3. Cookies

3 Cookies I was the first one done with my lunch. That's because eating hoagies takes forever, of course. I put my lunch box away and looked at Herb's plate. He had three more foods to go. First, he had carrot sticks. Also, he had applesauce and a cookie. I leaned in closer. "Mmm. I think that's a sugar cookie,

我是第一个吃完午餐的人。 当然，这是因为吃三明治要花很长时间。 我把饭盒放好，看着赫伯的盘子。 他还有三样东西要吃。 首先，他有胡萝卜棒。 他还吃了苹果酱和一块饼干。 我靠得更近了。“嗯。我想那是一块糖饼干，

Herbert," I said. "Sugar cookies are my favorites." Herb nodded. "Me too," he said. "I like sugar cookies, too." I touched his cookie with my finger. "Yes-sir-ee-bob. That's a sugar cookie all right, Herb," I said. "I didn't get a cookie at all today. My mother packed me a fruit bar instead." "Oh," said Herb. "Well, fruit bars are good, too." I tapped my fingers on the table. 'Cause Herb didn't even get my hint. "Yes, Herbert. I know fruit bars are good," I said. "But I really wanted a cookie today. And so I wish that you would just share that thing with me, and that's all." Herb looked at me and shrugged. "Why didn't you just say so?" he said.

赫伯特，”我说。“甜饼干是我的最爱。” 草点了点头。“我也是，”他说。 “我也喜欢甜饼干。” 我用手指碰了碰他的饼干。 “Yes-sir-ee-bob。“那是一块甜饼干，好吧，赫伯，”我说。 “我今天一块饼干也没吃到。 我妈妈给我准备了一个水果吧。” “哦，”赫伯说。“嗯，水果棒也不错。” 我用手指轻敲桌子。 因为赫伯根本听不懂我的暗示。 “是的,赫伯特。我知道水果棒很好吃，”我说。 “但我今天真的很想吃饼干。 所以我希望你能和我分享这件事，仅此而已。” 赫伯看着我，耸了耸肩。 “你为什么不早说呢？”他说。

Then he broke his cookie in two. And he handed me half. I gushed real happy. "Oh! Thank you, Herb! Thank you! Thank you!" I said. After that, I stuffed the cookie right into my mouth. And I drank a sip of Herb's milk.

然后他把饼干掰成两半。 他递给我一半。我由衷地高兴。 “哦!谢谢你，赫伯！谢谢你！谢谢你!”我说。 之后，我把饼干塞进嘴里。 我喝了一小口赫伯的牛奶。

"Yum! That tasted just like the cookies that Mrs. Gutzman used to bring to afternoon kindergarten," I said. I smiled at the thought of that woman. "Gladys Gutzman was our snack lady last year," I explained to Herb. "She used to bring us cookies and milk every week." I made my voice kind of secret. "Only guess what, Herbert. Sometimes Mrs. Gutzman gave me two cookies instead of one," I said. "'Cause I was her favorite person in Room Nine, I think." José heard what I said. "Hey! That must mean that I was her favorite in Room Eight!" he said. "Because sometimes Mrs. Gutzman gave me an extra one, too." After that, me and José did a high five. 'Cause both of us were favorites, apparently!

“Yum !那尝起来就像古兹曼太太以前给下午幼儿园带来的饼干，”我说。 想到那个女人，我笑了。 “格拉迪斯·古兹曼去年是我们的零食小姐，”我向赫伯解释道。 “她以前每周都给我们送饼干和牛奶。” 我把我的声音当成了秘密。 “你猜怎么着，赫伯特。 有时候古兹曼太太会给我两块饼干，而不是一块，”我说。 “我想，因为我是她在九号房最喜欢的人。” 约瑟听见了我说的话。“嘿!那一定意味着我是她在八号房最喜欢的人！”他说。 “因为有时候古兹曼太太也会多给我一个。” 之后，我和约瑟击掌庆祝。 因为显然我们俩都是最受欢迎的！

"That woman was a gem, I tell you," I said. "What do you mean she was a gem, Junie B.?" said José. "She still is a gem. Mrs. Gutzman still works here, you know." "What?" I said very surprised. "Sure, she does," said Herb. "I met Mrs. Gutzman this year already. She works right there in the kitchen." I couldn't believe my ears. "Really?" I said. "Really? Really? Really? Because if Mrs. Gutzman still works at our school, how come she hasn't brought us milk and cookies this year?" Herb shrugged. "I don't know," he said. "But she still works here, all right. In fact, we saw her just now when we were getting our hoagies." I put my hand over my mouth. 'Cause that news was too good to be true!

“我告诉你，那个女人真是个珍宝，”我说。 “你说她是个珍宝是什么意思，朱妮·b ?” “她仍然是一颗宝石。你知道，古兹曼太太还在这里工作。” “什么?”我说很惊讶。 “当然，她知道。”赫伯说。 “我今年已经见过古兹曼太太了。 她就在厨房里工作。” 我简直不敢相信自己的耳朵。 “真的吗?”我说。“真的吗? 真的吗?真的吗?因为如果古兹曼太太还在我们学校工作，她今年怎么没有给我们送牛奶和饼干呢？”草耸耸肩。 “我不知道，”他说。“但她还在这里工作，没错。 事实上，我们刚才在买三明治的时候还看见她了。” 我用手捂住嘴。 因为那消息好得令人难以置信！

José laughed. "If you don't believe us, go see for yourself," he said. "I will, José! I will go see for myself!" I said real joyful. Then I jumped right out of my seat. And I zoomed into the kitchen. And I hollered and hollered for Mrs. Gutzman!

何塞笑了。“如果你不相信我们，你可以自己去看看，”他说。 “我会的，约瑟！”我要亲自去看看！”我说真正的快乐。 然后我从座位上跳了起来。 我飞快地进了厨房。 我不停地喊古兹曼太太！