8. Surprise!

Chapter 8 Surprise! Killer barked like a maniac. His eyes and teeth shone in the moonlight. He reared up on his hind legs and slammed his giant front paws into Bradley's chest. My nightmare is coming true! Bradley thought as he landed on his back on the grass. One hundred pounds of hairy black dog piled on top of him. A huge pink tongue washed his face. Bradley was too scared to yell. "Daisy, get off!" a voice shouted.

第八章惊喜！杀手像疯子一样狂吠。 他的眼睛和牙齿在月光下闪闪发光。 它用后腿站立起来，用巨大的前爪猛击布拉德利的胸膛。 我的噩梦要成真了！布拉德利仰面躺在草地上，心想。 一百磅重的黑毛狗压在他身上。 一条巨大的粉红色舌头冲洗着他的脸。 布拉德利吓得不敢喊。 “黛西，下车！”一个声音喊道。

Bradley looked up. He saw a boy tugging on the dog's collar. Then a girl was there, and she was tugging, too. They both had brown hair. They looked about ten years old. Finally, Daisy got off, and Bradley looked up. Brian, Nate, and Lucy were standing with Bradley's parents, who were wearing bathrobes. Josh was there, too, wearing sweatpants, a hoodie, and a silly grin. Suddenly Pal raced through the gate, into the crowd. He and Daisy sniffed each other, then began racing around the yard, playing doggy tag. "What're you guys doing here?" Bradley asked his family. "A better question," his dad said, "is what are you doing here?" Josh helped Bradley up off the ground. The two new kids were standing next to the neighbors. "These are our grandchildren from Florida," Mrs. Sargent said. "Charlie and Maddy." Everyone said hi. "It's cold out here," Mr. Sargent said. "Let's go inside."

布拉德利抬起头。他看见一个男孩在拽狗的项圈。 然后一个女孩在那里，她也在拽我。 他们都是棕色头发。他们看起来大约十岁。 最后，黛西下了车，布拉德利抬起头来。 布莱恩、内特和露西和布拉德利的父母站在一起，他们穿着浴袍。 乔什也在那里，穿着运动裤，连帽衫，傻笑着。 突然，帕尔冲出大门，冲进了人群。 他和黛西互相嗅了嗅，然后开始在院子里跑来跑去，玩狗捉人游戏。 “你们在这里做什么？”布拉德利问他的家人。 “一个更好的问题是，”他爸爸说，“你在这里做什么？”乔什把布拉德利扶起来。 两个新来的孩子站在邻居旁边。 “这些是我们在佛罗里达的孙子孙女，”萨金特太太说。 “查理和玛蒂。”大家都跟我打招呼。 “外面很冷，”萨金特说。 “我们进去吧。”

Eleven people crowded into the neighbors' kitchen. "Find your seat, everyone," Mrs. Sargent said. "The hot chocolate is almost ready." Bradley blinked under a bright light. A long table was set with eleven places. There were eleven mugs, eleven napkins, eleven spoons. A plate of cookies sat in the middle of the table. The cookies were shaped like turkeys, with raisins for eyes. On each place mat was a cardboard-turkey name tag. Bradley found his name and sat down. Then he laughed. Standing next to his mug was his flashlight!

11个人挤进邻居的厨房。 “大家找好座位，”萨金特太太说。 “热巧克力差不多好了。” 布拉德利在明亮的灯光下眨了眨眼睛。 一张长桌摆了11个座位。 有11个杯子，11张餐巾纸，11把勺子。 桌子中间放着一盘饼干。 饼干的形状像火鸡，用葡萄干做眼睛。 每个餐垫上都有一个火鸡的名字标签。 布拉德利找到了他的名字，坐了下来。 然后他笑了。站在他杯子旁边的是他的手电筒！

Next to him, Brian laughed, too. There was his jar of money. They knew we were coming! Bradley said to himself. Soon everyone began sipping from the mugs and munching on cookies. "How did you know about Operation Brian?" Brian asked.

