8 The Piano Surprise!

The Piano Surprise!

钢琴惊喜！

"Hey, Andy," said Terry, "can you stand under this piano?" "What piano?" I said. "That one up there," he said, pointing to a piano that was hanging from a rope slung over a branch of our tree. He was holding the other end of the rope in his hand. "Why do you want me to stand under it?" I said. "I can't tell you," said Terry. "It's a surprise."

“嘿，安迪，”特里说，“你能站在钢琴下面吗？”“钢琴什么?”我说。 “上面那架，”他指着挂在我们家树枝上的绳子上的一架钢琴说。 他手里拿着绳子的另一端。 “你为什么要我站在它下面？”我说。 “我不能告诉你，”特里说。 “这是个惊喜。”

"You're not going to let go of the rope and make the piano fall on me, are you?" "No way," said Terry. "You're my best friend in the whole world. Why would I want to drop a piano on you?" "I don't know why," I said. "But you have done

“你不会松开绳子，让钢琴掉在我身上吧？”“不可能，”特里说。 “你是我在这个世界上最好的朋友。 我为什么要用钢琴砸你呢？”“我不知道为什么，”我说。 “但是你已经做了

some pretty strange stuff in the past— like that time you used my head as a bowling ball, remember?" "That was just a joke," said Terry. "Not for me it wasn't," I said. "And what about the time you pushed me into the shark tank?" "That was just a joke, too," said Terry. "Not for me it wasn't!" I said. "And what about the

过去发生过一些很奇怪的事情——比如那次你把我的头当保龄球，记得吗？”“那只是个玩笑，”特里说。 “对我来说不是，”我说。 “那你把我推进鲨鱼池那次呢？”“那也是个玩笑，”特里说。 “对我来说不是！”我说。 “那

time you invented an Andy-exploder and you exploded me?" "Another joke," said Terry. "And a pretty good one, too!" "But I got exploded!" I said. "I know," said Terry, "but that's not my fault. I didn't make you go into the Andy-exploder." "No, but you did say that if I went into the Andy- exploder I'd get a big surprise." "And you did," said Terry. "You were surprised that you exploded!" "I sure was," I said. "But it wasn't a nice surprise. How would you like it if I invented a Terry-exploder and exploded you?" "I'd love it!" said Terry. "It would be hilarious. But it will never happen, because you don't know how to

你发明了安迪炸弹，然后把我炸了？”“又是一个笑话，”特里说。 “而且还是个很不错的人！”“但是我被炸了！”我说。 “我知道，”特里说，“但那不是我的错。 我没逼你进安迪爆炸器" “没有，但是你说过，如果我走进安迪爆炸器，我会得到一个大惊喜。” “而你做到了，”特里说。 “你很惊讶你爆炸了！”“是的，”我说。 “但这并不是一个好的惊喜。 如果我发明一个特里炸药，把你炸了，你觉得怎么样？”“太好了！”特里说。 “那会很搞笑的。但这永远不会发生，因为你不知道怎么做

make Terry-exploders." "Yes I do," I said. "In fact, I'm going to go and invent one right now!" "Good luck!" said Terry. "But first, can you please stand under the piano?" "How do I know it's not another one of your little 'jokes'?" I said. "I just don't think it's a good idea." "I think it is a good idea," said Terry. "But don't take my word for it—why don't you ask Jill what she thinks?" "Ask me what I think about what?" said Jill, who'd just climbed up onto our level. "Terry wants me to stand under the piano he's hung from that branch, but I'm worried he might drop it on me. He says he won't, though. Do you think I should trust him?" "No, I don't," said Jill. "He's dropped things on me before." "No I haven't," said Terry. "Yes you have," said Jill. "What about that elephant?!" "What elephant?" "The one you dropped on me!" "Oh, that elephant," said Terry. "That was just a joke!"

让Terry-exploders。”“是的，”我说。 “事实上，我现在就要去发明一个！”“祝你好运！”特里说。 “但首先，你能站在钢琴下面吗？”“我怎么知道这不是你的又一个小‘笑话’呢？”我说。 “我只是觉得这不是个好主意。” “我认为这是个好主意，”特里说。 “不过别相信我的话——你为什么不问问吉尔怎么想呢？”“问我在想什么？”吉尔说，她刚爬到我们这一层。 “特里想让我站在他挂在树枝上的钢琴下面，但我担心他会把钢琴掉在我身上。 不过他说他不会。你认为我应该相信他吗？”“不，我不知道。”吉尔说。 “他以前往我身上扔过东西。” “不，我没有。”特里说。 “是的，你有。”吉尔说。 “那头大象怎么办？！”“象什么?”“你掉在我身上的那个！”“哦，那头大象，”特里说。 “那只是个玩笑！”