And our house would have running water and and a bathtub and pipes that worked.
我们的房子里会有自来水、浴缸，水管也是好的。
And inside it would have real stairs, like the houses on TV.
在里面会有真正的楼梯，就像电视里的房子一样。
And we'd have a basement
我们会有一个地下室，
and at least three washrooms so when we wanted to bathe we wouldn't have to tell everybody.
至少三个卫生间，这样我们洗澡时就不用对每个人说了。
Our house would be white with trees around it, a great big yard and grass growing without a fence.
我们的房子将会是白色的，树木环绕，有一个长满草的大院子，没有栅栏。
This was the house Papa talked about when he dreamed of being rich
这就是爸爸梦想有钱时对我们所说的房子，
and this was the house Mama dreamed up in the stories she told us before we went to bed.
或是妈妈在我们睡觉前讲故事时构想的房子。
But the house on Mango Street is not the way they described it at all.
但是芒果街上的房子完全不是他们所描述的那样。
It's small and red with narrow steps in front
它很小，是红色的，门前是狭窄的台阶，
and windows so small that you'd think they were holding their breath.
窗户如此小以至于你会认为它们在屏住呼吸。
There is no front yard, only four little trees the city planted on the side of the street.
这儿没有前院，只有市民种在路边的几棵小树。
Out back is a small garage for the car we don't even own yet
出门往后院走有一间小车库，但现在我们还没有车，
and a small yard that looks smaller between the two buildings on either side.
还有一个小院子，夹在路两边的高楼中显得更小。
There are stairs in the house, but they're ordinary stairs,
房子里有楼梯，但是普通的楼梯，
and the house has only one washroom.
房子只有一间卫生间。
Everybody has to share a bedroom - Mama and Papa, Carlos and Kiki, me and Nenny.
所有人得共用一间卧室—妈妈和爸爸、卡洛斯和基基、我和内妮。