2 Madam Know-it-all

CHAPTER 2 Madam Know-it-all If you're like most of our readers, you're probably wondering what that big red button is for.

如果你和我们的大多数读者一样，你可能想知道那个红色的大按钮是干什么用的。

'Yeah, I've been wondering about that too,' says Terry. 'What does it do, Andy? I can't remember.' 'I don't know,' I say. 'I can't remember either.' 'Then let's push it and find out!' says Terry. 'No!' I say. 'For all we know it might be one of those buttons that blows up the whole world!' 'But then again,' says Terry, 'it might be one of those buttons that makes a rainbow come out of your nose.' 'Well, yes, maybe,' I say, 'but do you really think it's worth the risk of blowing up the whole world just to see if a rainbow comes out of your nose?'

“是啊，我也一直在想这件事，”特里说。 “它有什么用，安迪？”我不记得了。“我不知道，”我说。 “我也不记得了。“那就让我们一探究竟吧！”特里说。 “不!”我说。“据我们所知，这可能是一个炸毁整个世界的按钮！”“不过话说回来，”特里说，“它可能是那种能让你鼻子里冒出彩虹的纽扣。”“嗯，是的，也许吧，”我说，“但你真的认为值得冒着炸毁整个世界的风险，就为了看看彩虹是否从你的鼻子里冒出来吗？”

'Um,' says Terry, 'let me think about that for a moment… um…

“嗯，”特里说，“让我考虑一下……嗯……”

um… um… um… um…

嗯……嗯……嗯……

'Yes?' says Terry. 'NO!' I say. 'That's the WRONG answer! Whatever you do, DO NOT push that button.' 'But—' 'No!' 'But I—' 'No!' 'But I really, really, really want to know what it does!' says Terry. 'Please let me push the button, please, please, please, pleeeeeeeeeeease!'

“是吗?特里说。“不!”我说。 “这是错误的答案！”无论你做什么，千万不要按那个按钮。“可是——”“不！”“可是我——”“不！”“可是我真的、真的、真的很想知道它是干什么用的！”特里说。 “求你了，让我按下按钮，求你了，求你了，求你了！”

'No,' I say. 'I've got a better idea. We'll go and ask Madam Know-it-all what will happen if we push the button. She'll know.' 'Who's Madam Know-it-all?' says Terry. 'You know!' I say. 'The fortune teller.' 'Of course!' says Terry. 'I knew that… at least I thought I did. What did you say her name was again?' 'Don't worry about it,' I say. 'Just follow me.' We begin the long climb up and then down to Madam Know-it-all's level.

“不，”我说。“我有个更好的主意。 我们去问问万事通夫人，如果我们按下按钮会发生什么。 她会知道的。“什么是万事通夫人？”特里说。 “你知道!”我说。“算命先生。“当然！”特里说。 “我知道……至少我以为我知道。” 你说她叫什么来着？“别担心，”我说。 “跟我来。”我们开始爬上爬下，爬到万事通夫人的楼层。