6. The Flagpole

Chapter 6 The Flagpole After school, Nick and Stuart had to stay inside while Mrs. North talked to them about running in the hallways. Marvin waited outside. He saw Joe come out of the building and walk down the stairs. "Hi, Joe," Marvin said. Joe smiled. "Hi, Marvin." "So, how's it going?" asked Marvin. Joe shrugged. "I guess it's hard being new," said Marvin. "I guess," said Joe. Marvin thought about asking Joe if he wanted to come with him to Stuart's house. But he was afraid what Nick or Stuart would say. "Well, maybe it will get better next

第六章旗杆放学后，诺斯太太跟尼克和斯图亚特谈论在走廊上跑步的事，尼克和斯图亚特只好呆在屋里。 马文在外面等着。他看见乔从大楼里出来，走下楼梯。 “嗨，乔，”马文说。乔笑了笑。 “嗨,马文。”“怎么样?”马文问。 乔耸耸肩。“我想当新人很难吧。”马文说。 “我想是的，”乔说。马文想问乔是否愿意和他一起去斯图尔特家。 但他害怕尼克或斯图亚特会说什么。 “嗯，也许接下来会更好

week. You won't be new anymore." Joe smiled. "Maybe." Nick and Stuart came running out of the school building. "We're free!" Nick shouted as he leaped down the stairs. They stopped short when they noticed that Marvin was talking to Joe. "C'mon, let's go," said Stuart. "Where are you going?" asked Joe. "My house," said Stuart. Marvin decided to take a chance. "You want to come with us?" he asked. "Um, I don't know," said Joe. He looked at Stuart. "You better not," Stuart said. "See, we have to give my dog a bath." "That's right," said Nick. "We have to bathe Fluffy. Fluffy is a real mean dog. He might bite you." "Dogs like me," said Joe. "It's my parents' rule," explained Stuart. "If Fluffy bites another person, we could get sued for a million dollars! Isn't that right, Marvin?" Marvin didn't know what to say. He didn't want to lie

的一周。你不再是新人了。” 乔笑了笑。“也许吧。”尼克和斯图亚特从学校大楼里跑了出来。 “我们自由了!”尼克大叫着跳下楼梯。 当他们注意到马文正在和乔说话时，他们突然停了下来。 “来吧，我们走吧，”斯图亚特说。 “你要去哪儿?”乔问。 “我的房子，”斯图亚特说。马文决定碰碰运气。 “你想和我们一起去吗?”他问。 “嗯，我不知道，”乔说。 他看着斯图亚特。“你最好不要，”斯图亚特说。 “看，我们得给我的狗洗澡了。” “没错，”尼克说。 “我们得给路威洗澡。毛毛真是条卑鄙的狗。 他会咬你的。”“狗喜欢我，”乔说。 “这是我父母的规矩，”斯图亚特解释说。 “如果路威再咬人，我们可能会被起诉，要求赔偿一百万美元!”是不是，马文?”马文不知道该说什么。 他不想撒谎

to Joe, but he also didn't want to betray Nick and Stuart. Besides, if he told Joe the truth, that they really didn't have to bathe Fluffy, it would hurt Joe's feelings. "And you might get your clothes wet and dirty," said Nick. "You don't want to ruin your only clothes, do you?" He glanced at Stuart and smiled. Joe shrugged. "Well, maybe another time," said Marvin. "Okay," said Joe. Marvin felt terrible. "See you Monday," he said. "See you," said Joe. As they walked away, Stuart said, "I can't believe you asked the Door Key to come home with us." "I was just trying to be nice," said Marvin. "Well, you shouldn't just think about yourself," said Nick. "That's selfish. You should think about other people's feelings, too." Marvin stopped walking. "You're right," he said. He turned around and headed back to the school. He found Joe standing by the flagpole.

但他也不想背叛尼克和斯图尔特。 此外，如果他告诉乔真相，说他们真的不需要给路威洗澡，这会伤害乔的感情。 “你可能会把衣服弄湿弄脏，”尼克说。 “你不想毁了你仅有的衣服吧?”他瞥了斯图尔特一眼，笑了。 乔耸耸肩。“好吧，也许下次吧。”马文说。 “好吧，”乔说。马文感觉糟透了。 “星期一见，”他说。 “再见，”乔说。当他们离开时，斯图亚特说:“我真不敢相信你要钥匙和我们一起回家。” “我只是想表示友好，”马文说。 “嗯，你不应该只考虑你自己，”尼克说。 “这是自私的。你也应该考虑别人的感受。” 马文停了下来。“你说得对，”他说。 他转身朝学校走去。 他发现乔站在旗杆旁。

Actually, it looked like Joe was kissing the flagpole. Maybe Casey Happleton wasn't crazy. "What are you doing?" Marvin asked. Joe turned and looked at Marvin. jmkfho. "I was pressing my face against the flagpole."

实际上，乔看起来像是在亲吻旗杆。 也许凯西·哈普尔顿没疯。 “你在干什么?”马文问道。 乔转过身看着马文。 “我把脸贴在旗杆上。”

"Why?" asked Marvin. "I like the way the cool metal feels when it squashes my nose."

“为什么?”马文问。“我喜欢这种酷金属压扁我鼻子的感觉。”

"You weren't kissing the flagpole?" asked Marvin. "No," said Joe. Casey Happleton was crazy! "I decided not to help Stuart and Nick bathe Fluffy," said Marvin. "Do you want to come over to my house?" Joe smiled and said, "Sure!"

“你不是在亲吻旗杆吧?”马文问。 “不，”乔说。凯西·哈普尔顿疯了!“我决定不帮斯图亚特和尼克给路威洗澡了。”马文说。 “你想到我家来吗?”乔笑着说:“当然!”