外儿童文学史上有这样一批经典的文学作品，作品中的主人公以其独特的形象深入人心。任溶溶老先生创作的没头脑和不高兴，卡洛·科洛迪笔下的匹诺曹，大卫·香农笔下调皮捣蛋的大卫，还有今天我们要推荐的两位主角Miles和Niles等等。
由《纽约时报》畅销书作家Mac Barnett 和 Jory John创作的Terrible Two系列故事里，主角Miles和Niles不是大英雄，也不是优等生, 而是两位捣蛋大王。是的，捣蛋鬼也有成为主角的权利。围绕Miles和Niles两位主人公发生的一系列啼笑皆非的恶作剧不止爆笑，更是给我们上了一堂宝贵的人生课。
本期天一云读·原版书,我们就将这套无比有趣、令人捧腹的儿童小说系列The Terrible Two推荐给大家。扫一扫二维码，抓住2024暑假的尾巴，一起笑一笑吧！
New York Times bestselling The Terrible Two series by superstar authors Mac Barnett and Jory John tells not just a series of pranking stories, but also a good life lesson. This series which appeals to a wide range of kids celebrates inventiveness, friendship, and the power of teamwork.
The Terrible Two is terrible! Terribly funny, terribly full of pranks, and terribly wonderful. And here we share the complete 4-book set with you-both pranksters and not-as you laugh out loud.
#1
The Terrible Two
《冤家路窄》
Miles Murphy is not happy to be moving to Yawnee Valley, a sleepy town that's famous for one thing and one thing only: cows. In his old school, everyone knew him as the town's best prankster, but Miles quickly discovers that Yawnee Valley already has a prankster. If Miles is going to take the title from this mystery kid, he is going to have to raise his game.
It's prankster against prankster in an epic war of trickery, until the two finally decide to join forces and pull off the biggest prank ever seen: a prank so huge that it would make the members of the International Order of Disorder proud.
迈尔斯-墨菲并不高兴搬到亚尼谷，这个沉睡的小镇只以一件事闻名：奶牛。在原来的学校里，他是镇上公认的恶作剧高手。但从踏进亚尼谷的那一刻开始，迈尔斯遇到了一位真正的“对手”。在和这位深藏不露的恶作剧高手的较量中，他逐渐懂得了什么是真正的恶作剧……
如果迈尔斯想从这个神秘的孩子手中夺走头衔，他就必须提高自己的恶作剧水平。这是一场恶作剧高手之间的较量，一场充满诡计的史诗级大战，直到两人最终决定联手，共同实施有史以来最大的恶作剧。而这个巨大的恶作剧，足以让“国际混乱秩序组织”的成员们引以为傲。
#2
The Terrible Two Get Worse
《召回校长》
On their own, pranksters Miles and Niles were pretty devious. Now that they've formed a pranking duo, they're terrible! But their powers will be tested when their favorite nemesis, Principal Barkin, is replaced by his stern and cunning father, Former Principal Barkin. Now Miles and Niles will do just about anything to get their old antagonist back—including pranking alongside him.
从个体来说，恶作剧高手迈尔斯和奈尔斯就已经相当厉害了。现在他们组成了恶作剧二人组，强强联手，简直是令人头疼！他俩在学校策划一系列恶作剧，导致他们最喜欢的对手——巴金校长被他严厉狡猾的父亲——前校长巴金取代。新任校长决定彻底消灭恶作剧，他们的能力即将经受考验。恶作剧二人组决定不惜一切代价让他们的老对手巴金校长回来,和他们一起实施恶作剧。
#3
The Terrible Two Go Wild
《疯狂暑假》
School's out, and Miles and Niles are running wild in the woods outside town: climbing trees, exploring caves, and, yes, pranking. But these leafy, lazy days of mischief darken when bully Josh Barkin and his cadets from a nearby kids' boot camp discover the merrymakers—and vow to destroy them. It’s war, but one that pits nimble minds against hard fists; and as pranksters know, the real art of war is winning without landing a single blow.
学校放假了，迈尔斯和奈尔斯在镇外的树林里尽情玩耍：爬树、洞穴探险，当然还有恶作剧。但他们悠闲自在的玩乐时光被一件事情改变了，情况变得复杂起来——附近儿童军训营里的恶霸乔希·巴金和他的学员们发现了这两个捣蛋鬼，并发誓要消灭他们。战争一触即发，这是一场敏捷的头脑和强硬的拳头之间的对抗之战。恶作剧高手们都知道，真正的战争艺术是不费吹灰之力就能取得胜利。
#4
The Terrible Two's Last Laugh
《笑到最后》
It's Miles and Niles's final year at Yawnee Valley Science and Letters Academy, and the Terrible Two have one goal: an epic prank, something big, something brilliant, something that will leave a lasting legacy at their school. It should be easy-peasy for these experts, especially now that their principal has gone from archnemesis to pranking protégé.
But their smooth sailing gets downright bumpy when they find out that the new superintendent is none other than Bertrand Barkin, their principal's father . . . and their sworn enemy. Now that Former Principal Barkin is Acting Superintendent Barkin, he has a first order of business: his long-promised revenge on the Terrible Two.
这是迈尔斯和奈尔斯在亚尼谷文理学院的最后一年，这对“可怕二人组”想实施有史以来最传奇最恢宏的恶作剧，他们计划在学校永远留下他们的印记。这对于他们来说应该是一件轻而易举的事情，特别是现在他们的校长已经从死对头变成了同道中人。
但当他们得知新督学竟然是巴金校长的父亲——伯特兰·巴金时，一切变得不再那么顺利……现在，前校长巴金成为了代理督学，他的首要任务就是兑现他长久以来的承诺：复仇“可怕二人组”。
