Chapter 7 In Balance

Chapter 7 In Balance "Mom?" Stanley said into the phone. "Stanley, is that you?" Harriet Lambchop's voice nearly leaped through the receiver. "Oh, how we miss you! How's China?" Stanley couldn't speak. "What is it, dear? Is everything all right?" "I got hurt," Stanley blurted. All at once, he started to cry.

第七章平衡“妈妈?”斯坦利对着电话说。 “斯坦利，是你吗?”哈丽特·兰切普的声音几乎越过了听筒。 “啊，我们多么想念你啊!”中国怎么样?”斯坦利说不出话来。 “怎么了，亲爱的?”一切都好吗?”“我受伤了，”斯坦利脱口而出。 突然，他哭了起来。

Mr. Lambchop picked up the other extension. "Now calm down, Stanley. I'm sure you're all right. What happened?" "I bot born by a banda bear," blubbered Stanley. "A panda bear?" gasped his mother. "Uh huh," replied Stanley. "But they're so adorable!" said Harriet Lambchop. Stanley tried to catch his breath long enough to get the next part out. "It was really scary. I got a rip from its claw. You can see right through me." There was a loud thump on the other end of the phone.

兰切普先生接了另一个分机。 “现在冷静下来，斯坦利。我相信你会没事的。 发生了什么事?”“我是一只班达熊生的，”斯坦利哭着说。 “一只熊猫?”他妈妈喘着气说。 “嗯哼，”斯坦利回答。 “可他们太可爱了!”哈丽特·兰切普说。 斯坦利试着喘口气，好把下一部分说出来。 “这真的很可怕。我被它的爪子撕破了。 你可以看穿我。” 电话那头传来砰的一声巨响。

"Hello?" said Stanley. "Stanley, talk to your brother for a moment," said Mr. Lambchop. "I think your mother just fainted." Arthur got on the line. "What's up, bro?" "Hi, Arthur." "When's the big show?" "In an hour," sighed Stanley. "But I can't be in it." "Why not?" "Because I got hurt! I worked so hard, Arthur. I climbed a mountain and bounced through an army and rolled on the Great Wall. I finally mastered a Double Flying Dragon. But now I won't get to do any of it!" "Slow down," said Arthur. "I didn't understand half of what you just said. Start from the beginning, and tell me everything." Stanley did. He told Arthur about the twins' Great Grandmother Yin and Great Uncle Yang, and the meaning of Yin and Yang, and how he learned to use chopsticks. He told him about climbing Mount Huashan and practicing on the roof of the temple,

“喂?”斯坦利说。“斯坦利，和你哥哥谈谈，”兰彻先生说。 “我想你妈妈刚才晕倒了。” 阿瑟接通了电话。“怎么了，兄弟?”“嗨,阿瑟。” “盛大的演出什么时候举行?”“一小时后。”斯坦利叹了口气。 “但我不能在里面。”“为什么不?”“因为我受伤了!”我工作那么努力，亚瑟。 我爬过一座山，在军队中弹跳，在长城上打滚。 我终于掌握了双飞龙。 但现在我什么都做不了了!”“慢点。”阿瑟说。 “你刚才说的话我有一半听不懂。 从头说起，把一切都告诉我。” 斯坦利。他给阿瑟讲了双胞胎的阴曾祖母和杨伯伯，还有阴阳的含义，以及他是如何学会使用筷子的。 他告诉他爬华山，在寺庙的屋顶上练习，

and about when they trained among the Terracotta Army soldiers, which Arthur thought was terrific, just like Stanley thought he would. He told him about the accident on the Great Wall and how Yang responded, and the two days of intense practice that followed. He told him about Beijing, and the limousine, and the zoo, and the panda, and the picture, and Doctor Don who was just like Doctor Dan, and Yang's miraculous recovery, and how now he was all alone calling home and feeling sorry for himself. Arthur didn't say anything for a long time. Then he said, "Have you tried duct tape?" "What do you mean have I tried—" Stanley froze. He lifted up his shirt and peered at his wound. "Arthur," Stanley cried, "you're a genius!" In the center of Beijing, in the heart of the Forbidden City, Stanley stood nervously between Yin and Yang as a giant red velvet curtain parted

当他们在兵马俑士兵中训练时，阿瑟觉得非常棒，就像斯坦利认为的那样。 他告诉他长城上的事故，杨的反应，以及接下来两天的高强度训练。 他告诉他北京的事，豪华轿车的事，动物园的事，熊猫的事，照片的事，和丹医生一模一样的唐医生的事，还有杨的奇迹般的康复，还有他现在是如何孤独地给家里打电话，为自己感到难过。 阿瑟沉默了很长一段时间。 然后他说:“你试过胶带吗?”“你说我试过——”斯坦利僵住了。 他撩起衬衫，看了看自己的伤口。 “亚瑟，”斯坦利叫道，“你是个天才!”在北京的中心，紫禁城的中心，当一个巨大的红色天鹅绒窗帘拉开时，斯坦利紧张地站在阴阳之间

before their eyes. A wave of rapturous applause rushed over them. They bowed slowly. In a balcony, the president of China nodded and smiled. And then, together, the three Flying Wonders shot into the air. Stanley felt the rushing air on his skin, and the grasp of the twins' hands, and the light rubbery bounce of his toes touching down and springing back up. He felt the top of his head brush the back of his ankles. At times, he could not tell where his body ended and theirs began.

在他们眼前。一阵热烈的掌声向他们袭来。 他们慢慢地鞠躬。在阳台上，中国国家主席点头微笑。 然后，三个飞行奇迹一起飞向空中。 斯坦利感觉到空气在他的皮肤上呼啸而过，感觉到双胞胎的手在抓他，感觉到他的脚趾像橡胶一样轻弹着地又弹起。 他感到自己的头顶擦过了脚踝后面。 有时，他分不清自己的身体在哪里结束，他们的身体在哪里开始。

A giant flaming torch rose up in the center of the stage, and Yin and Yang encircled it and stretched Stanley before the audience. He felt the heat on his back as the light glowed through his thinning body: a human Chinese New Year's lantern. The crowd went wild. Yin turned upside down beside Stanley. He faced her back, while Yang faced his. The twins curved their bodies outward, the three of them exhaled deeply, and the Wheel started to turn. It rolled

一个巨大的火炬在舞台中央升起，阴和阳围绕着它，把斯坦利伸展到观众面前。 当光线穿过他瘦削的身体时，他感到背上的热量:一个人类的春节灯笼。 人群变得疯狂起来。尹在斯坦利身旁倒立着。 他面对着她的背，而杨面对着他的背。 双胞胎把身体向外弯了弯，三个人深深地呼了一口气，轮子开始转动起来。 它滚