5 Who’s in Charge

CHAPTER 5 Who's in Charge? Dad pulled the car out of the driveway and we were on our way. I held Bella in my arms all the way to Batts Confections. She was too little for her own seat belt. "Come on, Bella Marshmallow," I said when we pulled in to the parking lot. "I'm going to show you Batts Confections!" "Hold on, Stel," Dad said. "Somers city law says no animals in a store where food is sold. Leave her here and I'll crack the window."

第五章 该谁负责？ 爸爸把车开出车库，我们出发了。 我一路抱着贝拉，抵达了巴茨糖果店。 她太小了，还没法自己系安全带。 "走吧，贝拉棉花糖，"我们停进停车场的时候我说道。 "我要带你好好看看巴茨糖果店哟！" "等等，斯黛尔，"爸爸说。 "萨默斯市法律规定，卖食物的商店不准带动物进入。 把她留在这儿，我给车窗留条缝。"

"But I promised Evie I'd take care of Bella," I said. "I can't leave her alone in the car. How about if you go in the store and I stand outside?" He didn't answer for a second. "Mom had me do the same thing at home," I added quickly. "She watched me through the window while I walked Bella. This is even safer, because I don't have to walk anywhere at all." "All right," Dad said. "If you stay right outside where I can see you, and you don't talk to anyone you don't know." We walked up to the store, and Dad went inside. Stuart knocked on the window from the inside and waved to Bella and me. "Stella, is that you?" a voice from behind me asked. I turned around and guess who was there? Mrs. Finkel! I'd never seen a teacher on

"可是我答应过伊维会好好照顾贝拉的，"我说。 "我不能把她单独留在车里。 要不你进店里，我在外面等，好不好？" 他过了好一会儿才回答。 "妈妈在家也让我这么做过，"我连忙补充道。 "我带贝拉散步的时候，她就在窗边看着我。 现在这样更安全，我根本哪儿都不用去。" "好吧，"爸爸说。 "你就得待在我能看见的门口，不许跟陌生人说话。"我们走到店门口，爸爸走进了店里。 斯图尔特在店里敲了敲窗户，朝我和贝拉挥手。 "斯黛拉，是你吗？" 一个声音从我身后传来。 我转过身，你猜站在那儿的是谁？ 芬克尔老师！ 我从来没见过老师在

a weekend before. Mrs. Finkel didn't look the way she usually did. Instead of a blouse and skirt, she was wearing a navy blue T-shirt and jeans. There was a boy next to her, younger than Penny and me, but definitely older than Marco. "Evan, this is Stella," Mrs. Finkel told him. "She's one of my students. Stella, this is my son, Evan." Her son? I didn't know she had a kid. I didn't know a lot of things about her, like: 1. Did she have more than one kid? 2. Did she have a best friend? 3. Did she have a husband? 4. If she did have a husband, what was his name? (Her first name is Dara. I know because I've heard other teachers say it.) 5. What color house did they live in?

周末出来过。 芬克尔老师和平时的样子完全不一样。 她没穿衬衫半身裙，今天穿了藏蓝色T恤和牛仔裤。 她身边站着一个男孩，比我和佩妮小，但肯定比马可大。 "埃文，这是斯黛拉，"芬克尔老师对他说。 "她是我的学生。 斯黛拉，这是我的儿子埃文。" 她居然有儿子？ 我之前根本不知道她有孩子。 我对她好多事都不了解，比如：1. 她是不是还有别的孩子？ 2. 她有没有最好的朋友？ 3. 她有没有丈夫？ 4. 如果她真的有丈夫，他叫什么名字？ （她的名字是达拉。 我是听别的老师说的。） 5. 他们住的房子是什么颜色的？

Mrs. Finkel had a whole life outside of our class. Like she made grocery lists and had a favorite song and took out the garbage. "Is that your dog?" Evan asked me. "Uh... yeah, it is," I said. It wasn't really a

原来芬克尔老师在课堂之外，还有属于自己的完整生活。 比如她也会列购物清单，有喜欢的歌，也要倒垃圾。 "这是你的小狗吗？" 埃文问我。 "呃……对呀，是我的，"我说。 其实她也不真算是

lie, since Bella was mine for the weekend, plus two more days. "I have a dog, too," Evan said. Mrs. Finkel had a kid and a dog? "What kind of dog?" I asked. "A miniature schnauzer," Evan said. "I don't know that kind." "There's one in the window at Man's Best Friend." "We should get going, Ev," Mrs. Finkel said. "We have to pick up Shadow." "Who's Shadow?" I asked. "My dog," Evan said. "You're buying him today?" "No, he was just in for a grooming." "It was good to see you, Stella," Mrs. Finkel said. "I'll see you at school tomorrow." We said good-bye. I watched them walk down the sidewalk and turn the corner.

我的狗，因为贝拉只归我带周末，还要再多两天。 "我也有一只小狗，"埃文说。 芬克尔老师居然既有孩子又有狗？ "是什么品种的狗呀？" 我问道。 "迷你雪纳瑞，"埃文说。 "我没听过这个品种。" "“人类挚友”宠物店的橱窗里就有一只。" "我们该走了，埃文，"芬克尔老师说。 "我们得去接影子了。" "影子是谁呀？" 我问道。 "是我的狗呀，"埃文说。 "你今天要把它买回家吗？" "不是，它只是来这儿做美容而已。" "很高兴见到你，斯黛拉，"芬克尔老师说。 "我们学校明天见。" 我们说了再见。 我看着他们沿着人行道走远，转进了街角。