2 We’ll See

CHAPTER 2 We'll See When you walk into Man's Best Friend, there are more cages. Each cage has a sign on the side so you know what kind of puppy is inside. "Hey, what kind are those?" Penny asked. She pointed to a cage at the end of the second row with one brown puppy and one black one. "It says Chow Chow," I told her. "One Chow and another Chow?" Penny asked. "Nope, they're each a Chow Chow," Dad

第二章 走进“人类最好朋友”宠物店后，这里的笼子更多了。 每个笼子侧面都挂着牌子，能让你知道里面是什么品种的小狗。 “嘿，那些是什么品种呀？” 佩妮问道。 她指着第二排尽头的一个笼子，那里面有一只棕狗和一只黑狗。 “牌子上写着松狮犬哦，”我告诉她。 “一个松狮，另一个也是松狮？” 佩妮问道。 “不对，它们每一只都是松狮犬，”爸爸

told her. "It's a name so great you have to say it twice." "Why are they different colors?" Penny asked. "Because Chow Chows come in different colors," Dad said. "It's a weird name for a dog," I said, "since you can chow down on food." "That's true," Dad said. "I can't wait to chow down on the brussels sprouts Mom is making for dinner tonight." "Oh gross, really?" I said, at the same time Penny said, "Yummy!" She actually LIKES brussels sprouts. "Really," Dad told me. "But if you promise you'll eat at least five of them, you can pick out something at Batts Confections to bring home for dessert. Are you girls ready?" "No," I said. "I want to see if we can play

对她说。 “这名字太有意思啦，得说两遍才行。” “为什么它们颜色不一样呀？” 佩妮问道。 “因为松狮犬本来就有不同的颜色呀，”爸爸说。 “这狗狗的名字好怪哦，”我说，“就和‘大吃一顿’那个词一样。” “说得没错呀，”爸爸说。 “我都等不及要大吃一顿妈妈今晚做的球芽甘蓝了。” “哦，好恶心，真的假的？” 我说完，佩妮同时也开口说：“好好吃！” 她居然真的喜欢球芽甘蓝。 “是真的哦，”爸爸对我说。 “但如果你保证至少吃五颗，你就能去贝茨糖果店挑一样东西带回家当甜点。” 你们小姑娘准备好了吗？” “还没好，”我说。 “我想先问问，能不能去和小狗

with a dog." "We can play with a dog?" Penny asked. "I think so," I said. "That other girl said she was going to." "What other girl?" Dad asked. "The girl with the accent," I said. "Maybe she was going to adopt one," Dad said. "We're not going to be getting a dog today." What he meant was, we're not going to be getting a dog ANY day. My mom doesn't like them. I mean, she really REALLY doesn't like them. I keep telling her that dogs are man's best friend—man short for human, which includes women too. But Mom says Aunt Laura is her best friend, and not some dog that would shed all over the furniture and chew up our shoes. "Please Dad, can we just ask? I already

玩一会儿。” “我们还能和小狗玩吗？” 佩妮问道。 “应该可以吧，”我说。 “刚刚那个女孩子说她正要去呢。” “哪个女孩子呀？” 爸爸问道。 “那个说话带口音的女孩子，”我说。 “也许她是来领养狗狗的，”爸爸说。 “我们今天不打算把狗狗带回家哦。” 他这话其实意思是，我们哪一天都不会带狗狗回家。 我妈妈不喜欢狗狗。 我的意思是，她真的真的超级不喜欢。 我一直告诉她，狗狗是人类最好的朋友——人类包括男人也包括女人呀。 可妈妈说劳拉姨妈才是她最好的朋友，才不是什么狗狗，狗狗会掉得满家具都是毛，还会咬坏我们的鞋子。 “求你了爸爸，我们就去问问不行吗？ 我已经

know which one I want to play with," I said. "Not the Chow Chow," Penny said. "If it gets really hungry and there's no food, it might decide to chow down on my fingers." "No," I said. "I want the one in the window." Dad turned to look at the little Maltese again. "That's a cute dog, Stel," he said. "That's the one I want too," Penny said, copying me like she always does, but this time it was okay. Dad waved at the pet store man so he knew to come over to us. "Are you thinking about adopting a puppy today?" the man asked. "Yeah, the Maltese," Penny said. "We might buy it." "Now, now, Pen," Dad said. "You know we're not going to do that."

知道我想跟哪只小狗玩了，”我说。 “才不是那两只松狮，”佩妮说。 “如果它饿坏了又没东西吃，说不定会把我的手指咬来吃掉。” “不是它们，”我说。 “我想要橱窗里那只。” 爸爸转过身，又看了看那只小马尔济斯。 “这只狗狗真可爱，斯黛尔，”他说。 “我也想要这只，”佩妮说，她总学我说话，但这次没关系。 爸爸朝宠物店店员招招手，叫他过来我们这边。 “你们今天打算领养一只小狗吗？” 店员问道。 “对呀，这只马尔济斯，”佩妮说。 “我们可能会买它。” “哎呀呀，佩妮，”爸爸说。 “你知道我们不会这么做的呀。”

"You said we're not getting a dog today, but you didn't say not ever," Penny told him. "You could get me one on a special day, like on my birthday." "We'll see," Dad said. I'm old enough to know that We'll see really just means no. But Penny still thinks that it might mean yes. "The Maltese is popular today," the pet store man said. "But it looks like she's still taking a nap and we don't like to disturb the puppies when they're sleeping. She's pretty tired after the ride from the shelter this morning. Is there another dog you're interested in?" "Stel?" Dad asked. But suddenly Penny called out. "Look! It opened its eyes!" I looked and sure enough, the Maltese

“你说今天不买，但你没说永远不买呀，”佩妮对爸爸说。 “你可以在特殊日子买给我呀，比如我生日的时候。” “再说吧，”爸爸说。 我已经长大了，我知道“再说吧”其实就是“不行”的意思。 可佩妮还是觉得它说不定意思是“可以”。 “这只马尔济斯今天很受欢迎哦，”宠物店店员说。 “不过它好像还在睡觉，我们不想打扰睡觉的小狗。 今天早上从收容所过来一路奔波，它累坏啦。 有没有别的小狗你们感兴趣呀？” “斯黛尔？” 爸爸问道。 可突然佩妮叫出了声。 “看呀！ 它睁眼了！” 我抬头一看，那只马尔济斯果然