8. Together Again

8 Together Again Stanley awoke to find his parents' faces hovering above him. He rubbed his eyes…. Was this a dream? Or worse—was he… dead? "My goodness, dear, you gave us quite a fright!" said his mother. "Mom! Dad! What are you doing here?" Stanley asked. "Don't you remember?" Mr. Lambchop asked. "When you were up so high at the snowboarding championships, you kept yelling, 'We're going to the Falls!' 'We're going to the Falls!' We would never have allowed it if we'd known you were planning to go in to the falls, though! We just thought you'd meet us here for the wedding."

斯坦利再次醒来，发现父母的脸在他头顶盘旋。 他揉了揉眼睛....这是一个梦吗? 或者更糟——他……死了吗? “天哪，亲爱的，你把我们吓坏了!”他妈妈说。 “妈妈!爸爸!你在这里做什么?”斯坦利问道。 “你不记得了吗?”兰切普先生问。 “当你在单板滑雪锦标赛上高高在上的时候，你一直在大喊，‘我们要去瀑布!“我们要去瀑布!”如果我们知道你打算去瀑布，我们是不会允许你这么做的!我们只是以为你会在婚礼上和我们见面。”

"What? No, that was Nick. He was yelling… oh, never mind. The important thing is that you're here! I'm so glad to see you! But, hey, where is Nick?" "Hay is for horses, dear," Mrs. Lambchop reminded him. "Do try to remember that. Nick is over there. His father is examining him now." Doctor Dave came over then. "My boy's fine," he said. "How about I take a look at yours, Lambchops?" "Please do!" said Mr. and Mrs. Lambchop at the same time.

“什么?不，那是尼克。他在喊…哦，算了。 重要的是你在这里!我很高兴见到你!可是，嘿，尼克在哪儿?”“干草是给马吃的，亲爱的，”兰勃切太太提醒他。 “一定要记住这点。尼克在那边。 他父亲正在给他检查。” 戴夫医生过来了。 “我儿子很好，”他说。“小羊羔，让我看看你的怎么样?”“求求你了!”蓝剪先生和蓝剪太太同时说。

Doctor Dave gave Stanley a thorough examination. Then he called Stanley's parents back over. "No broken bones, that's the good news," he began. "Oh, dear!" Mrs. Lambchop exclaimed. "If there's bad news, you'd better give it to us right away. Delaying it won't make it any easier." Harriet Lambchop was both very practical and very brave. "Well, here it is, then," Doctor Dave said. "The repeated violent impact with the rushing water has flattened your son. Water trauma can do that. That's why you don't see anyone swimming around here. I can't tell how long the flatness will last, but you should be prepared for the worst." "But, Doctor Dave, Stanley was flat before all this," Mrs. Lambchop said. "So if that's all, then he's fine!" Doctor Dave patted Mrs. Lambchop's hand. "Denial. Very common in cases like this. You just keep thinking whatever you need to think in order to get through it. Well, I must be off…. Nick and I have a wedding to get to." "Why, so do we!" Mrs. Lambchop said. "I know a lot of people get married at Niagara Falls,

戴夫医生给斯坦利做了一次彻底的检查。 然后他把斯坦利的父母叫回来。 “没有骨折，这是好消息，”他开始说。 “哦,亲爱的!”兰彻太太叫道。 “如果有坏消息，你最好马上告诉我们。 拖延不会让事情变得更容易。” 哈丽特·兰切普既实际又勇敢。 “好吧，那就在这儿，”戴夫医生说。 “湍急的河水反复猛烈的冲击把你的儿子压扁了。 水创伤可以做到这一点。这就是为什么你看不到有人在这里游泳。 我不知道这种平坦状态会持续多久，但你应该做好最坏的打算。” “但是，戴夫医生，斯坦利在这一切之前是平的，”兰切普太太说。 “如果这就是全部，那他就没事了!”戴夫医生拍了拍兰切普太太的手。 ”否认。在这种情况下很常见。 你只要继续想你该想的就行了。 好了，我得走了....尼克和我还要去参加婚礼呢。” “啊，我们也是!”兰切普太太说。 “我知道很多人在尼亚加拉大瀑布结婚，

but do you suppose it's the same wedding?" Wonder of wonders, it was! The bride was an old college chum of Nick's mother, Shelby Smith. The groom was an old college chum of Stanley's father, Ralph Jones. Their families sat on different sides of the aisle, but Stanley watched with pride as his new friend, Nick, carried the ring for the bride and groom. Afterward, at the reception, Stanley, Nick, and Arthur had a wonderful time together. Doctor Dave had been right about Arthur's ankle—a few days of rest and it was as good as new. After a while, Mr. and Mrs. Lambchop came over to fetch the boys. "It's time we congratulated the newlyweds."

