13 The Bucket List

The Bucket List Ebenezer did not bog off. He refused to move from his seat, and he defied Bethany by scooping some porridge into his bowl. Meanwhile, Bethany made herself a squashed-muffin sandwich—a new dish that she had recently invented. She laid a blueberry muffin on top of a pain aux raisins, bashed it into little pieces with her fists, and then put

埃比尼泽并没有放弃遗愿清单。 他拒绝离开他的座位，他向宝芬妮挑衅，舀了一些粥到他的碗里。 与此同时，贝瑟尼给自己做了一个压扁的松饼三明治——这是她最近发明的一道新菜。 她把蓝莓松饼放在葡萄干上，用拳头把它捣成小块，然后把

another pain aux raisins on top. She picked the whole thing up, careful not to let any crumbs get away, and then she scoffed it all down in three greedy bites. It was quite a sight to see, and Ebenezer didn't know whether he should be impressed or appalled. As he looked at her, he realized that this was going to be the last day of her life. Tomorrow, she would be nothing but a digested meal at the bottom of the beast's belly. "What are you looking at?" asked Bethany. "Sorry for staring," answered Ebenezer. "I can make you one if you like," she said, grabbing another two pains aux raisins. "Which flavor do you prefer? Blueberry or chocolate?" "Oh no, I'm fine, thanks."

再加一层葡萄干。 她把所有的东西都捡了起来，小心翼翼地不让面包屑掉下来，然后她贪婪地吃了三口。 这是一幅相当壮观的景象，埃比尼泽不知道他是应该印象深刻，还是应该感到震惊。 当他看着她时，他意识到这将是她生命中的最后一天。 明天，她就会变成野兽肚子里消化过的一顿饭。 “你在看什么？”伯大尼问。 “对不起，我盯着你看，”埃比尼泽回答。 “如果你喜欢，我可以给你做一个。”她说着又抓了两个葡萄干。 “你喜欢哪种口味？” 蓝莓还是巧克力？”“哦，不，我很好，谢谢。”

Bethany's face fell. She was disappointed. "Go on then, I'll try one," said Ebenezer. "Blueberry, please." Bethany's face jumped back into place. She unwrapped a muffin, beat it to death, then scattered the corpse between two pains aux raisins. There was a tinge of nervousness, as she presented the finished product to Ebenezer.

宝芬妮的脸沉了下来。她很失望。 “那就去吧，我来试试，”埃比尼泽说。 “蓝莓,请。”宝芬妮的脸一下子恢复了原状。 她打开一个松饼，把它打死，然后把尸体撒在两个葡萄干中间。 当她把成品展示给埃比尼泽时，气氛有点紧张。

As soon as Ebenezer bit into it, he knew it was going to be nasty. There's a reason why

埃比尼泽一咬下去，就知道这将是一场恶战。 这是有原因的

muffins are not usually used as sandwich fillings. "What do you think?" asked Bethany hopefully. "It's delicious," he lied. "Really wonderful." "Great!" Bethany beamed with joy. "I'll make you another one!" "Oh no, no, no—please, no. I'm already stuffed." Bethany shrugged and returned to her own squashed-muffin sandwich. She dipped it in one of the bowls of porridge to improve the flavor, and then immediately regretted the decision. As Ebenezer looked at Bethany, and thought again about her impending death, he came to the conclusion that she was not an entirely horrible person. After all, there must

松饼通常不用作三明治的馅料。 “你觉得怎么样？”宝芬妮满怀希望地问。 “很好吃，”他撒了个谎。 “真的很棒。”“太好了!”宝芬妮高兴地笑了。 “我再给你做一个！”“哦，不，不，不，请不要。 我已经吃饱了。”宝芬妮耸了耸肩，继续吃她自己的压扁松饼三明治。 她把它浸在一碗粥里，以改善味道，然后立即后悔了这个决定。 埃比尼泽看着伯大尼，再次想到她即将到来的死亡，他得出结论，她并不是一个完全可怕的人。 毕竟，这是必须的

be a smidgen of good in someone who is capable of sharing both their comics and their unusual sandwich recipes. If this is to be the last day of Bethany's life, thought Ebenezer, then I am going to make sure that it's a good one. "Do you have a bucket list?" he asked her. "I don't have any lists. And if I did, I wouldn't write them on a flipping bucket." "No, that's not what I meant." "It's what you said. You should think about your words more carefully next time." Ebenezer went on to explain that a bucket list is a list that has nothing to do with buckets, and everything to do with death. He explained that everyone has things they want to do before they die, and that these things,

做一个有能力分享他们的漫画和不寻常的三明治食谱的人的一点点好。 如果这是宝芬妮生命中的最后一天，埃比尼泽想，那么我要确保这是一个美好的一天。 “你有遗愿清单吗？” “我没有任何清单。即使我知道，我也不会把它们写在一个翻转的桶上。” “不，我不是这个意思。” “这是你说的。下次你应该更仔细地考虑你的措辞。” 埃比尼泽接着解释说，遗愿清单是一个与桶无关的清单，与死亡有关。 他解释说，每个人在死前都有想做的事情，而这些事情，