1. ¡Olé!

FLAT STANLEY'S WORLDWIDE ADVENTURES 5 The Amazing Mexican Secret

史丹利的世界冒险:惊人的墨西哥秘密

1 .Olé! "You have met your match!" Stanley Lambchop called down the hallway to his younger brother, Arthur. Arthur snorted and stomped his foot. "My amigo is right!" said Carlos, their friend from next door who had slept over. Stanley knew that amigo meant "friend" in Spanish. "You will never defeat a great matador—and cape—like us!" Carlos took Stanley's hands and dangled him just off the ground. This was not very difficult, because Carlos was quite tall for his age. Also, Stanley was only half an inch thick. Stanley had been flat ever since the enormous bulletin board over his bed fell on him one night while he was sleeping. Sometimes he found being flat no fun at all. People had a habit of sitting on him on the bus. But there were good things about being flat, too. Stanley could slide under doors.

1 .Ole !“你遇到对手了!”斯坦利·兰博切在走廊里对他的弟弟亚瑟喊道。 阿瑟哼了一声，跺了跺脚。 “我的朋友说得对!”住在他们隔壁的朋友卡洛斯说。 斯坦利知道amigo在西班牙语中的意思是“朋友”。 “你永远也打败不了像我们这样伟大的斗牛士!”卡洛斯抓住斯坦利的手，把他吊离地面。 这并不难，因为就他的年龄而言，卡洛斯是相当高的。 而且，斯坦利只有半英寸厚。 有一天晚上，斯坦利睡觉的时候，他床上那块巨大的布告栏掉在了他身上。 有时他觉得平淡无味一点也不好玩。 在公共汽车上，人们习惯坐在他身上。 但扁平也有好处。 斯坦利可以从门缝里钻过去。

He could travel inexpensively through the mail. And he could be a very good bullfighter's cape whenever Carlos came over to play. Arthur charged down the hall, headed straight for them. At the very last moment, Carlos swung Stanley upward. Arthur passed below as Stanley's toes brushed the ceiling. ".Olé!" Carlos and Stanley cried triumphantly. They turned to face their opponent. Arthur narrowed his eyes and slowly backed up to the other end of the hall. Stanley knew to take his brother very seriously when Arthur was mad. After all, it wasn't always easy for Arthur, having a brother who was flat and could do so many unusual things. Plus, Stanley was dressed all in red, which Carlos said made bulls angry.

他可以通过邮路廉价旅行。 每当卡洛斯来玩的时候，他都可以成为一个很好的斗牛士的斗篷。 阿瑟冲过大厅，径直朝他们冲去。 在最后一刻，卡洛斯把斯坦利摇了起来。 阿瑟从下面走过，斯坦利的脚趾擦过天花板。 “.Ole !”卡洛斯和斯坦利得意地叫了起来。 他们转身面对对手。 阿瑟眯起眼睛，慢慢地退到大厅的另一端。 斯坦利知道亚瑟生气的时候要把他哥哥当回事。 毕竟，阿瑟的生活并不总是那么容易，他有一个扁平的哥哥，能做那么多不寻常的事情。 另外，斯坦利穿着一身红色的衣服，卡洛斯说这让公牛很生气。

With a roar, Arthur rushed toward them. He was the fastest bull Stanley had ever seen in their house. Carlos tightened his grip on Stanley's hands. Stanley took a deep breath and— "BOYS!!" a voice bellowed right behind them as Carlos swept Stanley through the air. It was Mr. Lambchop! Stanley was about to swing right into him! Stanley pointed his toes as hard as he could. They skidded against the ceiling, bringing him to a stop. The good news was that Stanley Lambchop had not crashed into his father. The bad news was that he was now upside down and face-to-face with him. "Haven't I told you, 'No horsing around?!'" Mr. Lambchop said. "But we weren't playing horses, Dad!" protested Arthur. Mrs. Lambchop appeared from the kitchen. "Arthur is right, dear," she said. "One shouldn't call it horseplay when they were playing bullfight." Stanley's parents were very much in favor of proper speech whenever possible.

阿瑟吼了一声，朝他们冲了过去。 他是斯坦利在他们家见过的跑得最快的公牛。 卡洛斯紧紧抓住斯坦利的手。 斯坦利深吸了一口气，然后——“孩子们!!”一个声音在他们身后吼道，卡洛斯把斯坦利从空中一扫而过。 是兰彻先生!斯坦利就要向他挥棒了!斯坦利用尽全力用脚趾指了指。 他们撞在天花板上，使他停了下来。 好消息是斯坦利·兰切普没有撞上他的父亲。 坏消息是，他现在倒立着，和他面对面。 “我不是告诉过你不要胡闹吗?!”’”兰切普说。 “可我们不是在玩马啊，爸爸!”阿瑟抗议道。 兰彻太太从厨房里走了出来。 “亚瑟是对的，亲爱的。”她说。 “当他们在玩斗牛时，不应该称之为胡闹。” 只要有可能，斯坦利的父母都非常赞成说话得体。

"My cousin Carmen del Junco is a famous matador in Mexico," Carlos admitted. "It is in my blood."

“我的堂兄卡门·德尔·琼科是墨西哥著名的斗牛士，”卡洛斯承认。 “这是我的血液。”