12 A Lump in My Throat

CHAPTER TWELVE A LUMP IN MY THROAT "HOW'S IT GOING?" Rosie said and handed me a takeout bag from Jethro's. "Really good," I answered. "Do you think you won't move now?" Simon asked and handed me a small paper bag. I knew there were chocolates inside. "I don't know," I said honestly. "Mom and Dad are remembering a bunch of nice stuff. Hummingbirds and bike rides and pizza-making. And, thanks to you guys, they're eating some of their favorite things from town."

第十二章哽咽“最近怎么样？”罗茜说着递给我一个Jethro's的外卖袋。 “非常好，”我回答。 “你觉得你现在不会动了吗？”西蒙问，递给我一个小纸袋。 我知道里面有巧克力。 “我不知道，”我诚实地说。 “妈妈和爸爸正在回忆一堆美好的事情。 蜂鸟，骑自行车，做披萨。 而且，多亏了你们，他们吃到了一些他们最喜欢的镇上的东西。”

"Molly!" Dad yelled from the kitchen. "Who's at the door?" "You better go!" Rosie said. And Simon said, "Good luck!" I brought the french fries and chocolates back to the kitchen. "It was Simon and Rosie again," I said, holding the bags behind my back. "They really helped me a lot." "They're good friends," Mom said. I just nodded because I got a lump in my throat when Mom said that. I thought about moving away from Rosie and Simon. And my eyes got watery too. "I smell something familiar," Dad said and sniffed at the air in an exaggerated way. "French fries? From

“莫莉!”爸爸从厨房里喊道。 “谁在敲门？”“你最好走吧！”罗西说。 西蒙说：“祝你好运！”我把薯条和巧克力带回厨房。 “又是西蒙和罗茜，”我说，把袋子放在背后。 “他们真的帮了我很多。” “他们是好朋友，”妈妈说。 我只是点了点头，因为妈妈说这话时，我的喉咙哽咽了。 我想过离开罗西和西蒙。 我的眼睛也湿润了。 “我闻到了熟悉的味道。”爸爸说着，夸张地嗅了嗅空气。 “薯条吗?从

Jethro's?" "Right," I said and brought his bag of fries out. I decided just to give Mom her chocolates from Barbo Brothers, because that lump was still there. I couldn't make it go away. I didn't want to talk. I couldn't dry up my eyes either. And Mom and Dad noticed.

Jethro的?”“好的，”我说着把他那袋薯条拿了出来。 我决定把芭宝兄弟的巧克力送给妈妈，因为那个肿块还在。 我无法让它消失。 我不想说话。我也擦不干我的眼睛。 爸爸妈妈也注意到了。

"Molly?" Mom asked and came closer. "Is something wrong?" I shook my head. "There is something wrong," Dad said. He came closer too. I had to tell them. I couldn't keep it in any longer. "I know what's going on." "You do?" Mom asked. "I heard you both Thursday morning," I said and sniffled. "I forgot my book report and had to run home to get it. I heard you talking upstairs while Mom was drying her hair." "You already know?" asked Dad. I nodded again. It was super hard to talk with that lump stuck in my throat.

“莫莉?”妈妈问，走近了一些。 “出什么事了吗？”我摇了摇头。 “有点不对劲，”爸爸说。 他也走近了。我不得不告诉他们。 我再也憋不住了。 “我知道发生了什么。”“你做什么?”母亲问。 “星期四早上我听到你们俩的声音了。”我抽泣着说。 “我忘了带读书报告，只好跑回家去拿。 我听见你们在楼上说话，妈妈在擦头发。” “你已经知道了？”爸爸问。 我又点了点头。喉咙里卡着一块东西，说话特别困难。

"Well," Mom said. She was smiling a little bit— and I couldn't understand why. "What do you think about it?" "I like our house," I whispered past that lump. "I'll

“嗯，”妈妈说。她微微一笑——我不明白为什么。 “你觉得怎么样？”“我喜欢我们的房子，”我隔着那块肿块低声说。 “我要

miss Rosie and Simon so much. I don't want to move."

我非常想念罗西和西蒙。 我不想搬家。”