1 Chapter 1

MARVIN REDPOST 5 Class President

马文·雷德波斯特，第五届班长

Chapter 1 There was a red post out in front of Marvin Redpost's house. The rest of the fence was white. Marvin tapped the post for luck as he walked through the gate on his way to school. He wore a pair of blue jeans with a hole over each knee. It was "hole day" at school. Every day had been special this week. Monday, he had to wear socks that didn't match. Tuesday, everyone wore T-shirts that came from a vacation. Wednesday, yesterday, had been hat day. And today, everyone had to wear clothes with holes. His two best friends, Nick and Stuart, were waiting for him at the corner. "Do you think Mrs. North will wear clothes with

马文·雷德波斯特家门前有一根红柱子。 栅栏的其余部分都是白色的。 马文在去学校的路上穿过大门时轻拍了一下柱子，以求好运。 他穿着一条蓝色牛仔裤，每条膝盖上都有一个洞。 今天是学校的“洞日”。 这一周的每一天都很特别。 周一，他不得不穿不相配的袜子。 周二，每个人都穿着度假时穿的t恤。 星期三，也就是昨天，就是这样的一天。 今天，每个人都必须穿有洞的衣服。 他的两个最好的朋友，尼克和斯图亚特，正在拐角处等他。 “你认为诺斯太太会穿有

holes?" asked Stuart. "Sure, why not?" asked Marvin. "No way!" said Nick. "I'll bet you a million dollars!" Nick had also said there was "no way!" Mrs. North would wear mismatched socks. He had also said there was "no way!" she would let the kids wear hats in class. So far, he owed Marvin two million dollars. Nick was wearing a T-shirt that had a large hole under his right armpit. It had been torn in a fight. "She probably doesn't even own any clothes with holes," Nick said. "How could a teacher get holes in her clothes?" "Moths," said Marvin. "She might have a wool sweater. Moths eat wool." "Actually, moths don't really eat wool," Stuart pointed out. "Everybody thinks that, but really, it's the caterpillars that eat the wool." Stuart was wearing a T-shirt that also had a large hole under the right armpit. It had also been torn in a fight. It was the same fight. Nick and Stuart had fought each other. But now they were friends.

洞?”斯图亚特问。“当然可以，为什么不呢?”马文问。 “不可能!”尼克说。“我跟你赌一百万美元!”尼克也说过“不可能!”诺斯太太会穿不相配的袜子。 他还说她“不可能”让孩子们在课堂上戴帽子。 到目前为止，他欠马文200万美元。 尼克穿着一件t恤，右腋下有一个大洞。 它是在一次打斗中被撕破的。 “她可能连一件有洞的衣服都没有，”尼克说。 “老师的衣服怎么会被弄破洞呢?”“飞蛾。”马文说。 “她可能有一件羊毛衫。 飞蛾吃羊毛。”“事实上，飞蛾并不真的吃羊毛，”斯图尔特指出。 “每个人都这么认为，但实际上，是毛毛虫在吃羊毛。” 斯图尔特穿着一件t恤，右腋下也有一个大洞。 它也是在一次战斗中被撕破的。 这是同一场战斗。尼克和斯图亚特打了起来。 但现在他们成了朋友。

"You want to come over after school today?" Nick asked. "Okay," said Stuart. "I can't," said Marvin. "My mom is taking me to the shoe store. I'm going to my cousin's bar mitzvah on Saturday." When they got to school, everybody they saw had holes in their clothes. Travis wore a shirt that was more hole than it was shirt. Clarence had a hole in his sneaker and his sock, so his big toe stuck all the way through. "You should clip your toenail," said Marvin. "You should clip your mouth!" said Clarence. That didn't really make sense, but Marvin got the point. Clarence was the toughest kid in his class. The bell rang, and everybody lined up and went inside. Mrs. North was waiting in the classroom. She had a large hole in her shirt, over her stomach. Marvin stopped and stared. He could see Mrs. North's belly button. Nick now owed him three million dollars.

“你今天放学后想过来吗?”尼克问。 “好吧，”斯图亚特说。“我不能。”马文说。 “我妈妈带我去鞋店。 我星期六要去参加我表弟的成人礼。” 当他们到达学校时，他们看到每个人的衣服上都有洞。 特拉维斯穿了一件比衬衫更有洞的衬衫。 克拉伦斯的球鞋和袜子破了个洞，所以他的大脚趾一直卡在洞里。 “你应该剪你的脚趾甲，”马文说。 “你应该闭上你的嘴!”克拉伦斯说。 这说不通，但马文明白了。 克拉伦斯是班上最难对付的孩子。 下课铃响了，每个人都排好队走了进去。 诺斯夫人在教室里等着。 她的衬衫在肚子上有一个大洞。 马文停下来凝视着。 他能看到诺斯太太的肚脐。 尼克现在欠他三百万美元。