Book 5 Let a Smiley Face Be Your Umbrella

Let a Smiley Face Be Your Umbrella, written by J .F. Blaine, illustrated by Joel Snyder.

《让笑脸当你的雨伞》，作者 J·F·布莱恩，绘图 乔尔·斯奈德。

In Part 4, Charlie's experiments resulted in an out -of -control dog, cat, raccoon, and squirrel chase. But at least now, it was raining on Charlie's garden in Brewster Hill Park. When Gattie, my great Aunt Tess, wants to tell me to be careful about doing something I really

第四部分里，查理的实验引发了一场失控的大追跑，牵扯了狗狗、猫咪、浣熊和松鼠。 不过至少现在，布鲁斯特山公园我那片菜园终于下雨了。 每当我的姨婆泰丝·盖蒂要提醒我做事当心的时候 我真的

First off, I dug up Mr. Head of the Parks Department Rooney's flower beds in Brewster Hill Park so I could sow my wild oats. Secondly, I made it rain on my town spring parade, ruining it for all the kids who were marching and all the adults who were watching. The third thing is that I messed up my great -aunt Tessa's Scrabble party. I wasn't totally responsible because a bunch of wild raccoons, squirrels, and some stray cats did the messing up part. I just did the letting them into the house part.

首先，我挖开了布鲁斯特山公园园长鲁尼先生的花圃 这样我就能种下我的野燕麦。 第二件事，我给镇上的春季游行招来了雨，把游行搞砸了，扫了所有游街小朋友和观礼大人的兴。 第三件事，我搞砸了我的姨婆 泰莎的拼字派对。 这事不能全怪我，搞破坏的是一群野浣熊、松鼠和几只流浪猫。 我只不过做了放它们进屋子的事而已。

You see, I was trying to find out what a cat, not raccoons or squirrels, drags in, as when someone says, look what the cat dragged in. Now I know that cats drag in raccoons and squirrels, which I also learned are called wild animals for a reason. Did you know that their claws could rip apart sofa cushions, pillows, and even wall -to -wall carpeting? Before I found out what else they could rip apart, my Labrador Retriever, Murray, chased all the critters out of the house. He chased them down the street, across the field where kids were playing pick -up baseball, and into Brewster Hill Park. I know this was the route, because I followed the chase on my bike. And it was a good thing I was on a bike. Ethan Jordan and his pack of dried off but still angry kids were heading right toward my house. I think you already know with whom they were angry.

你瞧，我本来只是想弄明白，老话那句‘看看猫拖进来了啥’里，到底猫能拖进来啥，不是浣熊也不是松鼠。 现在我知道了，猫真的会把浣熊和松鼠拖进来，我也终于明白，它们被叫野生动物不是没有道理的。 你知道吗？它们的爪子能抓破沙发靠垫、枕头，甚至连满铺的地毯都能撕烂。 我还没来得及看它们还能抓破什么，我的拉布拉多犬莫里就把这群小家伙全赶出屋子了。 莫里追着它们跑过大街，横穿小朋友打临时棒球的草地，一直跑进了布鲁斯特山公园。 我当然知道路线，因为我骑着自行车一路跟着追。 还好我骑了自行车，真的太走运了。 伊桑·乔丹和他那群身上刚干、火气还没消的小伙伴，正朝着我家直冲冲过来。 我猜你肯定猜得到，他们在生谁的气。

Ethan and his mob caught up with me and the chase, just as Murray was about to run into, of all places, my garden, my finally rained on and nicely growing garden of watermelons, apples, and oats. They couldn't stay away from the garden I planted as a New Year's resolution to create something beautiful that would put a smile on everyone's face. The garden that if it wouldn't put a smile on everyone's face, my Aunt Dee would have to repay Mr. Rooney for two flower beds and a new playground with a plaque with his name on it.

伊桑和他的一伙人追上我和追跑队伍的时候，莫里刚好要冲进我那片菜园——哪不好偏冲这儿，那可是终于浇上雨、长得旺腾腾的菜园，种了西瓜、苹果和燕麦。 它们根本绕不开我这片菜园，我是新年下定决心种它的，想种出美好的东西，让每个人都露出笑脸。 要是这片菜园没能让大家露出笑脸，我的迪姨就得赔偿鲁尼先生两个花圃，还要修一个刻着他名字的新游乐场。

Murray ran into my garden. A cat ran out. Murray ran in again. Two raccoons ran out. Murray ran in once more. Three squirrels ran out, followed by four chipmunks, five baby rabbits, and a groundhog. Where did they come from? I didn't really care, because Murray chased them

莫里冲进了我的菜园。 一只猫窜了出来。 莫里又冲了进去。 两只浣熊跑了出来。 莫里再一次冲了进去。 三只松鼠跑了出来，后面跟着四只花栗鼠、五只小兔子，还有一只土拨鼠。 它们都是从哪儿来的呀？ 我其实根本不在乎，因为莫里正追着它们