买一送一

高齐云

Petey， my next-door neighbor， called to me from his front porch1. I sat on the steps next to him and watched him play his new guitar.

我隔壁的邻居皮蒂在他的前门给我打了个电话。我坐在他旁边的台阶上，看着他弹新吉他。

“My dad found this guitar at the thrift store2，” said Petey.“Its the best guitar ever！” His left hand worked the strings3 while his right hand plucked4 and strummed5.

“我父亲在旧货店里找到了这把吉他，”皮蒂说，“这是有史以来最好的吉他！”他的左手按弦時，右手拨弦弹奏。

“Just in time for the school talent show next week，” I said.

我说：“正好赶得上下周学校的才艺表演。”

“Are you doing anything for the talent show， Jeremy？” Petey asked.

“杰里米，你为才艺表演做准备了吗？”皮蒂问。

“Its not hard，” he said. “My song is called ‘Two for One. I got the idea when I was shopping with my mom last Saturday. There was a two-for-one sale at the store.”

“这并不难。”他说，“我的歌叫‘买一送一。上周六和妈妈一起购物时，我有了灵感。那家商店在搞买一送一的促销活动。”

“Your song is about a sale at the store？”

“你的歌是关于这家商店销售活动的吗？”

“No， but I liked the sound of‘Two for One. My song goes like this： ‘Two for one， two for one， thats the way to have some fun. I havent written all the words yet.”

“不是，但是我喜欢‘买一送一的读音。我的歌是这样的：‘买一送一，买一送一，这就是玩得开心的方式。歌词我还没有写完。”

I kicked another stone into the grass.

我又踢了一块石头到草地里。

“I wish I could play the guitar. How can your fingers on your left hand get so far？”

“我希望我能弹吉他。你怎么能把左手的手指伸那么长？”

“By practicing，” said Petey. “At first it was hard. Now its easy. And fun.”

“多练习，”皮蒂说。“起初很难。现在很简单，也充满乐趣。”

The next morning， I saw Petey on the porch. “Hi， Jeremy，” he said. Peteys voice was as gloomy9 as the worst note10 from a broken guitar.

第二天早上，我在走廊上看到了皮蒂。“嗨，杰里米，”他说道。皮蒂的声音像断了弦的吉他弹出的最难听的音符。

Then I saw why Petey was so sad. His right arm was in a cast11.

然后我明白了为什么皮蒂这么难过，他的右臂打上了石膏。

“I got hurt playing baseball yesterday，” he said. “Now I cant be in the talent show.”

“昨天我打棒球受伤了，”他说，“现在我不能参加才艺表演了。”

His guitar was leaning12 against the porch. Petey and I frowned13 at each other. Then I had an idea.

他的吉他靠在门廊的栏杆上，皮蒂和我皱着眉头对视了一眼，然后我想出一个主意。

“We could sit next to each other on the stage，” I said. “You could play the left-hand parts， and Ill strum with my right hand.”

“我们可以在舞台上并排坐着，”我说，“你可以弹奏左手的部分，我用右手来弹。”

Peteys eyes sparkled14. “It might work，” he said.

皮蒂的眼睛闪闪发光，他说：“这可能行得通。”

He jumped up and got the guitar with his left hand. I sat next to him on the top step.

他跳起来，左手抓住吉他，我坐在他旁边最上面的台阶上。

“This big old cast is in the way，” he said. “Where can I put my right hand while we play？”

“这个大石膏挡着我了，”他说，“弹奏时我把右手放在哪里呢？”

“Put it on my shoulder，” I told him. “Were friends， arent we？”

“放在我的肩膀上，”我告诉他，“我们是朋友，不是吗？”

Our song answered that question. We finished writing the words together.

我们的歌声回答了这个问题。我们一起写完了歌词。

“Two for one， one for two， see what two good friends can do！”

“买一送一，买一赠二，看看两个好朋友能做点什么！”