12. The True Meaning of Christmas

12 The True Meaning of Christmas This was the worst thing to happen since TV Turnoff Week! I wanted to go to Antarctica and live with the penguins. I jumped off the little platform to make a run for it, but I slipped on some fake snow and knocked over the Christmas tree. It landed on top of me. As I was scrambling to get up, my foot got tangled in a string of Christmas lights. When I yanked at it, sparks started flying. That must have spooked the reindeer in the petting zoo, because one of them broke out of the gate and started running around in crazy circles.

这是自电视关闭周以来发生的最糟糕的事情！我想去南极洲和企鹅住在一起。 我从小平台上跳下来想要跑过去，但是我在假雪上滑倒了，撞倒了圣诞树。 它落在我身上。当我爬起来的时候，我的脚被一串圣诞彩灯缠住了。 当我猛拉它时，火花四溅。 这一定把动物园里的驯鹿吓坏了，因为其中一只驯鹿冲出大门，开始疯狂地跑来跑去。

"Run for your life!" shouted Neil the nude kid. "The reindeer is on the loose!" "Watch out for those antlers!" a lady screamed. "It's heading for the food court!" somebody shouted. I finally got to my feet, and a bunch of angry parents started chasing me. "Get him!" one of the dads shouted. "Get that kid!" I bolted out of there. Crowds of people were all over the place. I had to run around them like a football player to escape the angry parents chasing me. I bumped into some lady, and she fell into a fountain.

“逃命！”裸体小孩尼尔喊道。 “驯鹿跑出来了！”“小心那些鹿角！”一位女士尖叫道。 “它朝美食广场跑去了！”有人喊道。 我终于站起来了，一群愤怒的父母开始追我。 “抓住他！”其中一个爸爸喊道。 “抓住那孩子！”我跑了出去。 到处都是人群。 我不得不像个足球运动员一样绕着他们跑，以逃避愤怒的父母追着我跑。 我撞到了一位女士，她掉进了喷泉里。

"Help!" I shouted. "They're gonna kill

“救命!”我叫道。“他们会杀人的

me!" I ran up the down escalator. Then I ran down the up escalator. But I didn't travel through time. The parents were still chasing me. I couldn't lose them! At the other end of the mall, I spotted the men's bathroom. Maybe I could hide in a stall, I figured. It was my only hope. I ran over there and ducked inside the bathroom. I was panting and gasping for breath. And you'll never believe who was in there, combing his hair in the mirror. Cray-Z! "Dude!" he said. "What's the matter? You look like you've been through a war!" I put my hand on his shoulder and looked him in the eye. "You've got to help me!" I begged. "I was sitting on Santa's lap, and I accidentally

我!”我顺着电梯往下跑。 然后我跑下扶梯。 但我没有穿越时间。 父母还在追着我。 我不能失去他们！在商场的另一端，我看到了男厕所。 也许我可以躲在隔间里，我想。 这是我唯一的希望。我跑过去，躲进浴室。 我气喘吁吁，喘不过气来。 你绝对不会相信是谁在里面，对着镜子梳头。 Cray-Z !“老兄！”他说。“怎么啦？” 你看起来像是经历过一场战争！”我把手放在他的肩膀上，看着他的眼睛。 “你一定要帮帮我！”我恳求。 “我当时坐在圣诞老人的腿上，不小心

pulled off his beard. The kids who were waiting in line freaked out, and now their parents are trying to get me! What should I do?" "Quick!" Cray-Z said. "Let's switch clothes again!" "Huh?" "Just do it!" I tore off my itchy Christmas sweater and gave it to Cray-Z. He tore off his clothes and gave them to me. "Now get out of here!" Cray-Z said. "And act casual." I whistled as I strolled out of the bathroom.* A bunch of angry parents were milling around, looking all over. None of them noticed me. I thought I was in the clear. But that's when the most amazing thing in the history of the world happened. An

扯掉他的胡子。排队的孩子们吓坏了，现在他们的父母想要抓住我！我该怎么办呢？”“快!”Cray-Z说。 “我们再换件衣服吧！”“嗯?”“照做吧！”我把我那件很痒的圣诞毛衣撕了下来，送给了克雷- z。 他脱下衣服给了我。 “现在给我滚出去！”Cray-Z说。 “表现得随意一点。”我吹着口哨走出浴室。*一群愤怒的父母四处乱转，四处张望。 他们谁也没有注意到我。我以为我是清白的。 但就在那时，世界历史上最神奇的事情发生了。 一个

announcement came over the public address system. Well, that's not the amazing part, because announcements come over the public address system all the time. The amazing part was what happened next. "Attention, shoppers. It's two o'clock. The young pop sensation Cray-Z is about to do some more Christmas rapping on the main stage near the big tree. Come see him perform!" Suddenly, Officer Spence came rolling over to me on his Segway. "We've been looking all over for you, Mr. Z!" he said. "Come on! Everybody's waiting!" "Huh? What? Who? Me? Again?" I asked. Officer Spence pulled me up on the Segway and rolled over to the stage.

广播系统传来了通告。 好吧，这还不是最神奇的部分，因为广播系统一直在播报新闻。 令人惊奇的是接下来发生的事情。 “注意,购物者。现在是两点钟。 年轻的流行歌手克雷- z即将在圣诞树附近的主舞台上表演更多的圣诞说唱。 快来看他表演！”突然，斯宾塞警官开着他的赛格威向我滚过来。 “我们到处找你，Z先生！”他说。 “来吧!每个人都是等着!”“嗯? 怎么啦？谁?我吗?再一次?”我问。 斯宾塞警官把我拉上赛格威，滚到舞台上。