5. The Ugliest Face in the World

Chapter 5 The Ugliest Face in the World Judy and Melanie were hanging upside down from the monkey bars. "Hi, Marvin," said Judy. "Do you want to come to my slumber party?" "Okay," said Marvin. "Oh, goody," said Melanie. "We can stay up late and paint each other's toenails." Marvin woke up. "No!" he said, almost shouting. He wanted to call Judy Jasper on the telephone and tell her he didn't want to go to her slumber party. And he didn't want to paint his toenails! It was just a dream, he reminded himself.

第五章世界上最丑的脸朱迪和媚兰倒挂在单杠上。 “嗨，马文，”朱迪说。“你想参加我的睡衣派对吗?”“好吧，”马文说。 “唔，太好了，"媚兰说。 “我们可以熬夜，给对方涂脚趾甲。” 马文醒了。“不!”他几乎是大喊大叫地说。 他想给朱迪·贾斯帕打电话，告诉她他不想参加她的睡衣派对。 他也不想涂脚趾甲!这只是一场梦，他提醒自己。

A dream? He wasn't supposed to go to sleep! He jumped out of bed. He checked himself over. He was still a boy. He looked at his clock. 3:45. He had been asleep less than five minutes. That wasn't enough time to turn into a girl. He backed away from his bed and knocked over his desk chair. As he set it back up, he found himself staring at the ugliest face in the world! He screamed. He quickly covered his mouth. It was just General Jackson. Safe in the glass cage. That shouldn't have scared him. "I'm not afraid of a lizard," he said. Girls are afraid of lizards. He looked right into the eyes of General Jackson. To prove he wasn't afraid. "You don't scare me," he said. General Jackson stuck out his tongue. "How gross!" said Marvin. He covered his mouth again.

一场梦吗?他不应该去睡觉的!他跳下床。 他检查了一下自己。他还是个孩子。 他看了看时钟。点45。 他睡了还不到五分钟。 这段时间还不够我变成女孩。 他从床上退了下来，打翻了他的办公椅。 当他把它重新放起来时，他发现自己正盯着世界上最丑的脸!他尖叫道。 他赶紧捂住嘴。 只是杰克逊将军。 在玻璃笼子里很安全。这不该吓到他。 “我不怕蜥蜴，”他说。 女孩害怕蜥蜴。 他直视着杰克逊将军的眼睛。 为了证明他不害怕。 “你吓不倒我，”他说。 杰克逊将军伸出了舌头。 “真恶心!”马文说。他又捂住了嘴。

Girls think lizards are gross. "I don't think you're gross," he told the General. "I don't. I really don't. In fact, I think you're cute." He covered his mouth. Girls think lizards are cute. He ran to the bathroom. He looked at himself in the mirror. He tried to look just at his face. Not the hair. Not the Ninja Turtle pajamas. Just his face. It looked just the way it always did. Except something about it was different. He rubbed his eyes. It was sort of … pretty. He studied his face. He had a girl's nose! As he looked at it from every angle, he became more and more sure of it. "Oh my gosh," he said. He bit his finger. "Hi, Marvin," Linzy said sleepily as she entered the bathroom. Marvin could see her in the mirror. "Linzy, can I ask you something?" he said. "Okay," said Linzy. She yawned. "Okay, look at me," said Marvin. "This is real

女孩认为蜥蜴很恶心。 “我不认为你很恶心，”他对将军说。 “我不。我真的不知道。事实上，我觉得你很可爱。” 他捂住嘴。女孩认为蜥蜴很可爱。 他跑到浴室。他看着镜子里的自己。 他试着只看自己的脸。 不是头发。不是忍者神龟睡衣。 只有他的脸。它看起来和往常一样。 除了有些不同。 他揉了揉眼睛。还挺……漂亮的。 他端详着自己的脸。他有一个女孩的鼻子!他从各个角度看了看，对这件事越来越有把握了。 “哦，我的天哪，”他说。他咬了自己的手指。 “嗨，马文，”林姿睡眼惺忪地走进浴室。 马文能从镜子里看到她。 “琳兹，我能问你件事吗?”他说。 “好吧，”林兹说。她打了个哈欠。 “好吧，看着我。”马文说。 这是真的

important." He knelt down and put his hand on her shoulder. One thing good about little kids—they always told the truth. "Look at my face," said Marvin. "Do I look like a girl?" Linzy looked hard into his face. She touched his cheek. Then his ear. "Yes," she said. "What?" exclaimed Marvin. "You're crazy, Linzy! That's stupid! You're just a stupid little kid!"

重要。”他跪下来，把手放在她的肩上。 小孩子有一点很好——他们总是说真话。 “看我的脸，”马文说。 “我看起来像女孩吗?”林兹紧紧盯着他的脸。 她摸了摸他的脸颊。然后是他的耳朵。 “是的，”她说。“什么?”马文叫道。 “你疯了，琳兹!”那是愚蠢的!你只是个愚蠢的小孩!”

A frown slowly formed on Linzy's face. "I'm sorry," said Marvin. "I'm sorry, Linzy." But it was too late. She was crying.

林兹的脸上慢慢地皱起了眉头。 “对不起，”马文说。“对不起，琳兹。” 但为时已晚。她在哭。

"I'm sorry," Marvin said again. He sighed. "Okay. Why do you think I look like a girl?" "You look like a boy," Linzy sobbed. "Then why'd you say I looked like a girl?" "I don't know," she said, still crying. "You must have had a reason," said Marvin. "Just tell me. I won't get mad." "I have to go potty," said Linzy. Marvin waited while his sister used the bathroom. At least in that way, he knew he was still a boy. "I'm sorry I yelled at you," he said when Linzy was through. "It's just—" He stopped. "If I tell you something, do you promise not to tell?" Linzy promised. "I think I'm turning into a girl," said Marvin. Linzy's mouth dropped open. "I always wanted a sister!" she exclaimed, instantly happy. "That's what I wished for on my birthday cake. I blew out all the candles." Marvin laughed. "You'll be such a good sister, Marvin!" said Linzy. "We can play dress-up! And comb each other's hair. And you

“对不起。”马文又说了一遍。 他叹了口气。“好吧。你为什么觉得我看起来像个女孩?”“你看起来像个男孩，”琳齐抽泣着说。 “那你为什么说我看起来像个女孩?”“我不知道，”她说，还在哭。 “你一定是有原因的。”马文说。 “告诉我吧。我不会生气的。” “我要上厕所，”林兹说。 马文等着妹妹上厕所。 至少这样，他知道自己还是个孩子。 “对不起，我对你大吼大叫，”林兹说完后，他说。 “只是——”他停了下来。 “如果我告诉你一件事，你能保证不告诉别人吗?”Linzy承诺。 “我想我正在变成一个女孩，”马文说。 林兹的嘴张得大大的。 “我一直想要一个妹妹!”她叫道，立刻高兴起来。 “这就是我在生日蛋糕上许下的愿望。 我吹灭了所有的蜡烛。” 马文笑了。“你会是个好妹妹的，马文!”林兹说。 “我们可以玩化装游戏!”互相梳头发。 和你