4 BREAKING THE NEWS

BREAKING THE NEWS That afternoon, Bean's dad wandered into the kitchen. "Holy moly cannoli, what are you eating?" he squawked. "Gmckr tnch" said Bean. Her mouth was, full. "Ff bplzrp npnd rr." "Graham cracker sandwich," explained Ivy. "With maple syrup and peanut butter." "Wow" said Bean's dad He sat down at the. table to watch.

那天下午，比恩的爸爸走进厨房。 “天哪，你在吃什么？”他尖叫道。 “吃得好！”比恩说。她嘴里塞满了东西。 “Ff bplzrp npnd和rr。”“全麦饼干三明治，”艾薇解释道。 “加了枫糖浆和花生酱。” “哇！”比恩的爸爸说。 表看。

Bean swallowed. It took a long time. Finally, she said, "Dad. Can we have some money?" "You get an allowance." Bean sighed. "No, I don't. Not for two more months. Don't you remember?" His eyes got narrow. He remembered. "Serves you right." Bean didn't want to talk about that. Quickly, she asked, "But what if I need some money?" "Earn it!" he said. "When I was a kid, I

Bean吞下。花了很长时间。 最后，她说：“爸爸。能给我们点钱吗？”“你有零用钱。” 豆叹了口气。“不，我不知道。 再过两个月就不会了。你不记得了吗？”他的眼睛眯了起来。 他记得。“你活该。” 比恩不想谈这个。 她很快地问：“但如果我需要钱怎么办？”“去争取吧！”他说。 “当我还是个孩子的时候，我

didn't get extra money from my parents. If I wanted a comic book, I had to buy it myself. With money I earned myself." "But how did you make the money? Did you have a job?" "Sure. I had a bunch of jobs. I washed my father's car, for instance. And mowed the lawn. And vacuumed the house." He paused. "And there was the newspaper, too." Ivy and Bean looked at each other. Car, mouthed Ivy silently. "We'll wash your car for ten dollars," said Bean at once. "No," said her father. "What do you mean, no?" yelped Bean. "You just told us we should make money by washing cars." "Hello? Do you remember the time you washed the house? Do you remember what happened in the basement?" he said. "No water." Bean rolled her eyes. "Okay, okay. Lawn." "Ha!" Her father snorted. "You think I'm

我父母没给我额外的钱。 如果我想要一本漫画书，我必须自己买。 我是用钱挣来的。” “但你是怎么赚到钱的？” 你有工作吗？”“当然。 我做过很多工作。例如，我给我父亲洗车。 修剪草坪。然后用吸尘器打扫了房子。” 他停顿了一下。“还有报纸。” 艾薇和比恩面面相觑。 卡尔，艾薇悄声说。 “我们给你洗车，只要十美元，”比恩马上说。 “不，”她父亲说。“你说不行是什么意思？”比恩大叫。 “你刚才告诉我们，我们应该靠洗车赚钱。” “喂?你还记得你洗房子的那一次吗？ 你还记得地下室里发生的事吗？”他说。 “没有水。”比恩翻了个白眼。 “好吧,好吧。草坪。”“哈!”她父亲哼了一声。 “你以为我是

going to let you drive a lawn mower? Think again." "Vacuuming?" said Ivy. "Excuse me?" he said. "Aren't you the ones who vacuumed up the tuna salad?" Bean sighed deeply. "Fine. What was the newspaper?" "I made a newspaper," said Dad. He smiled.

让你开割草机吗？ 再想想。”“吸尘？”艾薇说。 “你说什么？”他说。“你们不就是吸走金枪鱼沙拉的人吗？”憨豆深深地叹了口气。 “很好。是什么报纸？”“我做了一份报纸，”爸爸说。 他笑了。

"It was called The Explosion." "Cool! Did it explode?" Bean asked. That sounded like a pretty good newspaper. "No, no. That's just what it was called," her dad said. He leaned back in his chair and stared into space. "It was about all the stuff that happened in my neighborhood. You know, who'd gotten a dog, who'd fallen off their bike,

“它叫《爆炸》。” “酷!它爆炸了吗？”豆问道。 听起来是份不错的报纸。 “不,不。这就是它的名字，”她爸爸说。 他向后靠在椅子上，凝视着天空。 “这是关于发生在我附近的所有事情。 比如谁养了条狗，谁从自行车上摔了下来，

that kind of news." He started to look dreamy. "It was great. Everyone wanted it. I charged a quarter a copy. Which was a lot of money back then. I went to all the houses in my neighborhood. I remember exactly what I said, too. I said, 'Hello, I'm David. Do you want to know what's going on in the world around you? Subscribe to The Explosion and you'll learn about all the thrilling events that happen on Aspen Avenue. Plus, you'll be helping to keep a neighborhood child off the streets.'" "What's subscribe mean?" asked Ivy. "That means they gave me the money." Bean's dad still looked dreamy. "And then I brought them the newspaper when it was done."

诸如此类的新闻。”他开始显得如梦如幻。 “太棒了。每个人都想要。 我收了25美分一份。 这在当时可是一大笔钱。 我去了附近所有的房子。 我也清楚地记得我说过的话。 我说，‘你好，我是大卫。 你想知道你周围的世界发生了什么吗？ 订阅The Explosion，你将了解所有发生在阿斯彭大道上的惊险事件。 另外，你还能帮助邻居家的孩子远离街头。“订阅是什么意思？”艾薇问。 “这意味着他们给了我钱。” 比恩的爸爸看起来仍然很梦幻。 “干完后，我把报纸拿给他们。”