2 Chapter 2 “Knee How”

Chapter 2 "Knee How" Stanley led Doctor Dan to the dressing room backstage. The girl acrobat opened the door, and Doctor Dan rushed in and bent over the boy acrobat, who was stretched out on a table. Stanley tried to make himself invisible by pressing himself against the wall. It didn't work. The girl Chinese Wonder studied Stanley's face.

斯坦利领着丹医生来到后台的化妆室。 女杂技演员打开门，丹医生冲了进来，俯身看着躺在桌子上的男杂技演员。 斯坦利试图靠在墙上使自己隐形。 但没有成功。“中国奇迹”女孩端详着斯坦利的脸。

"You are like art," she marveled, "yet your eyes move!" "I'm flat," whispered Stanley. The girl looked impressed. "I would like to be flat! I am Yin," she continued. "That is my twin brother, Yang." "I'm Stanley and I'm sorry!" blurted Stanley. "I was hanging from the ceiling being the spotlight and I dropped the flashlight!" The girl's eyes widened. Yang sat up from the table. He blinked.

“你就像艺术品，”她惊讶地说，“但你的眼睛会动!”“我是扁的。”斯坦利小声说。 女孩看起来很感动。 “我想要平的!”我是尹，”她继续说道。 “那是我的双胞胎兄弟，杨。” “我是斯坦利，对不起!”斯坦利脱口而出。 “我挂在天花板上成为聚光灯，我把手电筒掉了!”女孩睁大了眼睛。 杨从桌旁坐了起来。 他眨了眨眼睛。

"Yin, do you see a turnip cake shaped like a boy?" "Yes, brother." "Good," Yang said and lay back down. "I thought the pain was tricking my mind." Doctor Dan cleared his throat. "Young man, I'm afraid you have a broken foot." "No!" Yin gasped. "Impossible," said Yang, sitting up again. "The Flying Chinese Wonders have never been injured." "I'm sorry," said Doctor Dan. "If it makes you feel better, Stanley here had never been flat before. But then one day he visited me and he was only half an inch thick. Your foot will take at least six weeks to heal." Yin's eyes welled with tears. "Doctor..." She gulped. "We are to perform in Beijing for the culmination of the Chinese New Year festivities in two weeks! It is to be our biggest and most important performance ever!"

“尹，你看见一个男孩形状的萝卜糕了吗?”“是的,兄弟。” “很好，”杨说着又躺下了。 “我以为疼痛在欺骗我的大脑。” 丹医生清了清喉咙。 “年轻人，恐怕你的脚骨折了。” “不!”阴深吸一口气。“不可能。”杨说着，又坐了起来。 “中国飞行奇迹从来没有受伤过。” “对不起，”丹医生说。 “如果这能让你感觉好点的话，这里的斯坦利从来没有平过。 但后来有一天他来看我，他只有半英寸厚。 你的脚至少需要六个星期才能痊愈。” 尹的眼里噙满了泪水。 “医生……”她一饮而尽。“两周后，我们将在北京为中国新年庆祝活动的高潮表演!”这将是我们有史以来规模最大、最重要的演出!”

"I'm sorry," said Doctor Dan. "I know it's disappointing, but you'll have to cancel. I'd better go get a splint for this foot." After Doctor Dan left, Yin went over to her brother, took his hand, and kneeled beside him. Neither of them looked at Stanley. "This is all my fault," Stanley said quietly. Then he folded himself to the ground and buried his face in his knees. After a moment, Yang spoke. "Confucius said, 'Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in getting up every time we do.' Get up, sister. Get up, Turnip Cake. The Flying Chinese Wonders have never missed a performance, and they will not now."

“对不起，”丹医生说。 “我知道这很令人失望，但你必须取消。 我最好给这只脚找个夹板。” 丹医生走后，尹走到弟弟身边，拉着他的手，跪在他身边。 他们俩谁也没看斯坦利。 “这都是我的错，”斯坦利平静地说。 然后他伏在地上，把脸埋在膝盖里。 过了一会儿，杨开口了。 孔子说:‘最大的光荣不在于从不失败，而在于每次失败都能爬起来。’起来，妹妹。 起来，萝卜饼。中国飞行奇迹从来没有错过一场演出，现在也不会。”

"But how, brother?" said Yin. "How can you perform with a broken foot?" "I will not," Yang said solemnly. "Turnip Cake will." "But, brother—!" "I'm not an acrobat," said Stanley. "Are you flexible?" said Yang. Stanley shrugged. "I once went down Niagara Falls wrapped around somebody like a barrel," he offered. "Are you strong?" "I did keep Abraham Lincoln's nose from breaking off Mount Rushmore." "Are you determined?" "I recently walked halfway across Mexico to get a recipe for my mom," said Stanley. "Then you will learn," said Yang. Stanley looked at Yin. She nodded in approval. Stanley imagined himself standing atop the Great Wall of China, and a smile spread across his face. "I'll do my best," he promised.

殷说:“可是怎么做呢，哥哥?” “你脚骨折了，怎么表演呢?”“我不会的，”杨严肃地说。 “萝卜饼会的。”“但是,哥哥!”“我不是杂技演员，”斯坦利说。 “你灵活吗?”杨说。 斯坦利耸耸肩。“有一次我从尼亚加拉大瀑布下去的时候，像一个桶一样被一个人包裹着，”他说。 “你强壮吗?”“我确实阻止了亚伯拉罕·林肯的鼻子从拉什莫尔山掉下来。” “你决定了吗?”斯坦利说:“我最近走了半个墨西哥去给我妈妈买一份食谱。” 杨说:“那你就学会了。” Stanley看着Yin。她点头表示赞同。 斯坦利想象自己站在中国长城的顶端，脸上洋溢着笑容。 “我会尽力的，”他保证道。

Four days later, Stanley was sorted and loaded for special delivery deep in the Shaanxi province of China. He could feel the wheels of a bicycle carrying his envelope along a craggy road. Eventually, the wheels came to a stop, and Stanley's envelope was torn open. Yin's face peeked inside. "Hello, Stanley," she said with a grin. "Welcome to China!" "Knee how!" cried Stanley. He hopped out and stretched his legs. "You hurt your knee?" she said in a panic.

四天后，史丹利被分类装载，准备在中国陕西省深处进行特殊递送。 他能感觉到一辆自行车的轮子载着他的信封沿着崎岖不平的道路行驶。 最后，车轮停住了，斯坦利的信封被撕开了。 尹的脸向里面偷看。“你好，斯坦利，”她笑着说。 “欢迎来到中国!”“膝盖怎么了!”斯坦利叫道。 他跳下车，伸伸腿。 “你的膝盖受伤了?”她惊慌地说。