7 Monster Truck Mega-Palooza

CHAPTER SEVEN MONSTER TRUCK MEGA -PALOOZA SIMON TOLD US his idea. "It involves my favorite thing in the world," Simon began. "I call it Monster Truck Mega- Palooza!" Rosie looked at me. I looked at Rosie. We were both worried about where this could go. "I get a monster truck!" Simon began. He put his pizza slice down. "I drive it over to your house on moving day. I'll run over some mailboxes and garbage cans on the way! You know, smash stuff up and make

西蒙把他的主意告诉了我们。 “它涉及到我在这个世界上最喜欢的东西，”西蒙开始说。 “我叫它怪物卡车大狂欢！”罗茜看着我。 我看着罗西。我们都很担心事情会发展成什么样。 “我得到了一辆怪物卡车！”西蒙开始。 他放下披萨片。 “搬家那天我把它开到你家。 我会在路上碾过一些邮箱和垃圾桶！你懂的，把东西打碎，然后

a lot of noise. Then when the moving truck pulls into your driveway, I'll run over it and squash it to pieces!" Rosie and I stared at him. "If you don't have a moving truck to take your stuff away," he explained, "then you can't leave!" "Umm, Simon," I said and tried to hide the disappointment on my face. I looked at Rosie. "You don't have a license. And you, umm, don't know how to drive." "What's so hard about driving?" Simon asked. "Turn the steering wheel. Press the gas pedal. Run over stuff!"

噪音很大。然后，当搬家的卡车停到你的车道上时，我就碾过它，把它碾成碎片！”罗茜和我盯着他。 “如果你没有搬家卡车把你的东西搬走，”他解释说，“那你就不能离开！”“嗯，西蒙，”我说，试图掩饰我脸上失望的表情。 我看着罗西。“你没有驾照。 而你，嗯，不会开车。” “开车有什么难的？”西蒙问。 “转动方向盘。踩油门。 撞到东西！”

I turned to Rosie for help—she was twirling her hair. "Wait," I said. "Do you have an idea?"

我向罗茜求助——她正在捻头发。 “等等，”我说。“你有什么主意吗？”

"Something Simon said made me think of it," Rosie answered. "He said his plan would involve his favorite thing in the world. And I think if we remind your parents about all their favorite things around your house, then maybe they won't want to leave." "What kinds of things?" I asked. "Anything," Rosie answered. "Favorite rooms, favorite foods, things they like to do. You could even get them something from their favorite stores in town. Whatever." "Could it be memories too?" I asked Rosie. I was starting to like this idea. "Like the driveway where they taught me how to ride my bike? Stuff like that?"

“西蒙说的话让我想起了这件事，”罗茜回答。 他说他的计划将涉及他在世界上最喜欢的东西。 我想，如果我们提醒你的父母，他们最喜欢你家里的东西，也许他们就不会想离开了。” “什么样的事情？”我问。 “什么都可以，”罗茜回答。 “喜欢的房间，喜欢的食物，他们喜欢做的事情。 你甚至可以从他们最喜欢的商店里给他们买点东西。 不管。”“也会是回忆吗？”我问罗茜。 我开始喜欢这个主意了。 “就像他们教我骑自行车的那条车道吗？” 诸如此类的东西？”

"Yes!" Rosie exclaimed. I think she appreciated how I took her idea and expanded on it. "Memories are a great idea!" "Let's remember that this all started with my monster truck idea," Simon said proudly. He stuck one end of his last celery stick in his mouth and asked, "But how is Molly going to make that work?"

“是的!”罗西喊道。我想她很欣赏我采纳她的想法并加以扩展的方式。 “回忆是个好主意！”“让我们记住，这一切都始于我的怪物卡车的想法，”西蒙自豪地说。 他把最后一根芹菜的一端塞进嘴里，问道：“但是莫利要怎么做呢？”

"What do you mean?" I asked. "Well, you can't just give them their favorite candy. Or sit them down on their favorite chair or whatever," Simon said. "There has to be a reason for them to find stuff. Or to remember when something special happened." "You're right," Rosie said and started to twirl her hair again. "There needs to be a way for them to remember everything. A reason." "Can I have some more of your celery?" Simon asked and pointed at my lunch tray. "I'm still hungry. I could take two pieces. That way you'll still have an even number for yourself. I know it's counting day and everything."

“你是什么意思？”我问。 “嗯，你不能给他们最喜欢的糖果。 或者让他们坐在他们最喜欢的椅子上，”西蒙说。 “他们找东西一定是有原因的。 或者记住什么时候发生了什么特别的事情。” “你说得对，”罗茜说着又开始捻她的头发。 “需要有一种方法让他们记住一切。 一个理由。”“我能再吃点你的芹菜吗？”西蒙指着我的午餐托盘问道。 “我还是很饿。我可以拿两块。 这样你得到的仍然是偶数。 我知道今天是倒数的日子。”