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Usually, I have really bad luck when it comes to previous book owners. Last year I got a math book that had belonged to Bryan Goot. And that didn't exactly up my "cool" factor in the hallways. But this year I totally lucked out. When I got my

通常，我遇到以前的图书拥有者时，运气都很差。 去年我得到了一本曾经属于布莱恩·古特的数学书。 但这并没有提高我在走廊里的“酷”度。 但今年我很幸运。 当我得到我的

math book, I found out it used to belong to Jordan Jury. Jordan Jury is the most popular kid in the grade above me, so carrying his textbook around should translate into some MAJOR popularity points. One reason Jordan is so popular is because he always has these big blowout parties, and it's really hard to get invited. But I figure this Algebra book could be just the thing I need to get on his radar. Speaking of popular kids, I sat near Bryce Anderson and his group of friends at lunch today. Bryce is basically the Jordan Jury of my grade, and he's got a bunch of cronies who are always going along with

数学书，我发现它以前是乔丹·尤尔的。 Jordan Jury是比我高一年级最受欢迎的孩子，所以随身带着他的课本应该会给他带来很大的受欢迎程度。 乔丹如此受欢迎的一个原因是他总是举办这些盛大的派对，很难被邀请。 但我觉得这本代数书可能正是我需要引起他注意的东西。 说到受欢迎的孩子，今天午餐时我坐在布莱斯·安德森和他的一群朋友旁边。 布莱斯基本上是我们这个年级的乔丹陪审团，他有一群朋友，他们总是随大流

everything he says. And those guys are loyal to Bryce no matter how dumb he makes them look. See, Bryce Anderson has the right idea. He doesn't actually NEED a best friend, because he's got a bunch of lackeys who basically worship him. The reason me and Rowley didn't make it is because we were equal partners in our friendship, and I don't think that kind of model has a chance of working out. Friday

他说的一切。不管布莱斯让他们看起来有多蠢，他们都忠于他。 瞧，布莱斯·安德森的想法是对的。 他其实不需要最好的朋友，因为他有一群崇拜他的走狗。 我和罗利没能成功的原因是我们在友谊中是平等的伙伴，我不认为这种模式有成功的机会。 星期五

At school today I heard Rowley tell some kid he was going to a rock concert tonight. I admit I was a little jealous, since I've never been to a real concert myself. But when I found out who was performing, I Still, it kind of irks me that Rowley is having more fun than I am. In fact, it seems like EVERYONE is having more fun than me these days. There are some kids in my grade who post their pictures online. And from the looks of things, they're all having a WAY better time than I am.

今天在学校我听到罗利告诉一个孩子他今晚要去听摇滚音乐会。 我承认我有点嫉妒，因为我自己从来没有去过真正的音乐会。 但当我知道是谁在表演的时候，我还是有点不高兴罗利比我玩得还开心。 事实上，这些天好像每个人都比我玩得开心。 我们年级有几个孩子把他们的照片上传到网上。 从目前的情况来看，他们都比我过得好。

I don't want people thinking MY life is lame, so I

我不想让别人觉得我的生活很差劲，所以我

decided to take some pictures to show how great things are going for me. All you really need is a digital camera and a photo- editing program and you can make it look like you're having a total blast.

我决定拍些照片来展示我的生活有多美好。 所有你真正需要的是一个数码相机和一个照片编辑程序，你可以让它看起来像你有一个完全爆炸。