Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5 Frankie and Ashley went into my room to look for parts for Stanley's body. I went into Emily's room to see what I could find. I found a box of princess Legos that someone had given her for her birthday. She had never even opened the box. Emily is not the kind of person who wants to build a pink princess castle. Now, if it had been a lizard Lego kit, she would have built it in two seconds. "What do you think you're doing?" a voice from behind me said. I'm sure you already guessed that it was Emily's voice. Even though she and Katherine had returned from the bathroom, Katherine's teeth seemed as yellow as ever.

第五章弗兰基和艾希礼走进我的房间，为斯坦利的身体寻找器官。 我去艾米丽的房间看看能找到什么。 我发现了一盒公主乐高玩具，那是别人送给她的生日礼物。 她甚至从来没有打开过盒子。 艾米丽不是那种想要建造粉红公主城堡的人。 现在，如果这是一个蜥蜴乐高套件，她会在两秒钟内完成它。 “你以为你在干什么？”一个声音从我身后传来。 我相信你已经猜到那是艾米丽的声音了。 尽管她和凯瑟琳从浴室回来了，凯瑟琳的牙齿还是像以前一样黄。

"I really need this box of Legos to build my robot," I begged. "They belong to me." "I know, but you've never even taken the ribbon off. Come on, Emily. You're not ever going to use these Legos." "What are you going to give me for them?" "I'm giving you the wonderful feeling of getting to help your older brother." "Three nights of you doing the dishes," she fired back. "That's the deal." Normally, I would not have made that deal, but I was running out of time.

“我真的需要这盒乐高积木来做我的机器人，”我恳求道。 “它们是我的。”“我知道，可你连丝带都没摘过。 别这样，艾米丽。你永远不会用到这些乐高积木。” “你打算拿什么来换他们？”“我正在给你一种帮助你哥哥的美妙感觉。” “你洗了三个晚上的碗，”她回击道。 “这就是交易。”通常情况下，我不会做那个交易，但我时间不多了。

"Fine," I said, tucking the Lego box under my arm and bolting for the living room. Frankie and Ashley were waiting for me with a pile of things they had gathered. "We got some cool stuff," Frankie said. "Look, here's some pencils and rubber bands." "What are those for?" I asked. "Stanley's not going to write anything." "The pencils are going to make his arms longer," Ashley said. "If they aren't long enough, he won't be able to scoop up the socks." "And look at this," Frankie went on. "We also took the remote control and a motor from your old yellow front loader truck. I hope you don't mind if it never runs again."

“好吧，”我说着，把乐高盒子夹在腋下，快步向客厅走去。 弗兰基和艾希礼拿着一堆他们搜集来的东西在等我。 “我们有一些很酷的东西，”弗兰基说。 “看，这里有一些铅笔和橡皮筋。” “那是干什么用的？”我问。 “斯坦利不会写任何东西。” “铅笔会让他的手臂变长，”阿什利说。 “如果袜子不够长，他就不能把袜子捞起来。” “看看这个，”弗兰基接着说。 “我们还从你那辆旧的黄色前装载机卡车上拿走了遥控器和马达。 我希望你不要介意它再也跑不动了。”

"That's okay," I said. "Cheerio chewed off the digging bucket, anyway. What good is a front loader without a bucket? It's like hot chocolate without the chocolate." "We also took two wheels off your old monster truck," Ashley said. "How come only two? Stanley needs four wheels." "The front wheels were missing in action," Frankie said. "But we could get the other two wheels off your cement mixer." "I love that truck," I said. "Every time I got sick and stayed home from school, Mr. Cement

“没关系，”我说。不管怎样，麦圈把挖土机咬断了。 没有铲斗的前装载机有什么用？ 就像没有巧克力的热巧克力。” “我们还从你的旧怪物卡车上取下了两个轮子，”阿什利说。 “为什么只有两个？”斯坦利需要四个轮子。” 弗兰基说：“前轮在行驶中不见了。” “但我们可以把你的水泥搅拌机的另外两个轮子卸下来。” “我喜欢那辆卡车，”我说。 “水泥先生，每次我生病在家不上学的时候

Mixer always made me feel better. I can't take him apart, not even for Stanley." "Well, we need to find something that's round and rolls," Ashley said. "Anyone have a bright idea?" "Golf balls?" Frankie suggested. I shook my head. "We don't have any. My dad says golf gives him a rash. I never asked him where." "Some parent things you just don't want to know," Frankie said with a nod. "How about pizza cutters?" Ashley said. "They're round." "Too sharp," I answered. "Besides, we only have one of them." "Think, guys," Ashley said. "What's round and rolls?" "Meatballs," Frankie said. "A Frisbee. Marbles. Doughnuts. A sandwich roll." "Or toilet paper rolls," I said, joining in the list. "Are those strong enough to hold Stanley?" Ashley asked.

混合液总能让我感觉好点。 我不能把他拆散，即使是为了斯坦利。” “嗯，我们需要找一些又圆又卷的东西，”艾希礼说。 “有人有好主意吗？”“高尔夫球?”弗兰基。 我摇了摇头。“我们没有。 我爸爸说高尔夫会让他起疹子。 我从来没问过他在哪儿。”“有些为人父母的事情你就是不想知道，”弗兰基点点头说。 “披萨刀怎么样？”阿什利说。 “他们是圆的。”“太尖锐了，”我回答。 “再说，我们只有一个。” “想想吧，伙计们，”艾希礼说。 “什么东西又圆又卷？”“肉丸，”弗兰基说。 “一个飞盘。弹珠。甜甜圈。 一个三明治卷。”“或者厕纸卷，”我说，也加入了他们的行列。 “这些东西够坚固吗？”阿什利问道。

"Legos aren't that heavy," I answered. "And besides, we only need Stanley to work for a few minutes. It's not like he's got to roll all the way across the Brooklyn Bridge." "Let's try it," Frankie said. "It's the best idea we have." We all jumped up and raced to the bathroom. "What we need is the cardboard tube inside the roll of toilet paper," I said. "We'll cut it in two pieces, wrap the pieces in Scotch tape to make them stronger, and presto, Stanley will have himself two front wheels. Okay, team. Let's start unrolling."

“乐高积木没那么重，”我回答。 “再说，我们只需要斯坦利干几分钟。 他又不是要一路滚过布鲁克林大桥。” “我们试试吧，”弗兰基说。 “这是我们最好的主意。” 我们都跳起来，跑到浴室。 “我们需要的是厕纸卷里面的纸筒，”我说。 “我们把它切成两半，用透明胶带把它们包起来，使它们更结实，很快，斯坦利就有了两个前轮。 好的,团队。我们开始展开吧。”