8 Awkward

CHAPTER 8 Awkward This is how the phone call went; I'll write it out like a play: Evie: Hi! How are you? Me: You're home? What are you doing home? Evie: No, no, I'm still in London. Me: Who is that in the background? Your cousins? Evie: Nope, it's Sara and Tesa. I'm at their house right now. My cousins are older, so

第八章 这通电话有点尴尬，我把它像剧本一样写下来： 伊维：嗨！ 你还好吗？ 我：你到家了？ 你怎么会在家？ 伊维： 不对，不对，我还在伦敦呢。 我：背景那是谁呀？ 是你的表亲吗？ 伊维：不对，是萨拉和泰莎。 我现在就在她们家呢。 我的表亲都长大了，所以

they're not so fun to play with. It's super late here, but we're trying to stay awake the whole night so we get more time together. Me: If you're calling from England, it's probably very expensive. Evie: That's okay. Their parents don't mind. I wanted to know how Bella was. Can you put her on the phone? Me: She can't talk. Evie: Didn't you teach her to bark when you say hi? Me: She's not so good at it yet. Evie: But she could hear my voice at least, and I could hear her breathing. Please? (This is when I pretended to put the phone to Bella's ear. Since Evie couldn't see anything through the phone, she wouldn't know it was really still just me.) Me: Okay, you can talk to her.

和她们玩没那么有意思了。 现在这儿已经很晚了，但我们打算熬一整夜，这样就能多聚一会儿。 我：你从英国打过来，话费肯定很贵吧。 伊维：没关系的。 她们的父母不介意。 我想知道贝拉怎么样了。 你能让她接电话吗？ 我：她还不会说话呀。 伊维：你不是教过她打招呼的时候叫两声吗？ 我： 她还练得不太好呢。 伊维： 但至少她能听到我的声音，我也能听到她呼吸呀， 好不好嘛？ （这时候我假装把电话贴到贝拉耳朵上， 反正伊维隔着电话什么也看不见，她不会知道电话那头其实还是我。） 我： 好了，你可以跟她说话了。

Evie: Hi, Bella! Hi, Bellzy-blue! Sara and Tesa: Hi!!!! Evie: Did you hear that, Bella? My friends are saying hi to you. I've told them all about your tricks. Can you sit, Bella? Sit. Is she sitting, Stella? Me: Uh, yeah. And she's uh she's wagging her tail. Evie: Oh, I miss her so much. I want to know everything that's going on. What did you guys do today? Me: What's that? I'm starting to not be able to hear you so well. It must be because you're really far away. I'll talk to you when you get home! Click. In the morning, Mom put out bowls of cereal for breakfast.

伊维：嗨，贝拉！ 嗨，贝拉小宝贝！ 萨拉和泰莎：嗨！！！！ 伊维：你听到了吗，贝拉？ 我的朋友们在跟你打招呼呢。 我已经跟她们说过你会的所有小本领了。 你能坐下吗，贝拉？ 坐。 斯特拉，她坐下了吗？ 我： 呃，是啊。 而且她 呃 她还摇着尾巴呢。 伊维： 哦，我太想她了。 我想知道这儿所有的近况。 你们今天都做什么了？ 我：你说什么？ 我开始有点听不清你说话了。 肯定是因为你离得太远了。 等你回家我们再聊！ 咔嗒。 早上，妈妈摆好装麦片的碗当早餐。

Penny opened her mouth like a bird, for Mom to feed her. "No, no, Pen," Mom said, handing her the spoon. "You do it yourself." "Wah," Penny said, but she dipped the spoon into the bowl and lifted it up to her mouth, all on her own. Mom turned to me. "I know you're upset about Bella, but you still have to eat." "That's not it," I said. "I mean, that's only partly it." I paused. Mom nodded at me to keep going. "The other part is that I lied to Evie last night." "Was this a dream you had?" "No, this was real life. She called and asked me to put Bella on the phone, but, of course, I couldn't." I could feel my eyes starting to get wet again. "Am I in trouble now?" "Dad and I want you to tell the truth, even when it's the hard thing to do," Mom started.

佩妮像小鸟一样张开嘴，等着妈妈喂她。 “不行哦，小佩，”妈妈说着把勺子递给她。 “你自己吃哦。” “哇，”佩妮喊着，但还是自己把勺子伸进碗里，再举到了嘴边，全程都是自己做的。 妈妈转向我。 “我知道你因为贝拉很难受，但饭还是要吃的呀。” “不是因为这个，”我说。 “我是说，只有一半是因为这个。” 我顿了顿。 妈妈冲我点头，让我继续说。 “另一件事是，我昨晚骗了伊维。” “是你做了个梦吗？” “不是，是真的发生的事。 她打电话来让我叫贝拉接电话，可我当然做不到呀。” 我感觉自己的眼睛又开始湿润了。 “我现在闯祸了吗？” “爸爸和我都希望你说真话，哪怕说真话很难，”妈妈开口说道。

Oh no, I was in trouble. I probably deserved to be. "But right now Evie's five thousand miles away, so there's nothing she can do for Bella. I think you did the right thing this time, letting her enjoy her time in London. Hopefully when she's back, Bella will be too." "It's already Monday. Evie's coming home tomorrow," I reminded Mom. "I know," Mom said. "So Bella has the whole day to be found." "Can I have more juice?" Penny asked. "What do you say?" "Please can I have more juice," Penny repeated. "Of course," Mom said. She poured Penny a drink and told us to eat up—"you too, Stella"—because Mrs. Benson would be picking us up soon.

哦不，我真的闯祸了。 我大概是活该吧。 “不过现在伊维在五千英里外，她也帮不了贝拉什么。 我觉得你这次做的没错，让她好好在伦敦玩就好。 希望她回家的时候，贝拉也回来了。” “已经周一了。 伊维明天就要回家了，”我提醒妈妈。 “我知道，”妈妈说。 “所以还有一整天的时间找到贝拉。” “我能再喝点果汁吗？” 佩妮问道。 “你该说什么？” “请问我能再喝点果汁吗，”佩妮重复道。 “当然可以，”妈妈说。 她给佩妮倒了一杯，叫我们快点吃——“你也快点，斯特拉”——因为本森太太很快就要来接我们了。