2. Plenty of Room

2 Plenty of Room When I opened the door, Arlo and his family were standing on our front porch. My mom and Arlo's mom are best friends. They started hugging because they haven't seen each other in two whole weeks. I hid my notebook behind my back. Arlo might be mad if he knew I was writing this. "Hi Arlo!" I said. Arlo didn't say anything. He looked mad.

当我打开门时，阿乐和他的家人正站在前廊上。 我妈妈和阿乐的妈妈是最好的朋友。 他们开始拥抱，因为他们已经整整两周没见面了。 我把笔记本藏在背后。 如果阿尔洛知道我在写这些，他可能会生气的。 “嗨,奥尔罗!”我说。阿乐什么也没说。 他看上去疯了。

"Say hello to Andrea," said his dad. Arlo grunted. "You came back from your vacation early," my mom said. "Did something happen to you?" "There was a hurricane in Bermuda," Arlo's dad told us. "It was pretty bad." "Hurricanes usually form over large bodies of warm water," I told everybody. "The water evaporates and turns into clouds when moist air rises and cools." (I knew that because I looked it up in my encyclopedia.) Arlo rolled his eyes.

“向安德里亚问好，”他爸爸说。 奥尔罗哼了一声。“你假期提前回来了，”我妈妈说。 “你出什么事了吗？”“百慕大有飓风，”阿乐的爸爸告诉我们。 “非常糟糕。”“飓风通常是在大片温暖的海水上形成的，”我告诉大家。 “当潮湿的空气上升并冷却时，水蒸发并变成云。” （我知道这一点是因为我在百科全书中查过。）阿乐翻了个白眼。

"It was scary!" said his sister, Amy. "They told everybody to evacuate." Arlo started giggling.

“太可怕了！”他的妹妹艾米说。 “他们让所有人撤离。” 阿乐开始咯咯地笑起来。

"What's so funny?" I asked him. "Amy just said they told everybody to evacuate." "So?" "'Evacuate' is a fancy word for pooping!" Arlo said. "It is not," I told him. "Is too." "I'll look it up in my encyclopedia," I said. "That will prove you're wrong." "Go ahead," Arlo replied. "Look it up in your dumb encyclopedia." I got my encyclopedia, which has a builtin dictionary. It's really cool because it's electronic. All you need to do is say a word, and a second later the encyclopedia tells you the definition out loud. "Evac-u-ate," I told the encyclopedia. "To discharge from the body as waste," the encyclopedia replied.

“什么事这么好笑？”我问他。 “艾米只是说他们让所有人撤离。” “所以?”“‘疏散’是大便的花哨说法！”奥尔罗说。 “不是的，”我告诉他。“太”。 “我要在我的百科全书里查一下，”我说。 “那就证明你错了。” “去吧。”阿乐回答。“去你那该死的百科全书里查查吧。” 我买了一本百科全书，里面有一本内置字典。 它真的很酷，因为它是电子的。 你所需要做的就是说一个词，一秒钟后，百科全书就会大声告诉你这个词的定义。 “撤离，”我告诉百科全书。 “作为废物从体内排出，”百科全书回答道。

"See, I told you 'evacuate' means pooping," said Arlo. Oooh, I hate it when Arlo is right! "You are so immature!" I shouted. "And disgusting!" "Your face is disgusting," Arlo replied. "Stop arguing!" shouted Arlo's mom. "I

“瞧，我告诉过你‘疏散’的意思是拉屎，”阿乐说。 我讨厌阿乐说对了！“你太不成熟了！”我叫道。 “恶心!”“你的脸真恶心。”阿乐回答。 “别吵了！”阿乐的妈妈喊道。 “我

wish you two would get along better." My parents invited Arlo's parents inside to have coffee, because that's what grown-ups do. I poured juice for Arlo and Amy. "Didn't you rent out your house while you were away?" my dad asked Arlo's dad. "Yeah, we can't go back there for a week," Arlo's dad said. "We just stopped by to let you know we're home. We're on our way to a hotel tonight. I booked a room for the week." "Hotel?!" my mother shouted. "Don't be silly! That will cost you a lot of money. You're staying here with us." "WHAT?!" Arlo shouted. "Oh, there isn't enough room," said Arlo's mom. "We don't want to be a bother." "It's a great idea!" I said. "Arlo and I will have fun together!"

希望你们俩能相处得更好。” 我父母邀请阿乐的父母进屋喝咖啡，因为那是成年人该做的事。 我给阿乐和艾米倒了果汁。 “你不在的时候没有把房子租出去吗？”爸爸问阿乐的爸爸。 “是啊，我们一个星期都回不去了。”阿乐的爸爸说。 “我们只是过来告诉你我们回来了。 我们今晚要去旅馆。 我订了一间这周用的房间。” “旅馆？！”我母亲喊道。 “别傻了！”那将花费你很多钱。 你要和我们住在一起。” “什么? !”奥尔罗喊道。“哦，没有足够的空间，”阿乐的妈妈说。 “我们不想成为一个麻烦。” “这是个好主意！”我说。 “阿乐和我将在一起玩得很开心！”