9. I Can Fly!

Chapter 9 I Can Fly! "I'm so excited, I can hardly eat my hot dog!" Nate said. "What do you mean?" Brian asked. "You've already gobbled down two!" The kids were sitting next to Mr. and Mrs. Fortunato. The couple looked around the crowd with amazement on their faces. It was intermission time, and in a few minutes, the trapeze act would begin. Every seat in the big tent was taken! Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy were squished between the Fortunatos and Howard the barber.

第九章我能飞！“我太兴奋了，我几乎不能吃我的热狗！”内特说。 “你是什么意思？”布莱恩问。 “你已经狼吞虎咽地吃了两个了！”孩子们坐在福尔图纳托夫妇的旁边。 这对夫妇带着惊奇的表情环顾人群。 现在是中场休息时间，再过几分钟，空中飞人表演就要开始了。 大帐篷里的每个座位都被占满了！布拉德利、布莱恩、内特和露西被挤在福尔图纳托一家和理发师霍华德之间。

When Bradley turned around, he saw Mr. Linkletter sitting with three boys who looked like miniature Mr. Linkletters. Bradley waved, and Mr. Linkletter's mustache wrinkled. Ellie was selling ice cream and hot dogs. Mr. Paskey, from the Book Nook, stood next to her, handing out bags of hot popcorn. A band from the high school was playing rock and roll and circus tunes outside the tent. Inside, a sign stood in front of the trapeze net. But no one could see what it said—it was covered with shiny silver-and-blue fabric. So far, the audience had seen a man from the senior center juggling fruit, and Officer Fallon doing magic tricks. Clumsy the clown, who was really Hannah Fortunato, had everybody laughing every time she tripped over her enormous feet. Now it was almost time for the mystery acrobat. Bradley smiled as the lights went down. The Fortunatos had no idea what they were about to see! The music ended. A spotlight appeared in the big ring. Everybody cheered when Mr. Holly from the gas station stepped into the circle of light,

当布拉德利转过身时，他看到林克莱特先生和三个看起来像微缩版林克莱特先生的男孩坐在一起。 布拉德利挥了挥手，林克莱特的胡子皱了起来。 艾莉在卖冰淇淋和热狗。 Book Nook书店的帕斯基先生站在她旁边，递给她几袋热爆米花。 一个高中乐队在帐篷外演奏摇滚乐和马戏团的曲子。 在里面，一个标志立在空中飞人网的前面。 但是谁也看不见它在说什么——它被闪闪发光的银色和蓝色的织物覆盖着。 到目前为止，观众已经看到了老年中心的一名男子在耍水果，法伦警官在表演魔术。 小丑笨笨，其实是汉娜·福尔图纳托，每次被她的大脚绊倒时，大家都笑了。 现在差不多到了神秘杂技演员出场的时间了。 灯光熄灭时，布拉德利笑了。 福尔图纳托一家根本不知道他们将要看到什么！音乐结束了。 一个聚光灯出现在大圆环上。 当加油站的霍利先生走进光圈时，大家都欢呼起来，

wearing a bright red jacket and black pants. He held a microphone, and a gold whistle hung around his neck. Peter the parrot sat on his shoulder. "Good evening, folks," Mr. Holly said. "May I present the world's smartest parrot!" He looked at the bird. "Tell everyone your name, please." "Peter the parrot!" Peter squawked. Everyone cheered and whistled.

穿着一件鲜红色的夹克和黑色的裤子。 他拿着麦克风，脖子上挂着一个金哨子。 鹦鹉彼得坐在他的肩膀上。 “大家晚上好，”霍利先生说。 “请允许我介绍世界上最聪明的鹦鹉！”他看着那只鸟。 “请告诉大家你的名字。” “鹦鹉彼得！”彼得会抗议。 每个人都欢呼着，吹着口哨。

"Very good, Peter! Now tell everyone the name of the president of the United States," Mr. Holly said. "Peter the parrot!" "And who is the vice president, Peter?" Mr. Holly asked. "Peter the parrot!" "Very nice, Peter," Mr. Holly said. "Now tell our friends, who is your favorite singer?" "Peter the parrot!" "Oh, good! Will you sing a song for us?" Mr. Holly asked. Peter didn't say anything. He just tucked his head under one wing. The audience clapped and whistled. "Now for our special surprise," Mr. Holly said. "Surprise?" Bradley heard Maude Fortunato ask her husband. Mr. Holly looked up into the audience, right at Mr. and Mrs. Fortunato. "This next act is dedicated to the Fortunatos by their son, Adam, and their daughter, Hannah!" The spotlight shone on the high wire.

