1 NO THANKS

IVY + BEAN by annie barrows

安妮·巴罗斯的《常春藤+豆子》

NO THANKS Before Bean met Ivy, she didn't like her. Bean's mother was always saying that Bean should try playing with the new girl across the street. But Bean didn't want to. "She's seven years old, just like you," said her mother. "And she seems like such a nice girl. You could be friends."

在遇到艾薇之前，豆子不喜欢她。 比恩的妈妈总是说，比恩应该试着和街对面新来的女孩一起玩。 但是比恩不愿意。“她七岁了，跟你一样，”她妈妈说。 “她看起来是个很好的女孩。 你们可以成为朋友。”

"I already have friends," said Bean. And that was true. Bean did have a lot of friends. But, really, she didn't want to play with Ivy because her mother was right—Ivy did seem like such a nice girl. Even from across the street she looked nice. But nice, Bean knew, is another word for boring. Ivy sat nicely on her front steps. Bean zipped around her yard and yelled. Ivy had long, curly red hair pushed back with a sparkly headband. Bean's hair was black, and it only came to her chin because it got tangled if it was any longer. When Bean put on a headband, it fell off. Ivy wore a dress every day. Bean wore a dress when her mother made her. Ivy was always reading a big book. Bean never read big books. Reading made her jumpy. Bean was sure that Ivy never stomped in puddles. She was sure that Ivy never smashed rocks to find gold. She was sure

“我已经有朋友了，”比恩说。 这是真的。比恩确实有很多朋友。 但是，真的，她不想和艾薇一起玩，因为她妈妈是对的，艾薇确实看起来是一个很好的女孩。 即使从街对面看她也很漂亮。 但比恩知道，好是无聊的另一种说法。 艾薇优雅地坐在她家门前的台阶上。 比恩在她的院子里蹦蹦跳跳地喊着。 艾薇有一头长长的红色卷发，梳着闪闪发光的发带。 比恩的头发是黑色的，只长到下巴，因为如果头发再长一点就会缠在一起。 当比恩戴上发带时，它掉了下来。 艾薇每天都穿裙子。 比恩穿着妈妈给她做的裙子。 艾薇总是在读一本大书。 比恩从不读大部头的书。 读书使她心惊肉跳。比恩确信艾薇从来没有踩过水坑。 她确信艾薇绝不会砸石头找金子。 她很确定

that Ivy had never once in her whole life climbed a tree and fallen out. Bean got bored just looking at her.

艾薇这辈子从来没有爬过树然后掉下来过。 光是看着她，比恩就烦了。

So when her mother said she should play with Ivy, Bean just shook her head. "No thanks" she said., "You could give it a try. You might like her" said Bean's mom., "All aboard! Next train for Boring is leaving now!" yelled Bean.

所以当她妈妈说她应该和艾薇一起玩的时候，比恩只是摇了摇头。 “不，谢谢。”她说。“你可以试一试。 你可能会喜欢她的。”比恩的妈妈说。“全体上船！”下一班开往无聊的火车要开了！”比恩喊道。