10 Chapter 10

Chapter 10 "Now this is what I call a party," said Kyle's mother as she helped herself to a bacon-wrapped shrimp from a tray being carried by a waiter in a tuxedo. Kyle and his parents were in the crowded ballroom of the Parker House Hotel for the Lemoncello Library's Gala Grand Opening Reception. The Parker House was located right across the street from the old Gold Leaf Bank building and the cluster of office buildings, craft

“这才是我所谓的派对，”凯尔的母亲一边说，一边从一个穿着燕尾服的侍者端来的托盘里拿起一个培根虾包。 凯尔和他的父母在帕克酒店拥挤的宴会厅里参加莱蒙塞洛图书馆的盛大开幕招待会。 帕克之家位于旧金叶银行大楼和办公大楼群对面的街道上

shops, clothing stores, and restaurants called Old Town. "I'm going to see if I can find Akimi," Kyle said to his mom and dad. "Give her our congratulations!" said his mom. "We're proud of her, too," added his dad. Kyle made his way through the glittering sea of dressed-up adults. Even though his parents had put on fancy clothes for the reception, Kyle was wearing "something comfortable to go exploring in," as instructed by the Lock-In Guide he'd received on Wednesday. He'd packed a sleeping bag and a small suitcase with a change of clothes, toiletries, and yes, as requested, an extra pair of underpants. Kyle saw Sierra Russell all alone in a corner near a clump of curtains. It didn't look like her mother had come to the party with her. Sierra, of course, had her nose buried in a book. Kyle shook his head. The girl was about to spend the night in a building filled with books and she was skipping all the free food and pop so she could read? That was just nutty.

商店、服装店和被称为“老城”的餐馆。 “我去看看能不能找到阿基米，”凯尔对爸爸妈妈说。 “替我们祝贺她!”他妈妈说。 “我们也为她感到骄傲，”他爸爸补充说。 凯尔穿过装扮华丽的成年人组成的闪闪发光的海洋。 尽管他的父母为招待会穿上了华丽的衣服，凯尔还是穿着“适合探险的舒适衣服”，这是他周三收到的《禁闭指南》的指示。 他打包了一个睡袋和一个小手提箱，里面装着换洗的衣服、洗漱用品，是的，按照要求，还有一条额外的内裤。 凯尔看见塞拉·拉塞尔独自一人站在窗帘旁边的角落里。 看起来她妈妈没有和她一起来参加聚会。 当然，西拉在埋头读书。 凯尔摇了摇头。这个女孩本来要在满是书的大楼里过夜，却为了读书而放弃了所有免费的食物和汽水? 那太疯狂了。

Haley Daley, wearing a sparkly blouse, was posing for a wall of photographers who wanted to snap her picture. Her mother was at the party, too. While the cameras were focused on Haley's smile, Mrs. Daley wrapped up a couple of chicken kebabs in a napkin and slipped them inside her purse. Now Kyle saw Charles Chiltington. Poor guy must not have read the memo about comfortable clothes. He was still wearing his khakis and blazer, just like his dad. Kyle figured the Chiltington family must own like three hundred pairs of pleated tan pants. "Hey, Kyle!" Akimi waved at him from near a fake shrub curled to look like a Silly Straw. "Hey," said Kyle. "Did you remember to bring your library card?" "Yep." Kyle pulled it out of his pocket. "Huh," said Akimi. "I got different books on the back of mine. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss and Nine Stories by J. D. Salinger." "Guess they're like baseball cards," said Kyle. "They're all different."

海莉·戴利(Haley Daley)穿着一件闪闪发光的衬衫，在一排想给她拍照的摄影师面前摆姿势。 她妈妈也在聚会上。 当镜头聚焦在海莉的笑容上时，戴利夫人用餐巾包了几根鸡肉串，塞进了钱包。 现在凯尔看到了查尔斯·奇廷顿。 可怜的家伙一定没读过关于穿舒适衣服的备忘录。 他还穿着卡其裤和运动夹克，就像他爸爸一样。 凯尔估计奇廷顿一家肯定有300条打褶的棕褐色裤子。 “嘿,凯尔!”明美站在一棵卷曲成傻吸管状的假灌木旁边向他挥手。 “嘿，”凯尔说。“你记得带借书证了吗?”“是的。” 凯尔从口袋里掏出了它。 “嗯，”明美说。“我的书背上有不同的书。 一条鱼两条鱼红鱼蓝鱼 苏斯和九个故事 塞林格。”“我猜它们就像棒球卡，”凯尔说。 “它们都不一样。”

"Hey, you guys!" Miguel Fernandez, more excited than usual (which was saying something), pushed through the mob to join them. "Did you try these puffy cheesy things?" "Nah," said Kyle. "I'm sticking to food I recognize." "The 'puffy cheesy things' are called fromage tartlets," said Andrew Peckleman, coming over to join the group. "Huh," said Kyle. "Good to know." A waiter passed by with a tray loaded down with small boxes of Mr. Lemoncello's Anagraham Cracker cookies. "Oh, I love these," said Kyle, taking a box off the platter and opening it. "The cookies are in the shapes of letters. You have to see how many words you can spell." "Cool," said Miguel, snagging a fistful of cookies out of Kyle's box. "Taste good, too!" "Yep," said Kyle. "But the more you eat, the harder the game gets." "Why?" asked Andrew Peckleman. "Less letters," said Akimi, snatching two "B's" and a "Q" and wolfing them down. "Mmm.

