4 When It Rains, It Pours

When It Rains, It Pours

祸不单行

Once he started, Stink could not stop writing letters. He wrote a letter to Webster (the friend, not the dictionary). He wrote a letter to his other best friend, Elizabeth, who liked to be called Sophie of the Elves. He even wrote a letter to his teacher, telling her how great he was at writing letters.

一开始，臭臭就不停地写信。 他给韦伯斯特（他的朋友，而不是字典）写了一封信。 他给他另一个最好的朋友伊丽莎白写了一封信，伊丽莎白喜欢被称为精灵的索菲。 他甚至给老师写了一封信，告诉她他是多么擅长写信。

At school, when Mrs. Dempster put a sample letter on the board, full of mistakes, Stink found every single goof, including Deer Sirs and Yours Untruly. "Stink, you really put your thinking cap on today!" said Mrs. D. "Now, who can tell me what the best part of writing a letter is?" she asked. "When you're done?" asked Webster. "Cool stamps?" asked Sophie of the Elves. "When somebody writes back!" said Mrs. D. "Especially when they write back with like about a million jawbreakers," said Stink. "Speaking of a million, it's time for math," said Mrs. D.

在学校里，当登普斯特太太把一封错误百出的样信放在黑板上时，臭臭发现了每一个错误，包括“鹿先生”和“你的不真实”。 “臭臭，你今天可真够聪明的！” “现在，谁能告诉我写信最好的部分是什么？”她问。 “你什么时候写完？”韦伯斯特问。 “酷邮票？”苏菲问精灵们。 “等有人回信的时候！” “尤其是当他们给我写了很多令人震惊的回信时，”斯达克说。 “说到一百万，该上数学课了，”D夫人说。

Waiting sure was bor-ing. UN-amazing. Stink came home from school and checked the mailbox first thing every day. He did not get one puny letter. Not even a postcard! Not from the candy company that couldn't spell cat. Not from the toy company with the microbot that wouldn't listen. Not from the city park with no monkeys. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zero. "Maybe my letters got lost," said Stink. "Maybe they know you're just trying to get free stuff," said Judy. "Am not." "Are too." "Maybe I forgot to put stamps on them," said Stink. "Maybe your letters were abducted by alien microbots," said Judy. "Hardee-har-har. So funny I forgot to laugh." Then one day it happened, all at once. "When it rains, it pours," Mom said.

等待确实很无聊。UN-amazing。 臭臭每天放学回家第一件事就是检查邮箱。 他连一封微不足道的信也没有收到。 连一张明信片都没有！不会从连cat（猫）拼写都不会的糖果公司买。 玩具公司的微型机器人根本听不进去。 不是从没有猴子的城市公园来的。 什么都没有。没有什么结果。邮政编码。零。“也许我的信丢了，”臭臭说。 “也许他们知道你只是想要免费的东西，”朱迪说。 “我不是。”“太”。“也许我忘记贴邮票了，”臭狗说。 “也许你的信被外星微型机器人绑架了，”朱迪说。 “Hardee-har-har。太有趣了，我都忘了笑。” 然后有一天，它突然发生了。 “祸不单行，”妈妈说。

Stink did not see any rain, but he did see a package. From the toy company. He tore open the box. Microbots! Monsters and spotted dogs and striped cats. Blue lions and pink mice and even a koala! Stink read the card. "It says since my microbot didn't work, try these!" "No fair!" said Judy. "You have all the luck." "Knock on wood," said Stink. Just then there was a knock on the (wood!) door. Judy ran to open it. "Package," said the delivery guy. "For a Mr. Stink Moody."

臭臭没有看到下雨，但他看到了一个包裹。 玩具公司的。他撕开了盒子。 微型!怪物，斑点狗和条纹猫。 蓝色的狮子和粉红色的老鼠，甚至还有考拉！臭臭读着卡片。 “它说，因为我的微型机器人不工作，试试这些！”“不公平！”朱迪说。 “你真走运。”“敲敲木头，”臭臭说。 就在这时，有人敲（木）门。 朱迪跑去打开它。“包裹，”快递员说。 “为了一个臭穆迪先生。”