9 A Wild Party

A Wild Party written by Jack Gabolinscy illustrated by Jo Thapa

《狂野派对》作者:杰克·加博林西，插画:乔·塔帕

Our Grandmother turned eighty years old yesterday. We had a wonderful party to celebrate her special birthday. Before she arrived, everyone told us how to behave well so that we wouldn't spoil her day. "Please be on your very best behaviour," said Mum. "You must wear your best clothes, but don't choose anything bright or shiny, because Grandma won't like bright colours. You will have to play quietly because old people don't like too much noise."

我们的祖母昨天八十岁了。 我们举行了一个精彩的聚会来庆祝她特别的生日。 在她到达之前，每个人都告诉我们如何表现好，这样我们就不会破坏她的一天。 “请好好表现，”妈妈说。 “你必须穿上你最好的衣服，但是不要选择任何明亮或闪闪发光的东西，因为奶奶不喜欢鲜艳的颜色。 你们必须安静地玩，因为老人不喜欢太吵。”

"You will need to turn the music down," Dad told us, "because Grandma won't want loud music. She likes slow, gentle dancing, so don't dance like wild things. use your best manners. Grandma likes people who say please and thank you and excuse me." "Remember your table manners at supper time," said Mum. "Grandma doesn't like children who spill their food or eat too much."

“你们得把音乐关小点，”爸爸告诉我们，“因为奶奶不想听太吵的音乐。 她喜欢缓慢温柔的舞蹈，所以不要跳得像野兽一样。 要有礼貌。奶奶喜欢说请、谢谢和对不起的人。” “记住晚饭时的餐桌礼仪，”妈妈说。 “奶奶不喜欢孩子把食物洒出来或吃得太多。”

All of Grandma's children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren came to the party. They brought presents, birthday cards, and plenty of delicious food. Grandma flew all the way from Timbuktu in Africa. She drove from the airport in a shiny, silver sports car. Honk! Honk! She tooted loudly when she arrived. Bang! She slammed the car door and skipped along the path. "Shhh!" said Mum. "Be on your best behaviour now."

奶奶所有的孩子、孙子和曾孙都来参加聚会。 他们带来了礼物、生日贺卡和许多美味的食物。 奶奶从非洲的廷巴克图一路飞来。 她开着一辆闪亮的银色跑车从机场出来。 嘎!嘎!她到达时大声地吹着笛子。 砰!她砰地关上车门，沿着小路蹦蹦跳跳地走着。 “嘘!”妈妈说。“现在要表现得好一点。”

We met Grandma at the front door. She was wearing an enormous yellow and black bumble bee hat. Her bright green dress was covered with huge orange and blue flowers. She wore purple stockings and red shoes with yellow bows. She looked like a bright flower garden with legs. Grandma laughed when Dad led her to the rocking chair. "Hey, that chair is for old people. I don't want to sit down at my party." Mum brought Grandma a small glass of juice, "Hey, this glass is too small for a thirsty traveller," she said. "May I have a large glass, please?"

我们在前门遇见了奶奶。 她戴着一顶硕大的黄黑相间的大黄蜂帽。 她鲜绿色的裙子上开满了巨大的橙色和蓝色的花朵。 她穿着紫色的长袜和带黄色蝴蝶结的红鞋子。 她看起来像一个长着腿的明亮的花园。 当爸爸把奶奶领到摇椅上时，她笑了。 “嘿，那把椅子是给老人坐的。 我不想在我的派对上坐下。” 妈妈给奶奶拿了一小杯果汁，“嘿，这杯对口渴的旅行者来说太小了，”她说。 “请给我一大杯好吗?”

"Turn the music up, please!" called Grandma. "It's far too quiet." She grabbed Uncle Peter's hand. "Come on, Pete. Let's rock! Let's sing as we swing!" Grandma danced like a wild thing. Her dress flew out as she kicked up her heels and waved her arms like windmills. "Yippee!" she yelled. When Uncle Peter got tired, she danced with Uncle Jack, and then with Uncle Tom and all our other uncles. Next she danced with all our aunts, too, singing, "Dance, baby, dance!" Her silver hair flew, her feet stomped, and her fingers clicked.

“请把音乐开大声点!”奶奶叫道。 “这里太安静了。”她抓住彼得大叔的手。 “来吧，皮特。让我们摇滚吧!让我们一边摇摆一边唱歌吧!”奶奶跳得像个疯子。 她翘起脚跟，像风车一样挥舞着双臂，衣服飞了出来。 “耶!”她喊道。当彼得叔叔累了，她和杰克叔叔跳舞，然后和汤姆叔叔和我们所有的叔叔。 接着，她也和我们所有的阿姨一起跳舞，唱着:“跳舞，宝贝，跳舞!”她的银发飞扬，她的脚咚咚作响，她的手指咔嗒作响。