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I've still got a chance to get OUT of summer school, and I really hope I DO, because I don't want to be staring at Dennis Denard's sweaty back for the rest of the summer. Thursday I worked on my Science Fair project yesterday from the time I got home until 11:30 at night. I wouldn't say my project is gonna win the Nobel Prize or anything, but I was proud of myself for actually getting it DONE.

我还有机会离开暑期学校，我真的希望我有机会，因为我不想整个夏天都盯着丹尼斯·德纳尔（Dennis Denard）汗流浃背。 星期四，我从昨天回到家一直到晚上11:30，都在做我的科学博览会项目。 我不会说我的项目会获得诺贝尔奖或其他什么，但我为自己真的完成了它而感到自豪。

I think Mom was pretty happy, too. But after I was finished she went over the requirements that Mrs. Abington sent home, and it said in big bold letters that the written report had to be TYPED. Mom said there was no use complaining, and that I needed to get started on typing up the report. But I had already spent all my energy getting to THAT point, so I told Mom I was gonna go to sleep and wake up extra early to get the work done. I set my alarm for 6:00, but when I woke up this morning it was 8:10. I totally freaked out because I didn't remember hitting the snooze bar even ONCE.

我想妈妈也很高兴。 但在我写完之后，她又看了一遍阿宾顿夫人寄回家的要求，上面用粗体字写着书面报告必须打印出来。 妈妈说抱怨没有用，我需要开始把报告打出来。 但是我已经把所有的精力都花在这一点上了，所以我告诉妈妈我要去睡觉，早起把工作做完。 我把闹钟定在6点，但今天早上醒来时已经是8点10分了。 我完全吓坏了，因为我甚至一次都不记得按过贪睡键。

I knew I was in trouble because I had to leave for school in twenty minutes and there was no WAY I could type it up before then. But when I went downstairs, my Science Fair project was sitting on the kitchen table, and the whole thing was TYPED. For a second I thought maybe the Science Report Fairy had come in overnight and sprinkled some pixie dust on the pages, but then I realized it was MOM. I went up to her room to thank her, but she was out cold.

我知道我有麻烦了，因为我必须在20分钟内离开学校，而我没有办法在那之前把它打出来。 但当我下楼的时候，我的科学展项目放在厨房的桌子上，整个东西都打好了。 有那么一瞬间，我还以为是科学报告仙女在夜里来了，在纸上撒了一些仙尘，但后来我意识到是妈妈。 我上楼去她的房间感谢她，但她已经不省人事了。

I handed in my Science Fair project during the second period, and I felt like a HUGE weight had been lifted off my shoulders. For the rest of the day, I actually ENJOYED myself at school Rowley, on the other hand, was not doing so good. At recess he just wandered around with a dazed look on his face, and once or twice I saw him near the Find a Friend station. I thought about going over and talking to him, but Mr. Nern beat me to it.

我在第二节课上交了我的科学博览会项目，我感觉肩上的重担被卸下了。 那天剩下的时间里，我在学校里玩得很开心，另一方面，罗利表现不太好。 课间休息时，他只是一脸茫然地走来走去，有一两次我在“找朋友”车站附近看到他。 我本想过去跟他谈谈，但纳恩先生抢先了一步。

The more I thought about it, the more I realized me and Rowley are probably better off not being friends anyway. We've been going back and forth for so long that enough is enough already. But seeing Rowley play checkers on the bench with Mr. Nern made me feel really guilty. I couldn't decide what to do about Rowley, so I went to the one place where I knew I could get an answer. On the way home from school, I stopped by Gramma's house to see if I could find the Magic 8 Ball in her backyard. I knew it was broken, but I thought somehow I could get one more good answer

我越想越觉得我和罗利最好还是不要做朋友。 我们已经来回折腾太久了，已经受够了。 但看到罗利在板凳上和纳恩先生下跳棋，我感到很内疚。 我不知道该拿罗利怎么办，所以我去了唯一一个我知道能找到答案的地方。 在放学回家的路上，我在奶奶家停了下来，想看看能不能在她家后院找到那个神奇的8号球。 我知道它坏了，但我想我能得到一个更好的答案

out of it. It took a long time, but I finally found it near the woodpile. I was ready to concentrate real hard and asked my question, but that's when I noticed something green and shiny poking out from under a log. I forgot all about the Magic 8 Ball and went for the plastic egg. I gave it a little shake, and when I heard the sound it made, I knew EXACTLY what was inside.

离开它。花了很长时间，但我终于在柴堆附近找到了它。 我正准备集中注意力问我的问题，但就在这时，我注意到一个绿色闪亮的东西从一根原木下面伸出来。 我完全忘记了魔法8号球，转而选择了塑料蛋。 我轻轻地摇了摇它，当我听到它发出的声音时，我确切地知道里面是什么。