Arthur's Bad-News Day

Arthur's Bad News Day, written by Laura Henderson Meegard, illustrated by Darcy Tom.

《亚瑟的倒霉日》，劳拉·亨德森·米加德著，达西·汤姆绘

Hey, sit down and I'll tell you a bad news story. My name is Arthur Hankins. The first eight years of my life were nearly perfect until my parents told me some terrible news.

嘿，坐好哦，我要给你们讲个倒霉的故事。 我叫亚瑟·汉金斯。 我人生的头八年几乎过得完美极了直到爸妈告诉我一个超可怕的消息。

But before I tell you the bad news, let me tell you about a typical perfect day. Every morning my mom wakes me up by tickling the bottoms of my feet. It makes me laugh and giggle and starts my day on a happy note.

不过在说这个坏消息之前， 我先给你们讲讲我平常的完美一天是什么样的。 每天早上妈妈都会挠我的脚心叫我起床。 我被挠得咯咯笑，一整天都有个开心的开头啦。

and my day only gets better. When I go downstairs, the unmistakable smell of hot maple syrup reaches my nose, making my mouth water. For breakfast, Dad makes these really wacky and delicious animal -shaped pancakes.

接下来的日子只会更开心哦。 我下楼的时候， 一股绝不会认错的热枫糖浆的香味钻进我鼻子里， 馋得我口水都要流出来了。 早餐爸爸会做超有意思的又好吃的动物造型煎饼。

During the drive to school mom dad and I sing along really loudly to my favorite music and My day gets even better After school dad and I kick and toss the ball around until it's time for dinner

开车去学校的路上，我和爸妈会跟着我最爱的歌大声合唱，然后呀 我的一天会变得更美好 放学后爸爸会陪我踢球扔球，一直玩到吃晚饭的时间。

I usually help mom and dad prepare dinner. Then we eat and tell each other stories about our day. Mom never forgets about my favorite dessert, a gigantic chocolate chip cookie with milk. I have this special glass I got when we visited a theme park. It reminds me of the most incredible vacation ever.

我通常会帮爸妈准备晚饭。 然后我们边吃饭边互相讲今天遇到的趣事。 妈妈从来不会忘我最爱的甜点：一块超大的巧克力碎曲奇配牛奶。 我还有个特别的杯子，是之前去主题公园玩的时候买的。 它总能让我想起那次超棒的旅行。