033 奥利弗到了

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I may not live in a mansion

我可能不住在豪宅里。

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And we don't have a swimming pool

而且我们没有游泳池。

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But I have the best friends in the world, who live right in my apartment building!

但我有世界上最好的朋友，他们就住在我这栋公寓楼里！

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We can visit each other without even going outside

我们甚至不用出门就能互相串门。

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I was glad for that on Saturday

星期六那天我很庆幸。

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Because the icy rain kept falling all day

因为冰冷的雨下了一整天。

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After our powwow the four of us made a bed in my room for Oliver

我们的聚会结束后，我们四个在我的房间里为奥利弗铺了一张床。

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Caswell helped too

卡斯韦尔也帮忙了。

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We started with a thick pad that Josh had taken to Boy Scouts camp last summer

我们从乔希去年夏天带去童子军营地的厚垫子开始。

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We spread out my sleeping bag on top of that

我们把我的睡袋铺在那上面。

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Then Molly added a pillow in the shape of a frog

然后莫莉加了一个青蛙形状的枕头。

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Mom looked in to see what we were doing

妈妈探头进来看我们在做什么。

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" What a cute bed!" she said

“多可爱的床啊！”她说。

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" I'm sure Oliver will love it."

“我肯定奥利弗会喜欢的。”

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She ruffled my hair

她揉了揉我的头发。

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" I'm glad to see you have a good attitude, Iggy."

“我很高兴看到你态度这么好，伊吉。”

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My friends stayed for dinner that night

那天晚上朋友们留下来吃晚饭。

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While we ate pizza, we planned all the fun we would have with Oliver

我们一边吃披萨，一边计划着要和奥利弗一起做的各种趣事。

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" We can have a cookout in front of our fireplace," I said

“我们可以在壁炉前烧烤，”我说。

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" And roast marshmallows," said Caswell

“还可以烤棉花糖，”卡斯韦尔说。

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" We can play Princesses and Pirates on the computer," said Jenny

“我们可以在电脑上玩公主和海盗游戏。”珍妮说。

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" I'll let Oliver play with my marble run too," I said

“我也会让奥利弗玩我的弹珠轨道。”我说。

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" I'll be just like a big brother

“我会像个大哥哥一样。

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Well, a nice big brother,"

嗯，是个好大哥哥。”

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I added, shooting a look at Tate

我补充道，瞟了泰特一眼。

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Tate rolled his eyes

泰特翻了个白眼。

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" You think it's easy to be a big brother?"

“你以为当哥哥很容易吗？”

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I made a face at him

我朝他做了个鬼脸。

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" It's easier than being a little brother," I said

“那也比当弟弟容易。”我说。

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" Just wait," said Tate." You'll see."

“等着瞧吧。”泰特说，“到时候你就知道了。”

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" Well, at least I have a good attitude about Oliver," I said

“嗯，至少我对奥利弗的态度很好，”我说。

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" Don't I, Mom?"

“对吧，妈妈？”

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My mom laughed

我妈妈笑了。

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" You do have a good attitude about Oliver," she said

“你对奥利弗的态度确实很好，”她说。

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" But you might want to adjust your attitude toward your brother."

“但是，你对哥哥的态度可能需要调整一下。”

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When grown-ups say you " might want " to do something, they mean you should do it

当大人说你“可能想”做什么事的时候，意思就是你应该去做。

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" How's my attitude?"

“我的态度怎么样？”

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asked Caswell, his face smeared with tomato sauce

卡斯维尔问道，他的脸上沾满了番茄酱。

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" Your attitude is fine," said Molly," but your face is a mess."

“你的态度很好，”莫莉说，“但你的脸脏得一塌糊涂。”

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Oliver was arriving with Aunt Julia and Uncle John the next day

明天，奥利弗就要和茱莉亚阿姨、约翰叔叔一起到来了。

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By now I was actually looking forward to it!

到这时，我其实还挺期待的！

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The next morning was bright and cold

第二天早晨，阳光明媚但很冷。

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Jenny, Josh, Molly and Caswell came over to wait for Oliver

珍妮、乔什、莫莉和卡斯维尔过来一起等奥利弗。

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We all stood looking out the front window to the street

我们都站在前窗边，望着外面的街道。

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" What color is their car?" asked Josh

“他们的车是什么颜色的？”乔什问。

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" I don't know," I said

“我不知道，”我说。

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" They buy a new one every year."

“他们每年都买一辆新车。”

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A long black limousine cruised down the street

一辆长长的黑色豪华轿车缓缓驶过街道。

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" That must be them!" cried Molly

“那一定是他们！”莫莉喊道。

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" Wow, they really are rich!"

“哇，他们真有钱！”

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But the black limousine rolled right by

但那辆黑色豪华轿车直接开过去了。

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Next we saw an ambulance race down the street

接着我们看到一辆救护车沿街飞驰而过。

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" Maybe that's them," said Jenny," and they're having an emergency."

“说不定是他们，”珍妮说，“他们可能遇到紧急情况了。”

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But the ambulance whizzed past our building

但那辆救护车呼啸着开过了我们家楼下。

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After that a moving van rumbled down the street

在那之后，一辆搬家卡车轰隆隆地沿街驶来。

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" Maybe that's them," I said," and they're moving in for good!"

“说不定是他们，”我说，“他们要搬来长住了！”

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" Ha-ha!" Tate smirked as he came into the living room

“哈哈！”泰特走进客厅，得意地笑着。

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" You'll have to share your bedroom forever, Iggy!"

“你得永远跟人合住你的卧室了，伊吉！”

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" Why would they want to live with us?" I said

“他们怎么会想跟我们住一起呢？”我说。

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" They have a big house of their own."

“他们自己有大房子。”

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" Maybe they lost all their money in the stock market," said Tate

“也许他们在股市里把钱都赔光了，”泰特说。

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" Huh?" said Jenny, looking confused

“啊？”珍妮说，一脸困惑。

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" Don't pay any attention to Tate," I said

“别理泰特，”我说。

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" He thinks he's so smart just because he's in high school."

“他不过是因为上了高中，就觉得自己很了不起。”

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At that moment a knock came at the door

就在那时，敲门声响了起来。

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We ran to see who it was

我们跑过去看是谁。

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There stood Aunt Julia and Uncle John

站在那儿的是茱莉亚姑妈和约翰姑父。

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And beside them was Oliver

他们旁边就是奥利弗。

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Their car had pulled up without our even seeing it!

他们的车停下来时，我们竟然都没看到！

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" Hello!" cried Aunt Julia with a big smile

“你们好！”茱莉亚姑妈笑容满面地喊道。

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" Hi!" said Uncle John

“嗨！”约翰姑父说。

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" I am not staying here even for one minute!" shouted Oliver

“我一分钟都不会待在这里！”奥利弗大叫道。