8 SNEAKY BEAN

SNEAKY BEAN "BEAN!" "She sounds like one of those screaming monkeys," said Ivy, stirring. "She looks like one, too" said Bean. "Do, we need more rosemary?" "Sure," Ivy said. "Put some more in." "BEAN! YOU'VE GOT TO COME HOME NOW! MOM SAYS." "She's too lazy to walk across the street," said Bean. "My mom tells her to go get me, and she just stands on the porch and screams." "She's lazy," Ivy agreed. She looked at the jars on her shelf. She had a little bit of nutmeg, and a lot of seeds she had found in the backyard. She had some dead bugs. She had plenty of baking soda. The

鬼鬼祟祟的豆豆“豆豆！”“她的声音听起来像那些尖叫的猴子。”艾薇激动地说。 “她看起来也像一只。”比恩说。 “我们还需要迷迭香吗？”“当然，”艾薇说。 “再放一些进去。”“豆!你现在必须回家！妈妈说。” “她太懒了，连过马路都懒得走，”比恩说。 “我妈妈让她去找我，她就站在门廊上尖叫。” “她很懒，”艾薇同意道。她看了看架子上的罐子。 她有一点肉豆蔻，还有很多她在后院找到的种子。 她有一些死虫子。她有很多小苏打。 的

problem with making potions from her magic book was that she never had exactly the right ingredients. Sometimes she didn't even know what they were. The keepingaway- evil-spirits potion had an ingredient called "ponie." Ivy didn't think they meant a real pony. She didn't have a pony, anyway. "I think we should put in some more baking soda," she said. "BEAN! YOU HAD BETTER NOT MAKE ME COME GET YOU!" Bean opened Ivy's window and leaned out. Nancy was standing on the porch, her face red from screaming. "I'll be there in a minute!" Bean said in her regular voice.

根据她的魔法书制作魔药的问题是，她从来没有正确的原料。 有时她甚至不知道它们是什么。 驱邪药水中有一种叫做“小马”的成分。 艾薇不认为他们指的是一匹真正的小马。 反正她也没有小马。 “我觉得我们应该多放点小苏打，”她说。 “豆!你最好别让我来接你！”比恩打开艾薇家的窗户，探出身子。 南希站在门廊上，她的脸因尖叫而发红。 “我马上就到！”比恩用她平常的声音说。

"WHAT?" screeched Nancy. "I'll be there in a minute" Bean called a, little louder. "There's one more thing we need," said Ivy, looking at the book again. She giggled. "I CAN'T HEAR YOU, BUT YOU'D BETTER GET OVER HERE RIGHT NOW OR YOU'LL BE SORRY."

“什么？”南希尖叫道。“我马上就到。”比恩更大声地喊道。 “我们还需要一样东西，”艾薇说，又看了看那本书。 她咯咯笑了。“我听不见你说什么，但你最好马上过来，否则你会后悔的。”

"I'M ALREADY SORRY ABOUT HOW STUPID YOU LOOK IN THOSE SHORTS!" Bean bellowed. There was a tiny silence, and then Bean's front door banged shut. Nancy was going to tell their mom. "Sheesh," said Bean. "She's so touchy. But I guess I should go home. My mom will be mad if she has to come get me." "Okay," said Ivy. "I can do the rest by myself. But you have to get the last ingredient." She giggled again. "It's the most important one." "What is it?" said Bean, looking around for her shoes. "The hair of an enemy," said Ivy. A big grin spread over Bean's face. "How much?" "Not much." Ivy said. "Just a handful." They looked at each other and began to

“我已经为你穿短裤的样子感到抱歉了！”Bean大声。 一阵小小的沉默，然后比恩家的前门砰地关上了。 南希打算告诉他们的妈妈。 “嘘，”比恩说。“她太敏感了。 但我想我该回家了。 如果我妈妈要来接我，她会生气的。” “好吧，”艾薇说。“剩下的我可以自己做。 但你必须得到最后一种食材。” 她又咯咯地笑了起来。“这是最重要的一点。” “怎么了？”比恩说着，四处寻找她的鞋子。 “敌人的头发。”艾薇说。 比恩的脸上露出了灿烂的笑容。 “多少钱?”“差不多”。艾薇说。 “只有一小把。”他们面面相觑，开始说话

laugh. When Bean woke up, it was dark. She sat up and peered out the window. Wow, she thought. I did it. Outside, a streetlight shone down on a car and the empty sidewalk. Everyone was asleep. Even though she hadn't really expected to wake up in the middle of the night, Bean had placed a pair of scissors on the table beside her bed. She took hold of them, pointy end down, and began the tiptoe walk down the hall to Nancy's room. It was funny to be awake when her parents weren't. There were shadows wavering on the walls. Bean began to feel a little scared. It wasn't that she was scared she'd get caught. It was more scary not to be caught. How could her parents not know that she was up? Nancy liked her door closed at night.

笑。当比恩醒来时，天已经黑了。 她坐起来向窗外张望。 哇，她想。我做到了。 外面，一盏路灯照在一辆汽车和空荡荡的人行道上。 大家都睡着了。虽然她真的没有想到会在半夜醒来，但比恩在她床边的桌子上放了一把剪刀。 她拿着它们，尖头朝下，踮着脚尖穿过大厅，来到南希的房间。 当她的父母不睡觉时，她却醒着，这很有趣。 墙上有影子在晃动。 比恩开始感到有点害怕。 她并不是害怕被抓。 不被抓住更可怕。 她的父母怎么可能不知道她醒了呢？ 南希喜欢晚上关上门。

Bean had always thought that was weird. But now it was just plain annoying, because Bean had to open the door without making a sound. Very, very slowly, she turned the knob. Quietly, quietly, she pushed the door. It gave one sharp creak and then swung open.

比恩一直觉得这很奇怪。 但现在这实在是太烦人了，因为比恩必须悄无声息地打开门。 她非常非常缓慢地转动旋钮。 她轻轻地、轻轻地推开了门。 它发出一声尖锐的嘎吱声，然后打开了。