8. Who Knew

8/Who Knew? Pretty soon, the bell rang for recess. I hurried over to my friend Grace. 'Cause maybe she would help me find my secret admirer. Both of us skipped outside to the playground. Then all of a sudden, I stopped real fast! 'Cause I accidentally left my beautiful valentime on the table! And I didn't want anyone to take that lovely thing! "Wait, Grace! Wait right here! I will be back in a jiffy!" I said. After that, I ran my fastest back to Room Nine. And guess what?

8 /谁知道呢?很快，课铃响了。 我急忙跑到我的朋友格蕾丝那里。 因为也许她能帮我找到暗恋我的人。 我们俩都跳到外面的操场上。 然后突然间，我停得很快！因为我不小心把我美丽的情人节礼物落在桌子上了！我不想让任何人拿走那可爱的东西！“等等,优雅!在这儿等着！我马上就回来！”我说。 在那之后，我以最快的速度跑回9号房间。 你猜怎么着？

I spied that Meanie Jim at my table! And he was picking up my beautiful card! "HEY! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING, MISTER?" I yelled real loud. Then I zoomed to my table zippedy quick. And I yanked that card right out of his mitts! After that, I started running to the door. But Meanie Jim springed in front of me. And he held up his hand. "Stop!" he yelled. "Don't take that valentine outside! If you take it outside, you'll get it dirty." I made squinty eyes at that boy. "No, I will not get it dirty," I said back. "And anyway, this is not your beeswax, Jim." Jim stamped his foot. "Yes, it too my beeswax, Looney B. Jones!" he yelled. "That card costed me a whole month's allowance! And I don't want you to

我看到那个卑鄙的吉姆在我的桌子上！他在捡我漂亮的卡片！“嘿!你以为你在干什么，先生？”我大声喊叫。 然后我飞快地冲到我的桌子前。 我把那张牌从他手里抢了过来！在那之后，我开始向门口跑去。 但是吝啬鬼吉姆跳到我面前。 他举起手来。“住手！”他喊道。 “别把情人节贺卡拿到外面去！”如果你把它拿出去，会弄脏的。” 我眯着眼睛看那个男孩。 “不，我不会把它弄脏的，”我回答。 “不管怎样，这不是你的蜂蜡，吉姆。” 吉姆跺了跺脚。“是的，这也是我的蜂蜡，鲁尼B。 琼斯！”他喊道。“那张卡片花了我整整一个月的零花钱！”我也不希望你这么做

get dirt on it!" As soon as he said it, he quick put his hands over his mouth. But I already heard his words. I did a gasp. "You, Jim? You are the one who bought this card?" I asked. "Why? How come? Is this some kind of meanie boy joke?" Jim started sputtering a real lot. "Yes. I mean, no. Uh, I mean, I didn't buy that card. It just looks like it costed a lot of money, that's all. And whoever bought it spent his whole allowance, I bet."

弄脏它！”他一说完，就迅速用手捂住了嘴。 但我已经听到了他的话。 我倒吸了一口气。“你,吉姆?你就是买这张卡片的人？”我问。 “为什么?怎么会？这是什么坏男孩的玩笑吗？”吉姆开始滔滔不绝。 “是的。我是说，不。我是说，那张卡不是我买的。 它只是看起来花了很多钱，仅此而已。 我敢打赌，不管是谁买的，都花光了他的零用钱。”

I kept on staring at that boy. 'Cause something smelled like fish here, that's why. "But if you're not the one who gave me that valentime, then how come you're acting so funny, Jim?" I asked. "And how come your words are sputtery and nervous? And how come your face is reddish and blotchish?" Just then, Jim clunked himself in the head. "Darn it! I knew I'd ruin it! I always ruin everything! Now everybody in Room Nine will know that I like you! And I wanted it to stay a secret!" he said. All of a sudden, my whole face felt happy. "You like me, Jim? You really, really like me? 'Cause you never acted like you like me. And so since when did you like me? That's what I would like to know." Jim's face got a silly look on it. "I've always liked you," he said real quiet.

我一直盯着那个男孩。 因为这里有股鱼腥味，这就是原因。 “但是，如果你不是那个给我情人节的人，那你为什么表现得这么奇怪呢，吉姆？”我问。 “你怎么说话断断续续又紧张呢？” 你的脸怎么又红又有斑点呢？”就在这时，吉姆把头撞了一下。 “真讨厌!我就知道我会毁了它！我总是搞砸一切！现在九号房的每个人都知道我喜欢你了！我希望这是一个秘密！”他说。 突然，我的整个脸都感到高兴。 “你喜欢我吗，吉姆？”你真的，真的喜欢我？ 因为你从来没有表现出你喜欢我。 你什么时候开始喜欢上我了？ 这就是我想知道的。” 吉姆的脸上显出一副傻乎乎的样子。 “我一直很喜欢你，”他平静地说。

"I just act like I don't like you, so nobody will know I like you." I looked confused at him. "But if you like me, how come you always call me names?" I asked. Jim shrugged his shoulders. "Because you call me names," he said. I did a big breath. "Yes, Jim. I know I call you names. But that's because you started it first," I explained. "No, I did not," he said. "You started it first." I shook my head. "No, Jim. You did," I said. "No, Junie B. You did," he said back. "No, you did." "No, you did."

“我只是假装不喜欢你，这样就没人知道我喜欢你。” 我困惑地看着他。“但如果你喜欢我，你为什么总是骂我呢？”我问。 吉姆耸了耸肩。 “因为你骂我，”他说。 我深深地吸了一口气。“是的,吉姆。 我知道我骂过你。但那是因为你先开始的。”我解释道。 “不，我没有，”他说。“是你先开始的。” 我摇了摇头。“不,吉姆。 “是你。”我说。“不，琼？ 你说了。”他回答。“不，是你干的。” “不，是你干的。”