008 争吵

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Back at Dot's, Panther and Jane were not speaking to each other

回到多特的店里，潘瑟和简互不理睬。

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" This is a very pretty dress," said Dot, the owner of the shop

“这条裙子真漂亮，”店主多特说。

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" Thank you. It's exactly what I wanted,"

“谢谢。这正是我想要的，”

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Panther replied, but she was glaring at Jane

潘瑟回答，却狠狠瞪着简。

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" I think it makes you look fat," Jane said in a mean voice

“我觉得它让你显胖，”简刻薄地说。

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" You girls should be nice to each other

“你们女孩应该对彼此友好。

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Aren't you sisters?" Dot asked

你们不是姐妹吗？”多特问。

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But neither Panther nor Jane replied

可潘瑟和简都没回答。

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Meanwhile at the game store, Cy was ready to pay for his purchases

与此同时，在游戏店里，赛准备为买的东西付钱。

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" Your total comes to one thousand fifty-six dollars and seventy-one cents," the clerk said wearily

“总消费是一千零五十六美元七十一美分，”店员疲倦地说。

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Cy paused." Uh, how much is that in gold coins?" he asked

赛停顿了一下。“呃，那用金币是多少钱？”他问道。

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" Excuse me? Did you say gold coins?" asked the clerk

“对不起，您是说金币吗？”店员问道。

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" Yes. That's what I have here."

“是的。我这里就是金币。”

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Cy pointed to his bag

赛指了指自己的包。

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" Half of it's mine," Bobby said angrily

“一半是我的，”博比生气地说。

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" I'm sorry," the clerk said," but we only accept cash, credit card, or check."

“对不起，”店员说，“但是我们只收现金、信用卡或支票。”

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" But these are worth a lot of money,"

“可是这些很值钱的，”

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Cy pleaded as he held out a coin

赛恳求着，同时拿出一枚硬币。

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" It looks like play money,"

“这看起来像玩具钱，”

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the clerk said, taking the gold coin from him

店员说着，从他手里拿过金币。

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" They're real, I tell you,"

“我告诉你，这些是真的，”

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argued Cy, but the clerk did not believe him

赛争辩道，但店员不相信他。

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Jane felt like crying

简想哭。

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" It's not fair," she thought to herself

“这不公平，”她心想。

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" Why does Panther get to do whatever she wants?

“凭什么潘瑟想干什么就干什么？

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I have money too."

我也有钱啊。”

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" That'll be twenty-one dollars and sixty cents," smiled Dot

“一共21美元60美分，”多特笑着说。

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" Fine," Panther replied

“行，”潘瑟答道。

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She began counting out some gold coins

她开始数出一些金币。

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" Sweetie, we don't accept foreign currency here," Dot said

“亲爱的，我们这儿不收外币，”多特说。

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" These aren't foreign," laughed Panther

“这些不是外国的，”潘瑟笑着说。

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" These are gold coins."

“这些都是金币。”

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Dot picked one up suspiciously

多特怀疑地拿起一枚。

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" Where did you get these?" she asked

“这些你是从哪儿弄来的？”她问道。

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Panther glanced over at Jane before answering

潘瑟回答前瞥了简一眼。

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" From my uncle

“从我叔叔那里。

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He gave them to us as a gift," Panther lied

这是给我们的礼物，”潘瑟撒了个谎。

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Dot narrowed her eyes and stared at Panther

多特眯起眼睛，盯着潘瑟。

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" Stay right here

“待在这儿别动。

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I'm going to make a phone call," she said

我去打个电话，”她说。

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Then Dot disappeared into the back of the store

然后，多特走进店后面不见了。

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Panther grabbed Jane's arm and whispered frantically

潘瑟抓住简的胳膊，慌张地低声说：

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" Jane! I think she's going to call the police!"

“简！我觉得她要去叫警察了！”

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Jane crossed her arms and replied," I don't care

简抱起胳膊回答：“我不在乎。

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You're the one in trouble, not me

惹麻烦的是你，不是我。

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I didn't buy the dress."

我可没买那条裙子。”

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The situation at the game store wasn't looking any better

游戏店那边的情况也好不到哪儿去。

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" Come on, man." Cy continued to argue with the clerk

“拜托，老兄。”赛继续跟店员争辩。

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" Look, I'll give you all the gold here

“听着，我把这儿所有的金币都给你。

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That's going to be worth more than five thousand dollars!"

这些可远远不止五千美元！”

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" That's not fair!" shouted Bobby

“这不公平！”博比大喊。

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" Some of that is my money!

“里面有一部分是我的钱！

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And I'm going to buy a car!"

而且我还要用来买车的！”

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Bobby grabbed the bag

博比一把抓住了袋子。

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" Let go, you little punk!" yelled Cy

“放开，你这个小混蛋！”赛吼道。

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The boys began pulling and tugging at the bag

两个男孩开始你拉我拽地争抢那个袋子。

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Then, like a watermelon splitting open, the bag ripped in two, and the gold coins flew out everywhere

接着，就像西瓜裂开一样，袋子撕成了两半，金币撒得到处都是。

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At Dot's, Panther had to make a quick decision

在多特的店里，潘瑟得赶紧拿个主意。

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" Jane, we have to get out of here," she said

“简，我们得离开这儿。”她说。

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When Jane didn't respond, Panther grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the store

简没反应，潘瑟就抓住她的胳膊，把她拖出了商店。

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" Get back here, girls!" Dot shouted, running toward them

“回来，你们两个丫头！”多特喊着，朝她们追过来。

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" I said, come back!"

“我说了，快回来！”

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Without a backward glance, Panther and Jane ran off as fast as they could

潘瑟和简头也不回，拼命地跑掉了。

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The clerk at the game store was very angry now

游戏店的店员现在非常生气。

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" I'm going to call the cops," he threatened

“我要报警了。”他威胁道。

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" For what?" Cy asked in a shaky voice

“凭什么？”赛声音颤抖地问。

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" For trying to use counterfeit money," the clerk replied

“就凭你们试图用假币。”店员回答。

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" But this is real

“可这是真的。

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It's real gold, I tell you!"

我告诉你，这是真金子！”

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Cy argued, but it was all in vain

赛争辩着，但一切都是徒劳。