5 Something Always Goes Wrong

CHAPTER 5 Something Always Goes Wrong When we got to the bridal suite, Aunt Laura was already there with her two best friends, Evonne and Nicole, who had arrived that morning, plus Grandma, plus a lady doing her hair. She didn't have to go to a salon for her hair—it was right there in the bridal suite! Aunt Laura's wedding gown was hanging up on the doorframe to the bedroom. It was all puffed out, so it looked like there was already a person inside of it. Except there was

第五章 总会出点小状况 我们到婚房套间的时候，劳拉姨妈已经和她两个最好的朋友伊冯、妮可在那儿了，她们俩是当天早上到的，还有奶奶，外加一位给她做发型的女士。 她根本不用去美发店做头发——在婚房套间里就能搞定！ 劳拉姨妈的婚纱挂在卧室的门框上。 整个裙子蓬得鼓鼓的，看起来就像里面已经站了个人似的。 只不过里面

no head on top, so it was like a ghost. "Hello! Hello!" everyone called, beckoning us into the room. There were a lot of hugs. Here's something I learned about weddings: even if people don't know you, they still hug you hello instead of shaking your hand. On the far side of the room, there was a long table with all sorts of breakfast-y foods, like bagels and croissants and fruit, and those little cereal boxes that are meant for one person, not to share. It was like a breakfast salad bar. Penny made a run for the cereal boxes, grabbing a mini box of Lucky Charms, and another box of Fruit Loops. "Easy on the sugar, Pen," Mom said. "Oh, Elaine, it's a special occasion," Grandma said.

没有脑袋，活像个幽灵。 “哈喽！哈喽！” 大家都喊着，招手让我们进房间。 大家互相抱了好多次。 我发现了婚礼的一个小规律：就算人家不认识你，也会抱你打招呼，不会和你握手。 房间最里面摆着一张长桌，上面放满了各种各样的早餐吃的，比如贝果、可颂、水果，还有那种一人份的小盒装麦片，不用分着吃的那种。 就像个早餐自助吧似的。 佩妮朝着麦片盒冲了过去，抓了一小盒幸运符麦片，又拿了一盒水果圈麦片。 “佩妮，别吃太多糖啊。”妈妈说。 “哎呀，伊莱恩，今天是特殊日子嘛。”奶奶说。

"And be careful of your dresses, girls," Mom added, ignoring Grandma. She said girls, even though it was just one girl— Penny—who even reached for a snack, and I knew better than to spill anyway. "Your one job is to keep those dresses clean." "I thought our one job is to be flower girls," Penny said. "Okay, you have two jobs." "Do you want some cereal too, Stella?" Penny asked. I shook my head. I wasn't hungry. I was nervous. "Where's Lia?" I asked. "She's getting ready upstairs," Aunt Laura said. "I hope she comes down soon. I'd like her to be in the "getting ready" pictures." That's when Aunt Laura's friend Evonne lifted up her camera and pointed it Aunt Laura's way. Click. "Oh, that was a good one,"

“还有姑娘们，小心你们的裙子。”妈妈没理奶奶，又补了一句。 她说“姑娘们”，可实际上就佩妮一个小姑娘伸手拿吃的，我可乖得很，才不会把东西撒到身上呢。 “你们的首要任务就是把裙子保持得干干净净的。” “我以为我们的首要任务是当花童呢。”佩妮说。 “好吧，你们有两个任务。” “斯特拉，你要不要也来点麦片？” 佩妮问我。 我摇了摇头。 我不饿。 我有点紧张。 “莉娅在哪儿呀？” 我问。 “她在楼上收拾打扮呢。”劳拉姨妈说。 “我希望她快点下来。 我还想让她一起拍‘准备就绪’的照片呢。” 就在这时候，劳拉姨妈的朋友伊冯举起相机，对准了劳拉姨妈。 咔嚓。 “哦，这张拍得真好，”

Evonne said. "Doesn't she look beautiful?" Mom got teary again, and said, "Oh yes, Laura, you're the most beautiful bride ever." "She doesn't even look like a bride yet because she's not in her dress," Penny pointed out. Aunt Laura was in a robe—a hotel robe just like the one Penny had been wearing, except it actually fit Aunt Laura. "The wedding gown goes on last," Jennifer said. Jennifer was the lady doing Aunt Laura's hair. Right then she was winding a strand of Aunt Laura's hair around a curling iron. "That way nothing will stain it." Jennifer put the curling iron down, and then arranged the curls on top of Aunt Laura's head. Her hair looked good and puffy. Wouldn't putting the dress on after make her hair smush back down? It's not like brushing your hair or using a curling iron would do

伊冯说。 “她看起来是不是美极了？” 妈妈又红了眼睛，说：“是啊，劳拉，你是全世界最美的新娘。” “她现在看着还不像新娘呀，因为她还没穿婚纱呢。”佩妮指出来。 劳拉姨妈穿了件浴袍——就是和佩妮之前穿的那件一模一样的酒店浴袍，只不过这件劳拉姨妈穿正合适。 “婚纱要最后再穿哦。”詹妮弗说。 詹妮弗就是那位给劳拉姨妈做头发的女士。 这会她正把劳拉姨妈的一缕头发绕在卷发棒上。 “这样就不会把裙子弄脏啦。” 詹妮弗放下卷发棒，接着把卷好的发卷理到劳拉姨妈的头顶。 她的头发看起来蓬蓬的，好看极了。 最后穿裙子的话，不会把头发压塌吗？ 再说梳头啊用卷发棒啊这些事，根本不

anything to stain a dress. But I didn't say anything. I was still being pensive, about Lia. She was my new cousin. That meant if I had to choose, I should be generous to her, right? "Come here, Stel," Aunt Laura said. I stepped toward her. She reached out an arm and squeezed me to her side. "Stay steady," Jennifer told her. "Sorry," Aunt Laura said. "It's hard to stay steady when all I want to do is hug one of my two favorite nieces." "We're your only nieces," I pointed out. "So we're also your least favorites." "Nope," Aunt Laura said. "You're only my most favorites. Come here too, Pen." She reached out her other arm to pull Penny in. "I'm just so glad you're both here!" Click, click, click, went Evonne's camera.

可能把裙子弄脏呀。 但我什么都没说。 我还在想着莉娅的事，心里沉甸甸的。 她是我的新表妹。 这就意味着要是我得选的话，我该对她大方点，对不对？ “过来呀，斯特尔。”劳拉姨妈说。 我朝她走过去。 她伸出一只胳膊，把我搂到她身边。 “坐稳呀。”詹妮弗提醒她。 “对不起。”劳拉姨妈说。 “我坐不住嘛，我就想抱抱我最喜欢的两个外甥女中的一个呀。” “我们就是你仅有的两个外甥女呀。”我指出。 “所以我们也是你最不喜欢的咯。” “才不是呢。”劳拉姨妈说。 “你们就是我仅有的、最最喜欢的宝贝。 你也过来呀，佩恩。” 她伸出另一只胳膊，把佩妮也拉了过来。 “你们俩都在这儿，我真是太开心啦！” 咔嚓，咔嚓，咔嚓，伊冯的相机响个不停。