On Saturday, Olive and Yuri went fishing at the lake. They sat on the old wooden dock. They had two chairs and one big bucket. They did not want to eat fish. They only liked the quiet.
星期六，奥莉芙和尤里去湖边钓鱼。他们坐在旧木码头上，带了两把椅子和一个大桶。他们不想吃鱼，只是喜欢那份安静。
The sun came up slowly. The water was flat like glass. Olive put a worm on her hook. She dropped it in the water and waited. Yuri did the same.
太阳慢慢升起来，水面平得像玻璃。奥莉芙把一条虫子挂在钩上，放进水里等着。尤里也一样。
They waited for one hour. Nothing happened. A bird sat on the dock and looked at them.
他们等了一个小时，什么也没发生。一只鸟停在码头上，看着他们。
"This is a good day," said Yuri.
“今天真是个好日子，”尤里说。
"Why?" asked Olive. "We have nothing."
“为什么？”奥莉芙问，“我们什么都没钓到。”
"The sky is nice," he said. "And I have a sandwich."
“天空很漂亮，”他说，“而且我有三明治。”
They ate their sandwiches. Then Yuri's line jumped. He pulled it up fast. A fish flew out of the water. It was silver and shiny.
他们吃了三明治。接着，尤里的鱼线一下子跳动起来。他飞快地把线拉起来，一条鱼飞出了水面，银闪闪的。
It was also very small. It was the size of his finger.
它也非常小，只有他的手指那么大。
"It's a baby," said Olive.
“是条小宝宝，”奥莉芙说。
"It's a fish," Yuri said proudly. He held it for a moment. Then he put it back in the water. It swam away fast.
“是条鱼，”尤里自豪地说。他把鱼捧了一会儿，然后放回水里。它一下子游走了。
They packed their bags. They walked to the little shop by the lake. A man sold worms and hooks there. "Any luck?" he asked.
他们收拾好包，走到湖边的小店。一个男人在那里卖虫子和鱼钩。“运气好吗？”他问。
"I caught a fish," Yuri said. "It was as long as my hand."
“我钓到了一条鱼，”尤里说，“有我的手那么长。”
Olive looked at him. His hand was very big. The fish was not as long as his hand. But she said nothing.
奥莉芙看着他。他的手很大，那条鱼可没有他的手那么长。但她什么也没说。
That evening, they went to Olive's house for dinner. Her mother asked, "How was the lake?"
那天傍晚，他们去奥莉芙家吃晚饭。她妈妈问：“湖边怎么样？”
"Great," Yuri said. "I caught a fish as long as my arm."
“太棒了，”尤里说，“我钓到一条鱼，有我的胳膊那么长。”
Olive's mouth fell open. "Yuri!"
奥莉芙惊讶得张大了嘴。“尤里！”
"What?" he said, with a smile.
“怎么了？”他笑着说。
At the dinner table, Olive's little brother wanted more. "Was it hard to catch?"
吃饭的时候，奥莉芙的小弟弟还想听更多。“很难钓吗？”
"Very hard," said Yuri. "It pulled me across the dock. I almost fell in the water. It was as big as a dog."
“非常难，”尤里说，“它把我拖过了整个码头，我差点掉进水里。它有一条狗那么大。”
Everyone at the table stared at him. Olive's father put down his fork. "A dog?" he said. "In our lake?"
桌边的人都盯着他。奥莉芙的爸爸放下了叉子。“一条狗？”他说，“在我们的湖里？”
"A small dog," said Yuri. But he was not smiling now. He saw the little boy's eyes. They were big and round and full of hope.
“一条小狗，”尤里说。可是他不再笑了。他看到了小男孩的眼睛，又大又圆，满是期待。
The next morning, the boy ran to the lake. He carried a fishing line. His mother was far behind him. He sat on the dock. He waited and waited. A tiny fish took his worm. The boy pulled it up with all his strength.
第二天早上，男孩跑向湖边，手里拿着鱼线，妈妈远远地落在他身后。他坐在码头上，等啊等。一条小小的鱼咬了他的虫子，男孩用尽全身力气把它拉了上来。
It was the size of a finger.
它只有一根手指那么大。
Yuri and Olive stood behind him. The boy looked at the fish with wide eyes. "Is this the same fish?" he asked.
尤里和奥莉芙站在他身后。男孩睁大眼睛看着那条鱼。“这是同一条鱼吗？”他问。
Yuri bent down. He took a deep breath.
尤里弯下身，深深吸了一口气。
"No," he said. "That fish was not as big as a dog. I made up that part. This one is real, and you caught it. That is the best part."
“不是，”他说，“那条鱼没有狗那么大，那部分是我编的。这条是真的，是你钓到的。这才是最棒的部分。”
The boy thought about it. Then he held the small fish high in the air. He shouted across the lake. "I caught a fish as big as a dog!"
男孩想了想，然后把小鱼高高举在空中，朝着整个湖面大喊：“我钓到了一条像狗一样大的鱼！”
Olive looked at Yuri. Yuri covered his face with his hands.
奥莉芙看着尤里。尤里用手捂住了脸。
