Monkey-in-the-Middle

chapter 3 Monkey-in-the- Middle " Are you okay, Clyde?" Claudia asked. I paused. I looked. I was human again! " See, " I said to Claudia. " I didn't change into a monkey forever. "

第3章中间的猴子 “你还好吗，克莱德?”克劳迪娅问。 我停顿了一下。我看了看。 我又变回人类了! “看，”我对克劳迪娅说。“我没有永远变成猴子。”

I quickly dressed. Then I raced out of the museum and down the front steps. Claudia ran after me. “ Next time you change, Clyde, " she said, " you might not be able to change back into a boy. " " So?" I said. " You would be a monkey. Forever! " Claudia said. I grinned. “ That might be fun. " " Not for me, " Claudia said. " I don't want to lose you as my brother. " I looked at my sister's worried face. I didn't know what to say. So I hopped on my bike and pedaled toward home. Claudia followed.

我迅速穿上衣服。然后我跑出博物馆，冲下前台阶。 克劳迪娅追着我。“下次你变身的时候，克莱德，”她说，“你可能无法再变回男孩。” “那又怎样?”我说。 “你就会变成一只猴子。永远!”克劳迪娅说。 我咧嘴笑了。“那可能很有趣。” “对我来说不是，”克劳迪娅说。“我不想失去你这个哥哥。” 我看着妹妹担忧的脸。我不知道说什么好。于是我跳上自行车，向家骑去。 克劳迪娅跟在后面。

When I got home, I quickly finished my homework. Well, almost. Then I ate supper. YUM! After supper, Mom held up two large paper bags. “ Claudia. Clyde, " Mom said. " These are the costumes I bought you for tomorrow's Halloween party. " Mom handed Claudia a bag. " Yippee! " Claudia yelled when she opened it. " I'm going to be an astronaut! " My sister hopes to one day become a real astronaut and fly in a rocket to the moon.

当我回到家，我迅速完成了我的家庭作业。嗯，几乎是完成了。 然后我吃了晚餐。真好吃! 晚餐后，妈妈举起两个大纸袋。 “克劳迪娅，克莱德，”妈妈说。“这是为你们明天的万圣节派对买的服装。” 妈妈递给克劳迪娅一个袋子。 “耶!”克劳迪娅打开袋子时喊道。“我要扮成宇航员!” 我妹妹希望有一天能成为一名真正的宇航员，乘坐火箭飞向月球。

Mom handed me the other bag. " Well, Clyde, " Claudia asked, " what are you going to be?" I held up my costume. “ I'm going to be . . . a MONKEY! " I shouted. Claudia gasped. Mom smiled. " I bought it for you, Clyde, " she said, " because I know how much you like monkeys. " “ Thanks, Mom! " I ran to my bedroom to try on my costume! Claudia quickly followed. She held on to one arm of my monkey costume.

妈妈递给我另一个袋子。 “那么，克莱德，”克劳迪娅问，“你打算扮成什么?” 我举起我的服装。“我要扮成…一只猴子!”我喊道。 克劳迪娅倒吸了一口气。 妈妈笑了。“克莱德，我为你买了这个，”她说，“因为我知道你喜欢猴子。” “谢谢妈妈!”我跑进卧室试穿我的服装! 克劳迪娅紧随其后。她抓住我猴子服装的一只胳膊。

" Wearing this at the Halloween party will get you too excited, Clyde" Claudia said. “ But it's my costume! " I said. " Not anymore! " Claudia pulled it from me. " Here! " She handed me her astronaut costume. " We're switching. " I looked at my new costume. Okay, being an astronaut was not going to be as much fun as being a monkey. But I was still really excited.

“克莱德，穿着这个去参加万圣节派对会让你太兴奋的，”克劳迪娅说。 “但这是我的服装!”我说。 “不再是了!”克劳迪娅从我手中夺过它。“给!”她把她的宇航员服装递给我。“我们交换。” 我看着我的新服装。 好吧，扮演宇航员可能没有扮演猴子那么有趣。 但我还是很兴奋。