4 Simon’s Dad Gets Closer

CHAPTER FOUR SIMON'S DAD GETS CLOSER WE NEEDED TO get to work. "We should wash the car first," Rosie said quickly. "Can you get your mom to pull it into the driveway? That will also empty the garage and give us more room to work." "And more room to see what we have to do," I said. Simon went to get his mom. Simon's mom came out and said it was really nice

第四章西蒙的爸爸走近了我们得去工作了。 “我们应该先洗车，”罗茜赶紧说。 “你能让你妈妈把车开到车道上吗？” 这样也能腾出车库，给我们更多的工作空间。” “还有更多的空间来看看我们要做什么，”我说。 西蒙去找他妈妈。 西蒙的妈妈出来了，说真的很不错

of me and Rosie to help him with the garage. She said to come get anything we wanted in the kitchen. And she said Simon wasn't really in a lot of trouble with her. She used to talk too much in class too. She also said it was a smart idea to wash the car and clean the garage. She thought Simon's dad would love it. "But it's no guarantee that Simon won't get punished," she said. Then she pulled the blue Toyota Camry out of the

让我和罗茜帮他修车库。 她说我们要什么就来厨房拿。 她还说西蒙跟她之间并没有什么麻烦。 她过去在课堂上也说话太多。 她还说，洗车和打扫车库是个聪明的主意。 她觉得西蒙的爸爸会喜欢的。 “但这并不能保证西蒙不会受到惩罚，”她说。 然后她把那辆蓝色的丰田凯美瑞从

garage. "How long will it take Dad to get home?" Simon asked his mom as she got out of the car. "From Cincinnati? About six hours," she answered and then snapped her fingers.

车库。“爸爸要多久才能到家？”西蒙问他妈妈，她下了车。 “从辛辛那提吗?大约六个小时。”她回答，然后打了个响指。

"I tell you what, I'll track his car on my phone and let you know where he is." "Is he taking I-74 to I-65?" I asked. Simon's mom tilted her head to the left and said, "What?" I could tell she wasn't saying What? because she didn't hear me. She was saying What? because it was a weird question for me to ask.

“这样吧，我会用手机追踪他的车，然后告诉你他在哪里。” “他是走74号州际公路到65号州际公路吗？”我问。 西蒙的妈妈把头歪向左边说：“什么？”我能看出来她没说什么？ 因为她没听见。 她在说什么？因为我问这个问题很奇怪。

"This might sound strange," I said. "But I—" Rosie interrupted. "Molly has a thing with maps." "It's just who she is," Simon added. "It's totally cool." "When we take a long trip in the car, I need to know what towns we're going to pass through," I explained. "And in what order. Because if I don't know what's next, I mean, anything could happen." Simon's mom untilted her head and nodded. I think she was just being polite and trying to show that she understood. Even though I don't think she did. "Anyway, we had to go to my aunt's wedding a few years ago in Shelbyville, Indiana," I continued. "So I know all the cities and towns on the main highways in Indiana." "Isn't that awesome?!" Simon exclaimed. His mom asked, "If Dad's coming from

“这听起来可能很奇怪，”我说。 “但是我——”罗茜打断了他的话。 “莫莉对地图很感兴趣。” “她就是这样，”西蒙补充道。 “这太酷了。”“当我们开车长途旅行时，我需要知道我们会经过哪些城镇，”我解释说。 ”“按什么顺序？因为如果我不知道接下来会发生什么，我的意思是，任何事情都可能发生。” 西蒙的妈妈抬起头点了点头。 我觉得她只是出于礼貌，想表示她理解。 尽管我觉得她没有。 “不管怎么说，几年前我们不得不去印第安纳州谢尔比维尔参加我姑姑的婚礼，”我继续说。 “所以我知道印第安纳州主要高速公路上的所有城镇。” “那不是很棒吗？！”西蒙喊道。 他妈妈问：“如果爸爸是从哪里来的。

Cincinnati, what towns will he pass through?" I looked up at the sky for a few seconds. The answer was stuck in a different part of my brain, so I had to find it. Aunt Kate's wedding was, you know, three years ago. When I found it, I said, "Batesville, Greensburg, Shelbyville, Indianapolis, Lebanon, Lafayette, Remington, Crown Point, Hammond, Chicago. Then, here, Evanston." Simon's mom just stared at me. She didn't say anything, but Simon did. "Like I said," he exclaimed and pointed at me. "Awesome!" Simon's mom got out her phone, opened an app, and tracked down the car.

辛辛那提，他要经过哪些城镇？”我抬头看了天空几秒钟。 答案卡在我大脑的另一个部分，所以我必须找到它。 凯特阿姨的婚礼是三年前的事了。 当我找到它时，我说：“贝茨维尔、格林斯堡、谢尔比维尔、印第安纳波利斯、黎巴嫩、拉斐特、雷明顿、皇冠角、哈蒙德、芝加哥。” 然后，在这里，埃文斯顿。”西蒙的妈妈只是盯着我看。 她什么也没说，但西蒙说了。 “就像我说的，”他指着我喊道。 “棒极了!”西蒙的妈妈拿出手机，打开一个应用，找到了那辆车。