6 The Surprise Visitor

The Surprise Visitor written by Pam Holden illustrated by Richard Hoit

《不速之客》作者Pam Holden，插画Richard Hoit

Charlie was excited about his birthday party. He wrote four invitations: What? A party Why? My 7th birthday Where? At my house, 9 Lakeside Road When? Saturday, May 6th, at 10 o'clock Who? Three friends and one surprise visitor When Charlie's friends read the invitations, they asked, "Who is that extra invitation for? Who else will be coming to your party?" "That's a secret," Charlie told them. "You won't know the answer until Saturday."

查理对他的生日聚会很兴奋。 他写了四张请柬:什么? 聚会为什么?我的七岁生日在哪里? 在我家，湖滨路9号什么时候? 5月6日，星期六，10点谁? 三个朋友和一个不速之客当查理的朋友们看完请帖后问道:“这张额外的请帖是给谁的?” 还有谁会来参加你的聚会?”“这是个秘密，”查理告诉他们。 “直到星期六你才会知道答案。”

On Saturday at 10 o'clock, Charlie's three special friends knocked on the door one by one. Everyone was excited. "Can you guess who will be the surprise visitor?" they asked each other. "You'll soon find out!" said Charlie. "Listen!" They heard extra loud knocking on the door.

星期六10点，查理的三个特别的朋友一个接一个地敲门。 每个人都很兴奋。“你能猜出谁会是这位意外的访客吗?”他们互相问。 “你很快就会知道的!”查理说。 “听!”他们听到更大声的敲门声。

When Charlie opened the door, he found a tall clown standing outside, carrying a purple box. "Happy birthday, Charlie," he said, shaking hands. "Thanks for the invitation. I've never been to a birthday party before. I wonder what food we'll eat and what games well play. Who else has been invited?" "My friends are waiting to meet you," said Charlie. "Here's our surprise visitor!" he told the children.

当查理打开门时，他发现一个高个子小丑站在外面，拿着一个紫色的盒子。 “生日快乐，查理。”他握着手说。 “谢谢你的邀请。 我从来没参加过生日派对。 我想知道我们会吃什么，玩什么游戏。 还有谁被邀请了?”“我的朋友们都在等着见你，”查理说。 “我们的不速之客来了!”他告诉孩子们。

Charlie's friends were all excited to meet the clown. He followed them outside, where they tried to teach him how to play all kinds of party games. He wasn't good at hiding because he was far too tall. His head stuck right out above the bushes when he tried to hide in the garden. He wasn't good at chasing because his red shoes were extra long. He tripped over his own feet when he tried to chase the children.

查理的朋友们都很兴奋要见到小丑。 他跟着他们走到外面，他们试图教他玩各种各样的派对游戏。 他不擅长躲藏，因为他太高了。 当他想藏在花园里时，他的头正好伸在灌木丛中。 他不擅长追赶，因为他的红鞋特别长。 他试图追赶孩子们时被自己的脚绊倒了。

When the clown tried to teach the children his special tricks, he made everybody laugh. First he juggled five balls without dropping any, but the children could only juggle two or three. His second trick was hard for the children to copy because he made such funny faces. He could wobble his nose and wiggle his ears, while he winked and blinked his eyes.

当小丑试图教孩子们他的特殊把戏时，他把每个人都逗笑了。 他先是玩了五个球，一个也没掉，但孩子们只能玩两三个。 他的第二个把戏让孩子们很难模仿，因为他做的鬼脸很滑稽。 他可以摇鼻子，摇耳朵，同时不停地眨眼睛。