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To be honest with you, I don't know if Rowley's ready for this stuff. He's basically like a little kid. He told me once that he avoids the older kids at school because he's afraid he's gonna "catch puberty." In fact, now that I think about it, I haven't seen Cool Brian for a while. So I wonder if Rowley's avoiding him, too, because he thinks he's contagious. The same kind of thing happened in last year's Health class when they did a smoking unit. The teacher said that you never know who's going to offer you a cigarette, and that it could even be your

说实话，我不知道罗利准备好了没。 他基本上就像个小孩。 他曾经告诉我，他在学校里避开大一点的孩子，因为他害怕自己会“赶上青春期”。 事实上，现在我想起来了，我有段时间没见过酷布莱恩了。 所以我怀疑罗利是不是也在躲着他，因为他觉得他会传染。 同样的事情也发生在去年的健康课上当时他们做了一个吸烟单元。 老师说，你永远不知道谁会给你一支烟，甚至可能是你的

best friend. Well, after Rowley heard THAT, he wouldn't even walk on the same side of the street as me for a solid MONTH. Believe me, I don't need some teacher to tell ME it's not cool to smoke. My grandfather convinced me of that last year on Thanksgiving.

最好的朋友。好吧，罗利听到这句话后，整整一个月他都不愿和我走在同一条街上。 相信我，我不需要老师来告诉我抽烟不酷。 去年感恩节那天，我祖父让我相信了这一点。

Anyway, I think Rowley's just one of those kids who are always gonna be a few years behind everyone else maturity-wise. Rowley doesn't even know how to tie his shoes yet, because he's the kind of person who has Velcro everything. Last year Rowley's mom bought him sneakers with laces, and I can't even tell you how many times I had to bail him out.

不管怎样，我觉得罗利就是那种在成熟方面总是比其他人落后几年的孩子。 罗利甚至还不知道怎么系鞋带，因为他是那种什么都有魔术贴的人。 去年罗利的妈妈给他买了带鞋带的运动鞋，我都不知道我帮了他多少次。

I guess it probably should've been a warning sign that my best friend was impressed that I knew how to tie my own shoes. Thursday Today I was reading the comics in the newspaper, and I saw an ad that caught my attention. It was for Peachy Breeze Ice Cream, and apparently they're looking for a new spokesperson.

我想这应该是一个警告我最好的朋友对我知道怎么系鞋带印象深刻。 星期四今天我正在看报纸上的漫画，我看到一个广告引起了我的注意。 是为桃子微风冰淇淋做的广告，显然他们在找新的代言人。

Peachy Breeze has those commercials on TV that run nonstop, with that kid with the freckles and the high-pitched voice. The Peachy Breeze Kid used to be kind of cute, but over the years he's gotten a little seedy-looking.

桃子微风在电视上有那些广告不停地播，那个长着雀斑和尖尖声音的孩子。 “桃色微风小子”曾经还挺可爱的，但随着时间的推移，他变得有点邋遢了。

PEACHY BREEZE IS PEACHY KEEN! So I guess they're looking for someone to take his place. Well, I'd be PERFECT for the role. First of all, I LOVE ice cream, so it wouldn't be hard for me to do the acting part. Second, I would be willing to miss a lot of school to fulfill my Peachy Breeze obligations. And they wouldn't have to worry about me getting too old for the part, because I'd take whatever I needed to take to stop growing.

桃红色的微风是桃红色的！所以我猜他们在找人接替他的位置。 嗯，我很适合这个角色。 首先，我爱吃冰淇淋，所以演这个角色对我来说并不难。 第二，我愿意错过很多学校来履行我对桃色微风的义务。 他们也不用担心我太老了，演不了这个角色，因为我会吃任何我需要吃的东西来停止成长。