1 Never 4-Ever

IVY + BEAN MAKE THE RULES by annie barrows

《常春藤+豆子制定规则》安妮·巴罗斯著

NEVER 4-EVER "Girls are strong! Girls are great!" sang Nancy,

“女孩是坚强的！”女孩是伟大的！”南希唱道，

boinging into the kitchen. "Girls have the power to cre-ate!" She stomped her foot and put one arm in the air. "At GIRL POWER FOREVER!" "Stop singing that song," said Bean grumpily. She sucked the milk out of her spoon. Then she slurped down the cereal that was left behind. Nancy watched. "That's got to be the slowest way to eat cereal in the entire world." "I know," said Bean, slurping. "That's why I do it. To make it last longer." "Well, cut it out," Nancy said. "I have to get to camp. Today's the first day!"

冲进厨房。 “女孩有创造的能力！”她跺着脚，把一只胳膊举在空中。 “永远在女孩的力量！”“别唱那首歌了，”比恩生气地说。 她把牛奶从勺子里吸了出来。 然后她把剩下的麦片吃了下去。 南希看着。“这肯定是全世界吃麦片最慢的方式了。” “我知道。”比恩咂着嘴说。 “这就是我做这件事的原因。让它持续更长时间。” “好吧，别说了，”南希说。 “我得去露营了。今天是第一天！”

As if Bean didn't know that already. Camp, camp, camp. Nancy had been talking about it for weeks. And there it was, right on her T-shirt, in big letters: Girl Power 4-Ever! For spring break, Nancy was going to Girl Power 4-Ever Camp. Bean was too young for Girl Power 4Ever Camp. You had to be eleven. If you were seven, like some people, the only camp you could go to was Puppet Fun! Bean would never in a million years go to Puppet Fun! Nancy dropped her backpack on the kitchen table and opened one of its many

好像比恩还不知道似的。 营地，营地，营地。南希已经谈了几个星期了。 就在那里，就在她的t恤上，用大字写着：Girl Power 4-Ever！春假期间，南希要去参加“女孩力量4-Ever”夏令营。 比恩还太小，不能参加“女孩力量永远”夏令营。 你必须是11岁。如果你像有些人一样七岁，你唯一能去的夏令营就是木偶乐趣！憨豆绝对不会去玩木偶的！南希把背包扔在厨房的桌子上，打开了其中的一个

pockets. Nancy's backpack was a fancy zebra- striped kind. There was a tiny troll doll attached to one of its zippers. Bean's backpack was dirty and orange, and she had tried to draw an eagle on the front, but it hadn't turned out right. It looked like a slug with wings. Nancy pulled out her special folding brush and brushed her already-brushed hair. Without even looking, she made a ponytail and fixed it with a sparkly scrunchie. "Hurry up," she said to Bean. "Just eat it." Bean took a long, slow slurp. "I don't see

口袋。南希的背包是斑马条纹的那种。 拉链上系着一个小娃娃。 比恩的背包又脏又橙，她试着在背包正面画一只鹰，但是画错了。 它看起来像一只长着翅膀的鼻涕虫。 南希拿出她那把特别的折叠梳子，开始梳头。 她连看都没看，就扎了个马尾辫，再系上一个闪闪发光的发圈。 “快点，”她对比恩说。 “吃吧。”比恩慢慢地吃了一大口。 “我不明白

why I have to hurry," she said. "I'm not going to your old camp." "You can go when you're eleven," Nancy said. Bean scowled. "No way! Camp? Ha! Not for me." She shook her head. "I've got too much other stuff to do." Nancy smiled. "What kind of stuff?" Bean shook her head like she had so much to do that she couldn't even begin to tell about it. Nancy patted her shoulder sympathetically. "Finish your cereal. You have to go with Mom to

为什么我得快点，”她说。 “我不会去你以前的营地。” “你十一岁就可以去了，”南希说。 Bean皱起了眉头。“不可能!营吗? 哈!对我来说不是。”她摇了摇头。 “我有太多别的事情要做。” 南希笑了。“什么样的东西？”比恩摇了摇头，好像她有很多事情要做，甚至都不知道该怎么说。 南希同情地拍了拍她的肩膀。 “把你的麦片吃完。你得和妈妈一起去