6. Practicing

6 Practicing Wednesday Dear first-grade journal, Last night Daddy helped me practice my juggling. I kept on throwing those lemons into the air. And they kept on crashing into my floor. Finally, I got frustration in me. And I threw them as high as I could.

星期三练习亲爱的一年级日记：昨晚爸爸帮我练习杂耍。 我不停地把柠檬扔向空中。 它们不停地撞到我的地板上。 最后，我感到沮丧。 我把它们扔得越高越好。

The first one cracked my ceiling light. The next one fell on my bed and knocked out my Raggedy Andy named Larry. Lemons are not as easy as they look. Friday is only two more days away. I am getting stress in me. From, Junie B., First Grader As soon as I finished writing, Mr. Scary walked to the front of the room. And he asked us to put away our journals. "Boys and girls, there are a few more things I need to tell you about the kick-ball tournament on Friday," he said. "For one thing—today and tomorrow—we'll be taking

第一个打碎了我的顶灯。 第二颗落在我的床上，把我那名叫拉里的布娃娃打晕了。 做柠檬不像看上去那么容易。 离星期五只有两天了。 我的压力越来越大。 我刚写完，“吓人先生”就走到教室前面。 他让我们把日记收起来。 “孩子们，关于周五的足球锦标赛，我还有几件事要告诉你们，”他说。 “首先，今天和明天，我们要拿走

extra-long recess periods to get ready." He looked around the class. "Those of you playing on the team will be practicing on the softball field. And those of you who are cheerleaders will be practicing on the sidelines," he told us.

准备课间休息的时间特别长。” 他环顾了一下全班。 “你们队里的人要在垒球场上练习。 你们这些啦啦队员将在场边练习，”他告诉我们。

Camille and Chenille jumped right up from their seats. "Mr. Scary! Mr. Scary! We have good news!" said Camille. "Yes, we do!" said Chenille. "Our mother was a cheerleader in college. And last night she taught us some cheers!" "Right!" said Camille. "And so today Chenille and I can teach them to the other girls!" Mr. Scary smiled very pleased. "That's excellent news, girls," he said. "I'll put you two in charge of teaching the cheers. Then I will have more time to work with the kickball team and the halftime show." He looked back in my direction. "Oh and speaking of the halftime show, have you made a decision about what you want to do yet, Junie B.?"

卡米尔和雪尼尔从座位上跳了起来。 “可怕的先生!可怕的先生!我们有好消息！”卡米尔说。 “是的，我们有！”雪尼尔说。 “我们的母亲在大学时是啦啦队长。 昨晚她还教了我们一些欢呼！”“对！”卡米尔说。 “这样，今天雪尼尔和我就可以把它们教给其他女孩了！”吓人先生非常高兴地笑了。 “这是个好消息，姑娘们，”他说。 “我让你们俩负责教欢呼。 这样我就有更多的时间和踢球队员一起工作，参加中场秀。” 他回头看了看我的方向。 “哦，说到中场秀，你决定好要做什么了吗，朱尼·b ?”

I started to nod real happy. Then, all of a sudden, I stopped. On account of what if I told Room One that I was going to juggle in the halftime show? Only I still couldn't learn that talent by Friday? Then some of the children might shout BOO at me. Plus others might laugh and laugh. I tapped on my desk very thinking. BUT—on the other hand—maybe I should just tell my class the whole entire truth. 'Cause Mother says the truth is always best. Only that is not the truth, of course. But maybe this one time, the truth might be the easiest. "Junie B.?" said my teacher again. I stood up at my desk. And I looked at Room One in their eyes.

我开始高兴地点头。 然后，突然间，我停了下来。 因为如果我告诉一号房间我要在中场秀上表演杂耍呢？ 只是我到周五还没学会那个才能？ 然后一些孩子可能会对我大喊大叫。 另外，其他人可能会笑个不停。 我若有所思地敲着桌子。 但是，另一方面，也许我应该告诉我的学生全部真相。 因为妈妈说真相永远是最好的。 当然，这不是事实。 但也许这一次，真相是最简单的。 “朱尼·b ?”我的老师又问。 我站在书桌前。我看着他们的眼睛。

"Okay here is the whole entire truth," I said. "I am trying to learn how to juggle for Sheldon's halftime show. Only please do not get your hopes up, people. 'Cause I maybe might not learn it in time. And so—if I don't juggle at halftime—there is no laughing or booing allowed. And I mean it." I quick sat back down again. Lennie and Herb turned around in their seats. "Whoa! You're learning to juggle?" said Lennie. "That's cool." "Yeah, it is cool," said Herbert. "I wish I could juggle." May rolled her eyes. "I don't," she said. "What's so fun about throwing stuff in the air? And anyway, juggling is only for the circus. Who ever heard of juggling in a halftime show?"

“好吧，这就是全部真相，”我说。 "我在为谢尔顿的中场秀学习耍杂耍。 只是请大家不要抱太大希望。 因为我可能没办法及时学会。 所以，如果我在中场休息时不玩杂耍，就不允许嘲笑或嘘声。 我是认真的。”我很快又坐了下来。 伦尼和赫伯在座位上转过身来。 “哇!你在学玩杂耍？”伦尼说。 “这很酷。”“是啊，很酷，”赫伯特说。 “我希望我能玩杂耍。”梅翻了个白眼。 “我不知道，”她说。“往空中扔东西有什么好玩的？” 不管怎样，杂耍只是马戏团的事。 谁听说过在中场表演中耍杂耍？”