5. Thursday

Chapter 5 Thursday A policewoman came to Marvin's classroom. She wore a blue police uniform and a silver badge. Handcuffs dangled from her belt. She didn't have a gun. Her hair was red, like Marvin's, and almost as short. "This is Officer Watson," said Mrs. North. "She wants to talk to us about something important, and she's also brought some interesting things to share with us." Marvin wondered if she was there to tell him not to ride down Suicide Hill. He hoped so. Officer Watson said hello to the class. The first thing she showed them was a bulletproof vest. She put it on over her police uniform. Then she took it off and passed it around the room. Marvin was surprised by how heavy it was. Officer Watson must be really strong, he realized, to wear it. He wished he could borrow it when he rode down Suicide Hill. If he rode down Suicide Hill.

一个女警察来到马文的教室。 她身穿蓝色警服，佩戴银色警徽。 手铐在她的腰带上晃来晃去。 她没有枪。她的头发是红色的，和马文的一样，而且几乎一样短。 "这位是华生警官，"诺斯太太说。 “她想和我们谈一些重要的事情，她也带来了一些有趣的事情和我们分享。” 马文不知道她是不是来告诉他不要骑上自杀山的。 他希望如此。沃森警官向同学们问好。 她给他们看的第一件东西是一件防弹背心。 她把它套在警服外面。 然后她把它取下来，在房间里传阅。 马文对它的重量感到惊讶。 他意识到，沃森警官一定很强壮，才能戴上它。 他希望骑下自杀山的时候能借到它。 如果他骑下自杀山。

"Are those real handcuffs?" asked Nick. Officer Watson turned to Mrs. North and asked, "Aren't they supposed to raise their hands before asking a question?" "They're supposed to," said Mrs. North. Officer Watson wiggled her finger at Nick, asking for him to come up to the front of the room. Marvin watched Nick nervously get out of his chair and go to her. "Hold out your hand," she told him. Nick held out his hand. Officer Watson took the handcuffs off her belt. She clasped one of the cuffs around Nick's wrist. Everyone laughed. Then she walked him over to Mrs. North. She clasped the other cuff around Mrs. North's wrist. Marvin gasped. Next to him, Casey Happleton laughed so hard her ponytail went around in circles. "Yes, those are real handcuffs," Officer Watson told Nick. Marvin had never seen Nick's face so red. Officer Watson patted her pockets. "What did I do with

“那些手铐是真的吗?”尼克问。 沃森警官转向诺斯太太问道:“他们在提问之前不应该举手吗?”“他们理应如此，”诺斯太太说。 沃森警官朝尼克晃了晃手指，要他到房间前面来。 马文看着尼克紧张地从椅子上站起来走向她。 “伸出你的手，”她对他说。 尼克伸出手来。沃森警官从她腰带上取下手铐。 她把一个袖口套在尼克的手腕上。 每个人都笑了。然后她把他送到诺斯太太面前。 她把另一只袖口扣在诺斯太太的手腕上。 马文气喘吁吁地说。在他旁边，凯西·哈普尔顿笑得很厉害，她的马尾辫绕了个圈。 “是的，那是真的手铐，”沃森警官告诉尼克。 马文从来没见过尼克的脸这么红。 沃森警官拍了拍她的口袋。 “我怎么了?

the key?" she asked. She looked worried. So did Nick. But she was only kidding. She unlocked the handcuffs, and Nick ran back to his seat. She also brought a fingerprint kit. She had everyone press their thumbs on an ink pad and put their thumbprints on a piece of paper. The whole class had purple thumbs. The last thing Officer Watson showed them was a lie detector. "I bet Mrs. North would love to have that!" said Travis. "I don't need one," said Mrs. North. "I always know when one of my students isn't telling the truth. That's the first thing you learn when you become a teacher." "Who would like to try it out?" asked Officer Watson. Marvin had an awful feeling in the pit of his stomach. He knew Officer Watson was going to call on him and ask him if he was scared to ride his bike. He ducked his head down and tried to hide behind Warren, the boy who sat in front of him. He felt like a criminal. Officer Watson seemed to be looking right at him.

