4 If the Shoe Fits

CHAPTER 4 If the Shoe Fits Sunday morning, Mom shook me awake. "Mmm," I groaned. "What time is it?" "Almost seven," she said. "In the morning? But Mom, it's a weekend." "The dog needs to go out," she said. "Don't you hear her barking?" "Mmm," I said, burrowing under the covers. "I thought it was part of my dream." "Come on, Stel. Up and at'em." "Can't you take her, just this once? You're

第4章 如果合脚就穿上 周日早上，妈妈把我摇醒了。 “嗯……”我哼哼着。 “现在几点了？” “快七点了，”她说。 “居然是早上？ 可是妈妈，今天是周末呀。” “狗狗要出去遛遛了，”她说。 “你没听见她在叫吗？” “嗯……”我说着，往被子里钻了钻。 “我还以为这是我梦里的声音呢。” “快点呀，斯黛尔。 快起床动起来啦。” “你就不能带她去一次吗？ 你都

already awake." Mom shook her head. "What about Dad?" I asked. "Is he up?" "He's getting ready to go to the store, and besides, Stel, Bella is your responsibility. Hurry now. I don't want her having an accident." "Okay, fine," I said. I got out of my warm cozy bed. Bella was waiting for me by the front door. Mom watched on the stoop as we walked in front of the house. When Bella went to the bathroom, I had to clean it up. I held my nose as I picked it up in a plastic bag, and then I stuck the bag in the garbage cans by the curb. YUCK! Bella trotted beside me on her leash, wagging her tail. How could something so cute do something so gross? I guess she's kind of like Marco that way. When I came back inside, Mom didn't even have to remind me to wash my hands.

已经醒了呀。” 妈妈摇了摇头。 “那爸爸呢？” 我问道。 “他起床了吗？” “他正准备去商店，再说了，斯黛尔，贝拉是你的责任哦。 快点吧。 我可不想她在家里乱拉。” “好吧好吧，”我说。 我从温暖舒服的床上爬了起来。 贝拉已经在前门等着我了。 我们走到房子前的时候，妈妈在门廊看着我们。 贝拉拉完臭臭，就得我来收拾干净。 我捏着鼻子把臭臭装进塑料袋，再把袋子扔进路边的垃圾桶。 好恶心呀！ 贝拉拴着牵引绳，蹦跳着跟在我身边，尾巴摇个不停。 这么可爱的小家伙，怎么会做这么恶心的事呀？ 我觉得她这点跟马可挺像的。 我回到家的时候，都不用妈妈提醒，我就主动去洗手了。

But the rest of the morning with Bella was totally fun. First she came back into my bed with me and cuddled (I made sure she was all clean first), then we practiced her sitting and shaking commands (in English and French). I tried to get her to bark "hi" again, but she'd forgotten how to do it. Still, a baby dog can do a lot more than a baby person. Marco couldn't even walk, and Bella could walk and run and do tricks. I ate breakfast and Bella ate hers right

不过那天早上剩下的时间，跟贝拉待在一起好玩极了。 一开始她钻回我的床跟我贴贴（我先检查过她身上干干净净），然后我们练习坐下和握手指令，还用了英语和法语两种说法。 我试着让她再叫一声“嗨”，可她已经忘了该怎么叫了。 不过话说回来，小狗宝宝能做的事可比人类宝宝多太多了。 马可连路都不会走，贝拉可是会走路会跑步还会耍把戏呢。 我吃早餐，贝拉也吃她的那份，正好

beside me (on the floor). When I walked into the living room, Bella followed right behind me. "Look at this," I said to Penny. She was sitting on the floor, even though there's a perfectly good couch against the wall, and two comfy chairs. "Bella knows how to heel." "Ga!" Penny said. "What?" "Goo goo ga," she said. "I don't know the word "heel." I'm too little." "It means Bella doesn't run ahead and she doesn't get too far behind. She stays at my heels. Get it?" Penny didn't answer. "Are you coming to the dog run with Daddy and me?" I asked. "He said he would take me as soon as he got home. He just had to do a work errand first." "Goo," she said, shaking her head no.

在我身旁（趴在地板上吃）。 我走进客厅的时候，贝拉紧紧跟在我身后。 “你看呀，”我对佩妮说。 墙边明明有好好的沙发，还有两把舒服的椅子，她却非要坐在地板上。 “贝拉会跟在脚后跟走哦。” “噶！”佩妮说。 “什么？”“咕咕噶，”她说。 “我不认识‘跟走’这个词呀。 我太小啦。” “意思就是贝拉不会跑到我前面，也不会落我太远。 她就待在我的脚后跟旁边。 听懂了吗？” 佩妮没有回答我。 “你要不要跟爸爸和我一起去狗狗乐园呀？” 我问道。 “他说他一回家就带我去。 他得先去办一件工作上的事。” “咕，”她说，还摇了摇头说不去。

"Why are you talking like that?" "Shrinky-dinky." "What?" "I made an invention," she said, speaking super fast. "It's called a shrinkenator. Now I can go back and be a baby again. I need bottles and I can't walk and I can't learn new words and I can't answer any more questions! Goo goo ga ga ga!" "Penny?" Mom called. "Stella?" She walked into the room, and Bella trotted over toward her. "What do you want?" Mom asked Bella. "She thought you wanted her," I said. "You said "Stella," and that's pretty close to "Bella." She's smart, huh?" "Mmm hmm," Mom said. She didn't bend down to pet Bella, so I did it for her. "What's going on with you, Pen?" Mom asked.

“你为什么要这么说话呀？” “缩缩小。” “什么？”“我做了一个发明，”她语速超快地说。 “它叫做缩缩小机器。 现在我就能变回小宝宝啦。 我要喝奶瓶，不会走路，不学新词语，再也不回答任何问题了！ 咕咕嘎嘎嘎！” “佩妮？” 妈妈喊道。 “斯黛拉？” 她走进房间，贝拉一下子蹦到她跟前。 “你找我什么事呀？” 妈妈对着贝拉问。 “她以为你在叫她呢，”我说。 “你刚才说“斯黛拉”，听起来跟“贝拉”很像哦。 她很聪明对不对？” “嗯哼，”妈妈说。 她没弯腰摸贝拉，所以我就过去摸了摸。 “你这是怎么啦，佩妮？” 妈妈问道。