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I let him know exactly what I thought of that idea by slugging him in the arm. And I really don't care that it was his birthday, either. One thing I will say, though. I used to be mad at Mom for getting me a journal that looked too girly. But after seeing Rowley's diary, I'm not so mad anymore.

我拍了拍他的胳膊，让他确切地知道我对那个主意的看法。 我也不在乎今天是不是他的生日。 不过，有一件事我要说。 我以前很生妈妈的气，因为她给我买了一本看起来太娘娘腔的日记。 但看了罗利的日记后，我不再那么生气了。

Lately, Rowley has been TOTALLY riding me. He reads the same comic books I read, drinks the same kind of soda I drink, you name it. Mom says I should be "flattered," but to be honest with you, it's totally creeping me out. A couple days ago, I did an experiment to see just how far Rowley would go. I rolled up one of my pant legs and tied a bandanna around my ankle and went to school that way. Sure enough, the next day Rowley came to school wearing the same exact thing. And that's how I ended up in Vice Principal Roy's

最近，罗利一直在欺负我。 他看的漫画书和我看的一样，喝的汽水和我喝的一样，应有尽有。 妈妈说我应该“受宠若惊”，但说实话，这让我很害怕。 几天前，我做了一个实验，看看罗利会走多远。 我卷起一条裤腿，在脚踝上系上一条大手帕，就这样去上学了。 果然，第二天罗利穿着同样的衣服来学校。 所以我去了罗伊副校长那里

office for the second time in a week. Monday I thought I was totally in the clear for the Invisible Chirag thing. But, boy, was I wrong. Tonight, Mom got a call from Chirag's DAD. Mr. Gupta told Mom all about the prank we were playing on his son, and how I was the ringleader. When Mom questioned me, I told her I didn't even know what Chirag's dad was talking about.

这是一周内第二次来办公室。 周一，我还以为我已经完全排除了隐形奇拉格的嫌疑。 但是，孩子，我错了。今晚，妈妈接到了奇拉格爸爸的电话。 古普塔先生把我们对他儿子的恶作剧都告诉了妈妈，还说我是主谋。 当妈妈问我的时候，我告诉她我甚至不知道奇拉格的爸爸在说什么。

Then Mom marched me up to Rowley's house to hear what HE had to say. Luckily, I was prepared for this kind of thing. I had already drilled Rowley on what to do if we ever got busted, and that if we both just denied everything, we'd be OK. But the second Mom started asking Rowley questions, he broke down.

然后妈妈把我带到罗利家，听他说些什么。 幸运的是，我对这种事情有所准备。 我已经教过罗利如果我们被抓了该怎么办，如果我们都否认一切，我们就没事了。 但当妈妈开始问罗利问题的时候，他崩溃了。

So after our visit to Rowley's house, Mom drove me over to Chirag's to apologize. And let me tell you, that wasn't a whole lot of fun. Mr. Gupta didn't seem too impressed with my apology, but believe it or not, Chirag was actually pretty cool about it. After I apologized, Chirag invited me inside to play video games. I think he was so relieved to finally have one of his classmates talking to him again that he just decided to forgive me for the whole incident. So I guess I forgive him, too.

所以在我们拜访完罗利家之后，妈妈开车送我去奇拉格家道歉。 让我告诉你，这一点都不好玩。 古普塔先生似乎对我的道歉不太在意，但信不信由你，奇拉格实际上对此相当冷静。 在我道歉之后，奇拉格邀请我进去玩电子游戏。 我想他终于松了一口气，他的一个同学又和他说话了，他决定原谅我整件事。 所以我想我也原谅他了。

Tuesday Even though Chirag let me off the hook last night, Mom wasn't done with me yet. She wasn't really that mad about the joke or how I treated Chirag. She was just mad that I LIED about it. So Mom told me she'll ground me for a month if she catches me lying again. And that means I better watch my step, because Mom's not gonna forget what she said. When it comes to my screw ups, Mom has a memory like an elephant.

尽管昨晚奇拉格让我摆脱了困境，但妈妈对我还没完。 她并没有因为这个笑话或者我对待奇拉格的方式而生气。 她只是因为我撒谎而生气。 所以妈妈告诉我，如果她再发现我撒谎，她就罚我禁足一个月。 这意味着我最好小心点，因为妈妈不会忘记她说过的话。 说到我搞砸的事，妈妈的记忆力可真强。