钥匙?”她问。她看上去很担心。 尼克也一样。但她只是在开玩笑。 她打开手铐，尼克跑回他的座位。 她还带了一个指纹工具包。 她让每个人都把拇指按在墨垫上，然后把拇指印在一张纸上。 全班同学的拇指都是紫色的。 沃森警官给他们看的最后一样东西是测谎仪。 “我敢打赌诺斯太太会喜欢的!”特拉维斯说。 “我不需要，”诺斯太太说。 “我总是知道我的学生在说假话。 这是你成为一名教师后学到的第一件事。” “谁想试试?”沃森警官问。 马文心里有一种可怕的感觉。 他知道沃森警官会打电话问他是否害怕骑自行车。 他低下头，试图躲在坐在他前面的男孩沃伦身后。 他觉得自己像个罪犯。沃森警官似乎正看着他。

"How about you?" she asked. "Okay," said Casey Happleton. She hopped out of her seat. Marvin watched her sideways ponytail bob up and down as she went to the front of the room. The lie detector was on Mrs. North's desk. Casey sat in Mrs. North's chair. Officer Watson attached some wires to Casey's right arm and fingers. She strapped a belt around her chest. "I'm going to ask you some questions," Officer Watson told Casey. "This machine will let me know if you are lying. Ready?" "Ready," said Casey. "What's your name?" "Michael Jordan," said Casey. Officer Watson checked the machine. "That was not the truth," she said. "Casey Happleton," said Casey. "How old are you?" "Nine." "What did you have for breakfast this morning?" "Scrambled eggs." jmkfho. "I don't think that's the truth," said Officer Watson.

“你呢?”她问。 “好吧，”凯西·哈普尔顿说。 她从座位上跳了起来。 马文看着她的马尾辫上下摆动，她走到房间前面。 测谎仪在诺斯夫人的桌子上。 凯西坐在诺斯夫人的椅子上。 沃森警官在凯西的右臂和手指上接上了一些电线。 她把腰带系在胸前。 “我要问你几个问题，”沃森警官告诉凯西。 “这台机器会让我知道你是否在撒谎。 准备好了吗?”“准备好了，”凯西说。 “你叫什么名字?”“迈克尔·乔丹，”凯西说。 沃森警官检查了机器。 “那不是事实，”她说。 “凯西·哈普尔顿，”凯西说。 “你多大了?”“九”。 “你今天早餐吃了什么?”“炒鸡蛋”。 “我不认为这是事实，”沃森警官说。

Casey sighed. "Well, my mom gave me scrambled eggs, but I fed them to my dog." "How does that machine know what Casey had for breakfast?" asked Clarence. "It doesn't," said Officer Watson. "When you tell a lie, your body gets nervous. Your muscles tense. You sweat a little bit more, and there are changes in your heartbeat and breathing. The machine registers those changes in your body." She asked Casey some more questions. "Did you do all your homework yesterday?" "Yes." "Did anyone help you?" "No." Officer Watson cleared her throat. "Are you sure?" Casey frowned. "My mom helped me." "That's better," said Officer Watson. "There's nothing wrong with that," said Mrs. North. "Do you like Mrs. North?" asked Officer Watson.

凯西叹了口气。“嗯，我妈妈给了我炒鸡蛋，但我把它们喂给了我的狗。” “那台机器怎么知道凯西早餐吃了什么?”克拉伦斯问。 “没有，”沃森警官说。 “当你说谎时，你的身体会变得紧张。 你的肌肉紧张。你会多出一点汗，心跳和呼吸也会发生变化。 机器会记录下你身体的这些变化。” 她又问了凯西一些问题。 “你昨天做完作业了吗?”“是的。” “有人帮你吗?”“没有。” 沃森警官清了清喉咙。 “你确定吗?”凯西皱起了眉头。 “我妈妈帮了我。”“这样好多了，”沃森警官说。 “这没什么不对，”诺斯太太说。 “你喜欢诺斯太太吗?”沃森警官问。

"Hey!" Casey exclaimed. "That's not a fair question." "Okay, I'll ask a different question." "Ask her if she likes Marvin Redpost!" called Melanie. Officer Watson smiled. "Who's Marvin Redpost?" Everyone pointed at Marvin.

“嘿!”凯西喊道。“这不是一个公平的问题。” “好吧，我要问一个不同的问题。” “问问她喜不喜欢马文·红波斯特!"媚兰叫道。 沃森警官笑了。“谁是马文·雷德波斯特?”每个人都指着马文。