04 My Favorite Pet

My Favorite Pet It was Labor Day, a no-school day. Judy looked up from her Me collage on the dining-room table. "We need a new pet," Judy announced to her family. "A new pet? What's wrong with Mouse?" asked Mom. Mouse opened one eye. "I have to pick MY FAVORITE PET. How can I pick my favorite when I only have one?" "Pick Mouse," said Mom. "Mouse is so old, and she's afraid of everything. Mouse is a lump that purrs."

我最喜欢的宠物那是劳动节，一个不上学的日子。 朱迪从餐桌上的我的拼贴画中抬起头来。 “我们需要一只新宠物，”朱迪向她的家人宣布。 “新宠物?”老鼠怎么了?”妈妈问。 老鼠睁开了一只眼睛。“我必须挑选我最喜欢的宠物。 我只有一个，怎么能挑出我最喜欢的呢?”“挑老鼠，”妈妈说。 “老鼠这么大了，她什么都怕。 老鼠是一个会发出呼噜声的肿块。”

"You're NOT thinking of a dog, I hope," said Dad. Mouse jumped off the chair and stretched. "Mouse would definitely not like that," said Judy. "How about a goldfish?" asked Stink. Mouse rubbed up against Judy's leg. "Mouse would like that too much," Judy said. "I was thinking of a two-toed sloth." "Right," said Stink. "They're neat," said Judy. She showed Stink its picture in her rain forest magazine. "See? They hang upside down all day. They even sleep upside down."

“我希望你不是在想狗吧，”爸爸说。 老鼠从椅子上跳下来伸了个懒腰。 “老鼠肯定不喜欢那样，”朱迪说。 “金鱼怎么样?”臭臭问。 老鼠蹭着朱迪的腿。 “老鼠太喜欢那样了，”朱迪说。 “我在想二趾树懒。” “好吧，”臭臭说。“它们很整齐，”朱迪说。 她给“臭臭”看了她的雨林杂志上的照片。 “看到了吗?他们整天倒挂着。 他们甚至颠倒着睡觉。”

"You're upside down," said Stink. "What do they eat?" asked Dad. "It says here they eat leaf-cutter ants and fire-bellied toads," Judy read. "That should be easy," said Stink.

“你上下颠倒了。”臭臭说。 “它们吃什么?”爸爸问。 “这里说它们吃切叶蚁和火腹蟾蜍，”朱迪念道。 “那应该很容易，”臭臭说。

"Tell you what, Judy," said Dad. "Let's take a ride over to the pet store. I'm not saying we'll get a sloth, but it's always fun to look around. Maybe it'll even help me think of a five-letter word for fish that starts with M for my crossword puzzle." "Let's all go," said Mom. When they arrived at Fur & Fangs, Judy saw snakes and parrots, hermit crabs and guppies. She even saw a five-letter fish word beginning with M — a black molly. "Do you have any two-toed sloths?" she asked the pet store lady. "Sorry. Fresh out," said the lady. "How about a newt or a turtle?" asked Dad. "Did you see the hamsters?" asked Mom. "Never mind," said Judy. "There's nothing from the rain forest here."

“告诉你吧，朱迪，”爸爸说。 “我们开车去宠物店吧。” 我不是说我们会养树懒，但四处看看总是很有趣的。 也许它甚至能帮我想出一个以M开头的五个字母的单词来做填字游戏。” “我们都走吧，”妈妈说。当他们到达Fur & Fangs时，朱迪看到了蛇和鹦鹉，寄居蟹和孔雀鱼。 她甚至看到了一个以M开头的五个字母的单词——黑色茉莉。 “你们有两趾树懒吗?”她问宠物店的女士。 “对不起。“刚出来，”女士说。 “蝾螈或者乌龟怎么样?”爸爸问。 “你看到仓鼠了吗?”妈妈问。 “没关系，”朱迪说。“这里没有来自热带雨林的东西。”

"Maybe they have a stinkbug," Stink said. "One's enough," said Judy, narrowing her eyes at Stink. They picked out a squeaky toy mouse for Mouse. When they went to pay for it, Judy noticed a green plant with teeth sitting on the counter. "What's that?" she asked the pet store lady.

“也许他们有臭虫，”臭臭说。 “一个就够了，”朱迪说，眯起眼睛看着臭臭。 他们为小老鼠挑选了一个吱吱作响的玩具老鼠。 当他们去付款时，朱迪注意到柜台上有一棵长着牙齿的绿色植物。 “那是什么?”她问宠物店的女士。

"A Venus flytrap," the lady said. "It's not an

“捕蝇草，”女士说。 “这不是一个问题