19. Who Is Wedgie Magee

CHAPTER 19 WHO IS WEDGIE MAGEE? George and Harold stopped by the thrift store on their way home to buy a bunch of supplies for Tuesday. The checkout lady gave them a very strange look as they walked up to the cash register. "What are all these dresses for?" asked the lady. "They're for school," said Harold. "Oh," said the lady.

第十九章谁是楔麦吉？ 乔治和哈罗德在回家的路上顺道去旧货店买了一些星期二要用的东西。 当他们走向收银台时，收款台的女士用很奇怪的眼神看了他们一眼。 “这些衣服是干什么用的？”女士问。 “是上学用的。”哈罗德说。 “哦，”女士说。

When they got home, the two boys sat in George's bedroom and counted Kipper's stolen money. It totaled $916.00. "I feel like Robin Hood!" said George. "What should we do with all this dough?" "I think we should use it to buy lunches for all the kindergartners!" said Harold. "That's what it was supposed to be used for in the first place!" George agreed. He picked up the phone and called the Piqua Pizza Palace. "Can you guys deliver pizzas to the elementary school around noon tomorrow?" he said. "Really? Awesome! We'll take five large cheese pizzas, five large pepperoni, and five large black olive and pineapple." George discussed the details and arranged to drop off the payment in the morning. "We're all set for lunch tomorrow," said George. "Cool!" said Harold.

回到家后，两个男孩坐在乔治的卧室里数着基珀偷来的钱。 总共是16.00。“我觉得自己像罗宾汉！”乔治说。 “我们该怎么处理这些生面团？”“我想我们应该用这笔钱给所有的幼儿园小朋友买午餐！”哈罗德说。 “它本来就应该是用来做这个的！”乔治同意了。 他拿起电话，打给Piqua Pizza Palace。 “你们能在明天中午左右把披萨送到小学吗？”他说。 “真的吗?太棒了!我们要五个大的芝士披萨，五个大的意大利辣香肠，五个大的黑橄榄菠萝。” 乔治讨论了细节，并安排明天早上付款。 “明天的午餐我们都准备好了，”乔治说。 “酷！”哈罗德说。

The next morning on the way to school, George and Harold walked by the Piqua Pizza Palace. It wouldn't open until 11:00 A.M., but that didn't matter. George took out an envelope filled with money, coupons, instructions, and a tip for the delivery guy, and dropped it through the mail slot on the front door. George and Harold had a very busy day ahead of them. They got to school early and unlocked the door to their secret restroom stall. As the two boys unloaded their supplies and arranged their stilts, they heard the sounds of the other students beginning to arrive. Today sounded just like any other day, but things at Jerome Horwitz Elementary School were starting to change.

第二天早上，在上学的路上，乔治和哈罗德经过皮夸披萨宫。 它要到上午11点才开门，但那不重要。 乔治拿出一个信封，里面装满了钱、优惠券、使用说明和给送货员的小费，然后把它扔进了前门的信箱口。 乔治和哈罗德今天要忙得不可开交。 他们很早就到了学校，打开了通往秘密厕所隔间的门。 当两个男孩卸下他们的补给品，摆好他们的高跷时，他们听到了其他学生开始到达的声音。 今天听起来和平常没什么两样，但杰罗姆·霍维茨小学的情况开始发生变化。

Kipper stood by the entrance of the school like normal, but he wasn't just stealing money from the kindergartners like he usually did. Today he also wanted information. He seemed a little anxious, and shaky—like he hadn't gotten a lot of sleep the night before. Kipper's three buddies (who usually stuck close to his side) were keeping their distance from him. Loogie, Bugg, and Finkstein all watched Kipper with worried looks on their faces. Kipper grabbed every kid who came toward the door and asked them all the same question: "Who is Wedgie Magee?"

Kipper像往常一样站在学校门口，但他不像往常那样只是从幼儿园的孩子那里偷钱。 今天他还想要信息。 他看上去有点焦虑，浑身发抖——好像昨晚没怎么睡。 Kipper的三个伙伴（他们通常紧跟在他身边）与他保持着距离。 鲁吉、巴格和芬克斯坦都忧心忡忡地看着基珀。 Kipper抓住每一个向门口走来的孩子，问他们同一个问题：“谁是Wedgie Magee?”

Nobody outside the school had ever heard of Wedgie Magee. But inside the school, George and Harold were busy spreading rumors about this mysterious stranger. "Did you hear about Wedgie Magee?" George asked Harold loudly near a group of gossipy girls. "Yeah!" said Harold, even louder. "I heard Wedgie Magee is a GHOST!" "Me, too!" said George. "I heard Wedgie Magee haunts the hallways of this very school, looking for REVENGE!"

学校外没人听说过维吉·麦吉。 但在学校里，乔治和哈罗德正忙着散布关于这个神秘陌生人的谣言。 “你听说过维吉·麦吉吗？”乔治在一群爱说闲话的女孩旁边大声问哈罗德。 “是啊！”哈罗德更大声地说。 “我听说维吉·麦吉是个幽灵！”“我也是！”乔治说。 “我听说维吉·麦吉经常出没在这所学校的走廊上，伺机报复！”

"Revenge against who?" asked Harold intensely. "Against Kipper Krupp!" cried George in a booming whisper. The gossipy girls listened closely as George continued. "I heard that Kipper Krupp got CURSED by the ghost of Wedgie Magee!" "Heavens, no!" cried Harold. "What for?" "For being mean to kindergartners!" said George. "Wedgie Magee is the patron ghost of kindergartners!" "I did not know that," said Harold. "Oh, poor Kipper! Poor, poor Kipper!"

“报复谁？”哈罗德紧张地问。 “反对Kipper Krupp!”乔治用洪亮的声音叫道。 那些爱说长道短的女孩们仔细地听着乔治继续说下去。 “我听说Kipper Krupp被Wedgie Magee的鬼魂诅咒了！”“天哪，不！”哈罗德叫道。 “什么?”乔治说：“因为你对幼儿园的孩子不好！” “维吉·麦吉是幼儿园小朋友的守护神”“我不知道。”哈罗德说。 “哦，可怜的基珀！”可怜的，可怜的基珀！”