Chapter 2

Chapter 2 "This would look good with my new smart watch," Peter said to himself. He held up a navy blue sweater with brown patches at the elbows. He looked in the mirror. "Sharp," he told his reflection. "Let's add it to the wish list."

“这个和我的新智能手表配起来一定很好看。”彼得自言自语道。 他举起一件肘部有棕色补丁的藏青色毛衣。 他照镜子。“很敏锐，”他对自己的倒影说。 “让我们把它加到愿望清单上吧。”

When Peter left Aunt May waiting in line at Easy Ernie's, his plan was to buy holiday presents for his friends and family. But as he walked through the mall he saw a lot of things he wanted for himself! Sure, the holidays were about giving. But if people wanted to give to him, shouldn't he have a few suggestions ready? Peter entered a bookstore. He wanted to get the latest Agatha Twisty mystery as a present for Aunt May. However, as he passed the science section, he stopped. It wouldn't hurt to check out the new releases, right? Ten minutes later he was still leafing through the books and grinning like an elf in Santa's workshop. "Oh boy!" he said to himself. "These definitely need to go on my wish list too!"

当彼得离开梅阿姨在Easy Ernie店排队等候时，他的计划是为他的朋友和家人买节日礼物。 但是当他穿过商场时，他看到了很多他想要的东西！当然，节日是关于给予的。 但如果人们想给他，他不应该准备一些建议吗？ 彼得走进一家书店。 他想买一本最新的阿加莎·Twisty推理小说作为送给梅姨妈的礼物。 然而，当他经过科学区时，他停了下来。 看看新上映的电影也无妨，对吧？ 十分钟后，他还在翻书，笑得像圣诞老人工作室里的小精灵。 “天哪！”他自言自语道。 “这些也一定要列在我的愿望清单上！”

Peter usually didn't think only of himself. In fact, most of the time Peter thought about everyone else. Because Peter Parker was Spider-Man, the wall- crawling, web-slinging Super Hero. For him, helping others was the name of the game. Peter lived his life by the lesson that his late Uncle Ben taught him: With great power comes great responsibility. But every now and then—usually when presents were involved-Peter Parker the "me- me-me kid" took over. Today was that day. Peter imagined a stack of new science books in gingerbread-man wrapping paper. Then a girl's voice interrupted his daydream.

彼得通常并不只考虑自己。 事实上，彼得大部分时间都在想着别人。 因为彼得·帕克就是蜘蛛侠，那个会爬墙、会吐网的超级英雄。 对他来说，帮助别人是游戏的名字。 彼得的一生都遵循着他已故的本叔叔教给他的教训：能力越大，责任越大。 但时不时地——通常是在送礼物的时候——彼得·帕克这个“自我-自我-自我”的孩子就会占上风。 今天就是那一天。彼得想象着一堆用姜饼包装纸包装的科学新书。 接着，一个女孩的声音打断了他的白日梦。

"Hey, Pete," the girl said. She gave him a hug. "What are you up to?" "Oh, hi, Gwen," said Peter. His imaginary tower of presents toppled to the ground. "Holiday shopping. You?" "Same thing," Gwen Stacy replied. "I have so many people to shop for. And I don't know what to get my dad. What

“嘿，皮特，”女孩说。 她拥抱了他一下。“你在干什么？”“哦，嗨，格温，”彼得说。 他想象中的礼物塔倒在了地上。 “假日购物。你呢?”“一样，”格温·史黛西回答。 “我要给很多人买东西。 我不知道该给我爸买什么。 什么

do you get the police captain who has everything?" "Uh-huh," Peter said. In his mind he placed the wrapped science books beside a gift bag containing the sweater. "Maybe you can help!" Gwen suggested. "Dad likes to run. Let's see if there's something good in the sports section." Gwen Stacy was smart. She was funny. She was kind. Peter liked hanging out with her, a lot. Normally, helping her find a present for her father would be fun. But today, Peter had other things to do. "Sorry, Gwen," he said. "I can't." Gwen looked surprised. "Come on, Pete. I could really use your help. It will only take a minute." Peter thought of the toy store he

你明白那个什么都有的警长吗？”“嗯哼。”彼得说。 在他的脑海里，他把包装好的科学书籍放在装着毛衣的礼品袋旁边。 “也许你能帮忙！”格温建议。 “爸爸喜欢跑步。我们来看看体育版有没有什么好东西。” 格温·史黛西很聪明。她很有趣。 她很善良。彼得很喜欢和她一起出去玩。 通常情况下，帮她给父亲找礼物会很有趣。 但是今天，彼得有别的事情要做。 “对不起，格温，”他说。“我不能。” 格温看起来很惊讶。“来吧，皮特。 我真的需要你的帮助。 只要一分钟。” 彼得想起了玩具店