031 不完美的一天

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I was lying on my bed one morning, thinking about how perfect everything was

一天早上，我躺在床上，想着一切是多么完美。

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Usually there is at least one thing wrong in my life

通常我的生活中至少有一件事不对劲。

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Most days it has something to do with my brother, Tate

大多数日子里，这都跟我哥哥泰特有关。

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Yesterday, for example, he got mad when I squeezed all the toothpaste out of the tube

比如昨天，我把整管牙膏全挤出来，他气坏了。

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I was experimenting to see if I could invent an automatic toothpaste squeezer

当时我在做实验，看能不能发明一个自动挤牙膏器。

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Or sometimes it's our dinner menu

有时问题出在晚餐菜单上。

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I hate when Mom makes eggplant casserole, which is the most disgusting food ever invented

我讨厌妈妈做茄子砂锅，那是有史以来最恶心的食物。

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Whoever invented it should go to jail!

发明这道菜的人应该去坐牢！

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But tonight we were having pizza

但今晚我们要吃披萨。

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My favorite. Plus, winter vacation was coming up soon

我的最爱。再说，寒假也快到了。

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So I was going to have a whole week to think up a new invention

这么说，我有一整周的时间来构思一项新发明。

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If the invention was really good, I might even get into the Inventor's Hall of Fame!

如果发明真的很棒，我甚至可能入选发明家名人堂！

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You'd better watch out when you think everything is perfect

当你觉得一切都很完美的时候，你可要当心喽。

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Do you know why?

你知道为什么吗？

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Because that means something big is about to go wrong!

因为那意味着要有大麻烦发生了！

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" Iggy, the muffins are ready!" my mom called, knocking on my door

“伊吉，松饼好了！”妈妈敲着我的门喊道。

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" And I have a surprise."

“我还有个惊喜。”

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Oh boy, warm muffins and a surprise!

哇哦，热乎乎的松饼，还有惊喜！

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" What's the surprise?" I asked, coming out of my room

“是什么惊喜？”我一边问，一边走出房间。

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My brother Tate walked into the kitchen

我哥泰特走进了厨房。

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" Is the surprise for me too?" he asked

“这惊喜也是给我的吗？”他问道。

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" Sit down," Mom said." And I'll tell you both."

“坐下吧，”妈妈说，“然后我会告诉你们俩。”

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Tate and I each took a warm muffin and sat down at the table

我和泰特各自拿了一个热乎乎的松饼，在餐桌前坐下。

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" Well," she began," last night I got a call from Aunt Julia and Uncle John."

“嗯，”她开口说道，“昨晚我接到了朱莉娅阿姨和约翰姨父的电话。”

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" That's great!" I said

“那太好了！”我说。

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" Are we going to visit them over winter vacation?"

“我们寒假要去拜访他们吗？”

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My aunt Julia and uncle John are super-rich

我的朱莉娅阿姨和约翰姨父超级有钱。

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They live in a big house with a swimming pool

他们住在一栋带游泳池的大房子里。

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Of course, it's too cold to swim in the pool in the winter

当然，冬天太冷了，不适合在游泳池里游泳。

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" But maybe we can go sledding on the hill behind their house," I thought

“但也许我们可以去他们屋后的小山坡上滑雪橇，”我心想。

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" And I can work on my new invention in their huge attic!"

“我还能在他们的大阁楼里做我的新发明！”

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Tate looked excited too

泰特看起来也很兴奋。

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" Cool," he said

“太棒了，”他说。

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" I can stay in the bedroom with the TV like I did last year."

“我可以像去年一样，住那间有电视的卧室。”

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" I hope I don't have to share a room with Oliver again," I said

“我希望不用再和奥利弗合住一个房间了，”我说。

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My little cousin is a big pain

我的小表弟真是个讨厌鬼。

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He never shares his stuff, and he is always complaining about something

他从不分享他的东西，还总是抱怨个不停。

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" Well...," my mother said," actually you will be sharing a room with Oliver, Iggy."

“这个嘛……，”妈妈说，“实际上伊吉，你还是要和奥利弗住一个房间。”

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" Too bad!" Tate said, grinning at me

“太糟了！”泰特咧嘴笑着对我说。

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I shrugged." That's okay," I said

我耸耸肩。“没关系，”我说。

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" I guess I can stand being stuck in Oliver's room for a few days."

“我猜我可以忍受在奥利弗的房间里困上几天。”

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" You don't understand," my mom said," we're not going to your aunt and uncle's house."

“你没明白，”妈妈说，“我们不是去你叔叔阿姨家。”

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" What do you mean?" I asked

“什么意思？”我问。

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" Are we all going on a trip together?"

“我们要一起去旅行吗？”

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" No," my mom said." Oliver is coming to visit us

“不是，”妈妈说，“是奥利弗要来我们家做客。”

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He'll be sharing your bedroom, Iggy."

他会和你共用你的卧室，伊吉。”

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" What?" I practically shouted

“什么？”我几乎叫了出来。

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" Calm down, Iggy," said Mom

“冷静点，伊吉，”妈妈说。

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" It's only for a short time."

“就一小段时间。”

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" But why does he have to come here?" I asked

“可他为什么非得来这儿呢？”我问。

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" And why does he have to share my room?

“而且为什么非得和我共用房间？”

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Why can't he share with Tate?"

为什么不能和泰特一起住？”

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" No way!" said Tate

“没门！”泰特说。

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" He can't share with me

“他不能和我一起住。”

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I'm a teenager."

我是青少年了。”

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" Well, I'm an inventor," I said

“那，我还是发明家呢，”我说。

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" And I'm on the brink of a major invention

“而且我马上就要完成一项重大发明了。”

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It's going to win me a place in the Inventor's Hall of Fame!"

它会让我在发明家名人堂里赢得一席之地的！”

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You need quiet time to think up a great invention

想出好发明需要安静的时间。

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I could forget about quiet time with Oliver around

有奥利弗在，安静时间就别想了。

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" It will be fine, Iggy," my mom said." You'll see."

“会没事的，伊吉，”妈妈说，“你会明白的。”

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I saw something, all right

我是“明白”了一件事，没错。

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I saw that my winter vacation was going to be horrible

我明白了我的寒假会变得非常糟糕。

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What did I tell you?

我怎么跟你说的来着？

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When things seem perfect, something big always goes wrong!

当一切看起来都很完美时，总会有大事出问题！