039 大爆炸

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Josh and Jenny weren't home, but Molly came with me to knock on doors

乔希和珍妮不在家，但莫莉陪我去敲门。

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By lunchtime we had collected 37 jokes

到午饭时，我们已经收集了37个笑话。

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I wanted to finish my attitude adjuster so I could try it out on Oliver

我想完成我的态度调节器，好拿奥利弗试试。

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I decided 37 jokes was enough for now

我决定目前37个笑话已经够了。

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That night I worked on my new invention while Oliver was asleep

那天晚上，趁奥利弗睡着了，我忙着搞我的新发明。

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I couldn't wait to try it out on him!

我迫不及待想在他身上试试！

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Suddenly the radiators in our apartment started banging more loudly

突然，我们公寓的暖气片开始砰砰作响，声音更大了。

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Boom! A really loud bang came

砰！传来一声震耳欲聋的巨响。

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I ran into the kitchen

我跑进厨房。

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My mom and Tate came running out of their rooms too

我妈妈和泰特也从房间里跑了出来。

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" What happened?" I cried

“发生什么事了？”我喊道。

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" I don't know," said my mom

“我不知道。”妈妈说。

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" The radiators were banging very loudly," I said

“暖气片刚才在砰砰作响。”我说。

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" But they're quiet now."

“但现在安静下来了。”

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Mom turned on the water in the kitchen sink

妈妈打开了厨房水槽的水龙头。

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" There's no hot water," she said

“没有热水。”她说。

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" The furnace that heats the building must be broken

“给整栋楼供暖的锅炉肯定坏了。

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That means it's going to get pretty cold in here soon."

这意味着这里很快就会变得相当冷了。”

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She turned to me

她转向我。

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" Get some extra blankets from the front closet, Iggy

“从前厅的壁橱里再拿些毯子出来，伊吉。

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And please get some for Oliver too."

也请帮奥利弗拿几条。"

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I couldn't believe Oliver had slept through all the banging

我简直不敢相信奥利弗居然在那一阵砰砰响声中一直睡着。

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He was still sleeping when I got back to my room

我回到房间时，他还在睡觉。

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I threw some blankets over him, and then jumped into bed to get warm

我给他扔了几条毯子盖上，然后跳上床取暖。

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" Boy," I thought before I fell asleep

"天哪，"我入睡前想着。

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" Oliver is really going to start complaining when he wakes up!"

"奥利弗醒来时肯定会开始抱怨的！"

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The next morning the apartment felt even colder

第二天早上，公寓感觉更冷了。

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I waited to hear Oliver say something about how miserable it was

我等着听奥利弗抱怨这有多难受。

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He stretched and sat up in bed

他伸了个懒腰，从床上坐起来。

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" Hey, it's cold in here!" he said

"嘿，这里真冷！"他说。

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" It sure is," I thought

“确实很冷。”我心想。

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In my room it was like the North Pole!

我的房间简直像北极！

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" We don't have any heat or hot water," I told him

“我们没暖气，也没热水了。”我告诉他。

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" The furnace broke."

“锅炉坏了。”

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It was a good thing my Amazing Attitude Adjuster was all ready

还好我的“神奇态度调节器”已经准备就绪。

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I was going to need it!

我马上就会用到它了！

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I waited for Oliver to start yelling

我等着奥利弗开始大叫。

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But to my surprise, he brightened up

但让我意外的是，他反而高兴起来了。

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" Wow!" said Oliver," we're like pioneers living in the Old West."

“哇！”奥利弗说，“我们就像生活在旧西部时代的拓荒者。”

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" But it's really cold," I said, shivering

“但真的很冷啊。”我哆嗦着说。

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" And we don't have fur coats like pioneers."

“而且我们也没有拓荒者那样的毛皮大衣。”

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Still Oliver didn't complain

奥利弗还是没有抱怨。

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He was cheerful as we put on our coats and mittens to have breakfast

我们穿上外套和手套吃早饭时，他兴高采烈的。

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" This is fun!" said Oliver

“这真好玩！”奥利弗说。

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" Nothing exciting like this ever happens at my house."

“我家从来没发生过这么刺激的事。”

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Mom smiled at him

妈妈对他笑了笑。

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" You have a great attitude, Oliver," she said

“你心态真好，奥利弗。”她说。

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I looked at Oliver and frowned

我看着奥利弗，皱起了眉头。

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For some reason his good attitude was putting me in a bad mood

不知怎的，他的好心情让我很烦躁。

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" The building superintendent said the furnace will be fixed in two days," my mom said

“楼管说暖气要两天才能修好。”妈妈说。

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" Two days?" I blurted out

“两天？”我脱口而出。

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" We have to live without heat and hot water for two whole days?"

“我们得在没有暖气、没有热水的情况下过整整两天？”

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" That sounds great to me!" said Oliver

“我觉得太棒了！”奥利弗说。

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" We can heat up our water over the fire like Pioneer Pete."

“我们可以像拓荒者皮特那样在火上烧水。”

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Pioneer Pete is a character from a TV show for little kids

拓荒者皮特是一个幼儿电视节目里的角色。

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I used to watch the show all the time

我以前总看那个节目。

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My mom laughed

妈妈笑了起来。

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" The stove still works, so we don't need a fire to heat our water," she said

“炉子还能用，所以我们不用生火烧水。”她说。

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" But that's a good idea, Oliver."

“不过那是个好主意，奥利弗。”

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Molly, Josh, and Jenny came over after breakfast

早饭后，莫莉、乔希和珍妮过来了。

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They all thought it was an adventure having no heat or hot water

他们都觉得没有暖气和热水是一次冒险。

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Even Tate was in a good mood

连泰特都心情很好。

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" At least the computer still works," he said

“至少电脑还能用。”他说。

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" I'll build a fire," said my mom

“我来生堆火。”妈妈说。

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" We can toast marshmallows tonight."

“今晚我们可以烤棉花糖。”

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" Yay!" cheered Oliver

“耶！”奥利弗欢呼起来。

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I scowled. What was Oliver so happy about anyway?

我沉下脸。奥利弗到底有什么好高兴的？

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Being cold was no fun

挨冻一点都不好玩。

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Besides, if everyone was happy, no one would need my Amazing Attitude Adjuster

再说，如果大家都开心，就没人需要我的神奇态度调节器了。

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My brilliant invention would be a big waste!

我的天才发明就白费了！