3 Chapter 3

Chapter 3 It got worse.… "What's your favorite color, Marvin?" asked Judy. Marvin thought about red, because he had red hair and his name was Marvin Redpost. But really, he liked green better—the color of grass and trees. The color of springtime. "Green," he said. "The color of boogers!" said Melanie. "You're disgusting, Marvin!" said Judy as she wrote down his answer on her sheet of paper. Marvin felt terrible. In fifty years they'll dig up the time capsule. And they'll find out a boy named Marvin Redpost picked his nose. And everyone will laugh at him. Maybe in fifty years he'd be president! But then they'd dig up the time capsule and say, "You can't be president anymore. You picked your nose."

情况变得更糟了。“马文，你最喜欢什么颜色?”朱迪问。 马文想到了红色，因为他有一头红头发，他的名字叫马文·雷德波斯特。 但实际上，他更喜欢绿色——草和树的颜色。 春天的颜色。“绿色的，”他说。 “鼻屎的颜色!"媚兰说。 “你真恶心，马文!”朱迪一边在纸上写下他的答案一边说。 马文感觉糟透了。五十年后他们会挖出时间胶囊。 他们会发现一个叫马文·雷德波斯特的男孩挖了他的鼻子。 每个人都会嘲笑他。 也许五十年后他会成为总统!然后他们会挖出时间胶囊，说:“你不能再当总统了。 你挖鼻孔了。”

It wasn't fair. The ball was over the line. They didn't let him play wall-ball at recess. "You'll get boogers on the ball," said Justin. Everyone laughed. But it was more than just a joke. They believed it too. As he walked away, he almost bumped into Heather. Heather was playing hopscotch with Gina. "Yuck, don't let him touch you," said Gina. After school he caught up with Nick and Stuart.

这不公平。球越过了线。 他们不让他在课间休息时玩壁球。 “你会在球上弄到鼻屎的，”贾斯汀说。 每个人都笑了。但这不仅仅是一个玩笑。 他们也相信了。他走开的时候，差点撞到希瑟。 希瑟在和吉娜玩跳房子游戏。 “哎呀，别让他碰你，”吉娜说。 放学后，他赶上了尼克和斯图尔特。

"So what do you want to do today?" he asked. Stuart and Nick looked at each other. "We can go to my house," Marvin suggested. "Uh …" said Stuart. Gina and Heather came toward them. Heather made a face at Marvin. "Who's your best friend?" asked Gina. "It's for the survey." "Nick," said Stuart. "Stuart," said Nick. Marvin couldn't believe it. Stuart and Nick would be fighting all the time if it wasn't for him. How could they be best friends? "Who's your best friend, Marvin?" asked Gina. Marvin looked at Nick and Stuart. "I don't have a best friend," he said. He waited for Gina and Heather to leave. "I don't pick my nose," he said. "We know that," said Stuart. "But if I said you were my best friend," explained Nick, "everyone would think I picked my nose too." "You were supposed to tell the truth for the survey,"

“那你今天想做什么?”他问。 斯图尔特和尼克面面相觑。 “我们可以去我家，”马文建议道。 “嗯……”斯图亚特说。吉娜和希瑟朝他们走来。 希瑟对马文做了个鬼脸。 “谁是你最好的朋友?”吉娜问。 “这是调查用的。”“尼克，”斯图亚特说。 “斯图尔特，”尼克说。马文简直不敢相信。 如果不是他，斯图尔特和尼克会一直吵架的。 他们怎么可能是最好的朋友? “谁是你最好的朋友，马文?”吉娜问。 马文看着尼克和斯图尔特。 “我没有最好的朋友，”他说。 他等着吉娜和希瑟离开。 “我不挖鼻孔，”他说。 “我们知道，”斯图亚特说。 “但如果我说你是我最好的朋友，”尼克解释说，“每个人都会认为我也挖了鼻子。” “你应该在调查中说实话。”

said Marvin. "I did," said Nick. "You're still our friend," said Stuart. jmkfho. "Just not our best

马文说。“是的，”尼克说。 “你还是我们的朋友，”斯图亚特说。 “只是不是我们最好的

friend." "That's right," said Nick. "You can't have more than one best friend," said Stuart. Marvin walked home alone. He lived in a two-story gray house. There was a white fence around the house. Next to the gate was one red post. Marvin tapped the red post as he walked through the gate. He had an older brother, Jacob, who was eleven, and a younger sister, Linzy, who was four. They were both in the kitchen. "Marvin!" exclaimed Linzy. "Do you want to play Mommy-Daddy?" "No," muttered Marvin. Linzy always wanted to play Mommy-Daddy. The worst part was that Linzy always insisted on being the Daddy. That meant Marvin had to be the Mommy. "Hiya, Mar," said Jacob. Marvin grunted. "What's wrong?" asked Jacob.

朋友。”“没错，”尼克说。 “你最好的朋友不能超过一个，”斯图亚特说。 马文独自走回家。他住在一栋灰色的两层楼房里。 房子周围有一道白色的篱笆。 大门旁边有一根红柱子。 马文穿过大门时轻拍了一下红柱子。 他有一个11岁的哥哥雅各布(Jacob)和一个4岁的妹妹林兹(Linzy)。 他们俩都在厨房里。 “马文!” “你想玩爸爸妈妈游戏吗?”“不。”马文咕哝道。 琳兹一直想扮演爸爸妈妈。 最糟糕的是琳兹总是坚持要当爸爸。 这意味着马文必须是妈妈。 “你好，妈妈。”雅各布说。马文哼了一声。 “怎么了?”雅各问。

Marvin shrugged. He couldn't tell his big brother that the other kids said he picked his nose. It was so childish. Jacob was cool. "You want to do something?" Marvin asked him. "Can't," said Jacob. "Nate and I are going to ride our bikes down Suicide Hill." "Cool," said Marvin. He opened the refrigerator. "Do you want to play Doggie?" asked Linzy.

马文耸耸肩。他不能告诉他的哥哥，其他孩子说他挖鼻孔。 太幼稚了。雅各布很酷。 “你想做点什么吗?”马文问他。 “不行，”雅各布说。“内特和我要骑自行车去自杀山。” “酷。”马文说。他打开冰箱。 “你想玩小狗吗?”林兹问。