2. The First Sneaker

Chapter 2 The First Sneaker "Where's Goldi?" Bradley asked. "She was right there!" Brian said, pointing to the space on the workbench. "Her food is gone, too!" "What's this?" Lucy asked. She picked up a tiny sneaker from the workbench. The three-inch-long sneaker was bright green. There was an orange

第2章第一只运动鞋“戈尔迪在哪里？”布拉德利问。 “她就在那儿！”布莱恩指着工作台上的空间说。 “她的食物也没了！”“这是什么?”露西问。 她从工作台上拿起一只小运动鞋。 这只三英寸长的运动鞋是亮绿色的。 有一个橘子

lightning bolt on one side. The sneaker was attached to a chain with a key ring on the end. Bradley looked around the barn. Maybe Josh had moved the aquarium. He saw a lawn mower, two old tires, and a few rakes and shovels. He did not see a golden hamster with shiny black eyes. "It's pet-nappers!" Nate cried. "Search the barn!" Brian yelled. They all scattered, peeking in every dark corner. Bradley thought of Polly. He sprinted to the pony's stall. She was there, looking at him with big brown eyes. "At least they didn't take you," he said. Suddenly Pal let out a howl. He sniffed the barn floor and raced out into the yard. A minute later he came back. He sat under the workbench and whimpered. "Pal smells the hamster stealer!" Nate said. "Maybe whoever took the aquarium left this little sneaker here," Lucy said. "Dibs on the sneaker!" Brian said. He snatched the sneaker and attached it to his book bag. "The kids at school are going to hate me!" Bradley said. "I was supposed to take care of

一边是闪电。 这只运动鞋系在一条链子上，链子的末端有一个钥匙圈。 布拉德利环顾了一下谷仓。 也许乔什把鱼缸搬走了。 他看到了一台割草机，两个旧轮胎，还有一些耙子和铲子。 他没有看到一只长着闪亮黑眼睛的金色仓鼠。 “这是pet-nappers !”内特哭了。 “搜查谷仓！”布莱恩喊道。 他们四散而去，在每一个黑暗的角落里窥视。 布拉德利想起了波莉。他飞快地跑向小马的马厩。 她站在那里，用棕色的大眼睛看着他。 “至少他们没有带走你，”他说。 突然，帕尔发出一声嚎叫。 他嗅了嗅谷仓的地板，跑到院子里。 一分钟后他回来了。 他坐在工作台下啜泣。 “伙计闻到偷仓鼠的人了！”内特说。 “也许拿走水族馆的人把这只小球鞋留在了这里，”露西说。 “运动鞋归我了！”布莱恩说。 他抢过那只运动鞋，把它绑在书包上。 “学校里的孩子会恨我的！”布拉德利说。 “我应该照顾的

Goldi!" "It's not your fault, bro," his twin said. "The crook must have come during the night." The kids walked to school. Bradley felt an ache in his stomach. He had been so happy about the first day of school. Now he felt rotten. They were all looking up at the leaves, which were starting to change to yellow and red. The sun behind them made their shadows long. When they got close to the school building, Bradley noticed something. A pair of green sneakers was hanging from a tree branch. They were normal size, like an adult would wear. Both sneakers had an orange lightning bolt.

Goldi !”“这不是你的错，兄弟，”他的双胞胎兄弟说。 “那个骗子一定是夜里来的。” 孩子们步行去学校。 布拉德利感到胃疼。 开学第一天他一直很开心。 现在他觉得自己糟透了。他们都抬头看着树叶，树叶开始变黄变红。 他们身后的太阳把他们的影子映得很长。 当他们接近学校大楼时，布拉德利注意到了一些东西。 一双绿色运动鞋挂在一根树枝上。 它们是正常尺寸，就像成年人穿的那样。 两双球鞋上都有一个橙色的闪电。

"Look," Bradley said, pointing up at the sneakers.

“看，”布拉德利指着运动鞋说。

Brian grabbed the little sneaker hanging on his book bag. He held it up. "They're exactly like this one!" he said. "Who put them there?" Nate said. "They look brand-new!" The kids heard a bell and ran toward the school. Mr. Dillon, the principal, stood on the front steps. He shook hands with each of them. "Welcome back!" he said. "You're second graders now, right?" "Yes, sir," the kids said. "Wonderful! Your new teacher is Ms. Tery," Mr. Dillon said. "I know you'll enjoy getting to know her. Now scoot along and have a great first day!" Bradley had seen Ms. Tery around the school last year. He hoped she was as nice as Mr. Vooray. The kids hurried into the building. It was noisy. Kids were trying to find their rooms. A few moms and dads stood around looking worried. One little girl was crying as her mother tried to take her into a classroom. Some older boys were yelling at each other. Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy headed for the second-grade classroom. They passed Mr.

布赖恩抓住挂在书包上的小运动鞋。 他把它举起来。“它们和这只一模一样！”他说。 “谁把它们放在那儿的？”内特说。 “它们看起来是全新的！”孩子们听到铃声就朝学校跑去。 校长狄龙先生站在前面的台阶上。 他和他们每个人一一握手。 “欢迎回来！”他说。“你们现在是二年级学生了，对吧？”“是的，先生，”孩子们说。 “太棒了!你们的新老师是杨小姐。 很好，”狄龙说。“我知道你会喜欢了解她的。 现在快去吧，祝你第一天愉快！”布拉德利见过奥巴马夫人。 去年我在学校四处走动。 他希望她和沃莱先生一样好。 孩子们匆匆走进大楼。 很吵。孩子们都在找自己的房间。 几个爸爸妈妈站在旁边，看起来很担心。 一个小女孩哭着，她的妈妈试图带她进教室。 一些大一点的男孩在互相吼叫。 布拉德利、布莱恩、内特和露西向二年级的教室走去。 他们经过了Mr。

Vooray's room. "You guys go ahead," Bradley said to the other kids. "I've got to tell Mr. Vooray about Goldi." "Not alone, you don't," Lucy said. "We're all going to tell him." Lucy pushed open the door to Mr. Vooray's room. Most of the seats were filled with first graders. They all stared at the four second graders. Mr. Vooray smiled when he saw Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy. "Hello there!" he said. "Your new room is next door, remember?" "We know," Bradley said. "But we have something to tell you." "Sure," Mr. Vooray said. He leaned against his desk. "I'm all ears." Mr. Vooray picked up a key ring from the desktop and attached it to his belt loop. Bradley stared. Dangling from the ring was a miniature green sneaker with an orange lightning bolt.

Vooray的房间。“你们先去吧，”布拉德利对其他孩子说。 “我得把戈尔迪的事告诉沃雷先生。” “不是一个人，你不是。”露茜说。 “我们都要告诉他。” 露西推开了沃莱先生房间的门。 大部分座位都坐满了一年级学生。 他们都盯着那四个二年级学生。 沃雷先生看到布拉德利、布莱恩、内特和露西时笑了。 “你好！”他说。“你的新房间在隔壁，记得吗？”“我们知道，”布拉德利说。 “但是我们有些事要告诉你。” “当然，”沃莱说。他靠在书桌上。 “我洗耳恭听。”沃雷先生从桌上拿起一个钥匙圈，把它系在皮带环上。 布拉德利盯着。戒指上挂着一只带橙色闪电的微型绿色运动鞋。