2. Grinded

2/Grinded Mother had the day off from work. She met me at my bus stop. She was pushing my baby brother named Ollie in his carriage. I ran and hugged her legs. "Mother! Mother! I am so glad to see you!" I said. "'Cause today was the worstest day of my life. I have been run through the milk, I tell you." Mother raised her eyebrows kind of confused. "Oh. I think you mean the mill, Junie B.," she said. "Run through the mill means you've had a hard, grinding day." I nodded my head.

磨磨的母亲放假一天。 她在公共汽车站接我。 她推着我的小弟弟奥利坐在他的马车里。 我跑过去抱住她的腿。 “妈妈!妈妈!我很高兴见到你！”我说。 因为今天是我一生中最糟糕的一天。 我跟你说，我已经被挤过牛奶了。” 母亲抬起眉毛，有点困惑。 “哦。我想你说的是磨坊吧，朱妮·B，"她说。 “Run through the mill”的意思是你经历了辛苦的一天。 我点了点头。

"Yes, Mother. That's 'zactly what kind of day I had. 'Cause my boyfriend named Ricardo wants to chase other people. And that news grinded me right into the ground." I reached in my pocket and pulled out my snack cookie. "Look. See how upset I was, Mother? I couldn't even eat my snack cookie at snack time. 'Cause my stomach felt squeezy and sickish inside." Mother took my snack cookie out of my hand. She took a big delicious bite of it. "Mmm. Thank you, honey," she said. I stared and stared at that woman. 'Cause she missed the point, apparently. "No, Mother. You are not supposed to eat my snack cookie," I said. "You are supposed to feel sorry for me. Plus also you have to tell

“是的,妈妈。我今天过得就是这样。 因为我男朋友里卡多喜欢追别人。 那消息把我折磨得心灰意冷。” 我把手伸进口袋，拿出我的点心饼干。 “看。看到我有多难过了吗，妈妈？ 我甚至在吃零食的时候都吃不下我的点心饼干。 因为我的胃感觉很挤压，里面很恶心。” 妈妈从我手里拿过我的点心饼干。 她美味地咬了一大口。 “嗯。谢谢你，亲爱的，”她说。 我盯着那个女人看了又看。 显然是因为她没抓住重点 “不,妈妈。“你不应该吃我的点心饼干，”我说。 “你应该为我感到难过。 而且你还得说

me how to get Ricardo back." Mother bended down and gave me a hug. "I'm sorry, honey. I know that you're upset about Ricardo. But really and truly, Junie B., you are way too young to have a boyfriend." She stood back up and smiled. "You're just a little girl," she said. I stamped my foot. "No, I am not little!" I said back. "And anyway, all the girls at school have boyfriends, Mother! My bestest friend Lucille has a boyfriend named Clifton. And my other bestest friend Grace has a boyfriend named Roger. And Charlotte has a boyfriend named Ham. And Rose has a boyfriend named Vincent. And Lynnie has a boyfriend named Crybaby William. And now I am all alone with nobody." Mother did a sigh.

告诉我怎么把里卡多弄回来。” 妈妈弯下腰给了我一个拥抱。 “对不起，亲爱的。我知道里卡多的事让你很生气。 但说真的，朱尼·B，你太年轻了，不适合交男朋友。” 她站了起来，笑了。 “你只是个小女孩，”她说。 我跺了跺脚。“不，我不小了！”我说。 “再说，学校里所有的女孩子都有男朋友了，妈妈！”我最好的朋友露西尔有个男朋友叫克利夫顿。 我另一个闺蜜格蕾丝的男朋友叫罗杰。 夏洛特有个男朋友叫哈姆。 罗斯有个男朋友叫文森特。 林妮有个男朋友叫爱哭鬼威廉。 现在我孤身一人，无人陪伴。” 母亲叹了口气。

"I'm sorry, honey. But all of those girls are too young to have boyfriends," she said. "Please, Junie B. Do not start this boy stuff so soon. Little girls are supposed to be footloose and fancy-free." I did a frown. "What's loose feet got to do with this problem?" I asked. Mother laughed. "It's just an expression, Junie B.," she said. "Footloose and fancy-free means that you can run and play with anyone you want." She ruffled my hair. "You don't have to worry about picking out a boyfriend till you're much, much older," she said. I did a huffy breath at her. "But I'm already much, much older!" I said. "And besides, I don't want loose feet! I

“对不起，亲爱的。但所有这些女孩都太小了，还不能交男朋友。” “求你了，朱妮·b，不要这么快就开始谈男生的事。 小女孩应该是自由自在、无拘无束的。” 我皱了皱眉。“脚松跟这个问题有什么关系？”我问。 妈妈笑了。“这只是一种表达，朱妮·B，”她说。 “自由自在意味着你可以和任何你想要的人一起奔跑和玩耍。” 她弄乱了我的头发。她说：“等你长大很多很多的时候，你就不用担心找男朋友了。” 我朝她吹了口气。 “但是我已经老了很多很多了！”我说。 “再说，我可不想脚松！”我

want the same kind of feet everybody else has. I'm not a baby, you know." I quick runned over to Ollie. And I held up his teensy hand. "See this, Mother? This is a baby hand. See how teensy it is?" I held my hand right next to it. "Now look at my hand. See how big it is next to Ollie's? Huh, Mother? Do you?" After that, I picked up one of Ollie's baby feet. "And see this teensy foot? My feet are a bajillion times bigger than these little baby things."

想要和别人一样的脚。 你知道，我又不是小孩子了。” 我迅速跑向奥利。 我握住他娇小的手。 “看到了吗，妈妈？”这是一只婴儿的手。 看到它有多小了吗？”我的手就在它旁边。 “现在看看我的手。看到奥利店旁边有多大了吗？ 嗯,妈妈?你呢?”在那之后，我捡起了奥利的一只小脚。 “看到这只小脚了吗？” 我的脚比这些婴儿的东西大上几亿倍。”

I stood up straight and tall. "I am big, I tell you! I am big like a giant lady, practically!" Mother did a chuckle. "Sorry, toots. But I'm afraid you're still too young for a boyfriend," she said.

我站得又直又高。 “我告诉你，我很大！”实际上，我就像一个巨大的女人！”妈妈咯咯地笑了。 “对不起,亲爱的。但恐怕你还太年轻，不适合交男朋友。”她说。