004 最伟大的想法

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" Maybe Molly was right," I thought when I got home

"也许莫莉是对的，"我回到家时心想。

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Maybe I was inventing stories

也许是我在编故事。

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Still I knew what I had heard

但我清楚自己听到了什么。

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My mom had clearly said," I'll have to rob a bank."

妈妈清清楚楚地说过："我只好去抢银行了。"

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I didn't invent that

这话不是我编的。

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I'd heard her say those words with my very own ears!

我是亲耳听到她说那些话的！

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Mom finally did serve dinner that night, but it was just cold sandwiches

那天晚上，妈妈最终端上了晚餐，但只是冷三明治。

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And she definitely seemed worried about something

而且她明显在为什么事忧心忡忡。

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As we sat at the table eating, she stared off into space

我们坐在桌边吃饭时，她一直望着远处出神。

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" Mom, what are you thinking about?" I asked suddenly

"妈妈，你在想什么？"我突然问道。

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" What?" she said, startled

"什么？" 她吓了一跳，说道。

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I repeated my question

我重复了一遍问题。

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" What are you thinking about?"

"你在想什么呢？"

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" I was just thinking about all the bills I have to pay," said Mom

"我刚才在想那些得付的账单，" 妈妈说。

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My stomach did a little flip

我心里咯噔了一下。

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" So you're really worried about money?"

"所以你真的很担心钱的问题？"

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" Iggy, stop being weird," said Tate

"伊吉，别这么奇怪，" 泰特说。

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My mother patted my hand

妈妈拍了拍我的手。

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" You should be thinking about homework, Iggy, not bills," she said

"你应该想想作业，伊吉，而不是账单，" 她说。

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Then she quickly started talking about something else

然后她很快开始说起别的事情。

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I got up early the next day to walk to school with Josh

第二天我起了个大早，好和乔什一起走路上学。

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He likes to get there early, and this morning I needed to talk to him

他喜欢早早到校，而今天早上我正好有事想跟他聊。

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I got downstairs just as Josh was headed out the door

我下楼的时候，乔什正好要出门。

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" Can I walk to school with you?" I asked

“我能跟你一起走去学校吗？”我问道。

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" I have something I want to tell you."

“我有件事想告诉你。”

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" Sure," said Josh

“当然可以。”乔什说。

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" I'm worried about my mom,"

“我很担心我妈妈，”

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I blurted out as we started walking

我们刚开始走，我就脱口而出。

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" Why?" asked Josh

“为什么？”乔什问。

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" I think she needs money," I said

“我觉得她需要钱。”我说。

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" She's worried about paying bills."

她在担心支付账单。

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" My dad worries about bills too," said Josh

“我爸爸也担心账单，”乔希说。

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We walked past the Green Apple Supermarket

我们经过了绿苹果超市。

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That's where Josh and Jenny's dad works

那是乔希和珍妮的爸爸工作的地方。

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He brings home lots of food for dinner, like steak and apple pie

他带回家很多晚饭吃的食物，比如牛排和苹果派。

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So Josh didn't have to worry about having good dinners either!

所以乔希也不担心吃不上好的晚饭！

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" My dad even works on the weekends, to make extra money for our family," Josh went on

“我爸爸甚至周末也工作，为了给我们家多赚点钱，”乔希接着说。

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" He performs magic shows

“他表演魔术。

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He's working on a new trick using a one-way mirror."

他正在用单向镜设计一个新魔术。”

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" What's a one-way mirror?" I asked

“什么是单向镜？”我问。

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" It's a mirror on one side," explained Josh

“它一面是镜子，”乔希解释道。

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" But on the other side, you can see through it, like glass."

“但另一面却可以看透，就像玻璃一样。”

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" Oh," I said, nodding

“哦，”我点点头说。

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I was pretty sure I'd seen mirrors like that on TV police shows

我很确定我在电视警匪片里见过那样的镜子。

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" Maybe I could invent a money-making machine," I said, thinking out loud

“也许我可以发明一台造钱机器，”我自言自语地说。

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" I could print thousands of dollar bills, and then we'd be rich!"

“我可以印出成千上万张钞票，然后我们就发财了！”

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Josh stopped and looked at me

乔希停下来看着我。

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" Iggy, that's the worst idea in the world!"

“伊吉，那真是世界上最差劲的主意！”

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" Boy," I thought

“天哪，”我心想。

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" Josh either really likes an idea, or he really doesn't like it!"

“乔希要么特别喜欢一个主意，要么就特别不喜欢！”

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" What's wrong with a money-printing machine?" I asked him

“印钞机有什么问题吗？”我问他。

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" Printing money is a crime," said Josh

“印钱是犯法的，”乔希说。

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" If you invent a money-printing machine, you could go to jail!"

“要是你发明了印钞机，你会进监狱的！”

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" Jail?" I echoed

“监狱？”我重复道。

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" Oh well. Forget that invention then."

“哦，好吧。那这个发明就算了吧。”

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A second later Josh and I passed the candy store near school

不一会儿，乔希和我路过了学校附近的糖果店。

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My mouth watered as I looked at all the delicious candy

看着那些美味的糖果，我都流口水了。

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" I really wish I were rich now," I murmured

“我真希望现在就是个有钱人，”我咕哝着。

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" Then I could buy this whole candy store!"

“那样我就能买下整间糖果店了！”

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I dug into my pocket and found some change

我掏了掏口袋，找到了一些零钱。

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Josh had some too

乔希也有一些。

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Together, we had enough to buy a chocolate candy bar

我俩的钱加起来刚好够买一条巧克力糖。

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We decided to save it for lunchtime

我们决定留着午饭时再买。

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" If only I knew what my mom was thinking," I said as we walked on

“要是我能知道妈妈在想什么就好了，”我们边走我边说。

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" Then I would know what to do."

“那样我就知道该怎么做了。”

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Josh shook his head

乔希摇了摇头。

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" Grown-ups are pretty mysterious

“大人啊，都挺神秘的。

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You'd need a really great invention to figure them out!"

你得有个特别厉害的发明才能搞懂他们！”

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That's when I got my greatest idea ever

就在这时，我有了有史以来最棒的主意。

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" What if I could invent a magic thinking box?

“要是我能发明一个神奇的思想箱呢？

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Then I'd be able to read people's thoughts!"

那样我就能读懂别人的想法了！”