3. Marvin Wears a Dress

Chapter 3 Marvin Wears a Dress Marvin got up. He checked himself over. He was still a boy. Of course he was still a boy! He couldn't wait to tell Casey. That would prove once and for all she was weird. He climbed back into bed. No, he couldn't tell Casey, he realized. Then she'd think he was weird for kissing his elbow. But he had done it. That was the main thing. There's nothing Marvin Redpost can't do! he thought. He went right to sleep. He dreamed he was playing baseball. The bases were loaded. Two outs. Last inning. His

第三章马文穿衣服马文站了起来。 他检查了一下自己。他还是个孩子。 他当然还是个孩子!他迫不及待地想告诉凯西。 那就彻底证明了她是个怪人。 他爬回床上。不，他意识到他不能告诉凯西。 然后她会觉得他亲吻自己的手肘很奇怪。 但他做到了。这是最主要的。 没有什么是马文·雷德波斯特做不到的!他想。 他马上就睡着了。他梦见自己在打棒球。 垒都装好了。两个细节。 最后一局。他的

team was losing by three runs. A home run would win the game. "Good. Marvin's up," said Nick. "Marvin will hit a home run." "There's nothing Marvin Redpost can't do," said Stuart. "It's his elbows," said Nick. "He has the strongest elbows on the team." Marvin stepped up to the plate. The crowd was cheering, "Mar-vin! Mar-vin! Mar-vin!" Clarence was the pitcher. Clarence was the toughest kid in Marvin's class. Maybe in the whole school. Marvin tapped the plate with his bat. He raised it above his shoulder. Clarence spat on the dirt. He glared at Marvin. Marvin waved the bat back and forth. He was afraid of Clarence but tried not to show it. Suddenly Clarence laughed. Then everyone else laughed too. The umpire spoke to Marvin. "I'm sorry, young man," he said. "But you can't play. You're out of uniform." "Huh?" said Marvin.

球队输了三分。 本垒打就能赢得比赛。 “很好。马文起来了。”尼克说。 “马文会打出全垒打。” “没有什么是马文·红波斯特做不到的，”斯图亚特说。 “是他的胳膊肘，”尼克说。 “他的胳膊肘是队里最强壮的。” 马文走向本垒板。 人群欢呼着:“马文!Mar-vin !Mar-vin !”克拉伦斯是投手。 克拉伦斯是马文班上最难对付的孩子。 也许在整个学校。 马文用他的球棒轻敲着盘子。 他把它举过肩膀。 克拉伦斯朝泥土吐了口唾沫。 他怒视着马文。马文来回挥动着球棒。 他害怕克拉伦斯，但尽量不表现出来。 克拉伦斯突然笑了。 然后其他人也都笑了。 裁判对马文说。 “对不起，年轻人，”他说。 “但是你不会玩。你没穿制服。” “嗯?”马文说。

He looked down at his clothes. He was wearing a dress.

他低头看了看自己的衣服。 他穿着一件连衣裙。