Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5 Michael bolted to the door to greet his mom when she arrived home from a day at the science museum with Jane. "Mom! So great to see you! Did you have a good day? Can I help you carry anything from the car? Jane, you look nice today," he babbled. Mrs. Gomez glanced suspiciously at her son. She knew Michael well enough to know that this kind of nice usually meant he wanted something.

当妈妈和简在科学博物馆玩了一天回来时，迈克尔冲到门口迎接她。 “妈妈!见到你太好了！你今天过得好吗？ 我能帮你从车里拿点什么吗？ 简，你今天真漂亮，”他含糊地说。 戈麦斯太太怀疑地瞥了儿子一眼。 她很了解迈克尔，知道这种善意通常意味着他想要什么。

"What do you want?" Jane asked, beating her mom to the punch. "Nothing," Michael replied sharply. An awkward silence followed as Mrs. Gomez continued to look sideways at Michael. Finally, he confessed, "Okay. Maybe I do want a little something. Super Squish Squids 3 came out today, and I really, really, really want it. It's the best

“你想要什么？”简问，抢先了她妈妈一步。 “没什么，”迈克尔尖锐地回答。 戈麦斯太太继续斜眼看着迈克尔，接着是一阵尴尬的沉默。 最后，他承认：“好吧。 也许我确实想要点什么。 《超级压扁鱿鱼3》今天出来了，我真的真的很想要。 这是最好的

game ever. I'm amazing at Super Squish Squids 1 and 2, and 3 has like 20 more caves and a giant unsquishable squid and an evil octopus. Sadie's getting it tonight, and if I don't get it too, she'll get way ahead of me, and I will totally freak out!" In Michael's mind, this was an airtight argument. However, Mrs. Gomez was not convinced. "How much does it cost?" she asked. "It's only $40!" Michael gushed. "Only $40? Since when do only and $40 appear in the same sentence of a ten-year-old?" Mrs. Gomez inquired. "I have $15, and you can make it an early birthday and Christmas present," Michael pleaded. Under the word persistence in some dictionaries, you will find the picture of a ten-year-old who wants a video game. The same picture can also be located under the words badger, irritate, annoy, and discommode. After a number of failed refusal attempts, Mrs. Gomez finally gave in.

游戏。我很擅长《超级压扁鱿鱼1》和《超级压扁鱿鱼2》，而《超级压扁鱿鱼3》有20多个洞穴，还有一只不可压扁的巨型鱿鱼和一只邪恶的章鱼。 赛迪今晚就会拿到，如果我拿不到，她就会抢在我前面，我就会抓狂的！”在迈克尔看来，这是一个无懈可击的论点。 然而，戈麦斯夫人并不相信。 “多少钱？”她问。 “只有0!”迈克尔涌。 “只有0 ?从什么时候开始，只有和0会出现在一个十岁孩子的同一个句子里？”戈麦斯太太问。 “我有五个，你可以把它作为生日和圣诞礼物，”迈克尔恳求道。 在一些字典中，在“坚持”一词下面，你会看到一个十岁的孩子想要一个电子游戏的图片。 同样的图片也可以位于单词badger， irritate， annoy和discommode下面。 在多次拒绝失败后，戈麦斯夫人终于让步了。

"All right," she conceded. "After you do your homework and after you clean up the toilet paper and after you eat your dinner, we can download Squishy... what?" "Super Squish Squids 3." Michael smiled as he gave his mom a super hug.

“好吧，”她承认。 “在你做完作业、清理完厕纸、吃完晚饭之后，我们可以下载史乖宝宝…… 什么?”“超级压扁鱿鱼3。” 迈克尔笑着给了妈妈一个大大的拥抱。