21 The Grumpy Neighbour

The Grumpy Neighbour

坏脾气的邻居

Chapter One Billie B Brown has two shin guards, one stripy soccer top and three new friends to play with. Do you know what the B in Billie B Brown stands for? Ball! Billie and Jack are playing soccer. Jack is Billie's best friend. He lives next door. Today Billie and Jack are visiting Jack's cousins. His cousins have a park right next to their house. Billie brought her brand-new soccer ball. She can't wait to try it out!

第一章 比莉·B·布朗有两块护腿板、一件条纹足球上衣，还有三个可以一起玩的新朋友。 你知道比莉·B·布朗里的B代表什么吗？ 球！ 比莉和杰克正在踢足球。 杰克是比莉最好的朋友。 他住在隔壁。 今天比莉和杰克要去看望杰克的表兄妹们。 表兄妹家旁边就有一个公园。 比莉带上了她全新的足球。 她都等不及要试试新球啦！

Jack is on Billie's team. David and Stella are on the other team. Ivy is the goalkeeper. They kick Billie's new ball around the park. It is super bouncy. "Over here!" yells Jack. The ball bounces right off his head. It goes up, up, up into the sky. The ball lands on the other side of a fence. Uh-oh!

杰克在比莉的队伍里。 戴维和斯特拉在另一队。 艾薇是守门员。 他们在公园里踢着比莉的新球。 球的弹性超级好。 “传这儿！” 杰克大喊。 球正好从他头上弹开。 它飞呀飞，飞得老高老高，飞到天上了。 球落在了一道篱笆的另一边。 哎哟！

"I'll get it!" Billie yells. "No! Stop!" David and Stella shout together. "Don't climb that fence!" "Why not?" Billie asks. Stella looks at David. David looks at Stella. They both look worried. "That's Grumpy Gertie's house," Stella whispers.

“我去拿！” 比莉喊道。 “别！停下！” 戴维和斯特拉一起大叫。 “别爬那道篱笆！” “为什么不行呀？” 比莉问。 斯特拉看向戴维。 戴维看向斯特拉。 两个人看起来都很担心。 “那是坏脾气格蒂的房子。”斯特拉小声说。

David nods. "No-one ever gets their ball back if it goes over her fence," he says. "Grumpy Gertie is the meanest person on our street," says Stella. Billie laughs. "Don't be silly," she says. "I will just knock on her door and ask for my ball back. Are you going to come with me, Jack?" Jack shrugs. He looks scared. But he follows Billie as far as the front gate. "We warned you!" David yells. Billie rolls her eyes at Jack. "They are being very silly!" she snorts. "How mean can she be?" She walks up to the front door and knocks loudly. She is very brave, isn't she?

戴维点了点头。 “要是球落到她的篱笆那边，从来没有人能拿回来。”他说。 “坏脾气格蒂是我们这条街上最凶的人。”斯特拉说。 比莉笑了。 “别傻啦。”她说。 “我只要去敲她家的门，把我的球要回来就行。 杰克，你要和我一起去吗？” 杰克耸了耸肩。 他看起来很害怕。 但他还是跟着比莉走到了前门口。 “我们警告过你了！” 戴维大喊。 比莉对着杰克翻了个白眼。 “他们也太傻了！” 她哼了一声。 “她能有多凶呀？” 她走到前门跟前，大声敲了敲门。 她可真勇敢，对不对？