11 Pizza and the Final Clue

CHAPTER ELEVEN PIZZA AND THE FINAL CLUE MOM AND DAD figured out the next clue before we even got inside. "We're going to make homemade pizza for lunch?" Dad asked. "That's the third prize, right?" "Right. I got all the ingredients ready in the kitchen," I said. I needed to remind them of one memorable pizza-making experience in the past. "Do you guys remember how bad the Great Pizza Dough Catastrophe was?" "Do we?!" Mom exclaimed. Dad laughed and asked, "Why do you think we

第十一章披萨和最后的线索在我们进去之前，爸爸妈妈就已经猜到了下一个线索。 “我们中午要自制披萨吗？”爸爸问。 “这是三等奖，对吧？”“正确。 我把所有的食材都准备好了，”我说。 我需要提醒他们过去一次难忘的披萨制作经历。 “你们还记得披萨面团大灾难有多糟糕吗？”“我们? !”妈妈喊道。 爸爸笑着问：“你为什么认为我们

named it the Great Pizza Dough Catastrophe?" When I was little, we all made pizzas together. We made the dough with flour, yeast, warm water, salt, and olive oil. It's really easy to make. We made balls with the dough and then used rolling pins to spread our balls out into circles. Mom and Dad both left the kitchen at the same time for a couple of minutes. While they were gone I decided to throw and spin my pizza dough above my head like a professional pizza chef. I didn't catch it right or it was too flimsy or something. And the pizza dough fell over my head. "Mom! Dad!" I yelled through the dough covering my face. "I need some help." Mom and Dad weren't mad. They thought it was

把它命名为披萨面团大灾难？”我小的时候，我们一起做披萨。 我们用面粉、酵母、温水、盐和橄榄油做面团。 它真的很容易做。我们用生面团做球，然后用擀面杖把球擀成圆。 妈妈和爸爸同时离开厨房几分钟。 当他们离开的时候，我决定像一个专业的披萨厨师一样，把我的披萨面团在我的头顶上抛来抛去。 我没有抓住它，或者它太薄了。 披萨面团掉在我头上。 “妈妈!爸爸!”我对着盖住我脸的面团喊道。 “我需要帮助。”爸爸妈妈没有生气。 他们认为是

hilarious. They took tons of pictures. When the dough was over my face, Dad said I should eat my way out. It took, like, three hours to get it all out of my hair. We finished making and baking our pizzas. Dad's pizza had sausage and green peppers. Mom made hers with sun-dried tomatoes and mushrooms. Mine had pepperoni. I made sure there was an even number of pepperoni slices (thirty-two) on the whole pizza. There was also an even number of slices (eight). And an even number of pepperoni slices (four) on each piece. "The Great Pizza Dough Catastrophe is one of my all-time favorite family memories," Dad said as he finished eating his final piece of pizza. "Mine too," Mom said. "And it all happened right here," I reminded them.

搞笑。他们拍了很多照片。 当面团粘在我脸上时，爸爸说我应该吃个痛快。 我大概花了三个小时才把头发弄干净。 我们完成了披萨的制作和烘烤。 爸爸的披萨里有香肠和青椒。 妈妈用晒干的西红柿和蘑菇做的。 我的是意大利辣香肠。我确保整个披萨上有偶数的意大利辣香肠片（32片）。 也有偶数片（8片）。 每片意大利辣香肠都是偶数片（四片）。 “披萨面团大灾难是我最喜欢的家庭记忆之一，”爸爸吃完最后一块披萨时说道。 “我的也是，”妈妈说。“这一切都发生在这里。”我提醒他们。

"In this kitchen." Everything was working out just right. And I think they were thinking about all the nice things and memories. There was only one clue to go. And the timing was perfect. I got the fourth clue out from where I'd hidden it— the microwave oven. And right when I handed it to Dad, the doorbell rang. I knew who it was. It was Rosie and Simon.

“在这个厨房里。”一切都很顺利。 我想他们在想所有美好的事情和回忆。 只有一条线索。 时机也恰到好处。 我从我藏它的地方找到了第四条线索——微波炉。 我刚把它交给爸爸，门铃就响了。 我知道是谁。是罗西和西蒙。

clue #4 A. Time for dessert. B. One is salty. C. And one is sweet.

线索4 A。该吃甜点了。 B.一个是咸的。C.一个是甜的。