1. “Fight!”

MARVIN RESPOST 8 A Magic Crystal?

马文:神奇的水晶?

Chapter 1 "Fight!" School was over, but Marvin Redpost stayed in class. He needed to ask Mrs. North a question. She was going through some papers. Marvin walked to her desk, then stared at her until she noticed him. She turned to him and smiled. "Yes, Marvin?" "Excuse me, Mrs. North," said Marvin. "When's the book report due?" "I told you Tuesday," said Mrs. North. Marvin nodded. Mrs. North returned to her papers. He still didn't know when the report was due. Did Mrs. North mean that it was due Tuesday? Or did she mean that she told him on Tuesday when it was due?

第一章“战斗!”学校放假了，但马文·雷德波斯特还留在教室里。 他需要问诺斯夫人一个问题。 她在看一些文件。 马文走到她的桌前，盯着她看，直到她注意到他。 她转向他，微笑着。 “是的,马文?”“对不起，诺斯夫人。”马文说。 “读书报告什么时候交?”“我星期二告诉过你的，”诺思太太说。 马文点点头。诺斯太太又继续看她的报纸。 他仍然不知道报告什么时候交。 诺斯太太的意思是说星期二到期吗? 还是她的意思是她在星期二告诉他截稿日期了?

Mrs. North looked at Marvin again. She seemed surprised he was still there. "Do you have another question?" she asked. He shook his head. He didn't have another question. He had the same question. He took his book and walked out of the classroom, then out of the building. There was a great commotion out on the playground. A large group of kids had gathered near the swing set. Marvin could hear a lot of yelling. He heard someone shout, "Fight!" He ran to see what was happening. When he reached the crowd, he could see two boys fighting on the sand, next to the swings. One of the fighters was Stuart Albright. Stuart was Marvin's best friend. Marvin pushed his way through the crowd to get a better look. The other fighter was Nick Tuffle. Nick was also Marvin's best friend. Marvin had two best friends. And they were rolling around on the ground, clawing and hitting each other. "Get'm, Nick!" shouted Clarence. "Kill him, Stuart!" yelled Travis.

诺斯太太又看了看马文。 她似乎很惊讶他还在那里。 “你还有别的问题吗?”她问。 他摇了摇头。他没有别的问题了。 他也有同样的问题。他拿起书走出教室，然后走出大楼。 操场上发生了很大的骚动。 一大群孩子聚集在秋千附近。 马文能听到很多喊叫声。 他听到有人喊:“战斗!”他跑过去看看发生了什么事。 当他到达人群时，他看到两个男孩在秋千旁边的沙滩上打架。 其中一名拳手是斯图尔特·奥尔布赖特。 斯图尔特是马文最好的朋友。 马文挤过人群，想看得更清楚些。 另一个拳手是尼克·塔夫尔。 尼克也是马文最好的朋友。 马文有两个最好的朋友。 他们在地上滚来滚去，互相抓来抓去。 “抓住我，尼克!”克拉伦斯喊道。 “杀了他，斯图尔特!”崔维斯喊道。

"Rip his guts out!" screamed Heather. "Tear his head off!" cried Gina. Suddenly everyone stopped shouting as Mr. McCabe made his way through the crowd. Mr. McCabe was the principal. Mr. McCabe didn't have to say anything. Nick and Stuart stopped fighting. They untangled themselves from each other and stood up. "I'm surprised at you, Stuart," said Mr. McCabe. "You too, Nick." "Stuart started it!" said Nick. His face was red with anger. "I did not," said Stuart. "You did!" The pocket on Stuart's shirt was torn. His glasses hung crooked on his face. "You said I liked Casey Happleton!" said Nick. Everybody laughed. Except for Casey Happleton. "That's because you said I liked Casey Happleton!" Stuart replied. Everybody, except Casey, laughed again. "You do!" said Nick.

“把他的内脏掏出来!”希瑟尖叫道。 “把他的头扯下来!”吉娜喊道。 突然，麦凯布先生穿过人群，所有人都停止了叫喊。 麦凯布先生是校长。 麦凯布先生什么都不用说。 尼克和斯图尔特停止了争吵。 他们解开彼此的缠结，站了起来。 “我对你感到惊讶，斯图尔特，”麦凯布先生说。 “你也是，尼克。”“是斯图尔特挑起的!”尼克说。 他的脸气得通红。 “我没有，”斯图亚特说。“你!”斯图亚特衬衫的口袋破了。 他的眼镜歪挂在脸上。 “你说我喜欢凯西·哈普尔顿!”尼克说。 每个人都笑了。除了凯西·哈普尔顿。 “那是因为你说我喜欢凯西·哈普尔顿!”斯图尔特回答道。 除了凯西，大家又笑了起来。 “你知道!”尼克说。

"I do not!" said Stuart. "You do!" "I hate her," said Nick. "I hate her more than you!" said Stuart. "No way!" said Nick. "That's enough," said Mr. McCabe. "Now I want both of you to tell Casey you're sorry." "What for?" asked Nick. Mr. McCabe stared at him. Nick looked down at the ground. "I'm sorry I hate you, Casey," he muttered. "I don't care," said Casey. She had a ponytail that stuck out of the side of her head. "I'm sorry I hate you, too," said Stuart. "Whatever," said Casey. Judy Jasper whispered something to Casey. Then the two girls laughed. Mr. McCabe took Nick and Stuart to his office. Everyone else started to leave, too. Marvin didn't know what to do. He was supposed to go to Stuart's house after school today. But he knew Stuart wouldn't be going home for a very long time. Someone tapped him on the shoulder. He turned

“我不知道!”斯图亚特说。“你!”“我恨她，”尼克说。 “我恨她胜过恨你!”斯图亚特说。 “不可能!”尼克说。“这就够了，”麦凯布说。 “现在我要你们俩跟凯西说对不起。” “为什么?”尼克问。麦凯布先生盯着他。 尼克低头看着地面。 “对不起，我恨你，凯西。”他喃喃地说。 “我不在乎，”凯西说。 她的马尾辫从脑袋的一侧伸出来。 “对不起，我也恨你，”斯图亚特说。 “无所谓，”凯西说。朱迪·贾斯帕对凯西耳语了几句。 然后两个女孩笑了。 麦凯布先生把尼克和斯图尔特带到他的办公室。 其他人也开始离开。 马文不知道该怎么办。 他今天放学后应该去斯图尔特家的。 但他知道斯图尔特很长一段时间都回不了家。 有人拍了拍他的肩膀。 他转过身