12. Your Proboscis Is Showing Too

Chapter 12 Your Proboscis Is Showing Too I took Hamilton to my room so he could see all his friends. Everyone wanted to hear his exciting story. I grabbed Geraldo from my laundry basket so he could welcome his buddy back. I started to close the closet door. But something made me stop. And it wasn't a ghost. I looked down at the laundry basket. Two sad black eyes stared up at me.

第十二章你的长鼻也露出来了我把汉密尔顿带到我的房间，好让他见见他所有的朋友。 每个人都想听他激动人心的故事。 我把杰拉尔多从我的洗衣篮里拿出来，好让他欢迎他的朋友回来。 我开始关上壁橱的门。 但有件事让我停下来。 而且那不是鬼。我低头看了看洗衣篮。 两只忧郁的黑眼睛抬头盯着我。

Hamilton and I were together again, but Bobo was still alone. And I knew that wasn't right. I told Dad all about how I had bear-napped poor Bobo. It felt good to get that old bear off my chest. Then Dad and I drove over to Wyatt's house. On the way, Dad and me talked about jumping to conclusions.

汉密尔顿和我又在一起了，但波波还是一个人。 我知道那不对。 我告诉了爸爸我是如何绑架可怜的波波的。 把心中那只老熊说出来感觉真好。 然后爸爸和我开车去怀亚特家。 在路上，爸爸和我讨论了草率下结论的问题。

Jumping to conclusions isn't about the fun kind of jumping. Like jumping rope. Or jumping jacks. Jumping to conclusions is when you decide something before you know all the facts. Like for instance when you think someone is a pig-napper. Only they aren't. We also talked about how you are innocent until somebody proves you guilty. Personally, I can see how that idea might come in handy. Wyatt sure was happy to see Bobo. I told him I was really sorry I thought he was a pig-napper. And really sorry I was a bear-napper. Before I left, I remembered something important I had to ask. "Wyatt?" I said. "What's a

草率下结论并不是一种有趣的草率。 比如跳绳。或者开合跳。 jump to conclusion是指你在了解所有事实之前就做出决定。 比如，当你认为某人是一个睡猪的人。 但事实并非如此。我们还讨论了在有人证明你有罪之前你是无辜的。 就我个人而言，我知道这个想法可能会派上用场。 怀亚特见到波波很高兴。 我跟他说我很抱歉，我以为他是个睡猪的人。 真的很抱歉我给熊睡过觉。 临走前，我想起了一件很重要的事。 “怀亚特?”我说。“什么是

proboscis?" "It's just another name for nose," he said. He grinned. "I learned it from my big brother. They're good for some things." Wyatt gave Bobo a hug. Then he sniffed him. He squinted his eyes. "You didn't give him a bath, did you?" he asked.

吻?”“这只是鼻子的另一个名字，”他说。 他咧嘴一笑。“我是从我哥哥那里学来的。 它们对某些事情有好处。” 怀亚特给了波波一个拥抱。然后他闻了闻他。 他眯起眼睛。“你没有给他洗澡吧?”他问。

"No!" I said. "I might be a bear-napper. But I would never go that far!" I sighed. "Somebody did that to Hamilton. They even put a dress on him." Wyatt shook his head. "Some people have no shame."

“不!”我说。“我可能是个睡熊的人。 但我绝不会走那么远!”我叹了口气。 “有人这样对汉密尔顿。 他们甚至给他穿上了一件衣服。” 怀亚特摇摇头。“有些人没有羞耻心。”