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And then my teachers would be impressed when I picked up some new phrases. It's actually kind of FUN imagining a whole new life for myself in a different place. Back in elementary school, we used to play this game called M.A.S.H., which stands for Mansion, Apartment, Shack, House. I'd write down all the possibilities for my future, and then roll a dice over and over and strike things out until I only had one item left in each category. I actually found some of my old M.A.S.H. sheets from the fifth grade in my closet a few weeks back.

要是我学会好多新的表达，老师们肯定会对我刮目相看呀。 说真的，畅想自己在新地方开启全新生活，还挺有意思的。 我上小学的时候，常玩一个叫M.A.S.H.的游戏，四个字母分别代表豪宅、公寓、破屋和普通房子。 我会写下未来所有可能的选项，不停掷骰子划掉选项，直到每个类别只剩一个选项。 几周前我还在衣柜里翻到了五年级玩这个游戏时写的旧纸条呢。

Whenever I played, I always hoped I'd get a perfect result. But even if I got a good choice in most categories there would always be that one item that ruined EVERYTHING.

每次玩的时候，我都盼着能抽到完美的结果。 可就算大部分类别都抽中了不错的选项，总有那么一项会毁掉全局。

One of the reasons I liked playing M.A.S.H. so much was because it was a good chance to hang out with the girls at recess. And the girl I liked MOST back then was Becky Anton. So sometimes I'd cheat a little when I was filling out my M.A.S.H. categories to guarantee I got a good result. These days, Becky hardly knows who I AM, even though we're lab partners in Biology. I keep thinking I should bring up the fact that we're supposed to get MARRIED one day, but the timing never seems right.

我这么爱玩M.A.S.H.，原因之一是课间玩的时候能和女生们待在一起。 那时候我最喜欢的女生是贝基·安东。 所以填选项的时候我偶尔会偷偷作弊，保证能拿到想要的好结果。 现在贝基都快记不住我是谁了，哪怕我们生物课是实验搭档。 我总想着跟她提起当年游戏里我们注定要结婚这件事，可总找不到合适的时机。

That's ANOTHER good reason to move. I could SERIOUSLY improve my DATING situation. Because if there's one thing girls love, it's the NEW guy. Kelson Garrity was the new guy at the beginning of this school year. And when he showed up, the girls went CRAZY for him. KELSON! COME SIT AT MY TABLE! NO, COME SIT AT MINE! YOU GUYS ARE HOGGING HIM! Well, it took a few weeks before everyone realized that Kelson was kind of WEIRD, and now the girls won't go NEAR him. But he had a good run for a while there.

这就是我想搬家的另一个好理由。 我的桃花运肯定能变好。 因为女生最喜欢的就是新来的男生呀。 这学期开学的时候，凯尔森·加里蒂就是新来的转学生。 他一来，女生们都为他疯狂了。 凯尔森！ 来坐我这桌呀！ 别呀，来我这坐！ 你们别霸占他呀！ 结果过了几周，大家发现凯尔森有点怪怪的，现在女生们都不肯靠近他了。 不过他可风光了好一阵子呢。

So there are probably a LOT of good reasons to move. In fact, the only DOWNSIDE is that I'd need to find a new BEST FRIEND. And I don't know if that would be WORTH it. I've invested a lot of time and energy into Rowley, and I can't really see myself starting over with someone NEW. DID YOU KNOW IF YOUR HAND IS BIGGER THAN YOUR FACE IT'S A SIGN OF" LOW INTELLIGENCE"? REALLLY?

所以说，搬家肯定有一大堆好处。 其实唯一的坏处就是，我得重新找一个最好的朋友。 我真不确定重新找朋友值不值得。 我在罗利身上花了那么多时间精力，实在没法想象和别的新朋友重新开始。 你知道吗？如果你的手比脸大，就说明你智商低哦？ 真的吗？