Pet show

Chapter 8 Pet show " You being a monkey at the pet show could be trouble, " Claudia said. " Ha! " I said. " Trouble is my middle name. " My sister almost laughed. Then she stopped walking. “ Maybe we should go home, Clyde. " " But we're almost there, " I said. I could see the pet show up ahead.

第八章宠物秀 “你在宠物秀上扮演猴子可能会有麻烦，”克劳迪娅说。 “哈!”我说。“麻烦就是我的中间名。” 我姐姐差点笑出声。然后她停下脚步。“也许我们应该回家，克莱德。” “但我们都快到了，”我说。我能看见前方的宠物秀。

It was Saturday morning. Claudia and I stood on the sidewalk and watched people and their pets head into the large building. I was excited. And I bounced. But I had not yet changed into the monkey me. Claudia thought it would be best to wait until later. " You really think you can win, Clyde?" Claudia asked. “ Of course, once the judges see what I can do, " I said. " Like stand on my head. And do flips. And maybe I'll even talk. "

那是周六的早晨。 克劳迪娅和我站在人行道上，看着人们和他们的宠物进入那座大楼。 我很兴奋。 我还跳来跳去。 但我还没有变成猴子。克劳迪娅认为最好等到晚些时候。 “你真的认为你能赢吗，克莱德?”克劳迪娅问。 “当然，一旦评委们看到我能做什么，”我说。“比如倒立。翻跟斗。也许我甚至会说话。”

" Clyde! " Claudia yelled. " Just kidding, " I said. " But what if someone finds out your secret?" Claudia asked. " They won't, " I said. " What if you can't change back from a monkey to a boy?" she asked. I looked at my sister's worried face. " We don't know how the change works, " she said. “ What if something bad happens?" I paused to think. Claudia is smart and likes to look ahead to what might happen. But so do I.

“克莱德!”克劳迪娅喊道。 “只是开个玩笑，”我说。 “但如果有人发现了你的秘密怎么办?”克劳迪娅问。 “他们不会的，”我说。 “如果你不能从猴子变回男孩怎么办?”她问。 我看着姐姐担忧的脸。 “我们不知道变化是如何工作的，”她说。“如果发生不好的事情怎么办?” 我停下来思考。克劳迪娅很聪明，喜欢提前考虑可能发生的事情。 但我也是。

" What if everything goes as planned?" I asked her. “ And I win? And we finally defeat Roz and Chopper?" Claudia almost grinned. “ But something bad could still happen, " she said. " What are you talking about?" Roz asked as she stepped in front of us. “ You're not going to chicken out, are you?" " No, " I said. Chopper looked at me and growled. He was like a nightmare I wished would go away. Forever!

“如果一切都按计划进行呢?”我问她。“如果我赢了?我们最终击败了罗兹和乔珀?” 克劳迪娅几乎咧嘴笑了。“但仍然可能发生不好的事情，”她说。 “你在说什么?”罗兹问，她走到我们面前。“你不会临阵退缩吧，是吗?” “不会，”我说。 乔珀看着我，咆哮着。他就像一个我希望永远消失的噩梦。

" So, where's your monkey, Claudia?" Roz looked at me and chuckled. " I mean, your other monkey. The smart one. " Chopper grinned. Roz laughed harder as she led her dog inside. We headed into the building. In the huge center room we saw lots of fancy pets. " Wow! " Claudia said. “ Some of these animals must be worth lots of money! " I looked at a fancy cat. Then I looked for a place to change. “ Come on, Claudia! " I said.

“那么，你的猴子呢，克劳迪娅?”罗兹看着我，轻声笑了。“我的意思是，你另一只猴子。 那只聪明的。” 乔珀咧嘴笑了。 罗兹领着她的狗进去时，笑得更大声了。 我们走进了大楼。在巨大的中央房间里，我们看到了许多名贵的宠物。 “哇!”克劳迪娅说。“这些动物中有一些一定价值连城!” 我看了一只名贵的猫。 然后我找了一个换衣服的地方。“快点，克劳迪娅!”我说。

" I'm still worried something bad might happen to you, " Claudia said. " I can't back out now, " I said. I sneaked into a side hallway to change. I thought of exciting things. Like summer vacation! Banana pudding! Defeating Roz and Chopper! " Is it working?" Claudia asked. My head started spinning. My heart raced. Faster. And faster. I sneezed. “ A-CHOO! "

“我还是担心你会发生不好的事情，”克劳迪娅说。 “我现在不能退缩，”我说。我偷偷溜进一条侧走廊去换衣服。 我想到了一些令人兴奋的事情。比如暑假!香蕉布丁!击败罗兹和乔珀! “成功了没有?”克劳迪娅问。 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!”