7. It’s Fun to Be a Girl

Chapter 7 It's Fun to Be a Girl Marvin sat at his desk in Mrs. North's room. He didn't see what was so bad about hopscotch. He didn't know why Nick and Stuart had laughed at him. It takes a lot of skill to play hopscotch, he thought. Boys are just stupid! No, I don't mean that! he quickly told himself. But girls were smarter than boys. That was a fact. Everybody knew that. Or did they? He couldn't remember if he used to think girls were smarter. Before he kissed his elbow. He concentrated on his work. He had been learning cursive writing.

马文坐在诺斯夫人房间的书桌前。 他看不出跳房子游戏有什么不好。 他不知道尼克和斯图亚特为什么嘲笑他。 玩跳房子游戏需要很多技巧，他想。 男孩就是蠢!不，我不是那个意思!他很快告诉自己。 但是女孩比男孩聪明。 这是事实。每个人都知道。 或者是真的吗?他不记得自己以前是否认为女孩更聪明。 然后他吻了吻他的胳膊肘。 他专心工作。 他一直在学草书。

He had the worst handwriting in the class. It was usually so bad, even he couldn't read it. That was because he always wrote so fast. But now, instead of rushing, he wrote each letter slowly and carefully. Mrs. North walked past his desk. "Very nice, Marvin," she said. Marvin smiled. It wasn't so hard to write neatly, he realized. If you just took your time. He wrote each letter just the way he had been taught. Except he didn't dot his i's. Instead, over each letter i he drew a tiny heart. He yawned. He wished he could close his eyes for just a few seconds. "Go to sleep, Marvin," said a voice inside his head. It was a girl's voice. "Close your eyes," the voice said softly. "You're halfway there." He rubbed his eyes. "What's wrong with turning into a girl?" asked the

他的书法是班上最差的。 通常都写得很糟糕，连他自己都看不懂。 那是因为他总是写得很快。 但现在，他不再着急，而是慢慢地、仔细地写着每封信。 诺斯夫人走过他的桌子。 “很好，马文，”她说。 马文笑了。他意识到，写得整洁一点并不难。 只要你不慌不忙。 他按照老师教他的方式写每一封信。 只不过他没有在i上做点。 相反，他在每个字母i上画了一个小心。 他打了个哈欠。他真希望自己能闭上眼睛哪怕几秒钟。 “去睡吧，马文。”他脑子里有个声音说。 那是一个女孩的声音。“闭上眼睛，”那个声音轻声说。 “你已经成功了一半。”他揉了揉眼睛。 “变成女孩有什么不好?”男孩问

voice. "Girls are better than boys. Girls are smarter. Prettier. Braver. Girls can have ponytails. Pigtails. Bangs. Girls can wear sparkles on their clothes." Marvin's eyes shut for a second, but he quickly opened them. "Girls can do somersaults, Marvin. Your four-year-old sister can do a somersault, and you can't. "Girls can hang from the monkey bars upside down by their knees." Marvin had always wished he could do that. "Girls can go into the girls' bathroom," said the voice. "Don't you want to go into the girls' bathroom? And hear all the secrets girls tell in there?" Marvin wondered what girls talked about inside the girls' bathroom. They always came out giggling. "They tell the most amazing secrets," said the voice. "No boy would ever understand." His eyes closed. He dreamed he was hanging from the monkey bars by his knees. A warm breeze blew in his face. Birds were singing.

的声音。“女孩比男孩好。 女孩更聪明。更漂亮。 勇敢的。女孩可以扎马尾。 辫子。刘海。女孩们可以在衣服上穿亮晶晶的衣服。” 马文的眼睛闭了一会儿，但很快又睁开了。 “女孩子会翻筋斗的，马文。 你四岁的妹妹会翻筋斗，而你不会。 “女孩们可以用膝盖倒挂在单杠上。” 马文一直希望自己能做到这一点。 “女生可以去女生洗手间。”那个声音说。 “你不想去女厕所吗?” 听到女孩们在里面讲的所有秘密吗?”马文想知道女孩们在女洗手间里都在聊些什么。 他们总是咯咯地笑着出来。 “它们能说出最惊人的秘密。”那声音说。 “没有男孩会理解的。” 他闭上了眼睛。他梦见自己被吊在单杠上。 一阵暖风吹在他的脸上。 鸟儿在歌唱。

He had long hair. It brushed against the ground. He swung high off the monkey bars, did a somersault in midair, and landed on his feet. His hair was shiny and silky. It hung over his shoulders. He shook his head. His hair swished from side to side. He shook his head really fast. His hair whipped around. He giggled. jmkfho. It was fun to be a girl! Out of the corner of his mouth he blew a few strands of hair off his face.

他留着长发。它擦着地面。 他从单杠上高高荡了下来，在半空中翻了个筋斗，然后双脚着地。 他的头发光泽柔滑。 它挂在他的肩膀上。 他摇了摇头。他的头发左右摆动。 他很快地摇了摇头。 他的头发乱转。他咯咯地笑着说。 当个女孩真有趣!他从嘴角吹掉脸上的几缕头发。