2 SURPRISE!

CHAPTER 2 SURPRISE! Margaret!" the lady on the porch called again. "Now!" "We'll see you later, Margaret," Kenya said as she and Olivia started to walk away. "No, girls. I'd like to talk to all of you," the lady said, her arms folded across her chest. "Uh-oh. Is Claire in trouble?" Little John asked from inside the water bottle. "I don't know," Kaz said. Claire shifted the water bottle on her shoulder and followed the other girls into the brown house.

第二章惊喜！玛格丽特！”门廊上的那位女士又叫道。 “现在!”“我们待会儿见，玛格丽特。”肯雅说着，和奥利维亚准备离开。 “不,女孩。我想和你们大家谈谈，”这位女士说，双臂交叉在胸前。 “哦。克莱尔有麻烦了吗？”小约翰从水瓶里问。 “我不知道，”卡兹说。克莱尔把水瓶扛在肩上，跟着其他女孩进了褐色的房子。

The lady glanced curiously at Claire. "What's your name?" she asked as she closed the front door behind them. "I don't think I've seen you before." "That's Claire, Mom," Margaret said. "She's here to help us catch the ghost in the tree house." "I see," Margaret's mom said with a funny smile. "Why is that lady smiling?" Little John asked. "She probably doesn't believe in ghosts," Kaz told his brother. Lots of grown-up solids didn't. It was weird. "We can show her ghosts are real!" Little John said. He passed through the bottle and expanded in front of Margaret's mom. "No!" Kaz shouted. Before Little John could start to glow, Kaz charged through the bottle, grabbed his little brother around the waist, and swam with him behind the couch.

这位女士好奇地瞥了克莱尔一眼。 “你叫什么名字？”她在他们身后关上前门时问道。 “我想我以前没见过你。” “那是克莱尔，妈妈，”玛格丽特说。 “她是来帮我们抓树屋里的鬼的。” “我明白了，”玛格丽特的妈妈笑着说。 “那位女士为什么在笑？”小约翰问。 “她可能不相信有鬼，”和子告诉弟弟。 很多成熟的固体就没有。 这很奇怪。“我们可以证明她的鬼魂是真的！”小约翰说。 他穿过瓶子，在玛格丽特的妈妈面前展开。 “不!”Kaz喊道。在小约翰开始发光之前，卡兹冲过瓶子，抓住他的小弟弟的腰，和他一起游到沙发后面。

"We don't need to let them know we're here. Or that we're real," Kaz said. "Let's just listen for now." "Okaaaay," Little John said. The ghosts floated behind the couch. "You girls know how I feel about secret clubs," Margaret's mom said. Henry leaned against the doorjamb and chewed on his thumb.

“我们不需要让他们知道我们在这里。 或者我们是真实存在的，”卡兹说。 “我们先听着吧。” “好吧，”小约翰说。 鬼在沙发后面飘浮。 “你们知道我对秘密俱乐部的看法，”玛格丽特的妈妈说。 亨利靠在门框上，咬着大拇指。

"It's not a secret club," Margaret told her mom. "It's just a club." "For girls," Kenya added. Margaret's mom shook her head. "We're all friends in this neighborhood. Girls and boys can be in clubs together." "Fine," Margaret said, slumping back against the wall. "Henry, do you want to join our club?" Kenya's eyebrows shot up. Olivia's mouth dropped open. "No." Henry shook his head. "I just don't want you to say I can't join it." He ran across the room and charged up the stairs. He was happy now. The girls looked relieved. "Well, I'm glad that's settled," Margaret's mom said. "Come into the kitchen and I'll make you girls a snack." "What about the tree house?" Little John asked. "When do we get to see the ghost in the tree house?"

