1 Big Surprise at the Bus Stop

Chapter 1 Big Surprise at the Bus Stop Dante Dávila hopped down the steps and hit the sidewalk with a smile. He loved his morning stroll to the bus stop! "Dante!" It was Ms. Cartaya, the mail carrier, slipping letters into mailboxes. "Looking sharp there, cutie." "Thanks!" Dante said. "First day of school. Got to look my best!" He gave Ms. Cartaya a thumbs-up and kept walking toward the bus stop. Just then Mr. Medina came out of his house, coffee in hand. As he bent to pick up his newspaper,

第一章 公交车站的大惊喜 但丁·达维拉蹦蹦跳跳地走下台阶，笑眯眯地踩在人行道上。 他可喜欢早上慢悠悠走去公交车站啦！ “但丁！” 是邮递员卡塔亚女士，她正把信件塞进信箱里。 “小家伙，你今天看着可精神啦。” “谢谢阿姨！” 但丁说。 “今天是开学第一天呀。 我得打扮得帅帅的！” 他对着卡塔亚女士竖了个大拇指，接着朝公交车站走去。 就在这时，梅迪纳先生从家里走出来，手里端着咖啡。 他弯腰捡报纸的时候，

he grinned at Dante. ".Buenos días! Ready to break some hearts, Romeo?" "Nope!" Dante laughed. "Sharing my good looks with everybody's lucky eyes." ".Eso!" Mr. Medina said, lifting his cup. "Confidence. The key to life."

他冲着但丁笑了笑。 “早上好呀！ 准备好迷倒大家了吗，小罗密欧？” 才没有！” 但丁笑出了声。 “我是要把我的帅气分享给所有幸运的小伙伴呀。” “说得好！” 梅迪纳先生举了举手里的杯子说道。 “要有自信。 这可是人生的秘诀哦。”

A few cars cruised by as Dante neared the corner, their drivers waving hello. It's nice to be back in my own neighborhood, Dante thought. Everybody loves me here. It's safe. Not like 13th Street. As if his thoughts had called her, a woman came stumbling out from behind a tree. Dante's eyes went wide. It was Do.a Chabela. The strange old lady from Gulf City!

但丁快走到街角的时候，几辆汽车慢悠悠开了过去，司机们都朝他挥手问好。 回到自己家的街区可真好呀，但丁心里想着。 这里的每个人都喜欢我。 这儿很安全。 才不像十三号街那样。 仿佛他的念头把人唤出来了似的，一个女人跌跌撞撞地从树后面走了出来。 但丁的眼睛一下子瞪得圆圆的。 是查贝拉奶奶。 就是那个来自海湾城的古怪老奶奶！

"What are YOU doing here?" Dante asked nervously. "Making sure," she gasped, "you get on that bus. Long ride ahead of you, guapo."

“你怎么会在这里呀？” 但丁紧张地问道。 “我来确保呀，”她喘着气说，“你能坐上那辆公交车。 你前面的路长着呢，小帅哥。”