6 BAD NEWS

BAD NEWS "I can't believe that's what you wanted to buy with your hard-earned money," said Bean's dad. "Cheese!" Bean and Ivy didn't answer. They were happy. Each of them had a little red bag of Belldeloon cheese hooked over her wrist. The bags bounced against their legs as they walked across the parking lot. It felt nice. "Why do you want cheese?" he asked. "We like cheese," said Bean. There was no reason to tell him about the wax. He wouldn't understand.

坏消息比恩的爸爸说：“我真不敢相信这就是你用血汗钱买的东西。” “奶酪!”比恩和艾薇没有回答。 他们很高兴。她们每个人的手腕上都挂着一小袋贝德龙奶酪。 当他们穿过停车场时，袋子在他们腿上反弹。 感觉很好。“你为什么要奶酪？”他问。 “我们喜欢奶酪，”比恩说。 没有理由告诉他蜡的事。 他不会理解的。

"Especially lowfat Belldeloon cheese in a special just-for-you serving size," murmured Ivy, getting into the car. They sat quietly in the backseat as Bean's dad drove them home. They had planned everything out. They were going to wait until they got home to open their bags. They would each eat just one cheese ball that afternoon. Then they would switch off cheese days. Ivy was going to go first. Tomorrow, she would bring a Belldeloon ball to school. The next day, Bean would bring a Belldeloon ball. The cheese- bringer would split her wax with the non- cheese-bringer. Ivy was going to use her half circle of wax to make a tiny voodoo doll. Bean wanted to squish hers in front of Vanessa. For ten days, they were going to drive everyone in Emerson School crazy. It was going to be great. "So!" called Bean's dad from the front seat. "When are you going to start your writing?"

“尤其是低脂Belldeloon奶酪，专为你准备的。”艾薇上了车，喃喃地说。 当比恩的爸爸开车送他们回家时，他们静静地坐在后座上。 他们把一切都计划好了。 他们打算等到回家再打开他们的包。 那天下午，他们每人只吃一个奶酪球。 然后他们会取消奶酪日。 艾薇要先走。 明天，她会带一个Belldeloon球到学校。 第二天，比恩会带来一个Belldeloon球。 送奶酪的人会和不送奶酪的人分蜡。 艾薇打算用她的半圆蜡做一个小巫毒娃娃。 比恩想在瓦内萨面前捏碎她的。 整整十天，他们要把爱默生学校的每个人都逼疯了。 本来会很棒的。“原来如此！”比恩的爸爸在前座喊道。 “你打算什么时候开始写作？”

Ivy and Bean didn't answer. They were thinking about wax. "Girls!" "What?" said Bean dreamily. "You're going to start writing when we get home, right?" he asked.

艾薇和比恩没有回答。 他们想的是蜡。 “姑娘!”“什么？”比恩如梦如幻地说。 “我们回家后你就开始写了，对吗？”他问。

"What?" "Stop saying what! Your magazine! You're going to start writing it today, right?" "Magazine?" "The magazine! The newspaper!" he yelled. "The one you sold! The Flopping Pancake!" "Oh yeah. That," Bean said. "You don't have to yell." "Well? Are you going to start today?" He was still yelling a little. "After we have some cheese," said Bean. "Maybe." Bean's dad pulled into the driveway. He stopped the car and then he turned around to look at Bean and Ivy with narrow eyes. "Before you have some cheese," he said. "For sure." Dang. "Okay. We did it. Can we have our cheese?" Bean said, coming into the kitchen with Ivy.

“什么?”“别说什么了！”你的杂志!你今天就开始写，对吧？”“杂志?”“杂志!报纸！”他喊道。 “你卖的那个！”松软的煎饼！”“噢,是的。 比恩说。“你没必要大喊大叫。” “嗯?你今天就开始工作吗？”他还在大喊大叫。 “我们先吃点奶酪，”比恩说。 “也许吧。”比恩的爸爸把车开进了车道。 他停下车，然后转过身，眯着眼睛看着比恩和艾薇。 “在你吃奶酪之前，”他说。 “肯定的。”见鬼。“好吧。我们做到了。 我们可以吃奶酪了吗？”比恩和艾薇一起走进厨房。

"Where'd you hide the bags?" Her dad looked up from his computer. "Let's see this newspaper first." Bean handed him a piece of paper. At the top, it said The Flipping Pancake in enormous pink letters. Below that were some other words. Bean's dad read them out loud. "Everyone on Pancake Court will be happy to know that Ivy and Bean just got Lowfat Belldeloon cheese in a special just-for-you serving size. It costs five dollars a bag. But it's worth it! Weather today: Cloudy." He looked up at Bean. "See, we did the weather, too. Can we have our cheese?" she asked. "Bernice Blue, do you really think this is your best work?" he asked. Oooh! Trick question! Grown-ups were sly. If you said No, they got mad. If you said Yes, they got mad. But you had to say something. "Yes!" Bean said firmly.

“你把包藏在哪儿了？”她爸爸从电脑前抬起头来。 “让我们先看看这份报纸。” 比恩递给他一张纸。 在顶部，用巨大的粉红色字母写着“翻转煎饼”。 下面是一些其他的词。 比恩的爸爸大声读了出来。 “煎饼馆的每个人都会很高兴地知道，艾薇和比恩刚刚买到了专为你准备的低脂Belldeloon奶酪。 一个包五美元。 但这是值得的！今天天气多云。” 他抬头看着比恩。“看，我们也做了天气。 我们可以吃奶酪吗？”她问。 “伯尼斯·布鲁，你真的认为这是你最好的作品吗？”他问道。 噢!技巧的问题!大人们很狡猾。 如果你说不，他们会生气。 如果你说是，他们就会生气。 但你总得说点什么。 “是的!”比恩坚定地说。

"I don't think so," said her dad. He gave her a serious look. Bean tried another way. She made her eyes big. "We did the best we could," she said in a little voice. Ivy made her eyes big, too, and nodded sadly. Her father frowned at her. "I don't think so," he said again sternly. "Listen, girls, you promised people news about Pancake Court. You took their money. You have to deliver what

“我不这么认为，”她爸爸说。 他严肃地看了她一眼。 比恩尝试了另一种方法。她把眼睛睁得大大的。 “我们已经尽力了，”她低声说。 艾薇也睁大了眼睛，伤心地点了点头。 她父亲对她皱起了眉头。 “我不这么认为，”他又严厉地说。 “听着，姑娘们，你们答应过大家煎饼法庭的消息。 你拿了他们的钱。你必须交付什么