8. Lunchtime

8 Lunchtime Being a helper is not a breeze. After the lunch bell rang, big kids started coming into the kitchen. Two of them pointed at my hair net. They called me the name of Freak-a-zoid. I felt very crumbling inside. "Now I'm not even going to greet you," I said real quiet. After that, I tattletaled to Mrs. Gutzman. And she grouched at those boys. Plus also, she said I didn't have to greet people.

当个帮手可不是件容易的事。 午饭铃响后，大孩子们开始走进厨房。 其中两个人指着我的发网。 他们叫我怪物。 我感到内心非常崩溃。 “现在我都不打算跟你打招呼了。”我平静地说。 在那之后，我向古兹曼太太打了小报告。 她对那些男孩抱怨。 另外，她说我不用跟人打招呼。

Instead, she said I could sponge the counter. I hurried over there my fastest. Then I sponged and sponged until the big kids were gone. Pretty soon, I looked at the door again. And guess what? I saw my friends from Room One! I saw Herb and Lennie and José and Shirley and Roger! They were at the counter with their trays! I ran over to them speedy quick. "Hello, everyone! Hello! Hello! Look at me! See me working in here? I am being a helper! See?" I said. All of them smiled and waved. "Hi, Junie B.! Hi!" they said. I skipped around in a circle.

相反，她说我可以用海绵擦柜台。 我以最快的速度赶到那里。 然后我用海绵擦啊擦，直到大孩子们都走了。 很快，我又看了看那扇门。 你猜怎么着？我看到一号房间的朋友了！我看到了赫伯、伦尼、约瑟、雪莉和罗杰！他们拿着托盘站在柜台边！我飞快地跑向他们。 “你好,每个人!你好!你好!看着我！看到我在这里工作了吗？ 我是在帮你！看到了什么?”我说。 他们都微笑着挥手。 “嗨，朱尼·b !”嗨！”他们说。 我绕着圈子跳来跳去。

"See my outfit? I am a real professional lunch maker! See? I look just like Mrs. Gutzman!" I showed them my sponge. "And look at this! I even have 'quipment!" After that, I ran back to the sinks. And I showed them how I wiped the counter. "Can everyone see me over here?" I asked. "I am the boss of this whole entire sponged area." After that, I zoomed to the napkins. "Plus also, I am the boss of the napkins," I said. "See how I stacked them? If I keep up the good work, someday I will be the boss of

“看到我的衣服了吗？”我是真正的专业午餐师！看到了吗? 我看起来就像古兹曼太太！”我给他们看了我的海绵。 “看看这个！”我甚至有‘装备’！”在那之后，我跑回水槽。 我给他们看我是怎么擦柜台的。 “大家都能看到我吗？”我问。 “我是这整个海绵区域的老板。” 在那之后，我把镜头对准了餐巾纸。 “另外，我是餐巾纸的老板，”我说。 “看到我是怎么叠的了吗？”如果我继续努力，总有一天我会成为…的老板

this whole operation, probably!" Just then, May came in the door. She did a mean laugh. "You're not a real lunch maker, Junie Jones," she said. "They're just letting you pretend. Don't you know that?" All of a sudden, I felt steamy mad inside. 'Cause I am sick and tired of that dumb girl! I stamped my foot real hard. "Yes, I am, too, a real lunch maker!" I said. "Can't you even see my outfit, May? If I am not a real lunch maker, then how come I am wearing mitts and a hair net? Huh?" May did not answer. "I'LL TELL YOU WHY, SISTER!" I said. "'CAUSE I'M KEEPING HAIR AND GERMS OUT OF THE TUNA NOODLE STINKLE! THAT'S WHY!"

可能是整个行动！”就在这时，梅走了进来。 她刻薄地笑了一声。“你不是一个真正的午餐厨师，琼·琼斯，”她说。 “他们只是让你假装。 你不知道吗？”突然间，我感到内心非常愤怒。 因为我受够了那个蠢女孩！我使劲跺脚。 “是的，我也是，一个真正的午餐师！”我说。 “你连我的衣服都看不到吗，梅？” 如果我不是一个真正的午餐厨师，那我怎么会戴着手套和发网呢？ 嗯?”梅没有回答。“我来告诉你为什么，妹妹！”我说。 “因为我要防止头发和细菌沾染金枪鱼面条的臭味！”这就是为什么!”

Behind me, I heard Mrs. Gutzman groan. I turned around to see her. Her face looked very sickish. I turned back to Room One. Their faces looked sickish, too. One by one, all of them put their lunch trays back. "I don't really feel that hungry anymore," said Herb kind of quiet. "Me neither," said José. "I had a really big breakfast." Then, very slow, all of the children started backing out of the kitchen.

我听到古兹曼太太在我身后呻吟。 我转过身去看她。 她的脸看上去很虚弱。 我转身回到一号房间。 他们的脸看起来也很病态。 他们一个接一个地把午餐托盘放回去。 “我真的不觉得那么饿了。”赫伯有点安静地说。 “我也是，”约瑟说。“我吃了一顿丰盛的早餐。” 然后，所有的孩子都慢慢地从厨房里退了出来。

I watched them from the door. They backed all the way to our lunch table. Mr. Scary was waiting for them there. He talked to them a minute. Then he came into the kitchen and talked to Mrs. Gutzman. They whispered to each other for a real long time. Also, they kept looking at me. And they wouldn't even stop.

我从门口看着他们。 他们一路退到我们的午餐桌前。 吓人先生在那里等着他们。 他和他们谈了一会儿。 然后他走进厨房，跟古兹曼太太说话。 他们低声交谈了很长时间。 而且，他们一直看着我。 他们甚至不会停下来。