10 Best Friends

CHAPTER 10 Best Friends Dad was there when Evie and I walked out of school at the end of the day, since it was his turn to do carpool. Penny and Zoey were with him. They're in kindergarten, and they get out a few minutes earlier. Evie's mom was standing with Dad too, and you'll never guess who she was holding in her arms. Malty! "Surprise!" Mrs. King said. "It's Malty!" Penny shrieked.

第十章 最好的朋友 放学的时候我和伊薇走出校门，爸爸已经在那儿等着了，今天轮到他开车接大家放学。 佩妮和佐伊也和他在一起。 她们还在上幼儿园，比我们早几分钟放学。 伊薇的妈妈也和爸爸站在一起，你绝对猜不到她怀里抱着谁。 是玛尔蒂！ “惊喜呀！” 金夫人说道。 “是玛尔蒂！” 佩妮尖叫起来。

"Bella!" Evie said, reaching for her. "You see," Dad told me. "I told you she'd end up in a good home." "How did you know if they just got her today?" "Actually," Mrs. King said, "I got her on Saturday morning, right when I ran into your dad at the shopping center. But I didn't want to bring her home until we'd unpacked. The house was too messy to be safe for a puppy. It's still a bit messier than I'd like."

“贝拉！” 伊薇一边喊，一边伸手去抱她。 “你看，”爸爸对我说。 “我早说过她最后会去一个好人家的。” “他们今天才接她回家，你怎么早就知道啦？” “其实呀，”金夫人说，“我周六早上就把她接回家了，就是我在购物中心碰到你爸爸的那天。 但我之前不想把她带回家，想等我们把东西都收拾好再说。 之前家里太乱了，对小狗来说不安全。 现在家里还是比我想的要乱一点啦。”

"You should've seen the mess the puppy made at our house!" Penny said. "Not really," I said quickly. "Malty isn't a bad dog. We were just pretending." "Why do you keep calling her Malty?" Evie asked. "That's what Stella named her," Penny said.

“你都没见过这小狗在我们家搞得多乱呢！” 佩妮说。 “才没有呢，”我赶紧说道。 “玛尔蒂不是坏狗狗。 我们之前都是假装的。” “你们为什么一直叫她玛尔蒂呀？” 伊薇问道。 “这是斯特拉给她起的名字呀，”佩妮说。

"We played with her at Man's Best Friend last week," I explained. "It's because she's a Maltese. And also because I like the malted candies–you know, like Maltesers and malt balls." "That can be her middle name," Evie said. "Bella Malty. What do you think?" "I think it's really good," I said. "Mom, can Stella come over today?" Evie asked. "That's up to Stella," Mrs. King said. "And Stella's dad." "Please, Dad?" I asked. "Sure," Dad said. "But I told Willa's mom that you'd call Willa back when I picked you up, so why don't you come for a ride with me, and I'll bring you to Evie's after I drop Penny and Zoey." Then we got into the car and Dad handed

“上周我们在‘人类最好的朋友’宠物店和她玩来着，”我解释道。 “叫她玛尔蒂是因为她是马尔济斯犬呀。 而且我也喜欢麦乳糖果——你知道的，就是麦提莎和麦丽素那种。” “那可以把这个当她的中间名呀，”伊薇说。 “贝拉·玛尔蒂。 你觉得怎么样？” “我觉得超棒的，”我说。 “妈妈，斯特拉今天能来咱们家玩吗？” 伊薇问道。 “这得问斯特拉哦，”金夫人说。 “还有斯特拉的爸爸。” “爸爸，好不好嘛？” 我问道。 “当然可以，”爸爸说。 “但我之前跟薇拉的妈妈说好了，接到你之后你要给薇拉回电话，所以你先跟我一起去兜一圈，我把佩妮和佐伊送回家之后就带你去伊薇家。” 然后我们就上了车，爸爸递了

me his cell phone. My stomach felt jumpy all over again. I dialed Willa's number. The phone started ringing and Mrs. Getter answered. "This is Stella Batts," I said. "Hold on a sec, Stel," Mrs. Getter said. "Let me get Willa." THUMP THUMP THUMP went my heart. What if she said "I don't want to talk to her" again? But then I heard a voice say "Hi Stella"— and it was Willa's voice! "Hi," I said. My voice came out way softer than it usually sounds. It was more like Arielle's voice. So then I said, "It's Stella." That way Willa would know for sure. "I've been waiting for you to call," she said. "I called the other day, but you said you didn't want to talk to me," I told her.

他的手机给我。 我的肚子又开始突突跳，紧张得不行。 我拨通了薇拉的号码。 电话开始响，盖特夫人接了电话。 “我是斯特拉·巴茨，”我说。 “稍等一下哦，斯特尔，”盖特夫人说。 “我去叫薇拉来。” 我的心砰砰砰跳个不停。 要是她又说“我不想跟她说话”怎么办呀？ 但紧接着我就听到一个声音说“嗨，斯特拉”——是薇拉的声音！ “嗨，”我说道。 我的声音比平时软好多。 听起来都快跟爱丽儿的声音一样了。 所以我又说：“是斯特拉哦。” 这样薇拉就肯定知道是我啦。 “我一直在等你打电话来呢，”她说。 “我前几天打过电话，但你说你不想跟我说话，”我告诉她。