1 Presents

CHAPTER 1 Presents Mr. King drove my sister, Penny, and me to Batts Confections after school instead of home, because that's where Mom was waiting for us. Batts Confections is our family store, in case you forgot or you haven't read my other books. And it's not just any kind of store—it's the best kind of store. A candy store. Mom was waiting on the sidewalk for us. My baby brother, Marco, was in her arms. Penny and I said good-bye to everyone in the

第一章 放学后金先生没有送我和我姐姐佩妮回家，而是开车送我们去了巴茨糖果店，因为妈妈正在那儿等我们。 要是你忘了或是没读过我其他的书，我告诉你哦，巴茨糖果店是我们家开的店。 它可不是什么普通的店——它是全世界最好的店哦。 一家糖果店。 妈妈正在人行道上等着我们。 我的小弟弟马可被她抱在怀里。 佩妮和我跟车里所有的人

car and climbed out. It was good to spend a little time with Marco, because he wouldn't be coming to Los Angeles with us. That's where we were going, because Aunt Laura was getting married there—she's Mom's younger sister. We were staying at a hotel, and Mom said it would be too many people with too many germs for such a little baby. Mom gave me Purell to squirt on my hands and clean off all the germs from school, and then she let me hold Marco so I could show him some of my favorite Batts Confections things. "This is the candy circus that I helped set up," I said. "I helped too!" Penny added. "And those are the candy lions and zebras, and the cotton-candy machine," I told him. I know he's just a baby, but he smiled

说了再见，爬下了车。 能多陪陪马可真好，因为他不能跟我们一起去洛杉矶。 我们之所以要去洛杉矶，是因为罗拉姨妈要在那儿结婚——她是妈妈的妹妹。 我们要住酒店，妈妈说那里人多病菌也多，对这么小的宝宝来说太不安全了。 妈妈让我用普瑞来洗手液搓手，把学校沾来的细菌都洗干净，之后就让我抱马可，这样我就能给他介绍我最喜欢的巴茨糖果店里的好东西了。 “这个糖果马戏团是我帮忙搭起来的哦。”我说。 “我也帮忙了！” 佩妮补充道。 “那边是糖果做的狮子和斑马，还有棉花糖机哦。”我告诉马可。 我知道他只是个小宝宝，可他还是笑了

and made his happy baby sounds, so maybe he understood a little bit. "Now let's go upstairs and show him the party room!" Penny said. "There's a leak upstairs," Mom said. "I don't want you girls up there. Besides, Dad has a surprise for you."

还发出了宝宝开心的哼哼声，说不定他听懂一点点呢。 “我们现在上楼带他去看派对房间吧！” 佩妮说。 “楼上漏水了哦。”妈妈说。 “我不让你们两个女孩上去。 再说啦，爸爸给你们准备了一个惊喜。”

"Ooh, goody! I love surprises!" Penny said. "Is it that we never have to clean our rooms again?" Mom laughed. "Nope, not even close," she said. "Is it about us being in the wedding?" I asked. Mom shook her head. "We already knew about that anyway," Penny told me. "Is it about our cousin?" she asked Mom. Penny and I were getting a cousin at the wedding. That's because Aunt Laura's soon-to-be husband, our soon-to-be Uncle Rob, had been married before and he had a daughter named Lia. Penny and I had never had a cousin. Dad's an only child, so we don't have any uncles or aunts on his side of the family. Mom has Aunt Laura, but so far she

“哇，太棒啦！ 我最喜欢惊喜啦！” 佩妮说。 “会不会是我们以后再也不用打扫房间啦？” 妈妈笑了。 “不对，差远啦。”她说。 “是不是和我们要参加婚礼这件事有关呀？” 我问道。 妈妈摇了摇头。 “反正这件事我们早就知道啦。”佩妮跟我说。 “是不是和我们的新表姐有关呀？” 她问妈妈。 佩妮和我要在婚礼上迎来一个新表姐了。 因为罗拉姨妈的未婚夫，也就是我们未来的罗伯叔叔，之前结过婚，还有一个叫莉娅的女儿。 佩妮和我从来都没有过表姐。 爸爸是独生子，所以他那边我们没有叔叔也没有姨妈。 妈妈这边只有罗拉姨妈，到目前为止她

hasn't had any kids. "But we already know about Lia, too," I reminded Penny. "Oh yeah," said Penny. "So what is it?" I asked. "We'll go downstairs so you can see," Mom said. She took Marco back from me. They went down the stairs, because Mom hates elevators. But Penny likes elevators, and so do I. I pressed the button for it to come pick the two of us up. When the doors opened, we stepped inside. My finger was on the button marked "C." C stands for cellar, which is another word for basement. Penny called out, "I claim getting to press the button for the floor!" "Too late, I already pressed it," I told her, pressing the button right at that second. "That's not fair!" Penny said. We rode

还没有生小孩呢。 “可是莉娅这件事我们也早就知道啦。”我提醒佩妮。 “哦对哦。”佩妮说。 “那到底是什么惊喜呀？” 我问道。 “我们下楼，你们就能看到啦。”妈妈说。 她把马可从我怀里抱了回去。 他们走楼梯下去，因为妈妈讨厌电梯。 可是佩妮喜欢电梯，我也喜欢。 我按了按钮，让电梯上来接我们两个。 电梯门开了之后，我们走了进去。 我的手指放在标着“C”的按钮上。C代表地窖，也就是地下室的另一种说法啦。 佩妮喊道：“我先抢到，按楼层按钮的人得是我！” “太晚啦，我已经按好了。”我边跟她说，边又按了一遍那个按钮。 “这不公平！” 佩妮说。 我们坐电梯