6. Secret in the Closet

Chapter 6 Secret in the Closet The kids carried the box up to Bradley and Brian's bedroom and closed the door. "Let's put it in the closet so snoopy Josh doesn't see the puppy," Bradley said. They moved some stuff and made room for the box on the closet floor. Brian put one of his old sweatshirts in the box, so the puppy would have

第6章壁橱里的秘密孩子们把盒子拿到布拉德利和布莱恩的卧室，关上了门。 布拉德利说：“我们把它放在壁橱里吧，这样史努比·乔希就看不到这只小狗了。” 他们搬了一些东西，在壁橱的地板上为盒子腾出了空间。 布莱恩把他的一件旧运动衫放在盒子里，所以小狗会

something soft to lie on. Bradley added one of Pal's toys and a bowl of water. They set the puppy in the box and watched him lap up some water. "He needs a name," Nate said. "He's so cute, we should call him Brian," Brian said. He grinned. "Whoever is getting him for Christmas should name him," Bradley said. "Not you, cute brother." "And he might already have a name," Lucy said. Just then, the kids heard a door slam. "It's Mom and Dad!" Brian whispered. "We'd better get out of here before they come upstairs!" "Be a good boy," Bradley whispered to the puppy as he closed the closet door, leaving it open a crack. The four kids walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. "Hi, gang," Bradley's dad said. "What mischief are you up to?" "We're bored with all this snow," Brian told his father. "So we're going to Hawaii. Can we borrow your car?"

柔软的东西躺在上面。布拉德利放了一个帕尔的玩具和一碗水。 他们把小狗放在盒子里，看着它舔水。 “他需要一个名字，”内特说。 “他太可爱了，我们应该叫他布莱恩，”布莱恩说。 他咧嘴一笑。布拉德利说：“无论是谁在圣诞节收到它，都应该给它起个名字。” “不是你，可爱的弟弟。”“他可能已经有名字了。”露茜说。 就在这时，孩子们听到砰的一声把门关上了。 “是爸爸妈妈！”布莱恩低声说。 “我们最好在他们上楼之前离开这里！”“做个好孩子，”布拉德利对小狗耳语道，关上了壁橱的门，只留下一条缝。 四个孩子走下楼梯，进了厨房。 “嗨，伙计们，”布拉德利的爸爸说。 “你在搞什么恶作剧？”“我们厌倦了这些雪，”布莱恩告诉他的父亲。 “所以我们要去夏威夷。 我们可以借你的车吗？”

"Sure," his father said. "When you're thirtyfive." "Do you want to stay for popcorn and hot chocolate?" Bradley's mother asked Nate and Lucy. "No thank you, Mrs. Pinto," Lucy said. "I have to go call my parents in Arizona." "And I get to open one of my presents," Nate said. "Probably some new underwear or more socks." Nate and Lucy left through the back door. "Okay, who wants popcorn?" Bradley's mom asked. Just then, they heard a bark from upstairs. Bradley looked at Brian. Brian's eyes grew big. "Maybe Pal got locked in our room," Bradley said. "I'll go up and get him." But Pal walked into the kitchen. "I thought he was upstairs," Bradley's father said. "I guess not," Bradley said. He was thinking, Quiet, puppy! "I could swear I heard a bark from up there," Bradley's mother said.

“当然，”他父亲说。“当你35岁的时候。” “你想留下来吃爆米花和热巧克力吗？”布拉德利的妈妈问内特和露西。 “不，谢谢你，平托太太。”露茜说。 “我得给亚利桑那州的父母打个电话。” “我还能打开我的一份礼物，”内特说。 “可能是一些新内衣或袜子。” 内特和露西从后门走了。 “好吧，谁想要爆米花？”布拉德利的妈妈问。 就在这时，他们听到楼上传来一声吠叫。 布拉德利看着布莱恩。布莱恩睁大了眼睛。 “也许帕尔被锁在我们的房间里了，”布拉德利说。 “我上去把他叫来。”但是帕尔走进了厨房。 “我以为他在楼上，”布拉德利的父亲说。 “我想没有，”布拉德利说。 他在想：安静点，小狗！布拉德利的母亲说：“我发誓我听到上面有吠叫。”

"Maybe it was Josh," Brian offered. "He makes a lot of funny noises." "Josh is out somewhere with Dink and Ruth Rose," his dad said. "And I've never heard him bark." "I thought we were having popcorn," Brian said. "And hot chocolate!" Bradley said. "Yum, yum!" While their parents were making the popcorn and hot chocolate, Bradley and Brian high-fived. Ten minutes later, Bradley's father carried the tray into the living room. They sat in front of the Christmas tree. "Mom, can we open one present now?" Brian asked. "I don't know, honey," his mother said. "Christmas is tomorrow." "Pretty please?" Brian begged. "Just a tiny present." "I guess it will be all right," their mother said. "Take those two flat ones in the striped paper." "Hey, if the twins get to open something, I do, too!" their father said.

