Broken Arm Blues

Broken Arm Blues. Written by Torrin Anderson. Illustrated by Reginald Butler.

《摔断胳膊的小烦恼》，作者：托林·安德森，绘者：雷金纳德·巴特勒

Kyle and Carrie did everything together. They worked on their homework together, played soccer together, and went to karate class together. You're like two peas in a pod, their father liked to say.

凯尔和凯莉做什么都形影不离， 他们一起写作业， 一起踢足球， 还一起上空手道课。 你们俩就像一个豆荚里的两颗小豌豆，爸爸总爱这么说。

One day while playing soccer, Kyle broke his arm. A doctor at the hospital put Kyle's arm in an arm cast. Three days later, Carrie broke her arm in karate. The same doctor put Carrie's arm in a cast, too.

有一天踢足球的时候，凯尔摔断了胳膊。 医院的医生给凯尔的胳膊打上了石膏。 三天后，凯莉上空手道课的时候也摔断了胳膊。 还是同一个医生，也给凯莉的胳膊打了石膏。

Cool. We get to have broken arms together, Kyle said. Let's get everyone to sign our cats, said Carrie.

太酷啦，咱们俩居然一起摔断了胳膊，凯尔说。 咱们让大家都在咱们的石膏上签名吧，凯莉说。

The first week they had their casts was exciting. Kyle and Kerry didn't have to run laps in soccer practice. Their parents wrote their homework for them. Everyone signed their casts, even their teachers.

打石膏的头一周，俩人都觉得新鲜极了。 足球训练的时候，凯尔和凯莉不用跑圈。 作业也由爸爸妈妈帮他们写。 所有人都在他们的石膏上签了名，连老师也签了。

The second week they had their casts, Kyle and Carrie both had the broken arm blues. So many things were hard to do with one arm in a bulky cast.

到了打石膏的第二周， 凯尔和凯莉都开始因为摔断胳膊犯愁了。 胳膊上绑着沉甸甸的石膏，好多事做起来都不方便。