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I admit I've faked being sick before to get out of going to school, but usually Mom calls my bluff. THE DOCTOR AND GET BLOOD WORK But today Mom took my temperature, and I guess it must've been pretty high, because she said I needed to stay in bed. She said she had to spend the day at the library to study for her final test tonight and she wouldn't be able to stay home to take care of me. Well, that kind of stunk, because the only good thing about being

我承认我以前曾假装生病以逃避上学，但通常妈妈都认为我是虚张声势。 但是今天妈妈量了我的体温，我猜体温一定很高，因为她说我需要卧床休息。 她说她今天要在图书馆复习，准备今晚的期末考试，她不能呆在家里照顾我了。 好吧，那太臭了，因为作为

sick is having someone fuss over you. Mom said Isabella was working today and that if there was an emergency, I could go to her. But after Mom left, I locked my bedroom door because I was afraid Isabella might try to come into my room to take her nap. I must've dozed off around noon, and when I woke up, there was a lot of commotion downstairs. The TV was turned up really loud, and I could hear what sounded like a bunch of women talking. I looked out the window, and there were a ton of cars in the driveway and on the street.

生病就是有人对你大惊小怪。 妈妈说伊莎贝拉今天要上班如果有什么紧急情况，我可以去找她。 但在妈妈离开后，我锁上了卧室的门，因为我害怕伊莎贝拉会试图进入我的房间小睡。 我一定是在中午时分打了个盹，当我醒来时，楼下一片混乱。 电视开得很大，我能听到一群女人在说话。 我向窗外望去，车道上和街上都停满了车。

I didn't know what was going on, so I just stayed in my room. About a half hour later, Mom pulled up in her car and went inside the house. Five minutes after that, all these women streamed out the door, including Isabella. Mom walked upstairs to my room, and she was really steamed. She said she decided to come home early from the library to take care of me, and when she did, she walked in on a soap opera viewing party with all the maids from the neighborhood.

我不知道发生了什么，所以我就待在房间里。 大约半小时后，妈妈把车停了下来，进了屋。 五分钟后，所有这些女人都涌出了门，包括伊莎贝拉。 妈妈上楼来到我的房间，她真的很生气。 她说她决定从图书馆早点回家照顾我，当她回家的时候，她走进了一个肥皂剧的观看派对和所有邻居的女佣。

KISS ME, REX. KISS ME TO HELP ME SNAP OUT OF MY AMNESIA. Tonight Mom had another house meeting and said that Isabella's services would "no longer be required" and that we were all going to have to pitch in around the house. I was happy to hear that, because now I can stop checking my bed for panty hose socks. Tuesday When I got to school today, Rowley was waiting by my locker, and he had a huge smile on his face. Then I noticed he had a big pimple right in the middle of his forehead.

亲亲我，雷克斯。吻我，帮我从失忆中恢复过来。 今晚，妈妈又开了一次家庭会议，她说“不再需要伊莎贝拉的服务了”，我们都要在家里帮忙。 我很高兴听到这个，因为现在我可以不用再检查我的床上有没有连裤袜了。 星期二当我今天到学校的时候，罗利在我的储物柜旁等着，他脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。 然后我注意到他额头中间有一个大痘痘。

Most people would have stayed home from school if they had a zit like that, but here's what Rowley said MY MOM SAYS I'M BECOMING A MAN! —Well, that really irked me for some reason. But that wasn't the end of it. Later on in the day I saw Rowley hanging out near the older kids' lockers. So I guess he thinks just because he got a pimple, he's part of their club now or something.

大多数人如果长了那样的青春痘就会呆在家里不去上学，但罗利说：“妈妈说我正在成为一个男人！”-不知道为什么，这让我很生气。 但事情并没有就此结束。 那天晚些时候，我看到罗利在大孩子们的储物柜附近闲逛。 所以我猜他觉得就因为他长了个痘痘，他现在就是他们俱乐部的一员了。

I think it's really pathetic that Rowley's trying to impress people with his stupid zit. And believe me, I'm not jealous or anything. But this is a kid who still sleeps with a pile of stuffed animals every night, so it doesn't make any sense that he would get his first pimple before I got MINE. I will say the whole episode has got me thinking. I've been waiting to hit my growth spurt or at least start growing some facial hair, but things have been kind of slow going. And now that Rowley's got a pimple, I'm kind of anxious to get things moving along. When I got home from school today, I checked myself in the mirror to see if anything seemed different. But everything looked exactly the same as

我觉得罗利想用他那愚蠢的青春痘给人留下深刻印象真是可悲。 相信我，我没有嫉妒什么的。 但这是一个每晚都抱着一堆毛绒玩具睡觉的孩子，所以他在我长第一个痘痘之前长第一个痘痘是不合理的。 我得说，整件事都让我深思。 我一直在等我的生长高峰或者至少开始长胡子，但事情进展得有点慢。 现在罗利长了个痘痘，我有点急着让事情继续下去。 今天放学回家后，我对着镜子看了看自己有没有什么不一样的地方。 但一切看起来都和