Book 4 Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat. Written by Karen Mokler. Illustrated by Nicholas Jackson. Focus Question. What lesson does Mike learn in this story?

不给糖就捣蛋。 作者：卡伦·莫克勒 插画：尼古拉斯·杰克逊 思考问题 麦克在这个故事里学到了什么？

Three nights before Halloween, Mike McCarthy noticed a small orange box sitting on the kitchen counter. What's that? Mike asked at dinner. It's for trick -or -treating, replied Aster, his little sister. It's tiny, Mike said. You can fit like three candy bars in that thing. Mike always used a pillowcase himself. He used to dream of filling it, but for the past six months he had mainly dreamed of buying a super spy kit. Mike's friend Derek had offered to sell his kit to Mike for $25. All Mike had to do now, all he'd been trying to do for the past six months, was gather That's some.

万圣节三天前，麦克·麦卡锡发现厨房台面上放着一个小小的橙色盒子。 那是什么？ 麦克吃饭时问道。 这是用来讨—— 糖的，他的小妹妹阿斯特回答道。 这盒子也太小了，麦克说。 这里面顶多也就放得下三块糖。 麦克自己讨糖一直都用枕套。 他以前总想把枕套装满，可这半年来，他满脑子都想买一套超级间谍装备。 麦克的朋友德里克说要25美元把他的这套装备卖给麦克。 这半年来，麦克一心一意要做的事，就是攒 这笔钱。

It's not for candy, Aster explained. It's for money. Mike almost spat out his chicken sandwich. You can't go door to door asking for money, he spluttered, turning to his parents. Can you? It's not for me, Aster said. It's for UNICEF. What's UNICEF, asked Mike.

这不是装糖的，阿斯特解释道。 这是用来筹钱的。 麦克差点把嘴里的鸡肉三明治喷出来。 你不能挨家挨户上门要钱啊，他急乎乎地转头问父母。 对吧？ 钱不是给我的，阿斯特说。 是给联合国儿童基金会的。 联合国儿童基金会是什么，麦克问道。

The next day at lunch, Mike complained to Derek. Can you believe it? he cried. Maybe I should collect the money and keep it myself. Maybe you should, Derek said. After all, Mike continued, I don't know these kids. I'm under no obligation to them. None at all, Derek agreed.

第二天午饭时，麦克跟德里克抱怨。 你敢信吗？ 他嚷嚷道。 要不我把筹来的钱自己留着好了。 就该这么做，德里克说。 再说了，麦克接着说，我又不认识那些孩子。 我对他们没义务啊。 半点儿都没有，德里克附和道。

Mike sighed. Stop sighing, Derek said, and seize this golden opportunity. You got your cute little sister, right? You think my sister's cute? Mike croaked. I don't, Derek said, but the grown -ups are going to give her tons of money. Sure, Mike agreed. Then you make her give it to you. Derek said, It was one thing to talk about stealing, but quite another to do it. Mike stared at Derek. Derek stared calmly back. How? asked Mike. You let her know that you can make life very uncomfortable for her, Derek said. I can? Mike asked. Derek nodded, a steely glint in his dark eyes. Why would I do that? asked Mike.

麦克叹了口气。 别叹气了，德里克说，抓住这个绝好的机会啊。 你不是有个可爱的小妹妹嘛，对不对？ 你觉得我妹妹可爱？ 麦克哑着嗓子说。 我不觉得，德里克说，但大人肯定会给她好多钱。 没错，麦克点头认同。 那你让她把钱给你不就行了。 德里克说：嘴上说偷钱是一回事，真做又是另一回事了。 麦克盯着德里克。 德里克平静地回盯着他。 怎么做？麦克问道。 你让她知道，你能把她的日子过得特别难受，德里克说。 我能吗？ 麦克问道。 德里克点点头，黑眼睛里闪着一丝狠光。 我为什么要这么做？ 麦克问道。

You don't have to do it, Derek said. You just have to threaten to do it. I'm not going to threaten my sister, Mike muttered. And I'm not going to steal from poor kids either, he thought. Derek sighed this time. You disappoint me, he said. So just intercept the money before she delivers it to school.

你不用真这么做，德里克说。 你只要威胁她就行了。 我才不会威胁我妹妹，麦克咕哝道。 我也不会偷穷孩子的钱，他心想。 这回轮到德里克叹气了。 你真让我失望，他说。 那你就在她把钱交到学校之前截下来就行。