“也许是乔希，”布莱恩说。 “他会发出很多奇怪的声音。” “乔希和丁克、露丝·罗斯在外面什么地方，”他爸爸说。 “我从来没听过它叫。” “我以为我们要吃爆米花呢，”布莱恩说。 “还有热巧克力！”布拉德利说。 “百胜,百胜!”当他们的父母在做爆米花和热巧克力时，布拉德利和布莱恩击掌庆祝。 十分钟后，布拉德利的父亲端着托盘进了客厅。 他们坐在圣诞树前。 “妈妈，我们现在能打开一件礼物吗？”布莱恩问。 “我不知道，宝贝，”他妈妈说。 “明天就是圣诞节了。”“漂亮吗?”布莱恩恳求。 “只是一件小小的礼物。”“我想会没事的，”他们的母亲说。 “拿条纹纸上那两个平的。” “嘿，如果双胞胎能打开什么东西，我也能！”他们的父亲说。

Just then, Josh burst into the room. "Me too!" he said. "I thought you were with Dink and Ruth Rose," his mother said. "They had to do some stuff," Josh said. "Christmas stuff." "You look funny," Josh's father said. "Why is your face red?" "Do you have a temperature?" his mother asked. She put her hand on Josh's forehead. "I'm okay. I ran home," Josh said. Then he reached for a present with his name on it. "Can I open this one?" "Sure," his father said. "But let the twins open theirs first, please." Bradley and Brian tore the striped paper off. They each found a book. Bradley's book was called Swamp Secrets. Brian's was 100 Amazing Magic Tricks. "Cool," Brian said. "Come on, Brad. Let's go up to our room and read. When we finish, we can swap books!" "No!" Josh yelled.

就在这时，乔希冲进了房间。 “我也是！”他说。“我以为你跟丁克和露丝·罗斯在一起呢，”他母亲说。 “他们总得做点什么，”乔希说。 “圣诞的东西。”“你看起来很滑稽，”乔希的父亲说。 “你的脸怎么红了？”“你发烧吗？”他妈妈问。 她把手放在乔希的额头上。 “我很好。我跑回家，”乔希说。 然后他伸手去拿一个写着他名字的礼物。 “我能打开这个吗？”“当然，”他父亲说。 “但请先让那对双胞胎打开他们的。” 布拉德利和布莱恩把条纹纸撕了下来。 他们每人找到了一本书。布拉德利的书名叫《沼泽秘密》。 布莱恩的是《100个神奇魔术》。 “酷，”布莱恩说。“来吧，布拉德。 让我们上楼到我们的房间去读书吧。 当我们完成后，我们可以交换书！”“不!”杰克喊道。

The twins stared at their big brother. "Why not?" Bradley asked. "Because I haven't opened my present yet," Josh said. He held the present on his lap. He read the tag. "To Josh, from Mom and Dad." Josh grinned. "Thanks, parents." He shook the present. "It's heavy," he said. "Are you going to open it or not?" Brian asked. Slowly, Josh removed the paper. Inside he found a toolbox filled with tools. "So you can fix your own bike," his father said. "Awesome!" Josh said. "Thanks so much, you guys." "Can we go up and read now?" Bradley said.

这对双胞胎盯着他们的哥哥。 “为什么不?”布拉德利问。“因为我还没有打开我的礼物，”乔希说。 他把礼物放在腿上。 他看了看标签。“给乔希，爸爸妈妈。” 杰克笑了。“谢谢,父母。” 他摇了摇礼物。“它很重，”他说。 “你到底要不要打开它？”布莱恩问。 乔希慢慢地把纸拿开。 他在里面发现了一个装满工具的工具箱。 “这样你就可以自己修自行车了，”他父亲说。 “棒极了!”杰克说。“非常感谢你们。” “我们现在可以上去读书了吗？”布拉德利说。