失望

Little Johnny ran into the kitchen crying and cradling something in both hands.

小约翰尼哭着跑进厨房，两只手里捧着什么东西。

"Mommy, my turtle is dead," Little Johnny told hismother as he held the turtle out to her.

“妈妈，我的小乌龟死了，”小约翰尼把手伸到妈妈跟前说道。

His mother kissed him on the head, then said, "That's all right. We'll wrap him in tissue paper,put him in a little box, then have a nice burial ceremony in the backyard. After that, we'll goout for an ice cream soda, and then get you a new pet. I don't want you..."

妈妈吻了他的额头，说：“这样吧，我们用纸巾把它包起来，放在一个小盒子里，然后在后院为它举行葬礼。之后，我带你去吃冰激凌苏打水，再给你买一只宠物。我不想让你……”

Her voice trailed off as she noticed the turtle move in his hands.

突然她发现乌龟在小约翰尼的手里动了，她的声音低了下来。

"Johnny, your turtle is not dead after all."

“约翰尼，你的乌龟还没有死呢。”

"Oh," Little Johnny said, "Can I kill it?"

“啊，”小约翰尼说，“那么我能把它弄死吗?”