但你认为这是同一场婚礼吗?”真是奇迹中的奇迹!新娘是尼克母亲谢尔比·史密斯的大学老朋友。 新郎是斯坦利父亲拉尔夫·琼斯在大学时的老朋友。 他们的家人分别坐在过道的两边，但斯坦利自豪地看着他的新朋友尼克为新娘和新郎拿着戒指。 后来，在招待会上，斯坦利、尼克和阿瑟在一起度过了一段美好的时光。 戴夫医生对亚瑟脚踝的判断是正确的——休息几天，它就像新的一样了。 过了一会儿，兰彻先生和太太过来接孩子们。 “是时候祝贺这对新婚夫妇了。”

As they walked over, Stanley told Nick about the groom. "Mr. Jones has a remarkable memory…. He never forgets anything!" And sure enough, when they reached Mr. Jones, he astonished them with his perfect recall. "Hello there, Stanley," he said. "What do you hear from Egypt? That Sir Abu Shenti Hawara the fourth still in prison for trying to rob the tomb of Pharaoh Khufufull?" Mr. Lambchop came up then. "Congratulations, Ralph," he said, shaking his friend's hand. "That wonderful memory of yours should make for a happy marriage, I predict. At least you'll never forget your anniversary!" "Let's hope so," Ralph Jones said. "But, you know, my excellent memory is the very thing that kept me from marrying Shelby years ago." Here he paused to gaze down at his bride fondly. "All that time apart… what a waste!" He sighed. "What happened?" Stanley asked. "We went to high school together. I remembered that once, at a football game, Shelby had smiled fetchingly at the star quarterback. His name was B. F. Wellington. Big fellow. Everyone called him Beef. Beef Wellington… get it? Har,

他们走过去时，斯坦利把新郎的事告诉了尼克。 “琼斯先生有惊人的记忆力.... 他从来不会忘记任何事情!”果然，当他们找到琼斯先生的时候，他完美的记忆力使他们大吃一惊。 “你好，斯坦利，”他说。 “你从埃及听到了什么?” 阿布·申提·哈瓦拉爵士第四次因为试图抢劫法老胡夫富尔的坟墓还在监狱里吗?”兰博切先生走了过来。 “恭喜你，拉尔夫，”他握着朋友的手说。 “我预测，你的美好回忆会使你的婚姻幸福。 至少你永远不会忘记你的周年纪念日!”“希望如此，”拉尔夫·琼斯说。 “可是，你知道，正是因为我的记忆力好，几年前我才没有和谢尔比结婚。” 说到这里，他停下来，深情地俯视着他的新娘。 “分开这么久……太浪费了!”他叹了口气。 “发生什么事了?”斯坦利问道。 “我们是高中同学。 我记得有一次，在一场橄榄球赛上，谢尔比对着明星四分卫露出了迷人的微笑。 他的名字叫b.f.威灵顿。 大汉。大家都叫他牛肉。 惠灵顿牛肉…明白了吗? 哈尔,

har. Except my heart was broken…. Shelby had smiled at him, not me. For all those years, Shelby denied it. But then finally, she admitted she had smiled at him… but only to make me jealous. So I forgave her and asked her to be my bride." The new Mr. and Mrs. Jones kissed each other then. "In a marriage," Mrs. Lambchop advised the groom, "forgiveness is much more important than memory." "That sounds like good advice," Mr. Jones said. "I'll try to remember that." That evening, the Lambchops enjoyed the Maple Leafs' game very much. But all four of them agreed they were even happier to return home that evening. Stanley thumbtacked a newspaper clipping to the bulletin board over his bed. "OVER THE FALLS IS NO BARREL OF LAUGHS FOR TWO BRAVE BOYS," read the headline.

哈尔。除了我心碎了.... 谢尔比笑的是他，不是我。 这么多年来，谢尔比一直否认。 但最后，她承认她对他笑了，但只是为了让我嫉妒。 所以我原谅了她，请她做我的新娘。” 于是，新来的琼斯夫妇亲吻了对方。 “在婚姻中，”兰切普太太对新郎说，“宽恕比记忆重要得多。” “这听起来是个好建议，”琼斯说。 “我会努力记住的。” 那天晚上，小羊们非常喜欢枫叶队的比赛。 但他们四个人都同意，那天晚上回家后他们更高兴了。 斯坦利把一张剪报钉在床头的布告栏上。 “对于两个勇敢的男孩来说，越过瀑布是没有欢笑的，”标题写道。