5. A Lucky Mistake

5 A Lucky Mistake Everybody was in the backyard. It was looking like my party was going to be the biggest disaster since the Titanic hit that iceberg. Everybody was standing around chitchatting. Darth Vader was still in the bathroom. There wasn't anything to eat. The pizza guy wouldn't

5幸运的错误每个人都在后院。 看起来我的派对将会是自泰坦尼克号撞上冰山以来最大的灾难。 每个人都站在那里闲聊。 达斯·维德还在浴室里。 没有什么可吃的。 卖披萨的不会

be there for an hour. Suddenly, there was a knocking sound on our backyard gate. "Who could that be?" asked my mom. "All the guests have arrived." "Maybe the pizza guy is here early," said my dad. But it wasn't the pizza guy. My mom and I opened the gate, and a guy was standing there. He had a painted white face, frizzy red hair, a red nose, giant shoes, and a silly costume with red polka dots all over it. He was carrying a big sack. It was a clown! Clowns are so creepy. I fell back in horror. "I'm Buffo the Clown," the clown said. "You must be the birthday boy."

在那里呆一个小时。突然，后院的门上传来敲门声。 “那会是谁呢？”妈妈问。 “所有的客人都到了。” “也许送披萨的早到了，”爸爸说。 但不是那个送披萨的。 我妈妈和我打开大门，一个男人站在那里。 他画着一张白脸，一头卷曲的红头发，一个红鼻子，一双大鞋子，穿着一件满是红色圆点的傻乎乎的戏服。 他背着一个大袋子。 那是一个小丑！小丑太吓人了。 我惊恐地向后倒去。“我是小丑Buffo，”小丑说。 “你一定是寿星。”

"We didn't order a clown," my mom told him. "Mr. Marty sent me an email," Buffo the Clown replied. "It said to be here at eleven o'clock. It's eleven o'clock." "There must be some mistake," my mom said. Mr. Marty came running over.

“我们没有叫小丑，”妈妈告诉他。 “马蒂先生给我发了一封电子邮件，”小丑Buffo回答道。 “上面说十一点到这里。 现在是十一点。”“一定是搞错了，”妈妈说。 马蒂先生跑了过来。

"Buffo!" Mini-Marty said excitedly. "So good to see you. I'm so sorry. I must have emailed you by accident. But what a lucky mistake! I'm so glad you're here. Darth Vader is supposed to be entertaining the kids, but he's in the bathroom." "This is perfect!" my mom said excitedly. "You saved the party, Buffo!" Suddenly, I wasn't having a Star Wars party anymore. I was having a Buffo the Clown party. Oh, well. That had to be better than a bunch of people standing around making chitchat for hours. "Wait a minute," said Buffo. "Am I gonna get paid for this gig?" "Of course," replied Mini-Marty. "Don't worry about it." "Then let the Buffo the Clown show

“滑稽的!”小马蒂兴奋地说。 “很高兴见到你。我很抱歉。 我一定是不小心给你发了邮件。 但这是一个多么幸运的错误啊！我很高兴你能来。 达斯·维德本应该陪孩子们玩的，但他却在浴室里。” “这太完美了！”妈妈兴奋地说。 “你拯救了派对，布福！”突然之间，我不再举办星球大战派对了。 我在开小丑小丑派对。 哦,好吧。这总比一群人站在一起聊上几个小时强。 “等一下，”布福说。 “这次演出能给我钱吗”“当然，”小马蒂回答。 “别担心。”“那就让小丑小丑表演吧

begin!" announced Buffo. He ran into the middle of the backyard, honking a horn that was attached to his belt. "Hey, kids!" shouted Buffo. "Do you wanna hear a joke?" "Yeah!" we all shouted. "I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" said Buffo. Entertainers are always saying they can't hear you even after you just shouted at them. They must need hearing aids. "YEAH!" we all shouted louder. "What's black and white and red all over?" asked Buffo. "A newspaper!" somebody shouted. "No!" said Buffo. "An embarrassed nun!" somebody shouted. "No!"

开始！”布福宣布。他跑到后院中央，按响了系在腰带上的喇叭。 “嘿，孩子们！” “你想听个笑话吗？”“耶！”我们都喊道。 “我听不见你说什么！”布福说。 艺人们总是说，即使你对他们大喊大叫，他们也听不见。 他们一定需要助听器。 “耶！”我们都喊得更大声了。 “什么东西全身都是黑的、白的和红的？” “报纸！”有人喊道。 “不！”布福说。“一个尴尬的修女！”有人喊道。 “不!”

"A sunburned zebra!" somebody shouted. "No!" said Buffo. "It's a polar bear eating a penguin!" "Oh, snap!" said Ryan. Everybody laughed except Andrea, who said that the joke was violent and inappropriate for children.* I didn't think Buffo's joke was all that funny, but jokes always sound funnier when they're

“一只晒伤的斑马！”有人喊道。 “不！”布福说。“这是一只北极熊在吃企鹅！”“哦，糟了！”瑞恩说。 大家都笑了，除了安德里亚，她说这个笑话很暴力，不适合孩子玩。*我不认为Buffo的笑话那么有趣，但是笑话听起来总是更有趣