10. Floortime

Chapter 10 Floortime Joe was stirring the yellow Jell-O mixture in a pan on the stove. "Do you want to call your parents?" Marvin's mother asked him. "I already did," said Joe. Marvin didn't know when Joe could have done that. "If you think Jell-O is good, you should try pudding," said Linzy. "I feel bad that I haven't even talked to your mother," said Mrs. Redpost. "She wanted to talk to you, too, Nancy. But she's in a very important meeting with the president." "Oh, I see," said Marvin's mother.

乔正在炉子上的平底锅里搅拌黄色的果冻混合物。 “你想给你父母打电话吗?”马文的妈妈问他。 “我已经说过了，”乔说。 马文不知道乔什么时候能做到这一点。 “如果你认为果冻很好吃，你应该试试布丁，”林兹说。 “我觉得很难过，我甚至没有和你妈妈说过话，”雷德波斯特太太说。 “她也想跟你谈谈，南希。 但她正在和总统举行一个非常重要的会议。” “哦，我明白了，”马文的妈妈说。

Marvin knew his mother didn't quite believe everything Joe said. He wasn't sure he did, either. "Is there someone at your house who can bring your things over?" his mother asked. "You don't have pajamas, a toothbrush, or a change of clothes for tomorrow." "I just wear the same clothes every day," Joe said. "I sleep in them, too." "Oh, I see." "It's true," Marvin said, sticking up for his friend. "He's worn the same clothes every day for a week." "And I always take my toothbrush with me wherever I go," Joe said. He reached into the front pocket of his baggy pants and pulled out a toothbrush.

马文知道他母亲并不完全相信乔所说的一切。 他也不确定自己是否知道。 “你家有人能帮你把东西拿过来吗?”他妈妈问。 “你没有睡衣，没有牙刷，也没有明天的换洗衣服。” “我每天都穿同样的衣服，”乔说。 “我也穿着它们睡觉。”“哦，我明白了。” “是真的，”马文说，为他的朋友说话。 “一个星期以来，他每天都穿同样的衣服。” “无论我走到哪里，我总是带着我的牙刷，”乔说。 他把手伸进宽松裤子的前口袋，掏出一把牙刷。

Marvin's father asked Marvin to help him take the futon up to Marvin's room. The futon was in the family room. When Nick or Stuart spent the night, they slept on that. "You don't have to," said Joe. "I'll sleep on the floor." "The futon is very comfortable," Marvin's father assured him. "Just like a bed." "If you want, you can sleep in my bed, and I'll sleep on the futon," said Marvin. "I don't like beds," said Joe. "At home I sleep on a

马文的父亲让马文帮他把蒲团搬到马文的房间。 蒲团在客厅里。 尼克和斯图尔特在这过夜的时候，他们一直在想这件事。 “你不必这么做，”乔说。 “我睡在地板上。” “蒲团很舒服，”马文的父亲向他保证。 “就像一张床。”“如果你愿意，你可以睡在我的床上，我睡在蒲团上，”马文说。 “我不喜欢床，”乔说。 “在家里，我睡在床上

hard, flat board." "Oh, I see," said Marvin's mother. "What should I do?" asked Marvin's father. "Let him sleep on the floor," said Marvin's mother. "Can I sleep on the floor, too?" asked Linzy. A few hours later, Marvin went to bed and Joe went to floor. "Good night, Joe," said Marvin. "Good night, Marvin," said Joe. "Thanks for inviting me over. This has been the best day of my whole life." Marvin was glad. It had been a fun day for him, too. He felt as if he and Joe had been friends for a long time, not just for one day. "We travel around so much," said Joe. "It's hard for me to make friends." "I guess the kids at school have been kind of mean to you." "Oh, they're okay," said Joe. "I've been treated a lot worse. I just wish I knew what I did wrong. I tried so hard this time. Before I came here, I read books and watched movies about what the kids were like here." Marvin was surprised there were books and movies

又硬又平。”“哦，我明白了，”马文的妈妈说。 “我该怎么办?”马文的父亲问。 “让他睡在地板上，”马文的妈妈说。 “我也可以睡在地板上吗?”林兹问。 几个小时后，马文上床睡觉了，乔下楼去了。 “晚安，乔。”马文说。 “晚安，马文，”乔说。 “谢谢你邀请我过来。 这是我一生中最美好的一天。” 马文很高兴。对他来说，这也是有趣的一天。 他觉得他和乔好像是很久以前的朋友了，而不是一天而已。 “我们到处旅行，”乔说。 “我很难交到朋友。” “我想学校里的孩子们对你有点刻薄。” “哦，他们还好，”乔说。 “我受到过更糟糕的对待。 我只希望我知道我做错了什么。 这次我很努力了。 在我来这里之前，我读了一些关于这里的孩子们的书和电影。” 马文很惊讶居然还有书和电影

about that. "But still, everyone knows I'm different," said Joe. "What did I do wrong?" "You're not different," Marvin said. "I mean, everyone's different. Life would be boring if everyone was the same." "But what do I do that is so different?" Joe asked. "I want to fit in. I want the other kids to like me. What do I have to do?" Marvin didn't know what to say. He didn't want to hurt Joe's feelings. "I don't want to be a door key," said Joe. "You're not a door key," said Marvin. "You're a good friend. If the other kids can't see that, then that's their problem." Marvin hoped he'd said the right thing. He didn't think Joe should have to change. Still, he wondered if maybe he should have told him to change his clothes, at least.

关于这个。“但是，每个人都知道我是不同的，”乔说。 “我做错了什么?”“你没什么不同，”马文说。 “我的意思是，每个人都不一样。 如果每个人都一样，生活就会很无聊。” “但我做了什么与众不同的事情呢?”乔问。 “我想融入。我想让其他孩子喜欢我。 我该怎么做?”马文不知道该说什么。 他不想伤害乔的感情。 “我不想当一把钥匙，”乔说。 “你不是门钥匙，”马文说。 “你是个好朋友。如果其他孩子看不到这一点，那是他们的问题。” 马文希望他说的是对的。 他认为乔不应该改变。 不过，他还是在想，也许他至少应该告诉他换件衣服。