044 错误的选择

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Laura, Luke, Olivia, Carlos, Katie, and Joy were walking home from school, all bundled up

劳拉、卢克、奥利维亚、卡洛斯、凯蒂和乔伊放学后都裹得严严实实地走回家。

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" What did Ms. Barrow say to you?" Laura asked

“巴罗老师跟你说了什么？”劳拉问。

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" She said we didn't behave like leaders yesterday," Joy said sadly

“她说我们昨天表现得不像领导者，”乔伊难过地说。

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" She's right. We shouldn't have ignored Mr. Curtis when he called on us."

“她说得对。我们不该在柯蒂斯老师叫我们时不理不睬。”

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" Ms. Barrow talked to me too," Olivia said

“巴罗老师也跟我谈话了，”奥利维亚说。

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" She said protesting against my parents wasn't right

“她说抗议我父母是不对的。

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Being rude to adults doesn't make you a leader."

对大人没礼貌并不能让你成为领导者。”

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" Well, Luke started it," said Katie

“呃，是卢克先开始的，”凯蒂说。

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" We were just standing by our principles."

“我们只是坚持自己的原则。”

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" I guess it was kind of mean," Laura said to Joy

“我觉得这有点刻薄，”劳拉对乔伊说。

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Joy nodded. It had been funny to ignore Mr. Curtis yesterday

乔伊点了点头。昨天故意不理柯蒂斯老师还挺好笑的。

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But today she felt bad

但她今天心里很过意不去。

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" Let's not talk about school

“咱们别谈学校的事了。

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It's Friday!" said Luke

今天星期五！”卢克说。

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" Luke's right. Friday is a day for fun!

“卢克说得对。星期五就是开心的日子！

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Who wants to ice skate on our pond?" Katie said

谁想去我们池塘溜冰？”凯蒂说。

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" That sounds great," said Olivia

“听起来真棒，”奥利维娅说。

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" But we have chores to do, Katie

“可我们还有家务要做呢，凯蒂。”

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And homework," said Joy

还有作业呢，”乔伊说。

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She was thinking about the leaders project

她心里惦记着那个领导力项目。

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Katie rolled her eyes

凯蒂翻了个白眼。

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" It's Friday. Chores and homework are for Saturday and Sunday."

“今天是周五，家务和作业是周六日的事。”

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" We'll go home and get our skates," Carlos said

“我们先回家拿溜冰鞋。”卡洛斯说。

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" Me too," said Luke

“我也去。”卢克说。

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" Come on. It will be really fun," Katie said to her sister." Please?"

“来吧，会很好玩的，”凯蒂对妹妹说，“求你了？”

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Joy laughed." Okay." Katie was right. Friday was a day for fun!

乔伊笑了：“好吧。”凯蒂说得对，周五就是用来玩的！

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An hour later everyone was skating on the Donovans' pond

一个小时后，大家都在多诺万家的池塘上溜冰。

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" Whee! Watch this!" Laura said

“哇！看我的！”劳拉说。

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She skated on one leg and did a hop

她单腿溜冰，还跳了一下。

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" That's not as cool as this."

“那可不如这个酷。”

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Luke skated fast and then skidded to a stop

卢克快速滑行，然后急停下来。

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" I've been practicing my spins."

“我一直在练习旋转。”

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Katie did a wobbly spin on one foot

凯蒂单脚做了一个摇摇晃晃的旋转。

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" Ouch!" she cried, landing on the ice

“哎哟！”她摔在冰面上，叫了一声。

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Joy laughed as she watched her friends do tricks on the ice

乔伊看着朋友们在冰上做花样动作，哈哈大笑起来。

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" Rats," said Katie." It's getting dark."

“糟糕了，”凯蒂说，“天快黑了。”

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" We'd better go home," said Carlos

“我们最好回家吧，”卡洛斯说。

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" You guys are so lucky to have a pond," Laura said

“你们真幸运，能有一个池塘，”劳拉说。

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Katie and Joy walked their friends to the driveway and waved good-bye

凯蒂和乔伊把朋友们送到车道，挥挥手告别。

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Then they headed inside

然后她们朝屋里走去。

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" Wait," said Joy

“等等，”乔伊说。

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" I'm going to collect eggs and check on the chickens."

“我要去拾鸡蛋，看看鸡怎么样了。”

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She walked over to the chicken coop

她走到鸡舍那边。

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The chickens were sleeping side-by-side, huddled together for warmth

鸡群正侧躺着挤在一起取暖睡觉。

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" One, two, three, four, five," Joy counted

“一、二、三、四、五，”乔伊数着。

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" Five? One is missing!"

“五只？少了一只！”

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Frantic, Joy counted again

乔伊慌乱地又数了一遍。

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There were only five

只有五只。

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Where was the sixth chicken?

第六只鸡去哪儿了？

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She looked all around the chicken coop

她环顾鸡舍四周。

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Had someone stolen it?

难道被人偷走了吗？

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How could it have gotten out?

它怎么可能跑出来呢？

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Joy walked into the kitchen, her head hanging

乔伊耷拉着脑袋走进厨房。

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" Mom, Katie," she said." I have bad news."

“妈妈，凯蒂，”她说，“我有个坏消息。”

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" What's the matter, honey?" Mom asked

“怎么了，宝贝？”妈妈问道。

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She looked up from the stove, where she was stirring a pot of pasta

她从炉灶上抬起头，她正在那儿搅着一锅意大利面。

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" I lost a chicken," Joy said

“我弄丢了一只鸡。”乔伊说。

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" How can you lose a chicken?" asked Katie

“你怎么会弄丢一只鸡呢？”凯蒂问。

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Then she gasped

然后她倒吸了一口气。

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" Wait — do you mean one is dead?"

“等等——你是说死了一只吗？”

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" I don't know

“我不知道。

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But this morning there were six

但今天早上还有六只。

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Now there are only five," Joy said quietly

现在就只剩五只了。”乔伊轻声说道。

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" I'm a bad student, a bad leader, and a bad chicken keeper

“我是个差劲的学生、差劲的领导者，还是个糟糕的养鸡人。

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Grandpa will be disappointed in me."

爷爷会对我感到失望的。”

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" I'll help you look for it,"

“我会帮你找的。”

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Katie said, putting an arm around her sister

凯蒂说着，伸出一只胳膊搂住了她的妹妹。

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She glanced out the dark window." Tomorrow," she added

她瞥了一眼窗外漆黑的夜色。“明天。”她补充道。

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" I will too," Mom said

“我也会帮忙。”妈妈说。

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" And who knows?

“而且谁知道呢？

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Maybe the chicken will show up on its own."

说不定那只鸡会自己出现呢。”

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She put her arm around Joy too

她也伸出胳膊搂住了乔伊。

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The three Donovan girls stood by the window, staring out into the dark

多诺万家的三个女孩站在窗边，凝视着外面的黑夜。

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The wind was strong and it looked colder than ever

风很大，看起来比之前更冷了。

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" Why did I go ice skating instead of checking on the chickens?" Joy asked herself

“我为什么要去溜冰，而不是去检查鸡呢？”乔伊问自己。

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" Oh, little lost chicken, I hope you're warm and safe, wherever you are."

“哦，走丢的小鸡，不管你在哪儿，我希望你既暖和又安全。”