3. Being a Grown-up Lady

3/Being a Grown-up Lady At dinnertime, I told Daddy about what happened on the playground. And guess what? He said the same dumb thing as Mother! "You're way too young to have a boyfriend, Junie B.," he said. "It's nice to have Ricardo as a friend. But little girls should be footloose and fancy-free." I covered my ears when I heard that. "Quit saying that about my feet!" I said. "I don't want loose feet, I tell you! I want grown-up feet just like Mother has!" Just then, Mother looked at Daddy. "I think someone is s-l-e-e-p-y," she spelled.

晚饭时，我把在操场上发生的事告诉了爸爸。 你猜怎么着？他说了和妈妈一样的蠢话！“你太年轻了，不应该有男朋友，朱妮·B，”他说。 “有里卡多这样的朋友真好。 但是小女孩应该自由自在，无拘无束。” 我听到那句话时捂住了耳朵。 “别再说我的脚了！”我说。 “我告诉你，我可不想脚松！”我要像妈妈那样的长脚！”就在这时，妈妈看着爸爸。 “我认为某人是s-l-e-e-p-y，”她拼写道。

I did a mad breath at her. "Yeah, only guess what? I'm a grown-up lady. And grown-up ladies know how to spell. And so I am not one bit slippery. So there." Then Mother did a chuckle. Only I don't know why. After that, she got me down from the table. And she took me in the bathroom. And she filled up the tub for my bath. She put lots of bubbles in the water. Also, she gave me bath toys. And a washcloth puppet. I gave them right back to her. "These things are for babies," I said. "And I am all grown up." "Suit yourself," said Mother. After that, she sat down on the floor. And she watched me sit in the bubbles. I sat and sat and sat.

我对她疯狂地吸了一口气。 “是啊，你猜怎么着？我是个成熟的女人了。 成年女士知道怎么拼写。 所以我一点也不滑头。 所以。”然后妈妈咯咯地笑了。 只是我不知道为什么。之后，她把我从桌子上拉下来。 她把我带进了浴室。 她把浴缸装满了我洗澡的水。 她在水里放了很多泡泡。 此外，她还给了我洗澡玩具。 还有一个毛巾木偶。我把它们还给了她。 “这些东西是给婴儿的，”我说。 “我也长大了。”“随你便，”妈妈说。 然后，她坐在地板上。 她看着我坐在泡泡里。 我坐啊坐啊坐。

"See me, Mother? See how I am just sitting here?" I said. "When grown-up ladies take a bath, we just sit in the water. And we don't splash. And we don't play with baby toys." I sat and sat some more. Then finally, I did a big sigh. 'Cause I was bored out of my mind, that's why. I patted the bubbles a little bit. "Sometimes grown-up ladies pat the bubbles," I said. "It is not the same as playing." Mother smiled. I picked up some bubbles and put them on my arms. "Bubbles are good for ladies' skin," I said again. "They make us very smoothie." I put bubbles on my face and chin.

“看到我了吗，妈妈？”看到我坐在这里了吗？”我说。 “成年女士洗澡时，我们只是坐在水里。 我们不会溅水。我们不玩婴儿玩具。” 我坐了又坐。最后，我深深地叹了口气。 因为我无聊死了，这就是原因。 我轻轻地拍了拍泡泡。 “有时候成年女士会拍泡泡，”我说。 “这和打球不一样。” 妈妈笑了。我拿起一些泡泡，把它们放在我的手臂上。 “泡泡对女士的皮肤有好处，”我又说了一遍。 “它们让我们变得非常冰沙。” 我把泡泡涂在脸上和下巴上。

"Sometimes grown-up ladies enjoy making a bubble beard," I explained very serious. After that, I covered my whole entire self with bubbles. "Hey! It is very fluffery in here!" I said real happy.

“有时候成年女士喜欢留泡泡胡子，”我非常严肃地解释道。 在那之后，我把全身都涂满了泡泡。 “嘿!这里太松软了！”我说真的很开心。

Mother laughed. "You look like a bride in a long white veil," she said. Then, all of a sudden, her whole entire mouth came open. "Oh my gosh! I almost forgot to tell you the good news, didn't I?" she said. "Your Aunt Flo called today! And she said she's getting married!" Mother clapped her hands together. "Aunt Flo, Junie B.! Aunt Flo is getting married! Isn't that exciting? You're going to go to your very first wedding!" After that, Mother smiled real big. And she hummed a pretty bride song. And she danced with my towel. And so guess what? Getting married must be a very big deal.

妈妈笑了。“你看起来像一个戴着白色长面纱的新娘，”她说。 然后，突然间，她的整个嘴巴都张开了。 “哦，我的天哪！我差点忘了告诉你这个好消息，是吗？”她说。 “你的弗洛姨妈今天打电话来了！”她还说她要结婚了！”母亲拍了拍手。 “弗洛姨妈，朱妮·b !”弗洛阿姨要结婚了！这不是很令人兴奋吗？ 你要去参加你的第一场婚礼了！”在那之后，妈妈笑得很开心。 她哼着一首美丽的新娘歌。 她用我的毛巾跳舞。 你猜怎么着？结婚一定是件大事。