7 Hello, Kitty!

Chapter 7 Hello, Kitty! I jumped back. WAY back. "Hazel!" I cried. "That's a black cat!" "Well, duh," she said. "Black cats are bad luck!" "Roscoe," said Mom, "that's silly." "Uncle Ed says if a black cat walks in front of you, it's bad luck forever," I said. "Sweetie, Uncle Ed is my brother and I love him dearly," Mom said. "But he can be a little nutty sometimes. He's the only person I know who owns a pair of lucky underwear." "We call this kitty No-name," said Dan. He scratched the kitten behind her ears. You could hear her purring. It was an awfully nice sound to be coming from such an unlucky animal.

第7章你好，凯蒂!我跳了回去。 回来的路上。“榛!”我哭了。 “那是一只黑猫!”“嗯，废话，”她说。 “黑猫是不吉利的!”“罗斯科，”妈妈说，“那太愚蠢了。” “艾德叔叔说，如果一只黑猫走在你面前，你就会永远倒霉，”我说。 “亲爱的，埃德叔叔是我的弟弟，我非常爱他，”妈妈说。 “但他有时会有点疯狂。 他是我认识的人中唯一拥有幸运内裤的人。” “我们叫它无名猫，”丹说。 他搔小猫的耳后。 你可以听到她的呼噜声。 从这样一只倒霉的动物嘴里发出来的声音真是太好听了。

"We found her outside the front door yesterday morning," Dan said. "We're hoping someone will want to give her a good home." Hazel held out the kitty. No-name rubbed her head on my arm. "Somebody stop that thing!" I yelled. I hid behind my mom. That's what moms are for, after all. "Please calm down," Mom said. I peeked around Mom. "Why was she rubbing on me?" I asked. "She wanted to see what you'd taste like," said Max. "She was putting her scent on you," Mom explained.

“我们昨天早上在前门外面发现了她，”丹说。 “我们希望有人愿意给她一个美好的家。” 黑兹尔拿出小猫。无名女用她的头在我的胳膊上蹭来蹭去。 “谁来把那东西停下!”我喊道。 我躲在妈妈身后。毕竟，这是妈妈的职责。 “请冷静，”妈妈说。 我在妈妈身边偷看了一下。“她为什么在我身上摩擦?”我问。 “她想看看你尝起来是什么味道，”马克斯说。 “她把她的气味洒在你身上，”妈妈解释说。

I sniffed my hand. "I don't smell anything. Except my peanut-butter-and-banana sandwich from lunch." "You can't smell anything, but she can," said Mom. "And so can other cats. She's trying to say, 'Roscoe belongs to me.'" "Mom, can we take her home, please?" Hazel begged. "Pleasepleasepleaseplease?" "I'm not sure if Goofy would like that idea," said Mom. Goofy is our big white silly dog. I do not actually know what his opinion is on cats. "But Mom, she's so fuzzy and cute!" Hazel cried. "I'll think about it," Mom said. Hazel kissed the kitty's face. "Hazel," I warned, "you're going to have bad-luck germs all over you." "It's time for us to go, Roscoe," said Mom. "Did you make your guess about the pumpkin's weight?" The kitten made a little squeaky mewsound. "What was that?" I demanded.

我嗅了嗅我的手。“我什么也没闻到。 除了我午饭吃的花生酱香蕉三明治。” “你什么都闻不到，但她可以，”妈妈说。 “其他猫也可以。她想说，罗斯科属于我。“妈妈，我们可以带她回家吗?”淡褐色的恳求。 “Pleasepleasepleaseplease ?”“我不确定高飞会不会喜欢这个主意，”妈妈说。 高飞是我们的白色大笨狗。 我不知道他对猫有什么看法。 “但是妈妈，她又毛茸茸又可爱!”淡褐色的哭了。 “我会考虑的，”妈妈说。 榛子吻了小猫的脸。 “黑兹尔，”我警告说，“你身上会布满厄运病菌的。” “我们该走了，罗斯科，”妈妈说。 “你猜南瓜的重量了吗?”小猫发出吱吱的声音。 “那是什么?”我要求。

"She's putting a curse on you," Max said. But he said it too quietly for Mom to hear him. I grabbed Mom's arm. "Mom, I really think we should get out of here," I said. I didn't care about the books for the school anymore. Or even the candy for my stomach. Not with that bad-luck kitty around.

“她在诅咒你，”麦克斯说。 但他说得太轻了，妈妈听不见。 我抓住妈妈的胳膊。“妈妈，我真的觉得我们应该离开这里，”我说。 我不再关心学校的课本了。 甚至是给我的胃吃的糖。 有那只倒霉猫在身边就不行。