“嘿，伙计们!”米格尔·费尔南德斯比平时更兴奋(这说明了什么)，他从人群中挤了出来，加入了他们。 “你尝过这些蓬松的奶酪吗?”“不，”凯尔说。 “我坚持吃我认识的食物。” “这种‘蓬松的奶酪’叫做fromage tartlets，”走过来加入这个团体的安德鲁·佩克曼(Andrew Peckleman)说。 “嗯，”凯尔说。“很高兴知道。” 一个服务员走过来，端着一个托盘，里面装满了小盒莱蒙切罗先生的阿纳格拉姆饼干。 “哦，我喜欢这些，”凯尔说着，从盘子上取下一个盒子，打开它。 “饼干是字母形状的。 你得看看你能拼多少单词。” “酷，”米格尔说着，从凯尔的盒子里抓起一把饼干。 “味道也不错!”“是的，”凯尔说。 “但你吃得越多，游戏就越难。” “为什么?”安德鲁·佩克曼问。 “更少的字母，”明美说着，抓了两个“B”和一个“Q”，狼吞虎咽地吃了下去。 “嗯。

Barbecue-flavored." Kyle spread out the remaining cookies in his palm: U N F E H A V. He grinned as he deciphered an easy anagram. "HAVE FUN. Sweet." "Ladies and gentlemen? Boys and girls?" Dr. Zinchenko, dressed in a bright red suit, strode to the center of the ballroom. "May I have your attention, please? Mr. Lemoncello will be arriving shortly to say a few brief words. After that, I will escort the twelve essay contest winners across the street to the library. Therefore, children, might I suggest that you eat up? Food and drink are not permitted anywhere in the library except in the Book Nook Café, conveniently located on the first floor." Miguel grabbed a few more puffy cheesy things. When she thought no one was looking, Mrs. Daley shoved a napkined bundle of baconwrapped shrimp into her purse. Akimi nibbled a couple of chocolate-dipped pretzel sticks.

炸。”凯尔把剩下的饼干摊在手掌上:U N F E H A V。 当他破译一个简单的字谜时，他笑了。 “玩得开心。甜的。”“女士们先生们? 男孩和女孩?”津琴科身穿鲜红色西装，大步走向舞厅中央。 “请注意了，好吗?” 莱蒙塞罗先生很快就会到他会说几句简短的话。 之后，我将护送十二位征文比赛的优胜者到街对面的图书馆。 因此，孩子们，我可以建议你们吃完吗? 除了位于一楼的Book Nook咖啡馆外，图书馆里任何地方都不允许带食物和饮料。” 米格尔又拿了几件蓬松的奶酪。 当戴利太太以为没人注意的时候，她把一捆用餐巾包着的培根虾塞进了钱包。 明美咬了几根蘸了巧克力的椒盐脆饼条。

"Aren't you gonna grab some more grub?" she said to Kyle. "No thanks. I only like food I can play with." "One last thing," announced Dr. Zinchenko. "We, of course, want our winners to have fun tonight. However, I must insist that each of you respect my number one rule: Be gentle. With each other and, most especially, the library's books and exhibits. Can you do that for me?" "Yes!" shouted all the winners except Charles Chiltington. He said, "Indubitably." "Good thing the library has dictionaries," muttered Akimi. "Half the time, it's the only way to figure out what Chiltington's saying." Suddenly, all the adults in the ballroom started clapping. Mr. Lemoncello, looking like a beanpole wearing a tailcoat and a tiny birthday-party fireman's hat, strode into the room through a side door. "Thank you, thank you," he said, stretching the elastic band to raise his kid-sized hat and tipping it toward the crowd. "You are too kind." When he let go of the hat, it snapped back with a sharp THWACK!

“你不去吃点东西吗?”她对凯尔说。 “不,谢谢。我只喜欢我能玩的食物。” “还有最后一件事。” Zinchenko。“我们当然希望我们的获胜者今晚玩得开心。 然而，我必须坚持你们每个人都尊重我的第一条原则:温柔。 尤其是图书馆的书籍和展品。 你能帮我吗?”“是的!”除了查尔斯·奇廷顿，所有的获胜者都喊道。 他说:“毫无疑问。”“幸好图书馆有字典，”明美嘟囔着。 “有一半的时间，这是理解奇廷顿在说什么的唯一方法。” 突然，舞厅里所有的成年人都开始鼓掌。 莱蒙切罗穿着一件燕尾服，头戴一顶小小的生日派对消防员帽，看上去像一根豆杆，他从侧门大步走进房间。 “谢谢，谢谢，”他一边说，一边把松紧带拉起来，把他那顶小孩大小的帽子举向人群。 “你太好了。”当他松开帽子时，它啪的一声弹了回来!