6. The Stanley Cup!

6 The Stanley Cup! That night, as promised, Mountie Martin stopped in Ottawa and took the boys to a hockey game. "The Maple Leafs are playing. They're my favorite team, even though I am from Quebec," he admitted. The game was as thrilling as Stanley had always heard. At halftime, a contest was announced. The fan with the best sign would be invited down to the ice and given one chance to score a goal. If the fan made the shot—a one in a hundred chance—he or she would win a trip to the Maple Leafs' next game, which was in Toronto.

6 .斯坦利杯!那天晚上，马丁骑警信守承诺，在渥太华停了下来，带孩子们去看冰球比赛。 “枫叶队正在比赛。 他们是我最喜欢的球队，尽管我来自魁北克，”他承认。 这场比赛和斯坦利一直听说的一样激动人心。 中场休息时，比赛开始了。 拥有最好标志的球迷将被邀请到冰面上，并有一次进球的机会。 如果这名球迷投中了球——只有百分之一的机会——他或她将赢得前往多伦多参加枫叶队下一场比赛的机会。

Toronto! Stanley looked around at the packed stadium. Hundreds of fans were waving signs. Suddenly he had a terrific idea. "Do you think you can hold me up if I stand on your shoulders?" he asked Nick. Nick flexed his muscles. "Of course! I'm probably the strongest kid here!" He caught Mountie Martin's warning look, and then he said, "Well, you're pretty strong, too, Stanley." He made a step out of his hands. "Here, I'll give you a boost."

多伦多!斯坦利环顾了一下拥挤的体育场。 数百名粉丝挥舞着标语。 突然，他有了一个绝妙的主意。 他问尼克:“如果我站在你的肩膀上，你觉得你能把我扶起来吗?” 尼克舒展了一下肌肉。“当然!我可能是这里最强壮的孩子了!”他注意到马丁警警警告的眼神，然后说:“你也很强壮，斯坦利。” 他从手中跨出了一步。 “来，我推你一把。”

"Not yet," said Stanley. He pulled his red scarf way down over his face and pulled his red turtleneck up to meet it. And then to Nick and Mountie Martin's amazement, he folded his upper body into a perfect maple leaf. He pleated his legs, in their brown pants, into a stem! "I learned origami while I was in Japan not long ago," came Stanley's muffled voice from somewhere inside the leaf. "Now hoist me up, Nick!" Nick did, and the crowd went wild. "There's our winner!" shouted the announcer. "No question at all! Come on down to the ice!" Nick, holding the Stanley–maple leaf up in triumph, made his way down to the rink, surrounded by the admiring crowd. When he

“还没有。”斯坦利说。他把红领巾往下拉，遮住脸，又把他的红高领毛衣往上拉，与红领巾相接。 然后，令尼克和马丁骑警惊讶的是，他把自己的上半身折成了一片完美的枫叶。 他把穿着棕色裤子的腿折成一个茎!“不久前我在日本的时候学会了折纸。”斯坦利低沉的声音从树叶里传来。 “现在把我举起来，尼克!”尼克照做了，人群开始疯狂起来。 “获胜者来了!”解说员喊道。 “毫无疑问!”快到冰上来!”尼克得意洋洋地举起斯坦利枫叶，走下滑冰场，周围都是仰慕他的人群。 当他

reached the centerline, Stanley jumped down and unfurled himself. And the fans went wild. When the applause finally died down, the captain of the Maple Leafs skated over and handed Nick a puck and a hockey stick. Stanley whispered something to Nick. Then Nick handed the puck back to the team captain. "No thanks," he said. "We'll use our own!" And then Stanley lay down on the ice and coiled himself into a tight disk. Nick took aim and swung the hockey stick hard, whacking Stanley on the soles of his boots. Stanley skittered crazily across the ice. He was hurtling for the side line— nowhere near the goal. Stanley quickly calculated the angle and adjusted himself. When he hit the boards, he ricocheted off, now aiming right for the…

到了中线，斯坦利跳了下来，展开了身体。 粉丝们都疯了。掌声终于停了下来，枫叶队的队长滑过来，递给尼克一个冰球和一根冰球棒。 斯坦利对尼克耳语了几句。 然后尼克把冰球交还给队长。 “不，谢谢，”他说。“我们用我们自己的!”然后斯坦利躺在冰上，蜷曲成一个紧紧的圆盘。 尼克瞄准目标，使劲挥动冰球棒，打在斯坦利的鞋底上。 斯坦利在冰上疯狂地蹦蹦跳跳。 他向边线冲去，但离球门很远。 斯坦利迅速计算了角度，调整了一下。 当他撞到板子时，他弹了起来，现在瞄准了……

"Goal!" yelled the announcer. "I don't believe my eyes, but these two boys have just done the impossible!" "You did the impossible, Stanley," Nick said when Stanley uncoiled himself. "Mountie Martin was right…. We really do make a good team!" The captain of the team skated over and shook both boys' hands. He handed them the box seat tickets and airline tickets. "See you in Toronto!" he said.

“进球!”解说员喊道。 “我不相信自己的眼睛，但这两个男孩刚刚完成了不可能的事情!”“你做了不可能的事，斯坦利。”当斯坦利伸开身子时，尼克说。 马丁骑警是对的.... 我们真的是一个很好的团队!”队长滑过来和两个男孩握了握手。 他递给他们包厢票和飞机票。 “多伦多见!”他说。