Our Pet Monkey

Chapter 6 Our Pet Monkey " I knocked several times, " Mom said. “ But I guess you didn't hear me. " " We were . . . busy, " I said. " Yes. Busy, " Claudia said. She slowly moved over to block Mom's view of the computer.

第六章我们的宠物猴子 “我敲了好几次门，”妈妈说。“但我猜你们没听见。” “我们……很忙，”我说。 “是的，很忙，”克劳迪娅说。她慢慢地移动过去，挡住了妈妈看向电脑的视线。

" What's so funny in here?" Mom asked. “ Nothing, " I said. " Nothing?" Mom asked. " You know me, " I said. " I like to laugh. " Mom chuckled. “ You sure are a giggle box sometimes. " " I am. " I grinned. " But even you don't laugh at nothing, Clyde, " Mom said. She looked at Claudia. My sister was still standing in front of her computer. Her face turned red.

“这里有什么好笑的吗?”妈妈问。 “没有，”我说。 “没有?”妈妈问。 “你知道我，”我说。“我喜欢笑。” 妈妈轻声笑了。“你有时候确实是个笑料箱。” “是的。”我咧嘴笑了。 “但是即使是你也不会对着什么都没有笑，克莱德，”妈妈说。 她看着克劳迪娅。 我姐姐仍然站在她的电脑前。她的脸变红了。

" Are you hiding something, Claudia?" Mom gently pushed my sister to the side and looked. " That's your class picture on the computer screen, isn't it?" " Yes, " Claudia said. She grabbed Mom's arm. “ But you don't want to see it. " " Why not? It looks nice. " Mom stared at the computer screen. “ I see you, Claudia. But where are you, Clyde?" I didn't answer. I was hoping she wouldn't notice that I had turned into a- " Is that a monkey?" Mom asked. " Uh-oh! " I said.

“你在藏什么东西吗，克劳迪娅?”妈妈轻轻地把我姐姐推到一边，看了过去。“电脑屏幕上那是你们的班级合影，对吧?” “是的，”克劳迪娅说。她抓住妈妈的胳膊。“但是你不会想看它的。” “为什么不?看起来不错。”妈妈盯着电脑屏幕。“我看到你了，克劳迪娅。但是你在哪里，克莱德?” 我没有回答。我希望她不会注意到我变成了-- “那是一只猴子吗?”妈妈问。 “哦哦!”我说。

" What's going on, Clyde?" Mom asked. I tried to think of an answer she would believe. “ It's my pet monkey, " I said. “ What?! " Mom said. " I mean, our pet monkey. " I pointed to my sister. " Is that true, Claudia?" Mom asked. Claudia looked confused. She has a hard time not telling the truth. So do I. But sometimes I bend it a little. " He was loose at school, " I told Mom. “ And I tried to catch him. But as I did, he jumped into the picture. "

“克莱德，这是怎么回事?”妈妈问。 我试图想出一个她会相信的答案。“这是我的宠物猴子，”我说。 “什么?!”妈妈说。 “我的意思是，我们的宠物猴子。”我指着我的姐姐。 “这是真的吗，克劳迪娅?”妈妈问。 克劳迪娅看起来很困惑。她不擅长不说实话。 我也是。但有时我会稍微弯曲一下事实。 “它在学校里跑丢了，”我告诉妈妈。“我试图抓住它。但我这么做的时候，它跳进了照片里。”

Now Mom looked confused. “ That's the silliest story you've ever told. " " But it's true, Mom, " I said. “ Where's your monkey now?" she asked. " He likes to stay outside, " Claudia said. " And climb trees, " I said. " And eat bananas, " Claudia said. " Enough with the jokes! " Mom stared. " Just tell me what is going on! " Claudia looked at me and shook her head no. And she was right. Who knew what Mom would do if she found out I could turn into a monkey?

现在妈妈看起来困惑了。“这是你讲过的最愚蠢的故事。” “但这是事实，妈妈，”我说。 “你的猴子现在在哪里?”她问。 “它喜欢待在外面，”克劳迪娅说。 “还爬树，”我说。 “还吃香蕉，”克劳迪娅说。 “别开玩笑了!”妈妈盯着我们。“告诉我到底发生了什么!” 克劳迪娅看着我，摇了摇头。她是对的。 谁知道如果妈妈发现我能变成猴子，她会怎么做?

“ Clyde! " Mom glared at me. “ You know the punishment for lying! " " But I'm not! We do have a pet monkey. And I can prove it! " I raced from Claudia's bedroom and out to the backyard. I tried thinking about exciting things. Like birthday gifts. The circus. And how a monkey got into our class picture! I bounced . . . and bounced. Then my head started spinning. My heart raced. Faster. And faster. I sneezed. “ A-CHOO! "

“克莱德!”妈妈怒视着我。“你知道撒谎的惩罚是什么!” “但我没撒谎!我们确实有一只宠物猴子。我还能证明!”我从克劳迪娅的卧室冲出去，跑到后院。 我试着想象一些令人兴奋的事情。比如生日礼物。马戏团。还有一只猴子是怎么进入我们的班级合影的! 我跳啊.…….跳啊...... 然后我的头开始旋转。我的心跳加速。越来越快。越来越快。 我打了个喷嚏。“阿嚏!”