在他旁边，布莱恩也笑了。 那是他的一罐钱。 他们知道我们要来！布拉德利自言自语道。 很快，每个人都开始喝着杯子里的水，大嚼饼干。 “你是怎么知道布莱恩行动的？”布莱恩问。

"A little birdie told us," Mr. Sargent said. "So we knew you were curious about what was going on under our tarp." "The same little birdie told us your plan about sneaking over here tonight," Bradley's mother said. "What little birdie?" Bradley asked. Josh grinned and patted himself on the chest. "Tweet, tweet!" he said. "I heard you guys talking in your room. You should keep your door closed!" "We had fun sitting in the dark and watching you sneak into the yard," Mrs. Sargent said. "And I heard you creeping past my door," Josh said. "You were about as quiet as a herd of elephants!" "So I nearly broke my neck for nothing!" Brian said. "And I got attacked by a giant dog for nothing!" Bradley said. "Daisy wouldn't hurt a fly," Maddy said. "She just wanted to kiss you." "If you had asked, we would have told you," Mrs. Sargent said. "We're building a special Thanksgiving surprise for Charlie and Maddy."

“一只小鸟告诉我们，”萨金特说。 “所以我们知道你很好奇我们的防水布下面发生了什么。” “就是这只小鸟告诉了我们你今晚要溜过来的计划，”布拉德利的妈妈说。 “什么小鸟？”布拉德利问。 乔希咧嘴一笑，拍拍自己的胸口。 “推，推！”他说。“我听到你们在房间里谈话。 你应该把门关上！”“我们坐在黑暗中，看着你偷偷溜进院子，玩得很开心，”萨金特太太说。 “我还听见你蹑手蹑脚地从我门前走过，”乔希说。 “你们就像一群大象一样安静！”“所以我几乎无缘无故摔断了脖子！”布莱恩说。 “我被一只大狗无缘无故地袭击了！”布拉德利说。 “黛西连苍蝇都不会伤害，”玛蒂说。 “她只是想吻你。” “如果你问的话，我们会告诉你的，”萨金特太太说。 “我们要为查理和玛蒂准备一个特别的感恩节惊喜。”

"Granddad, what is it?" Charlie asked. "I can't wait till tomorrow!" Mr. Sargent stood up and looked at his watch. "Well, since it's almost one in the morning, it's officially Thanksgiving Day," he said. "Let's go take a look!" Charlie and Maddy raced out the door. Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy ran after them. Everyone gathered in front of the blue tarp. Mrs. Sargent tugged on a rope, and the tarp fell to the ground. The "surprise" was tall and silver and shiny. It gleamed in the moonlight. "It's a space shuttle!" Maddy shouted. "Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma!" "Charlie and Maddy live near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida," Mrs. Sargent explained. "They love to go there and see the launches. So we decided to build them their own shuttle in our backyard!" "But where's the tree?" Bradley asked. "It's inside," Mr. Sargent said. "We cut off most of the branches and used some of the wood inside

“爷爷，这是什么？”查理问道。 “我等不及明天了！”萨金特先生站起来看了看表。 “好吧，既然现在快凌晨一点了，今天是正式的感恩节，”他说。 “我们去看看吧！”查理和玛蒂跑出了门。 布拉德利、布莱恩、内特和露西跟在他们后面。 大家都聚集在蓝色篷布前。 萨金特太太拉了拉绳子，篷布就掉到了地上。 这个“惊喜”又高又银，闪闪发光。 它在月光下闪闪发光。 “这是一架航天飞机！”曼迪喊道。 “谢谢你们，爷爷奶奶！”“查理和玛蒂住在佛罗里达州肯尼迪航天中心附近，”萨金特太太解释说。 “他们喜欢去那里看发射。 所以我们决定在我们的后院为他们建造自己的航天飞机！”“可是树在哪儿呢？”布拉德利问。 “它在里面，”萨金特说。 “我们砍掉了大部分的树枝，用里面的一些木头