2. Pigs

2/Pigs Lucille sits next to me in Room Nine. I kept on being nice to her. 'Cause I wanted to meet that handsome boy, of course. "Want to be friends again, Lucille? Huh? Want to be friends like we used to be? That would be nice of us, don't you think?" "No," said Lucille. "You only want to be friends so you can steal my new boyfriend." I did a big breath at her. "Yeah, only how can I even steal him, Lucille?" I asked. "'Cause you are way beautifuller than me. Remember that? Remember how beautifuller than me you are?"

在9号房间，露西尔坐在我旁边。 我一直对她很好。 因为我当然想见见那个帅哥。 “想再做朋友吗，露西尔?” 嗯?想和以前一样做朋友吗? 这样我们就太好了，你不觉得吗?”“不，”露西尔说。 “你想和我做朋友只是为了抢走我的新男友。” 我对她深深地吸了一口气。 “是啊，只是我怎么能偷走他呢，露西尔?”我问。 “因为你比我漂亮多了。 还记得吗?还记得你比我漂亮吗?”

Lucille remembered. She fluffed herself. Then she showed me her new lacy socks. "Eight dollars and fifty cents…not including tax," she said. I bugged out my eyes at them. "Wowie-wow-wow. Those are some fancy feet you have there, madam!" I said. After that, I showed Lucille my socks, too. "See, Lucille? See mine? They are very sagging and droopy. That's because last night me and my dog Tickle played tug-of-war with those things. And he got drooly on them."

露西尔记住。她把自己弄松了。 然后她给我看了她的新花边袜子。 “八美元五十美分……不含税，”她说。 我瞪大眼睛望着他们。 “Wowie-wow-wow。夫人，你的脚真漂亮!”我说。 在那之后，我也给露西尔看了我的袜子。 “看,露西尔?看到我的吗?它们下垂下垂。 那是因为昨晚我和我的狗挠痒痒和那些东西玩拔河。 他在上面流了口水。”

Lucille made a face. "Eew," she said. "I know they are eew," I said back. "That's what I've been trying to tell you, Lucille. I am a big pig. And so how can I even steal your boyfriend?" Just then, Lucille looked nicer at me.

露西尔做了个鬼脸。“哎呀，”她说。 “我知道它们是新的，”我回答说。 “这就是我一直想告诉你的，露西尔。 我是一只大猪。所以我怎么能偷走你的男朋友呢?”就在这时，露西尔看我的眼神变好了。

I scooted my chair close to her. "Now we are friends again! Right, Lucille? Right?" I said. "And so now you can introduce me to Handsome Warren. 'Cause I won't even steal that guy." Lucille fluffed herself some more. "I don't know…I'll think about it," she said. I clapped my hands real thrilled. Then I quick stood up on my chair. "GRACE! HEY, GRACE!" I hollered. "LUCILLE SAID SHE'LL THINK ABOUT IT!"

我把椅子挪到她身边。 “现在我们又成了朋友!”露西尔? 对吗?”我说。“现在你可以把我介绍给英俊的沃伦了。 因为我不会偷那家伙的。” 露西尔又揉了揉自己。 “我不知道……我会考虑的，”她说。 我拍手，激动不已。 然后我迅速从椅子上站起来。 “恩!嘿,格蕾丝!”我大声喊道。 “露西尔说她会考虑的!”

Just then, I heard a different voice. "JUNIE B. JONES! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?"

就在这时，我听到了一个不同的声音。 “琼·b·琼斯!你以为你在干什么?”

It was my teacher. Her name is Mrs. She has another name, too. But I just like Mrs. and that's all. I smiled kind of nervous. "I am trying to get a message to Grace," I said very soft.

是我的老师。她的名字是太太，她还有另外一个名字。 但我只是喜欢夫人，仅此而已。 我有点紧张地笑了。“我想给格蕾丝捎个信。”我轻声说。