1 Soggy-CRUNCH! Soggy-CRUNCH!

CHAPTER ONE SOggY-CRUNCH! Soggy-CRUNCH! THERE ARE TIMES when Simon just cannot be quiet. He has to talk. And there is no way he can stop until he's done telling us everything. That's what happened yesterday. In Mr. Willow's class. At Table 5. Simon got to school later than us because Rosie and I rode bikes and he walked. Simon broke his bike. He rode it on the rock trail at Picasso Park, but it isn't the kind of bike that's made for that. It has thin tires for streets and

第一章湿脆！Soggy-CRUNCH !有时候西蒙就是无法安静下来。 他必须说话。除非他把一切都告诉我们，否则他休想停下来。 这就是昨天发生的事。 在威洛先生的课上。在5号桌。 西蒙上学比我们晚，因为罗西和我骑自行车，他走路。 西蒙弄坏了他的自行车。他在毕加索公园（Picasso Park）的岩石小径上骑着它，但这不是那种专门用来骑的自行车。 它的轮胎很薄，适合街道和

sidewalks, not thick tires with bumps on them for trails and stuff. So the bike got all busted up. It has two flat tires and the wheel rims are bent. "Molly! Rosie!" Simon called to us when he hurried into the room. He was excited about something, I could tell. Rosie could tell too. He kicked his backpack under the table and sat down. "Do you guys know what Cocoa Puffs are?!" We nodded.

人行道，而不是厚厚的轮胎，上面有凹凸不平的地方。 所以自行车被撞坏了。 它有两个瘪轮胎，轮辋是弯曲的。 “莫莉!罗西!”西蒙匆匆走进房间时对我们喊了一声。 我看得出来，他对什么事很兴奋。 罗茜也看得出来。他把背包踢到桌子底下，然后坐了下来。 “你们知道可可泡芙是什么吗？”我们点了点头。

"Well, I didn't know what they were until today," Simon began. "They're little brown, ball-shaped, sugary dynamos of chocolaty goodness. The great thing about Cocoa Puffs is the whole eating process. It's like three scrumptious chocolate discoveries in one." We just stared at him. He was pretty excited. He couldn't wait to tell us more. And the more he spoke, the faster his words came out. "The first several mouthfuls of Cocoa Puffs start out super crunchy," he explained. "The first burst of chocolate flavor is like CRUNCH! BAM! WAKE UP! It's chocolate time! That's the first discovery. But then, about halfway through the bowl, all the Cocoa

“嗯，直到今天我才知道它们是什么，”西蒙开始说。 “它们是棕色的、球状的、含糖的巧克力美味发电机。 可可泡芙最棒的地方在于整个食用过程。 这就像三个美味的巧克力发现在一起。” 我们只是盯着他看。他很兴奋。 他迫不及待地想告诉我们更多。 他说得越多，他的话就说得越快。 他解释说：“刚开始吃几口可可泡芙的时候非常脆。” “巧克力味道的第一次爆发就像嘎嘣脆！”砰!醒醒吧!巧克力时间到了！这是第一个发现。 然后，大约在碗的一半，所有的可可

Puff balls have absorbed some milk and they've started to lose their crunchiness. And, you know, that's kind of a bummer. Because who wants to eat soggy stuff?" Simon stopped to lick his lips and then continued.

泡芙球吸收了一些牛奶，开始失去了松脆的口感。 你知道，这有点让人失望。 因为谁愿意吃湿漉漉的东西呢？”西蒙停下来舔舔嘴唇，然后继续说。

"And here's what you think: Oh no! My delightful chocolate dream has turned into a terrible chocolate nightmare. Instead of crunchy Cocoa Puffs, I've got half a bowl of soggy, mushy Cocoa Puffs." He was talking even faster now. "The disappointment starts to wash over you. Maybe it's time to dump them into the sink. But that would be wasteful, so you take a few more bites and— WHAM!—you make the second chocolate discovery!" When Simon inhaled, Rosie cut in and asked, "What's the second discovery?"

“你会这样想：哦，不！我愉快的巧克力梦变成了可怕的巧克力噩梦。 我要的不是松脆的可可泡芙，而是半碗湿漉漉、糊状的可可泡芙。” 他现在说得更快了。 失望开始席卷你。 也许是时候把它们扔进水槽了。 但那太浪费了，所以你再咬几口，砰！-你第二次发现巧克力！”西蒙吸了口气后，罗茜插嘴问道：“第二个发现是什么？”