8 Winging It!

CHAPTER 8 WINGING IT! At home, I get to work. I take a wire coat hanger and bend it into a halo. It's easy—a little circle on top and a bigger circle on the bottom that fits on my head. It looks a little like a TV antenna, so I spray it with gold paint. COOL

第八章临场发挥！在家里，我开始工作。 我拿一个金属衣架，把它弯成一个光环。 这很容易——上面有一个小圆圈，下面有一个大圆圈，正好戴在我的头上。 它看起来有点像电视天线，所以我给它喷了金漆。 酷

Wings—how am I going to make those? Two pillows don't work. Two paper plates look lame. Mom says to get some cardboard and she'll help me cut out wings. Mom is a good artist. She draws me a pair of wings. Then I cut them out, but they still look like they are made of cardboard. WINGS PILLOWS- NO! GLOVES- NO! PAPER PLATES- NO! TENNIS RACKETS- NO! PLASTIC MILK BOTTLES- NO!

翅膀——我要怎么做呢？ 两个枕头不行。两个纸盘子看起来很蹩脚。 妈妈说去拿些硬纸板，她会帮我剪翅膀。 妈妈是一个很好的艺术家。她给我画了一对翅膀。 然后我把它们剪下来，但它们看起来还是像纸板做的。 翅膀枕头——不！手套——不!纸盘子——不！网球拍——不！塑料奶瓶——不！

CARDBOARD CUT-OUT. YES! WHAT YOU NEED 1. A BIG PIECE OF CARDBOARD 2. PEN OR PENCIL 3. SCISSORS 4. DUCT TAPE 5. MOM'S HELP NOT BAD. THEY STILL LOOK LIKE CARDBOARD.

老一套。是的!你需要什么？ 一张大纸板。 钢笔或铅笔。剪刀4。 管道胶带妈妈的帮助还不错。 它们看起来还是像硬纸板。

"Bummer," I sigh. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Mom yells out, "Feathers! We need lots of feathers." We both look at Peeper, our parakeet. No-ooo way! Peeper needs all the feathers he's got. "Hmmm. Let's try the park," says Mom. We drive over, but the pigeons want to keep all theirs, too.

“笨蛋，”我叹了口气。突然，不知从哪里，妈妈喊道：“羽毛！我们需要很多羽毛。” 我们都看着佩珀，我们的长尾鹦鹉。 No-ooo !佩珀需要所有的羽毛。 “嗯。我们去公园试试吧，”妈妈说。 我们开车过去，但鸽子们也想把它们的都留下。

Too LATE. NOW WHAT? So we rush over to the market. But we're out of pluck. All the chickens are already naked. "Pillows!" shouts Mom. "What was I thinking?! Pillows are full of feathers. And we have lots of those at home."

太迟了。现在怎么办呢?所以我们冲到市场。 但是我们没有勇气了。所有的鸡都已经脱光了。 “枕头！”妈妈叫道。“我在想什么？！”枕头上都是羽毛。 我们家里有很多这样的人。”

We speed home and find an old down pillow. Mom opens it up and shakes it out. Now we are in fine feather weather. Feathers float and fall all over the room like snowflakes. Mom and I catch them in mid- air and glue them to the wings. Now they look like they belong to an angel. I'm almost ready to fly! THANKS, mom.

我们迅速赶回家，找到一个旧羽绒枕头。 妈妈把它打开抖了抖。 现在天气很好。 羽毛像雪花一样在房间里飘来飘去。 妈妈和我在半空中抓住它们，把它们粘在翅膀上。 现在它们看起来像是天使的。 我几乎准备好要飞了！谢谢,妈妈。