8. Practicing

8 Practicing That weekend was the longest day of my life. I kept on wanting to get back to school so I could work on the play some more! That's how come on Monday morning, I ran to my desk as fast as I could. Only I couldn't even stay in my chair that good. 'Cause I had excitement in my seat, that's why! Finally, the bell rang for school. And then wowie wow wow!

那个周末是我一生中最长的一天。 我一直想回到学校，这样我就可以再多写一些剧本了！这就是为什么周一早上，我以最快的速度跑到办公桌前。 只是我在椅子上都坐不稳。 因为我在座位上很兴奋，这就是原因！终于，上课的铃声响了。 然后哇，哇，哇！

Mr. Scary took us to the auditorium to practice on a real, actual stage! And that is a dream come true! My heart was thumping and pumping when I walked up the steps. Then all of us sat down on the stage floor. And Mr. Scary got us started. "Boys and girls, we're going to begin with the very first scene, where Queen Isabella meets Columbus," he said. "Lucille and José? Will you come here, please?" José and Lucille hurried to the front. Then Mr. Scary stood them on separate sides of the stage. And they walked toward each other until they met in the middle. They said their lines. "Hello, sailor. My name is richie Queen Isabella," said Lucille. José did a bow.

吓人先生把我们带到礼堂，在一个真实的舞台上练习！这就是梦想成真！当我走上台阶时，我的心怦怦直跳。 然后我们都在舞台地板上坐下。 恐怖先生让我们开始了。 “孩子们，我们将从第一个场景开始，伊莎贝拉女王遇见哥伦布的场景，”他说。 “露西尔和约瑟夫？”你能过来一下吗？”约瑟和露西尔急忙跑到前面。 然后吓人先生让他们站在舞台的两边。 他们彼此走向对方，直到在中间相遇。 他们念台词。“你好,水手。 我叫里奇·伊莎贝拉女王，”露西尔说。 约瑟鞠了一躬。

"Hola, Queen Isabella. My name is Cristóbal Colón," he said. "I would like to look for a new trade route to China. Can I please have some money to sail the ocean blue?" Lucille pretended to think for a second. Then she fluffed her fluffy hair. And she pulled fake money out of her purse. "Okay. Here's some money," she said. "But please bring back the change." Mr. Scary quick raised his hand and hollered, "Hold it!" "I don't really remember the line about bringing back the change, Lucille," he said. "Is that something new you've added?" Lucille nodded. "Yes. My nanna and I thought of it over the weekend," she explained. "Nanna says that rich people always ask for the change. Or else how do you think they got rich?"

“你好，伊莎贝拉女王。我的名字是Cristóbal Colón。” “我想寻找一条通往中国的新贸易路线。 你能给我点钱让我驾船出海吗？”露西尔假装想了一会儿。 然后她揉了揉蓬松的头发。 她从钱包里掏出了假钞。 “好吧。给你一些钱，”她说。 “但是请把零钱拿回来。” 吓人先生迅速举起手，喊道：“住手！”他说：“露西尔，我真的不记得有句话叫你把变化带回来。” “这是你添加的新东西吗？”露西尔点点头。 “是的。我的奶奶和我在周末的时候就想到了这个问题，”她解释道。 “外婆说有钱人总是要找零。 不然你认为他们是怎么发财的？”

Mr. Scary stared at Lucille a real long time. Then finally, he said, "Let's move on." And he called for the actors in Scene Two. Scene Two is where Columbus picks out the sailors for his trip. All of the sailors ran speedy quick to the front of the stage. Then José stood on a box in front of them. And he said his next line. "Who would like to sail the ocean blue with me? Please call out your names," he said. And so the sailors called out their names. And guess what? One was named Sinbad! And one was named Popeye! And another one was named Captain Hook! I clapped my hands very happy. "This play is turning out better than I

吓人先生盯着露西尔看了好长时间。 最后，他说：“我们继续吧。” 他叫来第二场的演员。 场景二是哥伦布为他的旅行挑选水手的地方。 所有的水手都飞快地跑到舞台前面。 然后约瑟站在他们面前的一个盒子上。 他说了下一句台词。 “谁愿意和我一起在蔚蓝的海洋上航行？” 请叫出你们的名字。”他说。 于是水手们喊出了他们的名字。 你猜怎么着？其中一个名叫辛巴达！其中一个叫大力水手！还有一个叫虎克船长！我非常高兴地拍着手。 “这出戏演得比我还好

thought!" I said. After that, it was time for the three ships. I quick grabbed Sheldon's hand. And I pulled him behind me to the front of the stage. And what do you know? I got there first! And Sheldon got there second! And May was last! I skipped all around her very springy. And I sang a happy ship song. It was to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell." The Pinta got here first! The Pinta got here first! Hi-ho, the derry-o, The Pinta got here first! Mr. Scary made a mad face. "Junie B., that's enough," he said. "For the very last time… this is not a race."

思想!”我说。之后，是三艘船的时间了。 我赶紧抓住谢尔顿的手。 我把他拉到我身后的舞台前面。 你知道什么？我先到的！谢尔顿是第一个到的！梅是最后一个！我蹦蹦跳跳地围着她转。 我唱了一首快乐的船歌。 这首歌是《山谷里的农夫》的曲子。 品塔先到的！品塔先到的！嗨，嗨，平塔先到的！吓人先生做了个鬼脸。 “朱妮·B，够了，”他说。 “我再说最后一次……这不是一场比赛。”

May stuck her nose in my face. "Yeah, Junie Jones. This is not a race," she said. "Not, not, not a race!" Mr. Scary bent down between us. "I'm talking to you, too, May," he said. "If you two can't get along, I'll find someone

梅把鼻子伸到我脸上。 “是的，琼·琼斯。这不是一场比赛。” “不，不，不赛跑！”吓人先生弯下腰挡在我们中间。 “我也在跟你说话，梅，”他说。 “如果你们两个合不来，我去找别人