Chef Morty's Party Surprise

Chef Morty's Party Surprise. Written by Kathy Hogan. Illustrated by Joel Snyder.

莫蒂厨师的派对惊喜。 凯西·霍根 著 乔尔·斯奈德 绘

Grown -up parties must be really boring, Morty groaned. He was sweeping the back porch, and his older sister was cutting fresh flowers in the garden. They just sit around and talk and eat. No piñata. No pin -the -tail on the cat. No goody bags. Morty stopped sweeping and looked at his sister. I don't understand why we have to spiff up the house and go to bed early for that, and Why does mother spend all day in the kitchen getting ready?

“大人的派对肯定超无聊，”莫蒂抱怨道。 他在后门廊扫地，姐姐在花园里剪鲜花。 他们就只会坐着聊天吃东西。 没有皮纳塔。 没有贴猫尾巴游戏。 没有礼品袋。 莫蒂停下扫地，看向姐姐。 我真不懂，为什么我们要为了这事儿收拾房子、早睡，为什么妈妈要花一整天在厨房准备？

His sister was snipping fresh mint leaves for Mother to freeze in ice cubes for drinks. It was the latest entertaining idea in Good Mousekeeping magazine, which is where Mother found all of her fancy snack ideas. It's always the same. Someone will say, "'Wow, your house looks so nice. You've gone to lots of trouble,' Mordy squeaked in a nasally voice. And Mother will say, Oh, it was nothing, Morty mimicked Mother. Well, maybe it is nothing to her, but it is something to me. I could be hanging out with Ben and Fred right now.

姐姐正在剪新鲜薄荷叶，给妈妈冻进冰块做饮品。 这是《好管家》杂志最新的待客点子，妈妈所有精致小食的创意都来自这里。 每次都一模一样。 肯定会有人说：‘哇，你家真漂亮。 你可太费心啦’”，莫蒂捏着鼻子模仿道。 然后妈妈就会说“哎呀，这没什么啦”，莫蒂学着妈妈的语气说。 哼，对她来说可能没什么，对我来说可不一样。 我这会儿本来都能和本、弗雷德一起玩了。

Morty heard the back door slam and realized his sister had gone into the house. He quickly ran to the front of the house and swept the steps before scampering to the park where Ben and Fred were playing. "'Where have you been, Mordo?' Fred called when he saw Morty round the corner. Ben, Fred, and Morty always met at the park on Saturday mornings. Sometimes they played soccer. Other times they raced on their skates or built ramps for jumping their bikes. My parents are going to your parents' party tonight, Ben said. I bet you were slammed with chores.

莫蒂听见后门“砰”地关上，知道姐姐进屋了。 他赶紧跑到屋前扫完台阶，就蹦跳着赶去本和弗雷德玩耍的公园。 “‘你去哪儿啦，莫迪？’ 弗雷德看见莫蒂拐过弯，大声喊他。 本、弗雷德和莫蒂周六早上总在公园碰面。 有时候他们踢足球。 有时候他们比赛滑冰，或是搭坡道玩自行车跳跃。 “我爸妈今晚要来参加你爸妈的派对，”本说。 我猜你肯定被一堆家务缠住了吧。

Morty groaned and rolled his eyes. It is so unfair. I wish you guys could come. Then it would be a real party. The best third -grade buddies played a game of chase and stomp into the early afternoon. They were resting under a shady tree, massaging their sore tails when Morty brought up the party again. The only good thing about Saturday night parties is Sunday morning. Mother and father sleep in so we wake up early and nibble the leftover snacks. It is so unfair, Morty spoke loudly, they should invite my friends, too. Then Morty had a very mischievous idea. I've got to go, guys, he called as he scampered off, I'm going to help Mother with the cooking. Ben and Fred looked at each other puzzled. They hadn't thought about the party all morning. Ben said what they were both thinking. Morty is definitely scheming.

莫蒂翻了个白眼，嘟哝起来。 太不公平了。 我真希望你们也能来。 那样才是真正的派对呀。 这三个最要好的三年级好朋友玩追逐踩脚游戏，一直玩到午后。 他们在树荫下休息，揉着酸疼的腿，这时候莫蒂又提起了派对。 周六晚上办派对唯一的好处就是周日早上。 爸爸妈妈睡懒觉，我们可以早起来啃剩下的小零食。 太不公平了，莫蒂大声说，他们也该邀请我的朋友呀。 这时莫蒂冒出了一个调皮的鬼点子。 “我得走啦，伙计们，”他边跑边喊，我要去帮妈妈做饭啦。 本和弗雷德一脸困惑地对视着。 他们一早上都没想起派对这回事。 本说出了他俩都在想的事。 莫蒂绝对在策划什么坏点子。

Could you use some help? Morty asked as he swung open the kitchen door. I would love some, sweetie, Mother replied. She was whipping a bowl of cream cheese. I need to hang the tablecloths on the clothesline. Would you spread this on the bagels? Two platters of sliced bagels were waiting for the creamy spread.

能让我帮点忙吗？ 莫蒂推开厨房门问道。 当然好呀，宝贝，妈妈回答。 她正在打一碗奶油奶酪。 我要去把桌布挂到晾衣绳上。 你能把这个抹到贝果上吗？ 两盘切好的贝果正等着抹奶酪呢。