6. The Greatest Idea in the History of the World

6 The Greatest Idea in the History of the World The I Scream Shop has the best ice cream in town. After school, me and the guys decided to go over there so we could spy on Andrea and Pee Air. But we didn't want to go inside the I Scream Shop. We watched what was going on from across the street. It was cool. We were like secret agents. Neil got a pair of binoculars for his birthday, so he was our

6 .世界历史上最伟大的主意尖叫商店有镇上最好的冰淇淋。 放学后，我和伙计们决定去那里监视安德里亚和Pee Air。 但我们不想进“尖叫商店”。 我们从街对面看着发生的事情。 很酷。我们就像秘密特工。 尼尔过生日时得到了一副望远镜，所以他是我们的

lookout as we hid in the bushes. A few minutes after we arrived, Andrea and Pee Air showed up. We watched them go inside the I Scream Shop and sit in a booth near the window. "What are they doing?" I asked Neil as he peered through the binoculars. "It looks like he's giving her a card or something," Neil reported. "It's probably some mushy love poem," I said. "It's his special valentine." A few minutes passed. "What are they doing now?" asked Ryan. "He's giving her a stuffed animal," reported Neil. "She's giggling and acting all girly." "A stuffed animal?" said Michael. "Where did he get a stuffed animal?" "From Rent-A-Stuffed-Animal," I told him. "You can rent anything."

我们躲在灌木丛里的时候，请注意。 我们到达几分钟后，Andrea和Pee Air出现了。 我们看着他们走进“尖叫商店”，坐在靠窗的摊位上。 “他们在干什么？”我问尼尔，他透过双筒望远镜往外看。 “看起来他是在给她一张卡片之类的东西，”尼尔报道说。 “可能是一首伤感的情诗，”我说。 “这是他特别的情人节礼物。” 几分钟过去了。“他们现在在干什么？”瑞恩问。 “他要给她一个毛绒玩具，”尼尔说。 “她咯咯地笑，表现得像个小女孩。” “毛绒玩具？”迈克尔说。 “他从哪儿弄来的毛绒玩具？”“从毛绒玩具店买的，”我告诉他。 “你可以租任何东西。”

"What are they doing now?" Michael asked a few minutes later. "They're eating ice cream," Neil reported. "It looks like strawberry."

“他们现在在干什么？”几分钟后，迈克尔问道。 “他们在吃冰淇淋，”尼尔报道。 “看起来像草莓。”

Strawberry?! We were all bummed out. It didn't bother us that Pee Air was with Andrea. It bothered us that they were eating ice cream and we were hiding in the bushes across the street. And I love strawberry. We were also bummed out because the next day was going to be Valentine's Day. We would have to make cards and read poems and talk about the L word all day. It was going to be horrible. "Let's get out of here," I said to the guys. "That Pee Air is one smooth operator," Michael said as we walked down the street. "He probably likes the L word," I said. "He loves love," said Neil. "I hate love." "Pee Air thinks he is so great," Ryan complained. "All the girls are making goo-goo eyes at him," said Ryan.

草莓? !我们都很沮丧。 我们不介意Pee Air和Andrea在一起。 他们在吃冰淇淋，而我们躲在街对面的灌木丛里，这让我们很困扰。 我喜欢草莓。我们也很沮丧，因为第二天就是情人节了。 我们要做卡片，读诗，整天谈论“L”这个词。 这将是可怕的。 “我们离开这里吧，”我对他们说。 “那个Pee Air是个很圆滑的人，”我们走在街上时，迈克尔说。 “他可能喜欢‘L’这个词，”我说。 “他喜欢爱情，”尼尔说。 “我讨厌爱情。”“皮·艾尔觉得他太棒了，”瑞恩抱怨道。 “所有的女孩都在向他抛媚眼，”瑞恩说。

"Even Alexia likes him," said Michael, "and she used to be cool." "We can't let that French pastry make us look bad," said Ryan. We all laughed, because Ryan called Pee Air a French pastry. "Yeah, we can't let that French pastry push us around," said Neil. "That's right!" I said. "We should teach Pee Air a lesson." "Yeah!" said Ryan. "What do you think we should—" Ryan didn't get the chance to finish his sentence, because you'll never believe in a million hundred years who came running over to us. It was Pee Air! "Hey, guys!" he said. "Why aren't you out eating ice cream with Andrea?" asked Michael. "She's your

“就连亚历克西娅也喜欢他，”迈克尔说，“她以前很酷。” “我们不能让法国糕点给我们丢脸，”瑞恩说。 我们都笑了，因为瑞安说Pee Air是法式糕点。 尼尔说：“是的，我们不能让法国糕点左右我们。” “没错!”我说。“我们应该给Pee Air一个教训。” “是啊！”瑞恩说。“你觉得我们应该——”瑞恩没来得及说完他的话，因为你永远也不会相信是谁跑过来的。 是Pee Air！“嘿，伙计们！”他说。 “你为什么不和安德里亚一起出去吃冰淇淋？”迈克尔问。 “她是你的

special valentine, right?" "Andrea had to go to her... how do you say... clog-dancing class," Pee Air replied.* "Can I... hang out with you guys... for a while? Maybe I can practice my English with you." I didn't want to be Pee Air's English teacher. I looked at Ryan. Ryan looked at Michael. Michael looked at Neil. Neil looked at me. I looked at Pee Air. And that's when I came up with the greatest idea in the history of the world. "Sure, Pee Air," I said. "There are lots of English words and expressions that they don't teach you in school." "Like what?" asked Pee Air. "Like 'vomit,'" I said. "It means you have a good feeling. So if you really like somebody, you tell them that they make you vomit."

特别的情人节，对吧？”“安德里亚不得不去找她…… 你怎么说……木屐舞课，”皮·艾尔回答。“我能…… 和你们一起出去玩……一段时间？ 也许我可以和你一起练习英语。” 我不想当Pee Air的英语老师。 我看着瑞恩。瑞恩看着迈克尔。 迈克尔看着尼尔。尼尔看着我。 我看了看Pee Air。就在那时，我想到了世界历史上最伟大的想法。 “当然，Pee Air，”我说。“有很多英语单词和短语是学校里不会教你的。” “比如什么？”皮·艾尔问。 “比如‘呕吐’，”我说。意思是你感觉很好。 所以，如果你真的喜欢一个人，你就告诉他，他让你呕吐。”