9. He Wouldn’t Hit a Girl

Chapter 9 He Wouldn't Hit a Girl Nick and Stuart were waiting for Marvin. "How'd you get stuck walking with Patsy Gatsby?" asked Nick. Marvin shrugged. He looked at Patsy. She was already walking away, head down. "Was she weird?" asked Stuart. "No," said Marvin. "We just talked." "Ugh!" exclaimed Nick. "You talked to her!" "C'mon," said Stuart. "Let's go climb the spiderweb." The giant spiderweb was Marvin's favorite thing at Lake Park. It was made out of rope. It was fun to climb, but scary. Especially way up at the top. Marvin started toward it, then stopped and glanced

第九章他不会打女孩尼克和斯图尔特在等马文。 “你是怎么和帕齐·盖茨比一起走的?”尼克问。 马文耸耸肩。他看着帕齐。 她已经低头走开了。 “她古怪吗?”斯图亚特问。 “不，”马文说。“我们只是聊了聊。” “啊!”尼克叫道。“你跟她说话了!”“来吧，”斯图亚特说。 “我们去爬蜘蛛网吧。” 巨大的蜘蛛网是马文在湖公园最喜欢的东西。 它是用绳子做的。爬上去很有趣，但也很吓人。 尤其是在顶端。 马文朝它走去，然后停下来瞥了一眼

back at Patsy. She was sitting on the sidewalk. Playing jacks. She didn't notice Clarence, Travis, and Kenny standing behind her. She bounced the red ball. Clarence kicked it. "Oops. Sorry, Worm-Face," he said. Kenny and Travis laughed. "C'mon, Marvin," said Nick, heading toward the spiderweb. Marvin started after his friends, then stopped again. He watched as Patsy tried to walk away from Clarence. "What's the matter, Stink-Head?" asked Clarence. He grabbed one of her suspenders. "Let go," said Patsy. Clarence pulled the suspender way back, then snapped it against her. Travis and Kenny laughed. Clarence grabbed her other suspender and snapped it, too. "Quit it," said Patsy. "Quit it," teased Clarence. "Leave her alone!" said Marvin.

回到帕齐身边。她坐在人行道上。 玩爆竹。她没有注意到克拉伦斯、特拉维斯和肯尼站在她身后。 她把红球弹了起来。克拉伦斯踢了它。 “哦。对不起，虫脸。”他说。 肯尼和特拉维斯笑了。“来吧，马文。”尼克说着朝蜘蛛网走去。 马文开始追他的朋友，然后又停了下来。 他看着帕齐试图从克拉伦斯身边走开。 “怎么了，臭脑袋?”克拉伦斯问。 他抓住了她的一条背带。 “放手，”帕齐说。克拉伦斯把吊带往后拉，然后啪地一声撞在她身上。 特拉维斯和肯尼笑了。克拉伦斯抓住她的另一条背带，也把它折断了。 “别说了，”帕齐说。“别闹了，”克拉伦斯揶揄道。 “放开她!”马文说。

Clarence turned. "What's your problem, Redpost?" Marvin marched right up to Clarence. "You think you're so tough, Clarence!" he said, hands on hips. "Well, you're not. You're just stupid and gross." "I can beat you up," said Clarence. "Oh, gee, I'm scared," said Marvin. He turned to Patsy. "Clarence thinks he's really great, just because he's the biggest kid in the class. Well, the only reason he's so big is because he's been left back a hundred times."

克拉伦斯。“你怎么了，红邮政?”马文径直走向克拉伦斯。 “你以为你很坚强吗，克拉伦斯!”他双手叉腰说。 “嗯，你不是。你又蠢又恶心。” “我可以揍你一顿，”克拉伦斯说。 “哦，天哪，我好害怕，”马文说。 他转向帕齐。“克拉伦斯认为他真的很棒，因为他是班上最大的孩子。 嗯，他这么大的唯一原因是他被抛在后面一百次了。”

Patsy laughed. "I'm warning you," said Clarence. A crowd gathered around them. "Oh, grow up!" said Marvin.

容易受骗的人都笑了。“我警告你，”克拉伦斯说。 一群人围着他们。 “哦，成熟点吧!”马文说。

Clarence glared at Marvin. Marvin looked right back at him. Their faces were inches apart. "I don't believe it," said Marvin. "You get uglier every day." A group of girls laughed. Clarence forced a laugh. He turned away. "You're not worth it," he said. "All right, Marvin!" said Nick, slapping him on the back. "Wow," said Stuart. "You stood up to Clarence." Casey Happleton stared at him, finger in mouth. "Weren't you scared?" asked Nick. "No," said Marvin. "Clarence wouldn't hit—" Marvin stopped. He was confused. He was going to say, Clarence wouldn't hit a girl.

克拉伦斯怒视着马文。 马文也看着他。 他们的脸相距几英寸。 “我不相信。”马文说。 “你一天比一天丑。” 一群女孩笑了。克拉伦斯勉强笑了笑。 他转过身去。“你不值得，”他说。 “好吧，马文!”尼克说着拍了拍他的背。 “哇，”斯图亚特说。“你勇敢地面对克拉伦斯。” 凯西·哈普尔顿盯着他，嘴里含着手指。 “你不害怕吗?”尼克问。 “不，”马文说。“克拉伦斯不会打——”马文停了下来。 他很困惑。他想说，克拉伦斯不会打女孩的。