雙語讀電影《瘋狂動物城》第8章 裝笑應(yīng)對父母來電

Chapter 8

Shhhk! Shhhk! Judy dragged her cement-covered paws across the welcome mat outside her apartment before going in. A sad song filled the air when she turned on the radio. She switched stations. It was another sad song. And that was how her day was going. After listening to a few depressing songs, she dragged her feet over to the kitchen and popped in a Carrots for One microwave dinner.

Beep! Beep! Once it was done, she peeled open the cover, revealing a single shriveled carrot. With her ears drooping, Judy sat down at her small table and ate her dinner alone.

Brrring! Brrring! Judy’s cell phone rang. It was her parents calling for a video chat. She shook her head, sighed, and forced a smile before answering. “Oh, hey! It’s my parents...,” she said, trying to sound upbeat.

“There she is!” said Bonnie. “Hi, sweetheart!”

Stu’s face popped onto the screen. “Hey there, Jude the Dude! How was your first day on the force?”

“It was real great,” said Judy, knowing this was a complete lie.

“Yeah? Everything you ever hoped?” asked Bonnie.

“Absolutely, and more! Everyone’s so nice. And I feel like I’m really making a difference—”

“Wait a second,” said Stu, popping his head onto the screen again. “Holy cripes, Bonnie! Look at that!”

Bonnie peered into the screen trying to see what Stu was so excited about. “Oh my sweet heaven! Judy, are you a meter maid?”

Judy had forgotten she was still wearing her vest and that her hat was on the chair. She tried to backpedal. “What? Oh, this? No. It’s just a temporary—”

“It’s the safest job on the force!” exclaimed Bonnie happily.

“She’s not a real cop! Our prayers have been answered!” said Stu, overjoyed.

“Glorious day!”

“Meter maid! Meter maid! Meter maid!” chanted Stu.

“Dad. Dad!” said Judy, feeling uncomfortable and just wanting to end the conversation. “You know what? This has been great, guys, but it’s been a long day—”

“That’s right. You get some rest!” said Bonnie.

“Absolutely. Those meters aren’t gonna maid themselves,” added Stu.

They said goodnight and Judy hung up, feeling even sadder than she had before. As she took off her vest, she turned on more sad music. Through the wall, Oryx yelled: “Hey, bunny! Turn down that depressing music!”

“Leave the meter maid alone!” yelled Kudu. “Didn’t you hear her conversation? She feels like a failure!”

Judy turned down the music as Oryx and Kudu continued to yell and bicker.

“Tomorrow’s another day,” she said quietly to herself.

“Yeah, but it might be worse!” yelled Oryx.

Exhausted, Judy settled in for the night, wondering what tomorrow would bring.

 

第 8 章

哧!哧!朱迪拖著沾滿水泥的爪子，經(jīng)過公寓外面的門墊，進了房間。她打開收音機，一首悲傷的歌曲在房間里彌漫開來。她換了一下頻道，還是一首悲傷的歌曲。她的一天就是這么度過的。在聽了幾首沉悶的歌曲之后，她拖著沉重的腳步走進廚房，快速地用微波加熱了一份一人份胡蘿卜晚餐。

嗶!嗶!晚餐剛一熱好，她就剝掉外皮，露出里面一根干癟的胡蘿卜。朱迪耷拉著兩只耳朵，坐在那張小小的餐桌前，獨自吃著晚餐。

叮鈴!叮鈴!朱迪的手機響了。是她父母打來的視頻電話。她搖搖頭，長嘆一口氣，勉強擠出個笑容，才接聽電話。“哦，嘿!原來是我的爸爸媽媽……”朱迪說著，試圖聽上去很歡快。

“她來了!”邦妮說道，“你好，親愛的!”

斯圖的臉突然出現(xiàn)在屏幕上：“你好，祖德小姑娘!第一天做警察感覺如何?”

“真的很棒。”朱迪說著，心里明白這絕對是假話。

“是嗎?一切都如你所愿?”邦妮問道。

“絕對是，甚至超乎想象!大家都很友善，我感覺我真的不同于——”

“等等，”斯圖說著，突然又把腦袋湊到了屏幕前，“老天哪，邦妮!快看那是什么!”

邦妮瞇起眼睛盯著屏幕，試圖弄清楚斯圖為之興奮的原因：“哦，我的天!朱迪，你是處理違章停車的女交警?”

朱迪完全忘記了自己身上還穿著馬甲，執(zhí)法帽還放在椅子上。她試圖收回之前說的話。“什么?哦，這個?不，這只不過是臨時——”

“這是警察局里最安全的工作!”邦妮歡快地驚呼道。

“她不是真正的警察!我們的祈禱應(yīng)驗了!”斯圖欣喜若狂地說道。

“美好的一天!”

“處理違規(guī)停車的女交警!女交警!女交警!”斯圖有節(jié)奏地歡呼道。

“爸爸。爸爸!”朱迪說道，她感覺很不自在，此刻只想結(jié)束這場對話，“要知道，這工作是很好，各位，不過這真是漫長的一天——”

“沒錯，你需要休息!”邦妮說道。

“一點也不錯。那些計時器可不會照顧自己。”斯圖補充道。

互道晚安后，朱迪掛上了電話，她感覺比之前更悲傷。她脫掉身上的馬甲，打開收音機聽了更多悲傷的音樂。奧賴克斯的尖叫聲穿墻而入：“嘿，兔子!快關(guān)掉那讓人難過的音樂!”

“別去打擾那位女交警!”庫度尖聲叫道，“你沒聽到她的對話嗎?她感覺很失敗!”

在歐力士和庫度大叫、爭吵之時，朱迪調(diào)低了音樂的音量。

“明天又是新的一天。”她輕聲對自己說道。

“對，不過可能更糟!”歐力士尖叫道。

朱迪疲憊不堪地安頓了這個晚上，不知道明天還會有什么事。