12 Simon’s Dad Comes Home

CHAPTER TWELVE SIMON'S DAD COMES HOME WE HAD ENOUGH money left over for pizza. Simon insisted on sitting in the front window at Pequod's Pizza. He wanted to keep an eye on his new bike. We got an extra-large pepperoni pizza and three large lemonades. Since I only eat things in even numbers, I like pepperoni pizza the best. That's because it's easy to count the pepperoni slices. If it's not an even number I can just take one off, easy peasy.

第十二章西蒙的爸爸回来了我们剩下的钱足够买披萨了。 西蒙坚持要坐在裴廓德披萨店的前窗。 他想留意一下他的新自行车。 我们要了一份特大号意大利辣香肠披萨和三杯大柠檬水。 因为我只吃偶数的东西，所以我最喜欢意大利辣香肠披萨。 那是因为意大利辣香肠片很容易数。 如果不是偶数，我可以去掉一个，很简单。

We ate the whole thing. And we drank all the lemonade. And then Rosie and I ran along on each side of Simon as he rode his new bike home. He probably wanted to go real fast—who wouldn't want to go fast on a brand-new bike?!—but he didn't. He went slow so we didn't have to run too hard. When we were about one block from his house, Simon's dad passed us in his car. He honked and waved.

我们把整个都吃了。我们喝光了所有的柠檬水。 然后罗西和我在西蒙骑着他的新自行车回家的路上，一边跑一边跟着他。 他可能想要开得很快——谁不想骑着一辆崭新的自行车开得很快呢？但他没有。 他走得很慢，所以我们不必跑得太辛苦。 当我们离他家大约一个街区的时候，西蒙的爸爸开车从我们身边经过。 他按了喇叭，挥了挥手。

Simon stopped his bike on the sidewalk. It was so new that the brakes made a rubbery squeaky sound. "Wish me luck," Simon said. I could tell he was getting nervous again. "Good luck," Rosie and I said at the same time. We didn't go with him, but we sort of stood behind a clump of trees and watched from a distance. We couldn't hear what happened. We were too far away. But we could see what happened. Simon parked his new bike in the driveway after his dad pulled into the garage. His mom came out and stood on the porch. When his dad came out of the garage, he was smiling and shaking his head. Simon used his hands as he talked. He pointed at

西蒙把自行车停在人行道上。 这辆车太新了，刹车发出刺耳的声音。 “祝我好运吧，”西蒙说。 我看得出他又紧张起来了。 “祝你好运，”罗西和我同时说。 我们没有和他一起去，但我们站在一丛树后面，从远处看。 我们听不见发生了什么。 我们离得太远了。但是我们可以看到发生了什么。 爸爸把车开进车库后，西蒙把他的新自行车停在车道上。 他妈妈走了出来，站在门廊上。 当他爸爸从车库出来的时候，他微笑着摇着头。 西蒙边说边用手。 他指着

his mom's clean car and up the street toward the Breezy Acres retirement home. He held up seven fingers to show how many cars we washed. I think he told his dad all about the garage sale then, because he waved his hands toward the driveway. Finally, Simon pointed at his brand-new bike. Then he shoved his hands in his pockets and hung his head a little bit.

开着他妈妈干净的车，沿着街道朝Breezy Acres养老院走去。 他伸出七根手指，表示我们洗了多少辆车。 我想他把旧货甩卖的事都告诉了他爸爸，因为他朝车道挥了挥手。 最后，西蒙指着他的新自行车。 然后他把手插在口袋里，把头垂了下来。

"Do you think he's telling him about getting into trouble at school now?" Rosie asked. "I think so." His dad nodded his head and rubbed Simon's hair. Then he put his arm around Simon's shoulders and kind of steered him into the garage. "What's happening now?" I asked Rosie. "I don't know." A minute later, Simon's dad came out of the

“你认为他现在是在告诉他自己在学校惹了麻烦吗？”罗西问道。 “我想是的。”爸爸点了点头，揉了揉西蒙的头发。 然后他搂着西蒙的肩膀，把他拉进了车库。 “现在发生什么事了？”我问罗茜。 “我不知道。”一分钟后，西蒙的爸爸从

garage riding the adult bike. He called something over to Simon's mom. Simon hurried to his new bike and hopped on. They rode side by side out of the driveway and turned right. That's the way to Picasso Park.

在车库骑成人自行车。 他给西蒙的妈妈打了个电话。 西蒙急忙跑向他的新自行车，跳了上去。 他们并排骑出车道，向右拐。 这是去毕加索公园的路。