3 It’s a Deal

CHAPTER 3 It's a Deal I sat next to Willa on the bus over to Batts Confections. Mom sat next to Mr. Forman, who was the other chaperone. He's this girl, Maddie's, dad. Batts Confections is in an outdoor shopping area. There are seven other stores right by it. Here are the other stores: Long's Drugs Safeway (that's a supermarket)

第三章 就这么说定了 去巴茨糖果店的大巴上，我坐在薇拉旁边。 妈妈坐在另一位陪护福曼先生旁边。 他是那个叫玛蒂的女孩的爸爸。 巴茨糖果店开在一个户外商业区里。 它旁边还有七家其他店铺。 其他店铺分别是：朗氏药店、西夫韦（一家超市）

Brody's Grill Man's Best Friend (that's a pet store) Madden Stationery & Supplies Kidz Cuts A new store that's under construction right now, which Dad says is going to be a bookstore. When the bus pulled up in front of Batts Confections, Mrs. Finkel stood up at the front and clapped her hands to get our attention. Then she told us the Ground Rules. We always have the same Ground Rules on every field trip: no disruptive behavior like running or yelling, no talking to strangers or taking anything that doesn't belong to you, and you have to stick with your buddy. Willa was my buddy, like she always is. I stuck with her as we got off the bus and

布罗迪烧烤店、人类最好的朋友（一家宠物店） 麦登文具用品店、乖乖剪儿童理发店，还有一家正在施工的新店，爸爸说以后会开成书店。 大巴停在巴茨糖果店门口时，芬克尔太太站到车厢前面拍了拍手，吸引大家的注意。 然后她给我们讲了基本规则。 每次实地考察我们的规则都是一样的：不能乱跑大喊闹哄哄的，不能和陌生人说话，不能拿不属于自己的东西，还有必须和搭档待在一起。 薇拉是我的搭档，她一直都是。 下车的时候我一直和她待在一块儿，然后

headed into the store. The first thing you see when you walk into Batts Confections is the garden. It looks just like a real garden, but it's made of candy. There's ground-up chocolate for dirt, and flowers that are really lollypops. Little gummy worms peek out of the soil. The very best part of the garden is the chocolate waterfall. Kids are allowed to dip marshmallows or Oreos or strawberries into it. You hold them out on a stick and they get covered in chocolate and taste so delicious. Dad says he's going to take out the garden as soon as he thinks of a really good idea of what to put in next. He says it's just about time for a change.

走进了店里。 走进巴茨糖果店第一眼看到的就是花园。 它看起来和真的花园一模一样，可全都是用糖果做的。 磨碎的巧克力当泥土，花朵其实都是棒棒糖。 小小的软糖虫子从“泥土”里探出头来。 这个花园最棒的部分就是巧克力瀑布。 小朋友们可以拿棉花糖、奥利奥或者草莓进去蘸。 你用小棍子举着伸进去，它们就会裹满巧克力，味道可好吃啦。 爸爸说等他想好接下来放什么好东西，就马上把这个花园换掉。 他说差不多是时候换个新样子了。

For the field trip, we had to go into the party room. We walked toward the back of the store, past the Stella's Fudge Counter and the Penny Candy Wall. That's the part of the store that's named after Penny, and each piece of candy costs just one cent. Some of the people who work at Batts Confections called out, "Hi Stella, Hi Elaine." Elaine is my mom's name. The party room was set up to look like a fancy dining room in a castle. The table is long and looks like it's made of really dark wood, but actually it's plastic because that's easier to clean. The chairs match the table, and there's a mural on the wall that looks like windows looking out onto a moat that is out front. "Oh, look at that!" Joshua yelled. He was pointing to the glass case of the Crown Jewels, which are cookie crowns that have a special

这次实地考察，我们得去派对房间。 我们往店铺后面走，路过了斯特拉软糖柜台和一分糖墙。 那部分区域是用彭妮的名字命名的，每块糖果只要一分钱。 有些在巴茨糖果店上班的人朝我们喊：“嗨，斯特拉，嗨，伊莱恩。” 伊莱恩是我妈妈的名字。 派对房间布置得像城堡里的豪华餐厅。 桌子长长的，看起来像深色实木做的，其实是塑料的，因为这样更容易清洁。 椅子和桌子是配套的，墙上有幅壁画，看起来就像窗户望出去能看到城堡前面的护城河。 “哇，快看那个！” 约书亚喊了起来。 他正指着放“王冠珠宝”的玻璃柜，那是些饼干做的王冠，上面有层特殊的

coating called shellacking on them so they don't go rotten, but then you can't eat them. They're decorated with rock candies that look like giant diamonds and rubies and emeralds, and they were really hard to make. That's why Dad keeps them in a glass case. People are allowed to look at them, but not touch them. Except one time, when the store was closed, Dad opened up the case and Penny and I got to try them on.

叫虫胶的涂层，这样它们就不会变质，不过也不能吃了。 王冠上装饰着冰糖，看起来就像超大的钻石、红宝石和绿宝石，做起来特别难。 所以爸爸把它们放在玻璃柜里。 大家可以看，但不能碰。 不过有一次店里关门的时候，爸爸打开了柜子，我和彭妮还试戴过呢。