8 The Candy Circus

CHAPTER 8 The Candy Circus The sign on the door to Batts Confections said "Closed for Renovations." But we just walked right in. Stuart spotted us and called out, "Hey Dave. Hiya, girls." I know when someone says "hi" to you (or "hiya," like Stuart did), you're supposed to say "hi" back, but Penny and I were too distracted. The candy garden was gone! Of course we knew it was going to be, but when you're used to something looking a certain

第8章 糖果马戏团 巴茨糖果店的门上写着“店内装修，暂停营业” 可我们还是径直走进去了 斯图尔特看见我们，大声招呼：“嘿，戴夫，你们好呀，姑娘们。” 我知道别人跟你打招呼（就像斯图尔特说的“嗨呀”）得回一声招呼，可我和佩妮当时都看入神了，完全忘了这事 糖果花园不见了！ 我们明明早就知道它会被拆掉，可看惯了它原来的样子，突然变样

way, it's totally weird when it looks completely different. There was the top of a circus tent hanging from the ceiling. It was striped red and white, like a candy cane. But it didn't go all the way down to the floor like a regular tent. It was just hanging, so you could see what was underneath. In place of the candy flowers, there was a big red circle on the ground. Then two

实在太奇怪了 天花板上吊着马戏团帐篷的顶篷 它是红白条纹的，就像拐杖糖一样 可它不像普通帐篷那样垂到地面 它就这么挂着，能清楚看到下面的东西 原来种糖果花的地方，现在地上画了个大大的红圆圈 接着还有两个

medium-sized circles, one blue and one yellow, on either side of the red circle. Instead of the chocolate waterfall, there was a redand- white-striped cart. But wait! We always dipped Oreos in the chocolate fountain! What if I never had an Oreo dipped in chocolate ever again? Against the wall were a bunch of unpacked boxes, kind of like at Evie's house, except these boxes were marked "lions" and "zebras." And standing in front of it all was a clown. A mannequin clown, not a real-live clown. He was as tall as Dad and he had rainbow hair and big red circles on his cheeks. His mouth was turned up in a smile, but it was a fake-looking smile, so he didn't actually look happy to see you. And his hands were WAY too big for his body. It was like they were really meant for a

中等大小的圆圈，一个蓝一个黄，分别在红圆圈的两边 原来巧克力瀑布的位置，摆着一辆红白条纹的小车 等等！ 我们以前总在巧克力瀑布里蘸奥利奥吃啊！ 要是我再也吃不到蘸巧克力的奥利奥了可怎么办？ 墙边堆着一堆没拆的箱子，跟伊维家那堆差不多，只不过这些箱子上写着“狮子”和“斑马” 所有箱子前面站着一个小丑 是假人模特小丑，不是真的活人小丑 他跟爸爸一样高，头发是彩虹色的，脸颊上有两个大大的红圆圈 他的嘴翘着像在笑，可那笑看着特别假，根本不是开心欢迎你的样子 他的手比他身体该配的手大太多了 那双手好像本来就是给

giant. "Whoa," I said. "Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!" Penny said. "I hate that clown! Get it out of here!" "See what I mean, Dave?" Stuart asked. "Daddy, Daddy, we can't stay here," Penny wailed. She attached herself to Dad's leg, and when he took a step closer toward the clown, she yanked on his leg in the other direction so he almost fell over. "Honey, don't do that," Dad said. "He can't hurt you. He isn't real." "What if he turns real?" Penny asked. "That's not possible," Dad said. "Sure it's possible," Penny insisted. "He could be an evil clown that makes you think he's not real, but then he turns real and and..." "And what?" Dad asked.

巨人准备的 “哇哦”，我说。 “啊啊啊啊啊！！！！” 佩妮喊道。 “我讨厌那个小丑！ 把它弄走！” “戴夫，我说的没错吧？” 斯图尔特问道。 “爸爸，爸爸，我们不能待在这儿”，佩妮哭叫道。 她死死抱住爸爸的腿，爸爸往小丑那边走一步，她就把腿往反方向拽，差点把爸爸拽倒。 “宝贝，别这样”，爸爸说。 “他伤不到你的。 他不是真的。” “万一他变成真的了呢？” 佩妮问道。 “这不可能”，爸爸说。 “当然可能啊”，佩妮坚持道。 “他可能是个邪恶小丑，故意装成假的，然后突然变成真的，然后……” “然后怎么样？”爸爸问。

"And casts a spell on me so I disappear!" "He's not a magician," I told her. "How do you know?" Penny asked. "He could be a clown with two jobs. Mr. Madden the Magician came to the store before, so maybe he heard about it."

“然后他对我施魔法，让我消失！” “他不是魔法师呀”，我告诉她。 “你怎么知道？” 佩妮问道。 “他可以身兼两职，既是小丑又是魔法师。 魔法师马登先生之前来过店里，说不定他听说这件事了呀。”