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The kids in the middle of the line have pretty much given up hope that they're gonna get a seat, so some of them have started selling their spots to the kids behind them. I heard that Brady Connor sold his position at the number-fifteen spot to Glenn Harris, who was one spot back, for five dollars and an ice- cream sandwich. Unfortunately for me, the two kids in the front of the line were Earl Dremmell and his twin brother, Andy, and they took Abigail and Rowley's spots. Earl and Andy have Phys Ed right before lunch, and those

排在队伍中间的孩子们几乎已经放弃了能坐到座位的希望，所以他们中的一些人开始把自己的座位卖给后面的孩子。 我听说布雷迪·康纳把他在第15位的位置卖给了排在后面一位的格伦·哈里斯，换了5美元和一个冰淇淋三明治。 对我来说不幸的是，排在队伍前面的两个孩子是厄尔·德雷梅尔和他的双胞胎兄弟安迪，他们抢走了阿比盖尔和罗利的位置。 厄尔和安迪午饭前有体育课，还有那些

guys both fake their gym showers, just like I do. Even though all I sit at a table with a bunch of guys, I wouldn't call any of them my actual FRIENDS. Because when we head outside for recess, we all go our separate ways. I USED to hang out with Rowley during recess, but those days are over. It's probably time for me to strike out on my own, but the problem is, I don't know where I'm supposed to go. First of all, there are some kids I have to watch out for on the playground. A few years ago Mom invited a bunch of my classmates to my birthday party, but she thought I already had enough toys and she said so on the invitation.

他们都像我一样在健身房洗澡。 即使我和一群男人坐在一起，我也不会把他们中的任何一个称为我真正的朋友。 因为当我们出去休息时，我们都各奔东西。 我曾经在课间休息时和罗利一起出去玩，但那些日子已经过去了。 也许我该自力更生了，但问题是，我不知道该去哪里。 首先，有一些孩子在操场上我必须小心。 几年前，妈妈邀请了我的一群同学来参加我的生日聚会，但她认为我已经有足够的玩具了，所以她在请柬上这么说。

Usually, when you open presents at your birthday party, all the other kids are jealous. But at MY party I think people just felt sorry for me. Unfortunately, Mom's idea caught on with a bunch of other moms in our neighborhood, and nowadays I have to be careful whenever I see a kid walking around at recess carrying a new book.

通常，当你在生日聚会上打开礼物时，所有其他的孩子都会嫉妒。 但在我的派对上，我想人们只是为我感到难过。 不幸的是，妈妈的想法在我们社区的其他妈妈中流行起来，现在每当我看到一个孩子在课间带着一本新书走来走去时，我都要小心。

Then there is Leon Feast and HIS gang. I got into a situation with those guys a few summers ago, and there's been bad blood between us ever since. One day me and Rowley went down to the school to ride our bikes on the basketball court, but Leon and his friends showed up a few minutes later. They told ours that we were gonna have to leave so they could play basketball.

然后是利昂·菲斯特和他的帮派。 几年前的夏天，我和那些家伙闹了点别扭，从那以后我们之间就一直不和。 一天，我和罗利去学校的篮球场骑自行车，但莱昂和他的朋友们几分钟后出现了。 他们告诉我们，我们必须离开，这样他们才能打篮球。

I told Leon we could make a compromise and they could have one half of the court and we could ride our bikes on the other. But they didn't like THAT idea and gave as the boot. On the ride home I was really mad that we let ourselves get pushed around like that, and I wanted to DO something about it. A few days later, Mom asked me out of the blue if I wanted her to sign me up for the "Superhero Training Academy." She showed me the flyer, ENROLL YOUR CHILD IN Superhero Training Academy AT THE MCA! UNLOCK YOUR CHILD'S INNER SUPERPOWERS! ENROLL AT THE FRONT DESK and I was sold. I couldn't wait to graduate from the Superhero Training Academy and show Leon and his gang of

我告诉里昂我们可以做一个妥协，他们可以拥有一半的球场，我们可以骑我们的自行车在另一边。 但是他们不喜欢这个主意，于是就把它赶走了。 在回家的路上，我真的很生气，我们让自己这样被摆布，我想做点什么。 几天后，妈妈突然问我是否想让她帮我报名参加“超级英雄训练学院”。 她给我看了传单，“为你的孩子报名参加MCA的超级英雄培训学院！”开启孩子内心的超能力！在前台注册，我被说服了。 我迫不及待地想从超级英雄训练学院毕业，向里昂和他的帮派展示

thing or two. Rowley's mom signed him up, too, and we were both pretty excited about it. But on the first day, I realized it was a total scam. First of all, the Superhero Training Academy was in the gymnastics room at the YMCA and not some secret bunker underneath the building. Then I found out the whole "superpower" part was a joke.

一两件事。罗利的妈妈也帮他报名了，我们都很兴奋。 但第一天，我就意识到这完全是个骗局。 首先，超级英雄训练学院是在基督教青年会的体操室里而不是大楼下面的秘密地堡里。 后来我发现所谓的“超能力”只是个笑话。