7 Andrea and the L Word

Chapter 7 Andrea and the L Word Great news! The next day, my parents said my friends Ryan and Michael and Neil could come and spend a week with us at our beach house. Yay! I guess my parents felt bad about sticking me with Andrea all summer. I was so excited when Michael's dad pulled his car into the driveway. Me and the guys went right out to the beach to play football. Our Pee Wee football team lost every game last year. But we are getting a new coach this year named Coach Hyatt. So maybe we'll be better. "Go out for a long bomb!" I shouted to Ryan. Playing football in the sand is cool because you can dive for the ball like they

第7章安德里亚和L字好消息！第二天，我父母说我的朋友瑞安、迈克尔和尼尔可以来我们的海滨别墅和我们一起住一个星期。 耶!我猜我父母对整个夏天都让我和安德里亚在一起感到很抱歉。 当迈克尔的爸爸把车开进车道时，我太兴奋了。 我和朋友们直接去海滩踢足球了。 我们的小足球队去年每场比赛都输了。 但今年我们有了一位新教练，名叫凯悦教练。 所以也许我们会更好。“出去找个长炸弹！”我对瑞恩喊道。 在沙滩上踢足球很酷，因为你可以像他们一样扑向球

do on TV. And when you're all hot and sweaty, you can just jump into the water to cool off. When me and the guys got tired of playing football, we walked down the beach. Mr. Sunny was working on his sand castle. He had rulers, buckets of water, Popsicle sticks, and lots of other carving tools. And guess what brownnosing know-it-all was helping him?

在电视上做什么？当你又热又出汗的时候，你可以跳进水里凉快一下。 当我和伙计们踢腻了足球，我们沿着海滩散步。 桑尼先生正在做他的沙堡。 他有尺子、水桶、冰棒棍和许多其他雕刻工具。 猜猜是什么阿谀奉承的万事通帮了他？

Andrea, of course. "Hi, Mr. Sunny!" I said. "These are my friends Ryan, Michael, and Neil. We call Neil 'the nude kid' even though he wears clothes." "I'm sorry, Arlo," Andrea told me, "but

当然是安德里亚。“嗨，阳光先生！”我说。 “这是我的朋友瑞安、迈克尔和尼尔。 我们管尼尔叫‘裸体小子’，尽管他穿着衣服。” “对不起，阿乐，”安德里亚告诉我，“但是

Mr. Sunny cannot talk to you right now. He is a sand artist." Except that she said "arteest." What's up with that? "The sand is my canvas," Mr. Sunny said without even looking at us. "The sand is Mr. Sunny's canvas," repeated Andrea. "I must have just the perfect mixture of sand and water to create my sand masterpiece," said Mr. Sunny. "I call it my sanderpiece." "Mr. Sunny must have just the perfect mixture of sand and water to create his sanderpiece," repeated Andrea. "I am one with the sand," said Mr. Sunny. "The sand speaks to me." "Shhhhhh!" said Andrea. "Mr. Sunny is speaking with the sand." Mr. Sunny closed his eyes and was

桑尼先生现在不能和你说话。 他是个沙子艺术家。”除了她说的是“艺术”。 这是怎么回事？“沙子就是我的画布，”桑尼说，甚至都没看我们一眼。 “沙子是桑尼先生的画布，”安德烈重复道。 “我必须有完美的沙子和水的混合物来创造我的沙子杰作，”桑尼先生说。 “我把它叫做我的沙砾。” “桑尼先生必须有完美的沙子和水的混合物来制作他的沙雕，”安德里亚重复道。 “我和沙子是一体的，”阳光先生说。 “沙子在跟我说话。”“嘘！”安德烈说。 “桑尼先生在和沙子说话。” 桑尼先生闭上眼睛

mumbling something to himself. I couldn't hear all the words, but it had something to do with sand. Sheesh! People who talk to sand are weird. Andrea stepped away from the castle and pulled me aside. "Arlo, I'm in love!" she whispered. Ugh! Andrea spoke the L word! "With who?" I asked. "Besides yourself, I mean." "Who do you think?" Andrea said. "Mr. Sunny! He's brave and handsome, and he's an artistic genius! See how he leans his cheek on his hand? 'O that I were a glove upon that hand, that I might touch that cheek!' Shakespeare wrote that, you know." Oh, brother! That Shakespeare dude was annoying. The guys came over to hear what Andrea

喃喃自语着什么。 我听不清所有的单词，但它与沙子有关。 天哪!跟沙子说话的人很奇怪。 安德里亚离开城堡，把我拉到一边。 “阿乐，我恋爱了！”她低声说。 啊!安德里亚说出了“L”字！“和谁?”我问。 “我是说，除了你自己。” “你认为是谁？”安德里亚说。 “阳光先生!他既勇敢又英俊，还是个艺术天才！看到他把脸靠在手上了吗？ “啊，但愿我是那只手上的手套，但愿我能摸到那张脸！”你知道，这是莎士比亚写的。” 哦,哥哥!那个莎士比亚的家伙真烦人。 他们过来听安德里亚

was whispering about. "Mr. Sunny is sixteen years old," I told Andrea. "He's way too old for you." "I already figured it out," Andrea said. "Mr. Sunny is seven years older than me. So when he's thirty, I'll be twenty-three. That's not so bad. And when he's fifty-eight, I'll be fifty-one. And when he's—" "Okay, I get it," I said. "But he's too old for you now." "I don't care," Andrea said. "'Love is blind, and lovers cannot see. The course of true love never did run smooth.' Shakespeare wrote that too." "Did that guy ever write anything in English?" I asked. "Shakespeare was English, you fobbing, toad-spotted, maggot pie!" said Andrea. "Oh, snap!" said Ryan. "Are you gonna take that, A.J.?" Michael

在低声议论。“先生。 桑妮十六岁了，”我告诉安德里亚。 “他对你来说太老了。” “我已经想明白了，”安德里亚说。 “Sunny先生比我大七岁。 所以当他30岁时，我23岁。 还不错。当他58岁的时候，我就51岁了。 当他——”“好吧，我明白了，”我说。 “但他现在对你来说太老了。” “我不在乎，”安德烈说。 爱情是盲目的，相爱的人看不见。 真爱之路永不会是平坦的。”这也是莎士比亚写的。” “那家伙用英语写过东西吗？”我问。 “莎士比亚是英国人，你这个骗子、癞蛤蟆、蛆派！”安德烈说。 “哦，糟了！”瑞恩说。“你要接吗，aj ?”迈克尔