074 太多问题

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Caroline pedaled up the driveway, looking for a spot to park her bike

卡罗琳骑着自行车上了车道，想找个地方停车。

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Her usual spot was occupied by junk Dad had found at a flea market — tools

flower pots, and an old yellow surfboard.

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" Caroline!" Dad ran outside, sounding worried

“卡罗琳！”爸爸跑到外面，声音里透着担心。

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" You're late again... why didn't you text me?"

“你又迟到了……怎么没给我发短信？”

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Caroline sighed." Relax, Dad, I was just talking to kids from jazz band."

卡罗琳叹了口气。“放松点，爸爸，我只是和爵士乐队的孩子们聊了聊天。”

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" Oh! Do they live in Luna Bay, and are they...?"

“哦！他们住在露娜湾吗，他们是……？”

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" Ugh, here we go again!" Caroline thought, annoyed

“唉，又来了！”卡罗琳恼火地想。

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Ever since she'd started middle school, Dad had been questioning her

about every aspect of her life.

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He asked about her friends, her plans, her —

他问她的朋友、她的计划、她的——

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" Hey!" Dad's face lit up

“嘿！”爸爸一下子眉开眼笑。

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" Let's invite your friends to eat tacos with us on Tuesday!

“星期二请你的朋友们来和我们一起吃墨西哥卷饼吧！

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Do they like tacos?"

他们喜欢墨西哥卷饼吗？”

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" No!" Caroline said

“不要！”卡罗琳说。

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" I mean, maybe they like tacos, but I'm not inviting

Austin and Betsy over."

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" Why not?"

“为什么不要？”

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" Because you'll interrogate them!"

“因为你会审问他们！”

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" I promise," he started, placing a hand over his heart," no questions!

“我保证，”他一边说，一边把手放在心口上，“不问问题！

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I won't even ask them to pass the hot sauce!"

我连让他们递辣酱都不会问！”

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" Then you'll find another way to humiliate me... like singing really

old songs! So no, absolutely not!"

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" Okay," Dad mumbled with hurt in his voice

“好吧，”爸爸嘟囔着，声音里带着受伤的语气。

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The following week Caroline stayed after school every day for jazz band

remembering to text Dad.

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But on Wednesday, when she biked home with Austin, she forgot

但到了周三，她和奥斯汀一起骑车回家时，却忘了发。

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Dad was annoyed but let it go

爸爸有点恼火，但也没再追究。

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On Friday, after rehearsal ran late, Caroline pulled out her

phone and panicked.

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Her battery was dead!

手机没电了！

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She looked around, hoping to borrow a phone from her friends

but Betsy and Austin had already left.

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Finally she hopped on her bike and breathlessly pedaled home

where she explained what happened.

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" That's not an excuse!" Dad snapped

“这不算借口！”爸爸厉声说道。

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" You've been late multiple times without informing me, so from now on

I'm picking you up from rehearsal."

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" That's totally ridiculous — I'm not in kindergarten!"

“这太荒唐了——我又不是上幼儿园！”

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Caroline persisted and kept arguing, but Dad wouldn't budge

卡罗琳坚持并不断争论，但爸爸毫不让步。

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On Saturday Dad gave Caroline permission to go to Betsy's

house before he mysteriously left.

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After last night's argument, she was still feeling angry at him

昨晚吵架之后，她仍然在生他的气。

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Austin was already at Betsy's house when she arrived

她到贝琪家时，奥斯汀已经在那儿了。

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" Let's go down to Luna Beach," he said

“我们去月神海滩吧，”他说。

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A few minutes later, they reached the ocean

几分钟后，他们到了海边。

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The blue water glistened in the sunlight, and tall waves

curled toward the shore.

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Surfers in wet suits were out in the water, struggling to stand on their boards

while an instructor bellowed tips.

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" Whoa!" Austin said as a huge wave tossed a man off his board

“哇！”奥斯汀说，一个巨浪把一个人从冲浪板上打了下来。

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" That dude had a spectacular wipeout!"

“那家伙摔得可真壮观！”

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Caroline watched the surfer climb back on his yellow board

卡罗琳看着那个冲浪者爬回他黄色的冲浪板上。

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As he started paddling, she gasped

当他开始划水时，她倒吸了一口凉气。

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" That's my father!"

“那是我爸爸！”

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Betsy laughed." Your dad takes surfing lessons?"

贝琪笑了。“你爸爸在学冲浪？”

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" Apparently!" Caroline stiffened, waiting for her friends to poke fun

at her dad, but instead they sounded impressed.

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" Awesome," Austin said

“太棒了，”奥斯汀说。

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" He's got guts!" Betsy said

“他真有勇气！”贝琪说。

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Caroline shook her head, still unable to comprehend what she was seeing

卡罗琳摇了摇头，还是无法理解眼前看到的一切。

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" Do you guys mind if we get out of here?"

“你们介意我们离开这儿吗？”

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That night at dinner, the air still felt tense

那天晚上吃饭时，气氛依然紧张。

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Caroline stayed quiet as Dad passed the potatoes

爸爸递土豆时，卡罗琳一直没说话。

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" How was your afternoon?"

“下午过得怎么样？”

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Caroline pushed some peas around

卡罗琳拨弄着盘子里的豌豆。

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" Betsy lives near the ocean, so we walked to Luna Beach, and..."

“贝琪家离海边很近，我们就走到了月神海滩，然后……”

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She glanced up, inhaling sharply before blurting out

"We watched some surfers and I saw you!"

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Dad nearly dropped his fork

爸爸差点掉了叉子。

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" Why didn't you tell me about the surfing lessons?"

“你为什么不告诉我冲浪课的事？”

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He hung his head." It sounds dumb, but I was too embarrassed

他垂下头。“听起来可能有点傻，但我太不好意思了。

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I wanted to feel confident that I could actually surf first." He sighed

我想等自己真正能冲浪了，心里有底再说。”他叹了口气。

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" I didn't want to talk about it until I was ready."

“在准备好之前，我不想谈这件事。”

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Caroline nodded slowly

卡罗琳慢慢地点了点头。

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" I get it because sometimes I don't feel like talking about stuff either

“我懂，因为有时候我也不想谈一些事。

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But you keep asking — "

可你总是不停地问——”

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" Too many questions," Dad jumped in

“问题太多了，”爸爸插话道。

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" I've been thinking... You can ride your bike home from rehearsal

“我一直在想……排练后你可以骑自行车回家。

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And from now on, I'll try to give you some space

when you don't feel like talking."

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He cast a hopeful look at her

他满含希望地看了她一眼。

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" It might help if I could meet your new friends."

“要是我能见见你的新朋友，也许会有帮助。”

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" Well, guess what — they want to meet you too."

“好吧，你猜怎么着——她们也想见你。”

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" Huh?" This time Dad did drop his fork

“啊？”这次爸爸的叉子真的掉了。

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Caroline grinned

卡罗琳咧嘴笑了。

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" They think it's cool you're a surfer, so I invited

them over for dinner on Tuesday!"