7. Jobs

7 Jobs Pretty soon, Mrs. Gutzman told me all about my jobs. "You're going to have three fun jobs today, Junie B.," she said. "I think you're going to like all of them." She took me to the long counter where the children push their lunch trays. And she showed me where the napkins go. "Your first job will be to keep napkins stacked up right here on the countertop. If

很快，古兹曼太太就把我的工作都告诉了我。 “你今天要做三份有趣的工作，朱妮·B，”她说。 “我想你会喜欢所有的。” 她把我带到孩子们推着午餐托盘的长柜台前。 她告诉我餐巾放哪儿了。 “你的第一份工作是把餐巾纸堆在这里的台面上。 如果

the napkin piles start to run out, just reach under the counter and get more. Okay? Do you think you can do that for me, Junie B.?" I nodded real fast. "Yes!" I said. "I know I can do that, Mrs. Gutzman! 'Cause I'm already familiar with napkins!" I smiled real proud. "I use napkins at my very own house," I said. "I use them to wipe my mouth after dinner. Plus sometimes, I use

餐巾纸堆开始用完，只要把手伸到柜台下面再拿一些。 好吧?你觉得你能帮我吗，朱妮·b ?”我很快地点了点头。 “是的!”我说。“我知道我能做到，古兹曼太太！”因为我已经很熟悉餐巾纸了！”我笑了，真的很自豪。 “我在自己家里也用餐巾纸，”我说。 “晚饭后我用它们擦嘴。 另外，有时我用

my sleeve." Mrs. Gutzman looked funny at me. After that, she handed me a sponge and took me to the counter by the sinks. "Okay. Your second job will be to keep this big counter wiped off," she said. "You don't have to clean any big messes, Junie B. Just wipe up any little spills or crumbs you see." I grinned real big.

我的袖子。”古兹曼太太奇怪地看着我。 然后，她递给我一块海绵，把我带到水槽旁的柜台。 “好吧。你的第二份工作就是把这个大柜台擦干净，”她说。 “你不需要清理任何大的烂摊子，朱妮·B。 只要把你看到的洒出来的东西或碎屑擦掉就行了。” 我笑得很开心。

"Sponges are another job I am good at, Mrs. Gutzman," I said. "'Cause one time in kindergarten, I practiced throwing sponges in my toilet. And I didn't even miss the pot, hardly." Mrs. Gutzman's face went kind of pale. "Oh," she said. "Oh my." After that, her voice sounded a little bit

“擦海绵是我擅长的另一项工作，古兹曼太太，”我说。 “因为有一次在幼儿园，我练习把海绵扔进厕所。 我甚至没有错过那个罐子，几乎没有。” 古兹曼太太的脸变得有点苍白。 “哦，”她说。“我的。”在那之后，她的声音听起来有点

worried. "Well, uh… there's just one more job I need to tell you about," she said. "Do you see that door over there? That's where the children come in the kitchen to get their lunches." "Yes," I said. "I see it." "Well—when you're not busy with your other jobs—I'd like you to be our lunch greeter," she said. "Do you know what a greeter is, Junie B.? A greeter smiles at people and says hello. Do you think you could do that?" This time, I didn't answer her right away. 'Cause that job made my stomach feel jumpy inside. "Yeah, only there's children who I don't even know at this school, Mrs. Gutzman," I said kind of shaky. "And some of them are big kids. And big kids are not my favorite

担心。“嗯，嗯……我还有一份工作要告诉你，”她说。 “你看到那边那扇门了吗？” 孩子们就是在那里到厨房去拿午餐的。” “是的，”我说。“我看到了。” “嗯，当你不忙于其他工作的时候，我想让你做我们的午餐迎宾员，”她说。 “你知道什么是迎宾员吗，朱尼？ 迎宾员对人们微笑并打招呼。 你觉得你能做到吗？”这一次，我没有马上回答她。 因为那份工作让我的胃里很不舒服。 “是啊，只是这所学校里有些孩子我都不认识，古兹曼太太。”我有点颤抖地说。 “其中一些是大孩子。 我也不喜欢大孩子

size." Mrs. Gutzman did a chuckle. "Don't worry, Junie B. I think you'll find there are lots of very nice big kids at this school," she said. "Could you just give it a try, please?" I shrugged my shoulders kind of weakish. "I don't know… maybe I could," I said. Mrs. Gutzman gave me a pat. "That's the spirit," she said. "Now there's just one other thing we need to talk about before you get started." Then guess what? She reached under the counter. And she gave me another pair of mitts. I quick held up my hands for her to see. "But I'm already wearing mitts, Mrs. Gutzman. See them? You already gave them to me yesterday."

大小。”古兹曼太太咯咯地笑了。 “别担心，朱尼·b，我想你会发现这所学校有很多非常好的大孩子，”她说。 “你能试一下吗，求你了？”我虚弱地耸了耸肩。 “我不知道……也许我可以，”我说。 古兹曼太太拍了拍我。 “这就是精神，”她说。 “在你开始之前，还有一件事我们需要谈谈。” 然后你猜怎么着？她把手伸到柜台下面。 她又给了我一副手套。 我迅速举起双手给她看。 “但我已经戴上手套了，古兹曼太太。 看到它们吗?你昨天已经给我了。”