2 The Story of How We Met

CHAPTER 2 THE STORY OF HOW WE MET If you're like most of our readers, you're probably wondering how Terry and I met. Well, it's a long story, but it's a pretty exciting one and it starts like this.…

如果你和我们的大多数读者一样，你可能想知道我和特里是怎么认识的。 这是一个很长的故事，但它是一个非常令人兴奋的故事，它开始像这样....

Once upon a time in a faraway land, there was a very big city...

很久很久以前，在一个遥远的地方，有一个非常大的城市……

and in that very big city, there was a very tall tower...

在那个大城市里，有一座非常高的塔……

and at the top of that very tall tower, there was an apartment... and in that apartment, there lived a little boy who was very lonely...

在那座非常高的塔的顶部，有一间公寓…… 在那间公寓里，住着一个非常孤独的小男孩……

RING! RING! RING! RING! RING! RING! Excuse me for a minute. That's our video phone. I'd better answer it. It's probably Mr. Big Nose, our publisher. Yep, I was right. It's Mr. Big Nose. Nobody else in the world has a nose that big.

戒指!戒指!戒指!戒指!戒指!戒指!失陪一下。 那是我们的可视电话。我最好接一下。 可能是大鼻子先生，我们的出版商。 是的，我是对的。是大鼻子先生。 世界上没有其他人有那么大的鼻子。

"What took you so long?" he says. "I'm a busy man, you know!" "But it was only six rings," I say. "Don't argue!" he says. "I'm a busy man—I don't have time to argue. How's the new book going?" "So far, so good," I say. "I'm telling the story of how Terry and I met." "Great idea!" says Mr. Big Nose. "How did you two clowns meet, anyway?" "Well, it's a long story," I say, "but it's a pretty exciting one, and—" "I don't have time to listen to long stories," says Mr. Big Nose. "Save it for the book. Just make sure it's on my desk by next Friday!" The screen goes blank.

“你怎么花了这么久？”他说。 “我是个大忙人，你知道的！”“但它只响了六响，”我说。 “不要争论！”他说。“我是个大忙人——没时间和你争论。 新书写得怎么样了？”“到目前为止，一切顺利，”我说。 “我在讲我和特里相遇的故事。” “好主意！”大鼻子先生说。 “你们两个小丑是怎么认识的？”“嗯，这是一个很长的故事，”我说，“但这是一个相当令人兴奋的故事，而且——”“我没有时间听长故事，”大鼻子先生说。 “把它留在书里吧。下周五之前一定要交到我桌上！”屏幕一片空白。