1. A Weird Girl

MARVIN REDPOST 3 Is He a Girl?

他是女孩吗?

Chapter 1 A Weird Girl Casey Happleton said, "If you kiss yourself on the elbow, you'll turn into a girl." Marvin Redpost looked at her. They sat next to each other in Mrs. North's class. Casey had a ponytail that stuck out of the side of her head, instead of the back. "It's true," said Casey. "If a boy kisses his elbow, he'll turn into a girl. And if a girl kisses her elbow, she'll turn into a boy." "Can you change back?" asked Marvin. "Sure," said Casey. "You just have to kiss your elbow again." Marvin thought about it. But he wasn't about to try.

凯西·哈普尔顿说:“如果你亲吻自己的胳膊肘，你就会变成一个女孩。” 马文·雷德波斯特看着她。 他们在诺斯夫人的课上挨着坐。 凯西的马尾辫从头的一侧伸出来，而不是后面。 “这是真的，”凯西说。“如果男孩吻他的手肘，他就会变成女孩。” 如果一个女孩吻她的手肘，她就会变成一个男孩。” “你能换回去吗?”马文问。 “当然，”凯西说。“你只需要再吻一下你的手肘。” 马文想了想。但他不打算尝试。

At least not in front of Casey. "Does it matter which elbow you kiss?" he asked. "Either one," said Casey. "But it has to be on the outside, where it's hard. Not the soft part on the inside." "Have you ever kissed your elbow?" Marvin asked her. "No!" she exclaimed. "What do you think I am—some kind of weirdo?" Marvin shrugged. He did think Casey Happleton was weird. "Who's jabbering?" asked Mrs. North. "Marvin and Casey?" Marvin turned red. Everyone was looking at him and Casey. He hoped no one thought he liked her. He folded his arms on his desk, and lay his head on top of them. He looked at his elbow. First of all, he didn't believe he'd really turn into a girl. Second of all, he didn't know if his mouth could even reach his elbow. He slowly moved his mouth toward his elbow. He wasn't going to kiss it. He just wanted to see if his mouth would reach.

至少不是在凯西面前。 “吻哪只胳膊肘有关系吗?”他问道。 “都可以，”凯西说。“但它必须在外面，在那里很难。 而不是里面柔软的部分。” “你吻过自己的胳膊肘吗?”马文问她。 “不!”她叫道。“你以为我是什么人——某种怪人吗?”马文耸耸肩。 他确实觉得凯西·哈普尔顿很奇怪。 “谁在胡言乱语?”诺斯太太问。 “马文和凯西?”马文脸红了。 所有人都看着他和凯西。 他希望没有人认为他喜欢她。 他把胳膊交叉放在桌子上，把头枕在上面。 他看了看自己的手肘。首先，他不相信自己真的会变成一个女孩。 其次，他甚至不知道他的嘴能不能够到他的手肘。 他慢慢地把嘴移向肘部。 他不打算吻它。 他只是想看看他的嘴能不能够得着。

It didn't. He tried a different way. He sat up straight. Then he reached behind himself, as if to scratch his back. He stretched out his lips. "Oh my gosh!" said Casey. She bit her finger. "What?" Marvin demanded. "I saw you!" said Casey. "You were trying to kiss your elbow." "I was not," said Marvin. "I was scratching my back."

它没有。他尝试了另一种方法。 他坐直了身子。然后他把手伸到背后，好像要抓自己的背。 他张开嘴唇。 “哦，我的天哪!”凯西说。她咬了自己的手指。 “什么?”马文问道。“我看见你了!”凯西说。 “你想吻你的胳膊肘。” “我没有。”马文说。“我在挠背。”

"You want to be a girl!" said Casey. "I had an itch," said Marvin. "You're so weird," said Casey. "You're the one who's weird," said Marvin. "You think everyone who scratches his back is really trying to kiss his elbow." "Not everyone," said Casey. "Just you." "Marvin! Casey!" said Mrs. North. "Do I have to separate you two?" "Oooh, Marvin and Casey!" said Judy. The other kids laughed. Marvin buried his head under his arms. She's the one who's weird, he thought. I would never try to turn into a girl right in the middle of class! I wouldn't change into a girl anyway. But if I did, I wouldn't do it in school! "Casey," Melanie said, loud enough for Marvin to hear. "I think Marvin likes you." Casey looked at Marvin. "Oh my gosh," she said. She bit her finger. That was another reason Marvin thought Casey was weird. She always said "Oh my gosh" and bit her finger.

“你想成为一个女孩!”凯西说。 “我很痒，”马文说。 “你真奇怪，”凯西说。 “你才是那个奇怪的人，”马文说。 “你以为每个挠他背的人都是想亲他的胳膊肘吗?” “不是每个人，”凯西说。 “只有你。””马文!卡西!”诺斯太太说。 “一定要我把你们俩分开吗?”“哦，马文和凯西!”朱迪说。 其他的孩子都笑了。马文把头埋在腋下。 她才是那个奇怪的人，他想。 我绝对不会在上课的时候变成女生!反正我也不会变成女孩。 但如果我做了，我不会在学校做的!“凯西，"媚兰说，声音大到马文都能听见。 “我觉得马文喜欢你。” 凯西看着马文。“哦，我的天哪，”她说。 她咬了自己的手指。这也是马文觉得凯西古怪的另一个原因。 她总是说“我的天啊”，然后咬自己的手指。