4 Muscle-Bound

CHAPTER 4 MUSCLE-BOUND AWESOME! When I get home, I realize Eric had a point, and it wasn't just the top of his head. I need some muscles... quick, if I want to win any events. I EAT MUSCLES.

第4章肌肉发达棒极了！当我回到家，我意识到埃里克说的有道理，而且不仅仅是他的头顶。 我需要一些肌肉……快点，如果我想赢得比赛的话。 我吃肌肉。

On TV that night, there's an ad for muscles. It's a complete body-building system for $19.95. Normally, it sells for $385. But if you call in the next five min- utes, they'll cut the price in half to $9.97. It's called Wimpflex and it guar- antees muscles in eight days or your money back. The field day is in six days. Maybe I could go from total wimp to almost wonderful. I check my piggy bank. I have ten dollars— I'm on my way—I call in. Look out, field day, here I come! I HAVE TEN DOLLARS IN COINS.

那天晚上，电视上播放了一则肌肉广告。 这是一个9.95美元的完整健身系统。 通常售价85美元。 但是如果你在接下来的五分钟内打电话，他们会把价格减半到97美分。 它叫Wimpflex，它能在8天内保证肌肉强健，否则就退钱。 再过六天就是比赛了。 也许我可以从完全的窝囊废变成近乎完美的人。 我检查我的储蓄罐。我有十美元——我在路上——我打电话进来。 当心，野战日，我来了！我有十元硬币。

I send off my money and wait. Every day I check the mailbox after school. Days pass. I'm getting weaker and weaker. Then three days later, it comes! My complete Wimpflex body- building system. I eagerly open the little box. It's a rubber band and a booklet. Well, I read the booklet and start right away to make up for lost time. Maybe I can go from shrimp to strong- man before the field day. ANYTHING FOR ME? AND ME?

我把钱寄出去，然后等着。 每天放学后我都检查邮箱。 天过去了。我越来越虚弱了。 三天后，它来了！我完整的Wimpflex健身系统。 我急切地打开小盒子。 是一根橡皮筋和一本小册子。 嗯，我看了小册子，然后马上开始，以弥补失去的时间。 也许我能在比赛前从小虾变成壮汉。 有我的吗？和我吗?

THIS IS IT?

就这样吗？