion. "Our son Stanley is—" began Mr. Lambchop.

“呆在屋里吗?”亚瑟哭了。 “不公平!斯坦利和我有今天下午世界单板滑雪锦标赛的门票!”“恐怕不行，年轻人。” 阿瑟呻吟了一声瘫倒在地，医生转身面对兰彻普夫妇。 “顺便说一下，我是戴夫医生。 是我儿子尼克来接你的。” “非常感谢你照顾我们的儿子，”兰姆切普说。 “也许我们应该给丹医生打个电话，让他知道发生了什么事....” “医生丹?不会是美国的丹博士吧?”小羊羔点点头，戴夫医生拍了拍他的额头。 “唉，这世界真小!”他叫道。 “丹医生和我是医学院的室友。 真是个丑八怪!而且他还是很有幽默感。 不久前，他写信说他正在治疗一种最不寻常的病例——突发性扁平综合症。 好像有人会相信他会碰到那样的东西似的!”戴夫医生一边收拾行李，一边咯咯地笑着。 兰彻先生和兰彻太太困惑地面面相觑。 “我们的儿子斯坦利是——”兰彻先生开始说。

Doctor Dave ignored him and turned to Arthur. "Remember—complete bed rest, and get lots of exercise. Stay inside and breathe plenty of fresh air. Keep the leg up, and soak it in ice water—as hot as you can stand it." "Hot ice water? Exercise and bed rest? I'm confused!" began Mrs. Lambchop. "Perfectly natural," Doctor Dave said kindly. "Don't worry about it. After all, you're not a doctor." And then he left. Stanley couldn't stand to see Arthur looking so glum. "I'll stay with you," he said. "We can play checkers." Arthur heaved a big sigh. "No, you go. One of us might as well be there." He took a ticket out of his ski pants and held it out. "And take that boy Nick in my place. To thank him for helping me." Stanley was moved by his younger brother's good sportsmanship. And, as he left to find Nick, he thought maybe this was just the opportunity he needed: Flat or not, he would make a new friend today!

戴夫医生不理他，转向阿瑟。 “记住——卧床休息，多运动。 呆在室内，呼吸新鲜空气。 把腿抬起来，把它泡在冰水里——越热越好。” “热冰水?”运动和卧床休息? 我糊涂了!”兰彻太太开始说。 “完全自然，”戴夫医生和蔼地说。 “别担心。毕竟，你不是医生。” 然后他离开了。斯坦利看不下去阿瑟闷闷不乐的样子。 “我要陪着你，”他说。 “我们可以下跳棋。”阿瑟重重地叹了口气。 “不，你去吧。我们中的一个还不如去呢。” 他从滑雪裤里拿出一张票，递给我。 “让那个叫尼克的男孩代替我。 感谢他帮助我。” 斯坦利被他弟弟良好的体育精神所感动。 当他离开去找尼克的时候，他想也许这正是他需要的机会:不管是不是平的，他今天都会交到一个新朋友!