“很好，彼得！”现在告诉大家美国总统的名字，”霍利说。 “鹦鹉彼得！”“彼得，副总统是谁？”霍利先生问。 “鹦鹉彼得！”“很好，彼得，”霍利先生说。 “现在告诉我们的朋友，你最喜欢的歌手是谁？”“鹦鹉彼得！”“哦,好!你能为我们唱首歌吗？”霍利先生问。 彼得什么也没说。 他只是把头缩在一只翅膀下面。 观众鼓掌并吹口哨。 “现在是我们的特别惊喜，”霍利说。 “惊喜?”布拉德利听到莫德·福尔图纳托问她丈夫。 霍利先生抬头看着观众，正对着福尔图纳托夫妇。 “下一幕由福尔图纳托夫妇的儿子亚当和女儿汉娜献给他们！”聚光灯照在高空钢丝上。

Maude Fortunato gasped when she saw the figure in silver tights and a mask, balancing on the wire. "When did Adam get a new costume?" Maude asked her husband. "I just made him the blue one last month!" "Shhh," her husband said. Bradley smiled. It was Hannah, not Adam, on the high wire, and she looked great. Only her nose and mouth showed beneath her mask. The silver acrobat walked across the wire, perfectly balanced. The spotlight followed her. When Hannah reached the other side, she tied a blindfold around her eyes. Then she walked back onto the wire. In the center of the wire, she flipped upside down into a handstand. The four kids said, "Oooh!" Then they started clapping and whistling. Maude whispered, "I can't look! Adam has never done this before!" Hannah flipped again and was on her feet. Suddenly another acrobat walked to the middle of the wire. This one was dressed in a shiny darkblue costume and also wore a mask.

当莫德·福尔图纳托看到那个穿着银色紧身衣、戴着面具、在钢丝上保持平衡的身影时，她倒吸了一口气。 “亚当什么时候买的新戏服”莫德问她的丈夫。 “我上个月才给他做了蓝色的！”“嘘，”她丈夫说。 布拉德利笑了。在高空走钢丝的是汉娜，而不是亚当，她看起来棒极了。 面具下只露出她的鼻子和嘴巴。 银发杂技演员以完美的平衡走过钢丝。 聚光灯一直跟着她。 当汉娜到达另一边时，她在眼睛上蒙上了眼罩。 然后她走回电线上。 在铁丝中间，她倒立起来。 四个孩子说：“哦！”然后他们开始鼓掌和吹口哨。 莫德低声说：“我不敢看！亚当以前从来没有这样做过！”汉娜又翻了个身，站了起来。 突然，另一个杂技演员走到钢丝中间。 这个人穿着闪亮的深蓝色服装，还戴着面具。

The two acrobats joined hands. "That's Adam!" Maude said. "I made that costume for him. But who's the other one?" "I think I know," her husband said. Adam bent one leg, and Hannah stepped onto his knee, still holding his hand. Then she gripped his shoulders and flipped upside down. Before anyone could blink, Hannah's head was balancing on top of Adam's. His arms were raised, and Hannah held both of his hands. Then, in a flash, Hannah flipped down to the wire. Adam unhitched the trapeze and held it as Hannah climbed onto the bar. Adam pushed the trapeze, and Hannah floated out above the audience. For the next five minutes, it seemed as if the entire audience was holding its breath. Hannah dipped, soared, flipped, and swung like a silver bird. Bradley snuck a look at Hannah's parents. They had tears in their eyes. When Adam and Hannah flipped down into the net, then onto the ground, everyone jumped to their feet to clap and yell.

这两个杂技演员手拉着手。 “这是亚当!”莫德说。 “那套服装是我为他做的。 可另一个是谁呢？”“我想我知道，”她丈夫说。 亚当弯下一条腿，汉娜踩到他的膝盖上，仍然握着他的手。 然后她抓住他的肩膀，翻了个身。 大家还没来得及眨眼，汉娜的头就在亚当的头上保持了平衡。 他举起双臂，汉娜握住他的双手。 然后，刹那间，汉娜翻到了电线上。 亚当解开秋千，拿着它，汉娜爬上了栏杆。 亚当推了推秋千，汉娜飘到了观众的上方。 在接下来的五分钟里，似乎所有的观众都屏住了呼吸。 汉娜像一只银色的小鸟，时而下沉，时而翱翔，时而翻转，时而摇摆。 布拉德利偷看了汉娜的父母一眼。 他们眼里含着泪水。 当亚当和汉娜翻到网里，然后落到地上时，每个人都跳起来鼓掌和大喊。