11. Truly Terrific Tricks

Chapter 11 Truly Terrific Tricks The dogs and their kids lined up in a special area. The crowd got bigger. I saw Gus and Emma. They waved. I saw Mom and Hazel and Max. They waved too. Then I saw somebody else. Goofy. He wagged his tail and pulled on the leash Max was holding.

狗和它们的孩子们在一个特殊的地方站成一排。 人群越来越大。我看到了格斯和艾玛。 他们挥手。我看到了妈妈，海柔尔和麦克斯。 他们也挥手。然后我看到了另一个人。 高飞。它摇着尾巴，拉着马克斯手里的皮带。

He barked hello. I felt like I was on a playdate with the wrong friend. I mean a hang-out. Three judges sat in chairs behind a table. They had paper and pens and serious faces. "Contestant number one," said a man on a loudspeaker. "Mary Lou Oliver and her dog, Moe." Mary Lou and Moe went to the center of the field. Moe rolled over. Then he played dead. Next came Nico and Spinner. Spinner danced on his hind legs. Noodles caught a Frisbee in midair. Linus played a toy piano with his nose. He was extra good.

他叫了一声“你好”。我觉得我跟错了朋友一起玩。 我是说聚会。三位法官坐在桌子后面的椅子上。 他们有纸有笔，表情严肃。 “一号选手，”扩音器里的一个男人说。 "玛丽·卢·奥利弗和她的狗，莫" 玛丽·卢和莫走到球场中央。 莫翻了个身。然后他装死。 接下来是尼科和斯宾纳。 斯宾纳用后腿跳舞。 面条在半空中接住了飞盘。 莱纳斯用鼻子弹奏玩具钢琴。 他特别棒。

But nobody was as good as Edward. On the judges' table I could see lots of colored ribbons. And one beautiful trophy. It was silver. Not gold. And smallish. Not huge. But still, it was going to look great on my dresser. And be a cool show-and-tell. When other kids brought their ribbons and certificates and awards, I would have something to

但没有人比爱德华更优秀。 在裁判的桌子上，我可以看到许多彩色的丝带。 还有一个漂亮的奖杯。它是银色的。 不是黄金。和小。不是很大。 但是，它放在我的梳妆台上看起来还是很棒的。 做一个很酷的展示。 当其他孩子带着他们的绶带、证书和奖品时，我就有东西可以

show at last. More dogs did tricks. My favorite was Astro. He chewed up a kid's homework for his trick. On purpose. But even that amazing trick couldn't beat Edward's. At last they called us. "Roscoe Riley and his dog, Edward," the loudspeaker man said.

终于来了。更多的狗耍把戏。 我最喜欢的是阿斯特罗。为了恶作剧，他把一个孩子的作业给嚼烂了。 故意的。但即使是这种神奇的把戏也无法打败爱德华。 最后他们叫了我们。“罗斯科·莱利和他的狗爱德华，”开喇叭的人说。

We walked onto the field. I turned toward the judges. "Edward, the amazing reading dog, will now read from this book," I said. The crowd made a "wow" noise. The judges leaned forward. I brought the book over so they could see the first page of Frog on a Log. Then I took it back to Edward. I put the book in front of him. "Open the book, Edward," I said. Edward opened the book with his nose. Just like I knew he would. "Now read to us!" I said. The first words in the story were "Frog on a log."

我们走到球场上。我转向评委们。 “爱德华，这只神奇的阅读狗，现在将从这本书中阅读，”我说。 人群发出“哇”的声音。 评委们身体前倾。 我把书拿过来，让他们看看《木头上的青蛙》的第一页。 然后我把它还给了爱德华。 我把书放在他面前。 “打开书，爱德华。”我说。 爱德华用鼻子打开了书。 就像我知道的那样。 “现在读给我们听!”我说。故事的第一个词是“木头上的青蛙”。

I tapped my foot four times. Just a little, so that only Edward could see. He barked four times. Just like I knew he would. "He's right!" one of the judges exclaimed. The crowd cheered. And I knew right then that trophy was mine. While we waited for the judges to make their decision, I went over to the stands to say hello to my family and Gus and Emma. "You rocked!" Gus exclaimed. "You for-sure are going to win!" "Not bad," Dad said, "for a dog who wears perfume." People crowded around me. Everyone wanted to pat Edward.

我用脚敲了四下。 一点点，这样只有爱德华能看见。 他叫了四声。就像我知道的那样。 “他说得对!”一位评委惊呼道。 人群欢呼起来。我当时就知道奖杯是我的了。 在等待评委做出决定的时候，我走到看台上，向我的家人、格斯和艾玛问好。 “你了!”格斯喊道。 “你肯定会赢!”“不错，”爸爸说，“对于一只喷香水的狗来说。” 人们围着我。每个人都想拍拍爱德华。