16 The Battle of Bethany and Ebenezer

The Battle of Bethany and Ebenezer Have you come to help with the do-gooding as well, Bethany?" asked the beast. "This is the best day of my lifesies!" The fury on Bethany's face suggested that it was not shaping up to be the best day of her life. She kept her eyes fixed on Ebenezer as she scooted toward them. "You might want to slow down a lit—" began Ebenezer.

伯大尼阿，你也来帮忙行善事吗？”兽问他说。 “这是我一生中最美好的一天！”宝芬妮脸上的愤怒表明，这不是她一生中最美好的一天。 她朝他们飞奔而去，眼睛一直盯着埃比尼泽。 “你也许想慢一点——”埃比尼泽开始说。

His helpful advice was cut short by Bethany jumping off her still-moving scooter and tackling him to the ground. She pinned him down and started beating him around the head. "You IDIOT!" she shouted. "You traitor! You dim-witted nincompoop of a buffoon! How could you do this to me? We're supposed to be a team!" "I'm newsies to all this, but I don't think that's how do-gooding is supposed to work, Bethany. You're hurting poor ickle Ebenezer," said the beast. Ebenezer pulled Bethany's hair. She kicked him repeatedly where she knew it would hurt most—his beloved waistcoat. "You're really going to accuse me of being a bad teammate?!" said Ebenezer as they

他的忠告被贝瑟妮打断了，她从还在移动的摩托车上跳下来，把他扑倒在地。 她把他按倒在地，开始打他的头。 “你这个白痴！”她喊道。“你叛徒!你这个愚蠢的小丑！你怎么能这样对我？ 我们应该是一个团队！”“我对这一切都很了解，但我不认为行善应该是这样的，宝芬妮。 你弄痛了可怜的埃比尼泽，”野兽说。 埃比尼泽拉着宝芬妮的头发。 她不停地踢他心爱的马甲，她知道哪里最疼。 “你真的要指责我是一个糟糕的队友？！”埃比尼泽说

struggled. "You weren't being very team- minded when you abandoned me last night!" "It was one night!" said Bethany. "I can't believe you're punishing me by taking the beast around the neighborhood." "This isn't me punishing you. This is me trying to save my own skin," panted Ebenezer. He decided not to mention the fact that he was quite enjoying all the praise he was getting from do-gooding with the beast. "If I hadn't done something, I'd probably be in a laser cage by now." "You'd be better off in a laser cage, if this is the sort of thing you do when I'm not around," said Bethany. "As a matter of fact, today has been a huge success," said Ebenezer. "We've been do-gooding all over the place. And it's convinced

挣扎。“你昨晚抛弃我的时候，可没有团队精神啊！”“就一个晚上！”宝芬妮说。 “我真不敢相信你为了惩罚我，带着野兽在附近转悠。” “这不是我在惩罚你。 埃比尼泽气喘吁吁地说：“这是我在救自己。” 他决定不提这样一个事实：他很享受和野兽一起做好事所得到的所有赞扬。 “如果我不做点什么，我现在可能已经被关在激光笼子里了。” “如果你在我不在的时候做这种事，你还不如被关在激光笼子里，”贝瑟尼说。 埃比尼泽说：“事实上，今天是一个巨大的成功。 “我们一直在到处做好事。 它被说服了

me that Mr. Nickle was right! The beast has changed!" Bethany was so appalled by Ebenezer's words that she stopped kicking him. He repaid the favor by releasing her hair. "You can't be serious?!" she said. "I've spent more time with the beast than anyone on this planet, and after everything I've seen today, I'm sure that the creature really has changed," said Ebenezer. He climbed to his feet and checked for signs of damage to his outfit. "There's nothing left of the old beast." "Oh yaaaaysies!" cried the beast. "So you're not just doing this to get back at me, then?" asked Bethany. "You really have been tricked by the beast?"

让我相信尼克先生是对的！野兽变了！”伯大尼被埃比尼泽的话吓坏了，她不再踢他了。 作为回报，他松开了她的头发。 “你不会是认真的吧？”她说。 埃比尼泽说：“我和这头野兽在一起的时间比这个星球上任何人都长，在我今天看到的一切之后，我确信这种生物真的发生了变化。” 他爬了起来，检查衣服是否有损坏的迹象。 “老野兽什么都没留下。” “哎呀！”野兽叫道。 “这么说，你这么做不是为了报复我？”宝芬妮问。 “你真的被野兽骗了吗？”

"I haven't been tricked by anyone!" said Ebenezer. "No tricksies from me," said the beast. "And once you've spent more time with it, you'll see I'm telling the truth," said Ebenezer. "That is never gonna happen," said Bethany. "Unlike you, I have a brain." Ebenezer tightened his cravat and straightened his trousers with what little dignity he could muster. He treated Bethany to his coolest stare. "Well, that's a shame," he said. "Because the beast and I are going to do some more do-gooding." "No, you're not!" said Bethany. "I forbid it!" "You can do no such thing," said Ebenezer. "But you can join us if you like. There's plenty

“我没有被任何人欺骗！”埃比尼泽说。 “我不骗你。”野兽说。 埃比尼泽说：“一旦你花更多的时间研究它，你就会发现我说的是实话。” “那是不可能的，”宝芬妮说。 “不像你，我有脑子。” 埃比尼泽系紧领带，拉直裤子，尽其所能保持一点尊严。 他对宝芬妮冷眼相待。 “唉，真可惜，”他说。 “因为野兽和我要做更多的善事。” “不，你不是！”宝芬妮说。 “我不允许！”“你不能这么做，”埃比尼泽说。 “但是如果你愿意，你可以加入我们。 有很多

of room in the canoe." "Ooh, yes! Join us Bethany, pleasies!" said the beast. "I'm not gonna just let you keep spreading vomit around the neighborhood!" said Bethany. "I don't know what the beast's scheme is, but—" "Come with us to uncover this so-called scheme, if that makes you feel better," said Ebenezer, shrugging. "Either way, the do-gooding is happening." Ebenezer and the beast got back into the canoe. Bethany refused to sit inside it. She followed them on her scooter instead. The next destination in Ebenezer's notebook was the orphanage. The beast whooshed the canoe across two honking lanes

独木舟的空间。”“哦,是的!请加入我们，伯大尼！”野兽说。 “我不会让你继续把呕吐物撒得到处都是！”宝芬妮说。 “跟我们一起去揭开这个所谓的阴谋吧，如果这样能让你感觉好些的话。”埃比尼泽耸耸肩说。 “不管怎样，做好事正在发生。” 埃比尼泽和野兽回到了独木舟上。 宝芬妮拒绝坐在里面。 她骑着摩托车跟在他们后面。 埃比尼泽笔记本上的下一个目的地是孤儿院。 那野兽嗖嗖地把独木舟划过两条鸣笛的车道