Popo's Place

Popo's Place, written by Betty Yee, illustrated by Juan Manuel Moreno. Focus question. Why do Tommy's feelings about moving change?

《波波的家》，作者贝蒂·伊，绘者胡安·曼努埃尔·莫雷诺。 焦点问题 为什么汤米对搬家的感受发生了变化？

Tommy Wu's world turned completely upside down last month. Dad used to work downtown at Sneaker Universe. Then the store went out of business. The family moved across the city to live with Popo, Tommy's grandmother. Don't worry, we'll only live with Popo until I find a new job, Dad insisted.

上个月，汤米·吴的世界彻底天翻地覆了。 爸爸以前在市中心的“球鞋宇宙”上班。 后来那家店倒闭了。 全家人搬到城市的另一头，和汤米的奶奶波波住在一起。 爸爸坚持说：“别担心，我们只在波波家住到我找到新工作就搬走。”

Tommy wasn't worried, but he was frustrated. There were so many rules at Popo's place, like no shoes inside. Popo was constantly scolding him and his little brother, Peter, for shouting when they were just talking.

汤米倒不担心，可他心里特别憋闷。 波波家的规矩太多了，比如进屋不能穿鞋。 波波总在说他和弟弟 彼得，明明他们只是正常说话，波波却说他们在大喊大叫。

The worst part was that Popo didn't even own a television. Tommy had to settle for watching his favorite shows on the computer. Everyone wanted to use the computer at the same time though. Dad needed it to look for jobs and mom used it for work. There never seemed to be enough time for Tommy to watch anything.

最糟糕的是，波波家连电视都没有。 汤米只能凑合在电脑上看他最喜欢的节目。 可大家都想同时用电脑。 爸爸要用它找工作，妈妈要用它办公。 汤米好像从来都凑不到足够的时间看任何节目。

Everyone was so crammed at Popo's place. Tommy felt as though he was always in the way. He had to share a bedroom with Peter and Uncle Joe. Sharing a room with Peter was one thing. However, listening to Uncle Joe's snore was another thing.

波波家挤得满满当当的，所有人都挨在一起。 汤米总觉得自己在哪里都碍事。 他得和彼得还有乔叔叔共用一间卧室。 和彼得住一间也就算了。 可忍受乔叔叔的呼噜声，完全是另一回事。

To make matters worse, he couldn't even play in the living room if he woke up early. Mom and dad slept on the foldout couch. For the last week, he had read comic books most mornings. That part wasn't so bad.

更麻烦的是，如果他醒得早，连客厅都不能去玩。 爸爸妈妈睡在折叠沙发上。 上周的大部分早上，他都在看漫画书。 这倒还不算太糟。