23 Surprise, Surprise!

Surprise, Surprise! written by Pam Holden illustrated by Samer Hatam

惊喜,惊喜!作者帕姆·霍尔顿，插画萨默·哈塔姆

There is something fun about being a twin. Each year, you always get to share your birthday. At last, it was Raj and Jay's birthday! In the morning when they woke up, they were both feeling happy. Raj shouted, "Happy Birthday, Jay!" "Thanks Raj, Happy Birthday to you too!" answered Jay. The boys hopped out of bed and ran to the kitchen. The twins had nothing special planned for their birthday, but they knew they would spend their day together.

做双胞胎是很有趣的。 每年，你都能分享你的生日。 终于到了拉杰和杰的生日!早上，当他们醒来时，他们都感到很高兴。 拉杰喊道:“生日快乐，杰!”“谢谢拉杰，也祝你生日快乐!”杰回答。 男孩们跳下床，跑到厨房。 这对双胞胎没有什么特别的生日计划，但他们知道他们会一起度过这一天。

In the kitchen, the brothers found a birthday card. Raj opened it and together they read. "Happy Birthday boys! Follow the string and when you reach the other end, you will find your birthday surprise!" Jay pointed at the red string. "I've found the string! Come on Raj, it goes this way!" he shouted. Together, both brothers reached hold of the red string and quickly began to follow it.

在厨房里，兄弟俩发现了一张生日贺卡。 拉杰打开信，两人一起读了起来。 “生日快乐，男孩们!”顺着绳子走，当你到达另一端时，你会发现你的生日惊喜!”杰伊指着那根红绳子。 “我找到绳子了!”快点，拉杰，往这边走!”他喊道。 兄弟俩一起抓住了红色的绳子，迅速地跟着它跑了起来。

The boys' mother and father were watching and thought this was very funny. Both boys were too busy to notice that their parents were quietly following behind. The brothers quickly followed the long red string out of the kitchen. It went over the carpet, down the stairs, along the hall, past the TV room and out through the back door.

男孩们的父母在一旁看着，觉得这很有趣。 两个男孩都太忙了，没有注意到他们的父母正悄悄地跟在后面。 兄弟俩迅速跟着长长的红色绳子走出了厨房。 它越过地毯，下了楼梯，沿着走廊，经过电视室，从后门出去了。

The twin brothers went down the steps that took them outside to the back yard. They watched the red string loop along the path. "Look," said Raj, "Follow me. The string is going along the path and through the back of our yard."

这对双胞胎兄弟走下台阶，来到外面的后院。 他们看着那条红色的绳子在小路上绕圈。 “听着，”拉杰说，“跟我来。 绳子沿着小路穿过我们的后院。”

The brothers were having a lot of fun following the string and thinking about what they would find when they reached the other end. They watched as the string went over the path and past the garden, along the grass and under a tree. Then, the long red string turned to make a circle, before it went on to the barn. Jay pointed to the string as it made it all the way through the green doors, and on into the barn.

兄弟俩沿着绳子走得很开心，想着当他们到达另一端时会发现什么。 他们看着绳子穿过小路，经过花园，沿着草地和一棵树下。 然后，长长的红色绳子转了一个圈，然后又转到了谷仓。 当绳子穿过绿色的门，进入谷仓时，杰伊指着它。