20 The Speed King

The Speed King written by Pam Holden illustrated by Michael Cashmore-Hingley

《速度之王》，作者帕姆·霍尔顿，插画迈克尔·卡什莫尔-辛利

When my little brother Zane and I would go out to play, our Dad would always say, "Look after your brother. Don't let him go too fast. Keep him safe." I'd reply, "I'll try to, Dad, but he really won't listen to me. He thinks he's the Speed King!" Before Zane and I would ride our bikes around the lake, I'd tell him, "Be extra careful. Remember to watch your speed. You don't want to get the speed wobbles! You might land in the lake! I wish you'd listen to me!" Zane never took any notice. Instead, he just laughed and sped past me, racing ahead, going as fast as he possibly could go.

当我和弟弟赞恩出去玩的时候，爸爸总是说:“照顾好你的弟弟。 别让他走得太快。 保证他的安全。”我回答说:“我会尽力的，爸爸，但他就是不听我的。” 他以为自己是速度之王!”在我和赞恩骑车绕湖之前，我会告诉他:“要格外小心。 记得注意你的速度。 你不会想要速度抖动的!你可能会掉在湖里!我希望你能听我的!”赞恩根本没注意到。 相反，他只是笑着从我身边飞驰而过，以最快的速度向前冲去。

At the ice skating-rink, I reminded him, "Do you remember what happened the last time we came here, Zane? You went too fast and you had a really big fall on the ice. I had to pick you up. Please go extra slowly until you get the hang of it again." Zane didn't seem to remember. He didn't take any notice of what I'd told him. Instead, he raced past me, smiling and speeding ahead as fast as he could go.

在溜冰场，我提醒他:“你还记得我们上次来这里发生了什么吗，赞恩?” 你跑得太快了，在冰上摔了一跤。 我得去接你。请慢慢来，直到你再次掌握窍门。” 赞恩似乎不记得了。 他根本不理会我告诉他的话。 相反，他从我身边跑过，面带微笑，以最快的速度向前飞驰。

Back at the park, Zane was on his shiny red scooter. "Don't go so fast," I told him, "Just stay beside me and you will stay safe. I don't want to have to pick you up again." But Zane wasn't even listening. "Watch how fast I can go now!" he shouted, as he sped past me and raced ahead.

回到公园，赞恩骑着他闪亮的红色摩托车。 “别走得那么快，”我对他说，“待在我身边，你会安全的。 我不想再去接你了。” 但赞恩根本没在听。 “看我现在能跑多快!”他一边从我身边疾驰而过，一边喊道。

I wasn't able to slow Zane down on the snow either. Before we went up the mountain, I reminded him, "You'll have to watch your speed. Remember what happened last time when you flew through the air and landed in the snow? We don't want that to happen again, now do we? Be extra careful. Just take your time and stay safe." Zane didnt even pretend that he was listening to me. "Woohoo!" he yelled, as he raced ahead and on, down the steep, steep mountain.

我也没能让赞恩在雪地上减速。 在我们上山之前，我提醒他:“你得注意你的速度。 还记得上次你飞到空中落在雪地里的事吗? 我们不希望这种事再次发生，对吧? 要格外小心。慢慢来，注意安全。” 赞恩甚至没有假装他在听我说话。 “哇呜!”他一边向前冲，一边大叫，从陡峭的山上冲下来。

At the skate park, I reminded Zane to wear his helmet and his safety pads. I helped him put them on. Then I told him that if he went too fast, that he might really hurt himself this time. As usual, Zane took no notice of me. He jumped on his skateboard and raced ahead of the other riders, smiling as he went.

在滑板公园，我提醒赞恩戴上头盔和安全垫。 我帮他穿上了。然后我告诉他，如果他走得太快，这次他可能真的会伤到自己。 像往常一样，赞恩没有注意到我。 他跳上滑板，跑到其他人的前面，边跑边笑。