“这不是一个秘密俱乐部，”玛格丽特告诉她妈妈。 “这只是一个俱乐部。”肯亚补充说：“这是给女孩的。” 玛格丽特的妈妈摇了摇头。 “我们在这个社区都是朋友。 女孩和男孩可以一起在俱乐部。” “很好，”玛格丽特说，背靠在墙上。 “亨利，你想加入我们的俱乐部吗？”肯亚的眉毛一下子竖了起来。 奥利维亚张大了嘴。 “没有。”亨利摇了摇头。 “我只是不想让你说我不能参加。” 他跑过房间，冲上楼梯。 他现在很高兴。姑娘们看上去如释重负。 “好吧，我很高兴事情解决了，”玛格丽特的妈妈说。 “到厨房来，我给你们做点心。” “那树屋呢？”小约翰问。 “我们什么时候能看到树屋里的鬼魂？”

"Probably after they eat their snack," Kaz said as they followed Claire and the other girls. Little John groaned. "Solids are always eating. I bet they can't even go one whole day without eating something." "Little John?" came a voice from behind them. It was a man's voice. "Kaz? Is that you?" Kaz, Little John, and even Claire whirled around. "POPS!" Kaz and Little John cried out when they saw the ghost man. They all flew into one another's arms. "I thought I heard voices I recognized," Pops said as he hugged his boys. "Where have you been?" Little John asked Pops. "Where have you been?" Pops asked. The smile disappeared from his face as he looked beyond Kaz and Little John. "Why is that solid girl standing there with her mouth open? She's staring right at us."

“可能是在她们吃完零食之后，”卡兹说，她们跟着克莱尔和其他女孩。 小约翰呻吟着。“固体总是在吃东西。 我敢打赌他们一天不吃东西都撑不下去。” “小约翰？”一个声音从他们身后传来。 那是一个男人的声音。“Kaz ? 是你吗？”卡兹、小约翰，甚至克莱尔都转过身来。 “会!”卡兹和小约翰看到鬼人时叫了起来。 他们全都扑到彼此的怀里。 “我想我听到了我认识的声音，”老爷子拥抱着他的儿子们说。 “你上哪儿去了？”小约翰问老爷子。 “你上哪儿去了？”持久性有机污染物问道。 笑容从他脸上消失了，他的目光越过卡兹和小约翰。 “为什么那个结实的女孩站在那里张着嘴？” 她正盯着我们看呢。”

"That's because she can see us," Kaz said. He swam over to Claire and floated beside her. Margaret, Kenya, and Olivia were already in the kitchen. "Pops, this is my friend Claire." "Hi, Kaz's dad," Claire said softly. She gave a little wave. "Your friend?" Pops snorted. "This solid girl is your friend? And what do you mean she can see us? We're not glowing." "I know. But she can still see us," Kaz said. "She's nice, Pops," Little John said, joining Kaz and Claire across the room. Pops looked doubtful. Margaret came back into the living room then. "Claire?" she said. She looked where Claire was looking, but all she saw was an empty wall. "What are you doing?" "Uh, nothing," Claire said. "I just... spaced out for a second." "Well, come have a snack with us." Margaret grabbed Claire's arm and pulled her into the

“那是因为她能看见我们，”和子说。 他游向克莱尔，在她身边漂浮。 玛格丽特、肯雅和奥利维亚已经在厨房里了。 “老爷子，这是我朋友克莱尔。” “你好，卡兹的爸爸，”克莱尔轻声说。 她轻轻挥了挥手。“你的朋友?”哼了一声。 “这个结实的女孩是你的朋友？” 什么叫她能看见我们？ 我们没有发光。”“我知道。 但她仍然能看到我们，”卡兹说。 “她很好，爸爸，”小约翰说着，跟着卡兹和克莱尔穿过房间。 老爷子露出怀疑的神色。这时玛格丽特回到客厅。 “克莱尔？”她说。她朝克莱尔看的地方看了看，但她只看到一堵空墙。 “你在干什么？”“呃，没什么，”克莱尔说。 “我只是……我恍然大悟。” “好吧，来和我们一起吃点点心吧。” 玛格丽特抓住克莱尔的胳膊，把她拉进了