4 The Surprise

CHAPTER 4 The Surprise The next morning, Maverick came over. He's the boy who lives in the house behind us. There's a hole in the fence in between our houses. When he comes over, he knocks on the sliding glass door to the kitchen instead of the front door. Maverick told us his parents were making pancakes for breakfast, and he invited Penny and me to come. But when we got there, they tasted funny. Mrs. Finch (that's Maverick's

第四章 惊喜 第二天早上，马弗里克来了我们家。 他就是住在我们家后面那栋房子的男孩。 我们两家之间的围栏上有个小洞。 他来找我们的时候，不会敲前门，而是敲厨房的滑动玻璃门。 马弗里克说他爸妈正在做煎饼当早餐，还邀请我和佩妮过去一起吃。 可我们到了之后一尝，煎饼的味道怪怪的。 芬奇太太（也就是马弗里克的

mom) said she used whole-wheat flour, instead of regular flour, because it's healthier. "How about chocolate chips?" I asked. "My dad always adds those in." "Sorry, Stella," Mrs. Finch said. "No chocolate chips. But we do have raisins, if you want." I shook my head. Raisins are almost as bad as brussels sprouts! Next time, breakfast will be at our house. Afterwards, Penny and I went home. "Mom! Daddy!" Penny shouted. "We're back! Where are you?" "I'm in here," Mom called out. We followed her voice into the room that right now is still the guest room, but soon it's going to be the baby's room. It already looked different than it used to

妈妈）说她用了全麦面粉，没放普通面粉，因为全麦更健康。 “加巧克力豆了吗？” 我问。 “我爸爸做煎饼的时候总会加这个。” “抱歉呀，斯黛拉，”芬奇太太说。 “我们家没有巧克力豆哦。 不过要是你想吃的话，我们有葡萄干。” 我摇了摇头。 葡萄干几乎和抱子甘蓝一样难吃！ 下次早餐得在我们家吃才行。 吃完之后，我和佩妮就回了家。 “妈妈！爸爸！” 佩妮大声喊。 “我们回来啦！ 你们在哪儿呀？” “我在这儿呢。”妈妈的声音传了过来。 我们顺着声音走进那个房间，它现在还是客房，但很快就要变成宝宝的房间了。 它看起来已经和以前不一样了

look. Instead of a big bed, there's a crib and a mini couch that Mom says is called a love seat. There's also a new dresser. It's tan, the same color as the crib, and it has a shelf on top where you put the baby when you have to change its diaper. Mom and Dad say we'll get to help out when the baby is born, but diaper changing is NOT going to be my job! Mom was standing next to the dresser, folding clothes and putting them inside the drawers. "More baby stuff?" I asked. "Onesies," she said, holding up a shirt that attached at the bottom, so it was like a shirt and underwear all in one. "Aunt Laura and Uncle Rob sent them over." The baby has been getting a bunch of presents even though it's not born yet. Actually, the baby isn't an "it." It's a boy. First

的样子。 房间里没有了大床，取而代之的是一张婴儿床，还有一张小沙发，妈妈说这种沙发叫双人 loveseat（情侣沙发）。 还有一个新的梳妆台。 梳妆台是棕褐色的，和婴儿床颜色一样，顶上还有个置物台，给宝宝换尿布的时候就可以把宝宝放在上面。 爸妈说等宝宝出生后我们可以帮忙照顾，但换尿布绝对不是我要做的活儿！ 妈妈正站在梳妆台旁边，叠着衣服，再把它们放进抽屉里。 “又是宝宝的东西吗？” 我问。 “是连体衣哦。”她说着举起来一件上衣，衣服底部是可以扣起来的，所以是上衣和内裤二合一的款式。 “是劳拉姨妈和罗伯姨父寄过来的。” 宝宝还没出生呢，就已经收到好多礼物了。 对啦，我不该说宝宝是“它”。 是个小弟弟。 一开始

his name was going to be Teddy, then it was going to be Cooper. Now Mom and Dad say he'll be Daniel. Still, Aunt Laura and Uncle Rob don't even know him. They know Penny and me, and they didn't send us anything. It makes me kind of jealous even though the presents aren't anything I'd want. What would I do with rattles or baby clothes?

爸妈打算给他取名叫泰迪，后来又想叫库珀。 现在爸妈说他要叫丹尼尔。 再说了，劳拉姨妈和罗伯姨父根本都还没见过他呢。 他们认识我和佩妮，却什么都没给我们寄过。 我有点嫉妒，虽说那些礼物也不是我想要的东西。 我拿拨浪鼓或者婴儿衣服能有什么用呀？

"Where's Dad?" Penny asked. "He went to the store," Mom said. "So what are we going to do?" "You can help me fold the baby clothes, and then you're having a play date with Zoey." "Oh, I forgot I'm getting to see Zoey! Oh, hooray!" Penny did a happy little dance right there in the guest room/baby's room. I wished Willa were coming over too. Just thinking about her made me miss her. I wondered how her picnic was. If only she still lived in Somers, she could've come on our den

“爸爸在哪儿呀？” 佩妮问。 “他去商店啦。”妈妈说。 “那我们现在要做什么呀？” “你们可以帮我叠宝宝的衣服，之后你就可以去和佐伊一起玩啦。” “哦，我都忘了我要去见佐伊啦！ 哇，太棒啦！” 佩妮就在那个既是客房又是婴儿房的房间里蹦蹦跳跳地跳起了开心的小舞。 我真希望薇拉也能来我家玩。 一想到她，我就好想她。 不知道她那次野餐办得怎么样。 要是她还住在萨默斯就好了，她就能参加我们的树屋