Chapter 12

Wednesday– Hulk missing, day four I checked the cake first thing this morning. It was still untouched. I was worried Jack or Oli would have prodded it or licked some of the filling out. They can be absolute animals when it comes to scrounging around for other people's food. It helped that Mam had stored it in a locked cupboard overnight.

周三，绿巨人失踪，第四天我今天早上第一件事就是检查蛋糕。 它还没有动过。我担心杰克或奥利会戳它或舔一些填充物。 当他们四处寻找别人的食物时，他们可以是绝对的动物。 妈妈把它放在一个锁着的橱柜里过夜，这很有帮助。

Mam thinks I have finally found my talent in baking. I forgot to remind her that Dev did half the work, but I didn't mind taking all the credit. Mam has put the cake in a decorative box that Dad pillaged from someone's wheelie bin. Mam was worried about germs but Dad told her he had steeped it in bleach for a week. He said it was as clean as a whistle. (I can't see how a whistle can be clean when it is covered with spittle half the time.) The cake looks brill. It will be the best one at the care home tonight. Agung is off on his birdwatching trip today. He is hoping to see the Flaming Lycheebill at long last. Mam bought him a new Arctic puffer jacket. She worries about him catching a cold. It is spring and twenty

妈妈觉得我终于找到了烘焙的天赋。 我忘了提醒她戴夫做了一半的工作，但我不介意把功劳都揽在自己身上。 妈妈把蛋糕放在一个装饰盒里，那是爸爸从别人的垃圾箱里抢来的。 妈妈担心会有细菌，但爸爸告诉她，他已经用漂白剂浸泡了一个星期。 他说一切都很清楚。 （我不明白哨子有一半时间都被唾沫覆盖着，怎么可能干净。）蛋糕看起来很薄。 这将是今晚养老院最精彩的一场。 阿贡今天开始了观鸟之旅。 他希望最终能看到烈焰荔枝鸟。 妈妈给他买了一件新的北极羽绒服。 她担心他会感冒。 现在是春天和二十年

degrees outside. He is more likely to suffer from heatstroke, padded up in all that goose down! Agung wanted noodles in his lunchbox. Dad said they were too messy and made him char siu sandwiches instead. Agung was chuffed with his Chinese version of a ham sandwich. Dad also made Agung a full flask of tea and told him that under no circumstances was he to use the SOS button on his phone for refills. Agung also has a new spectacles holder. It hangs around his neck so that he can't lose them. The last thing he wants is to miss the Lycheebill because he is emptying the entire contents of his bag in order to find his glasses... and getting heatstroke while he's at it!

度外。他在鹅绒里裹得严严的，更容易中暑！阿贡想在午餐盒里放面条。 爸爸说它们太乱了，给他做了叉烧三明治。 阿贡对他的中国版火腿三明治很满意。 爸爸还给阿贡泡了满满一壶茶，告诉他在任何情况下都不能用手机上的SOS按钮来续杯。 阿贡还有一个新的眼镜架。 它挂在他的脖子上，这样他就不会丢了。 他最不愿意的就是错过荔枝比尔，因为他要把包里的东西都倒空，才能找到他的眼镜…… 而且还中暑了！

After school I went to watch telly in Agung's room. He wasn't back from his trip yet. I thought it would be nice for him to see the Lycheebill and be reminded of his homeland. Dad said Agung misses Hong Kong and wants to plan a trip back. Mam pointed out he has enough trouble getting in and out of the bath with his sciatica, never

放学后，我去阿贡的房间看电视。 他还没从旅行中回来。 我想让他看看荔枝比尔，让他想起自己的祖国会很好。 爸爸说阿贡想念香港，想计划回香港一趟。 妈妈说他的坐骨神经痛已经够他进出浴缸的麻烦了，从来没有

mind surviving a non-stop, fourteen-hour flight. I went to find Oli, who was in our room scribbling something in his sketchpad. 'What's that?' I said. 'I'm making "LOST" posters to put up for Hulk,' he said. 'No, you don't need to,' I said, in a panic.

想想在14个小时不间断的飞行中幸存下来吧。 我去找奥利，他正在我们房间的速写本上乱涂乱画。 “那是什么?”我说。他说：“我在为绿巨人制作《迷失》的海报。” “不，你不需要，”我惊慌地说。

'But I'll get into trouble with the school, and so will Mam and Dad, and you're not doing anything about it!' he whined, bolting for the door. I tried to stop him but he dodged me and thundered downstairs. 'MAAAAAAAAAM!' I raced after the blabbermouth. Mam was in the kitchen, on her mobile. She gestured at him to shush. She looked very worried. When she hung up she said, 'I knew it! That was the birdwatching guide. Agung's gone missing and they've sent out a search party!' 'Oooh, I like PARTIES!' Oli squealed.

“可是我会在学校惹上麻烦的，爸爸妈妈也会的，而你却什么都不做！”他呜咽着，奔向门口。 我试图阻止他，但他躲开我，咆哮着下楼。 “MAAAAAAAAAM !”我追着那个长舌妇跑。 妈妈在厨房用手机。 她做手势叫他安静。 她看上去很担心。她挂电话时说：“我就知道！那是观鸟指南。 阿贡失踪了，他们派出了搜救队！“哦，我喜欢聚会！”奥利叫苦不迭。