6. The Alternate

6/The Alternate The rest of the day was not that enjoyable. I got in big trouble. 'Cause Aunt Flo tattletaled to Grampa Miller. And Grampa Miller tattletaled to Daddy. And Daddy tattletaled to Mother. And Mother made a big issue of it at dinner. A big issue is the grown-up word for Mother keeps yelling and yelling and she won't let the matter drop. "It was wrong, Junie B. Jones," she said. "It was wrong to disobey your grandfather. And it was wrong to invite yourself to be in Aunt Flo's wedding." I sat up a little straighter.

这一天剩下的时间就不那么愉快了。 我惹上大麻烦了。因为弗洛姨妈跟米勒爷爷打了小报告 米勒爷爷向爸爸打了小报告。 爸爸向妈妈打了小报告。 晚饭时，妈妈把这件事大闹了一场。 一个大问题是大人的话，因为妈妈一直在大喊大叫，她不会让这件事停止。 “这是不对的，朱妮·b·琼斯，”她说。 “违抗你祖父的话是不对的。 邀请你自己去参加弗洛姑妈的婚礼也是不对的。” 我坐直了一点。

"Flo," I said kind of soft. "F-l-o spells Flo." Mother sucked in her cheeks. "Yes… well, we're all thrilled that you're learning to spell. But this isn't about spelling, Junie B. This is about disobeying your grandfather." I hanged my head way down. "But I wanted to be a flower girl real bad," I said. "I wanted to wear a long dress and show you I'm a grown-up lady." Mother did a frown. "I'm sorry, but that's no excuse," she said. After that, I slumped way far over at the table. Only too bad for me. 'Cause my head got too close to my plate. And my hair got gravy on it. I stared and stared at my gravy hair. "Today is not actually going that well," I said to just myself.

“弗洛，”我轻声说。 “F-l-o拼写飞路。”母亲把脸颊吸了进去。 “是的……嗯，我们都为你学会拼写而激动。 但这不是拼写的问题，朱妮·B。 这是不听你爷爷的话。” 我垂下了头。 “但我真的很想成为一个卖花的女孩，”我说。 “我想穿一件长裙，让你看到我是一个成熟的女人。” 母亲皱了皱眉。“我很抱歉，但这不是借口，”她说。 在那之后，我远远地瘫倒在桌子上。 对我来说太糟糕了。因为我的头离盘子太近了。 我头发上沾了肉汁。 我盯着我肉色的头发看了又看。 “今天其实不太顺利，”我对自己说。

Just then, the phone rang. Mother answered it. Oh no! It was Aunt Flo! And she wanted to talk to me! Mother handed me the phone. I shook my head real fast. "No, thank you. I don't actually care to speak to her at this time," I said. But Mother kept on shoving the phone at me. And so I didn't have a choice. My insides felt shaky and nervous. "H…h… hello?" "Why, hello, yourself!" said Aunt Flo. Her voice sounded jolly. "I'm sorry about what happened today, Junie B.," she said. "But I've got some good news for you. How would you like to be the

就在这时，电话响了。 妈妈接了电话。噢,不!是弗洛姨妈！她还想跟我说话！妈妈把电话递给我。 我很快地摇了摇头。 “不，谢谢你。我现在其实不想和她说话，”我说。 但母亲不停地把电话推给我。 所以我别无选择。 我的内心感到颤抖和紧张。 “H…H……喂?”“喂，你好，你自己！”弗洛姨妈说。 她的声音听起来很愉快。“今天发生的事我很抱歉，朱妮·B，”她说。 “但是我有一些好消息要告诉你。 你想不想当

alternate flower girl? Do you know what an alternate is?" I shook my head no. "An alternate is like a substitute, sort of," she said. "Like if Bo gets sick and she can't be in the wedding… you will step in and be the flower girl! Do you understand, honey?" Just then, I felt a little bit happier inside. "I do, Aunt Flo. I do understand," I said. "But wait," said Aunt Flo. "I haven't even told you the best part yet! Because even if Bo doesn't get sick, we still want you to sit with the bridesmaids at the reception! How does that sound?" My eyes got biggish and widish. "Perfect! It sounds perfect!" I said real squealy. I jumped down from my chair. "Hey, Aunt Flo! This means I can still wear

换花童？你知道候补是什么吗？”我摇了摇头。 她说：“候补就像是替补。” “比如，如果波生病了，她不能参加婚礼……你就来当花童！”你明白吗，亲爱的？”就在那时，我的内心感到了一点快乐。 “是的，弗洛姨妈。我明白，”我说。 “等等，”弗洛姨妈说。 “我还没告诉你最精彩的部分呢！”因为即使波没有生病，我们还是希望你在婚宴上和伴娘坐在一起！听起来怎么样？”我的眼睛变得又大又尖。 “完美!听起来很完美！”我说得非常刺耳。 我从椅子上跳了下来。 “嘿，弗洛姨妈！”这意味着我还可以穿

a long dress, right? And who knows? Maybe Bo will even give me a couple of flower petals for my very own!" I kept on getting happier and happier. "Thank you, Aunt Flo! Thank you for making me the alternate flower girl! 'Cause this day turned out happier than I thought!" After that, I quick hanged up the phone. And I zoomed all around the house like a rocket! Also, I did a cartwheel! And I standed on my head! 'Cause now Mother will get to see what a grown-up lady I really, really am!

一件长裙，对吗？谁知道呢？ 也许波会给我几片花瓣作为我自己的！”我变得越来越快乐。 “谢谢你，弗洛姨妈！”谢谢你让我当候补花童！因为今天比我想象的要快乐！”说完，我赶紧挂了电话。 我像火箭一样绕着房子转！而且，我还翻了个侧手翻！然后我就倒立了！因为现在妈妈会看到我是一个多么成熟的女人！