3. The Magic Crystal

Chapter 3 The Magic Crystal "Do you want to know a secret?" asked Casey. Marvin shrugged. "Follow me," she said. "I'll tell you in the library." She started up the stairs. Marvin followed. He was glad to be going to the library. Maybe he'd get to slide down the fire pole. By the time he reached the fourth floor, his legs were sore and he was out of breath. He was not used to climbing so many stairs. "In here," said Casey. She opened the door to the library. The room was shaped like an octagon. Every wall was covered with bookshelves. The fire pole came up through the middle

“你想知道一个秘密吗?”凯西问。 马文耸耸肩。“跟我来，”她说。 “我在图书馆告诉你。” 她开始上楼。 马文。他很高兴要去图书馆。 也许他能从消防柱上滑下来。 当他到达四楼时，他的腿很酸，上气不接下气。 他不习惯爬那么多楼梯。 “在这里，”凯西说。她打开了图书馆的门。 这个房间的形状像一个八边形。 每面墙都挂满了书架。 火竿从中间伸了上来

of the room. There was a railing around it, so somebody wouldn't accidentally fall through the hole. "Do you know why you came to my house today?" Casey asked him. "Um … no," said Marvin. He didn't want her to think he liked her. "Because of this!" said Casey. She pulled something out of her pocket. "It's a magic crystal. It makes all your wishes come true." She showed it to Marvin. Marvin took it from her and examined it. It was almost transparent, with flecks of green and gold. "It used to be just a normal rock," Casey explained. "Then, last night, it got struck by lightning! And it turned into a magic crystal." Marvin remembered that it had stormed last night. The lightning and thunder had scared his little sister, Linzy. But how would Casey know that the lightning had struck this rock? "I wished that you'd come to my house today," said Casey. "And here you are." Marvin knew that had nothing to do with the rock. The only reason he was here was because Stuart and Nick had

在房间里。它周围有栏杆，这样就不会有人不小心从洞里掉下去。 “你知道你今天为什么来我家吗?”凯西问他。 “嗯……没有。”马文说。他不想让她认为他喜欢她。 “因为这个!”凯西说。 她从口袋里掏出什么东西。 “这是一块神奇的水晶。它能让你所有的愿望成真。” 她把它拿给马文看。马文从她手里拿过来仔细检查。 它几乎是透明的，有绿色和金色的斑点。 “它过去只是一块普通的岩石，”凯西解释说。 “然后，昨天晚上，它被闪电击中了!它变成了一块神奇的水晶。” 马文想起昨晚下过暴风雨。 闪电和雷声把他的小妹妹林兹吓坏了。 但凯西怎么知道闪电击中了这块石头呢? “我真希望你今天能来我家，”凯西说。 “你来了。”马文知道那跟石头没有关系。 他来这里的唯一原因是因为斯图尔特和尼克

gotten into a fight. "What other wishes have you made?" he asked. "Just two other wishes so far," said Casey. "You have to be real careful with wishes. First I wished that Judy and I would be friends forever." That doesn't prove anything, Marvin thought. "And then," said Casey, "remember when Clarence was bragging about how he can stick a needle through his finger?" Marvin remembered. Clarence was grossing out everybody in class. "I wished he'd be quiet," said Casey. "And he was!" "Mrs. North told him to be quiet," Marvin pointed out. "I wished it right before Mrs. North told him," said Casey. Marvin didn't think that proved anything either. "You try," said Casey. Marvin looked at the rock. "You have to close your eyes and squeeze the crystal as hard as you can, so that it hurts. Then make a wish," said Casey. Marvin tried to think of something to wish for. He felt

打了一架。“你还许了什么愿?”他问。 “到目前为止，只有另外两个愿望，”凯西说。 “你必须非常小心许愿。 首先，我希望朱迪和我永远是朋友。” 这不能证明什么，马文想。 “还有，”凯西说，“还记得克拉伦斯吹嘘他是如何把针扎进手指的吗?”马文记住。 克拉伦斯把班上每个人都骂得体无伦次。 “我希望他能安静下来，”凯西说。 “他确实是!”“诺斯太太叫他安静，”马文指出。 “在诺斯太太告诉他之前，我就希望是这样，”凯西说。 马文也不认为这能证明什么。 “你试试，”凯西说。马文看着那块石头。 “你必须闭上眼睛，尽你所能地挤压水晶，这样它才会疼。 那就许个愿吧，”凯西说。 马文试着想许个愿。 他觉得

silly. He closed his eyes and squeezed the rock so hard it hurt the palm of his hand. "I wish I knew when the book report was due." "That doesn't count," said Casey. "I already told you it was due Tuesday. You have to make a real wish." "Okay," Marvin said, glad that he finally knew when the report was due. He closed his eyes and squeezed the rock again. "I wish I had an ice cream sundae." He opened his eyes. No ice cream sundae. Casey leaned over the railing and screamed down into the hole. "Dad! Marvin wants an ice cream sundae!" Marvin leaned over the railing as well. He saw Casey's father way down at the bottom of the pole. It was a long way down. Marvin wasn't so sure he wanted to slide down it anymore. He felt a little dizzy. "How many scoops?" Casey's father called up. "How many scoops do you want, Marvin?" Casey asked him. "Uh, two." "We both want two scoops!" Casey shouted. She turned back to Marvin. "My dad makes the best ice

愚蠢的。他闭上眼睛，用力挤压岩石，弄痛了他的手掌。 “我真希望知道读书报告什么时候交。” “那不算，”凯西说。 “我已经告诉过你了，应该在星期二交。 你必须许一个真正的愿望。” “好吧，”马文说，很高兴他终于知道了报告的截止日期。 他闭上眼睛，又捏了捏岩石。 “我希望我有一个冰淇淋圣代。” 他睁开眼睛。没有冰淇淋圣代。 凯西靠在栏杆上，尖叫着往洞里钻。 “爸爸!马文想要一个冰淇淋圣代!”马文也靠在栏杆上。 他看见凯西的父亲在杆子底下。 下山的路很长。马文不太确定他还想不想滑下去了。 他感到有点头晕。“多少勺?”凯西的父亲打来电话。 “你想要多少勺，马文?”凯西问他。 “嗯,两个。”“我们都要两勺!”凯西喊道。 她又转向马文。 “我爸爸做的冰最好吃

cream sundaes." "Well, that doesn't count," said Marvin. "If your dad makes it." "Why not?" asked Casey. "You wished for an ice cream sundae. And now you're going to get one." Still, it seemed to Marvin he would have gotten the sundae even without the magic crystal. But now that he thought about it, he did wonder why he'd agreed to come to Casey's house. "When did you wish for me to come over?" he asked her. "Before or after Stuart and Nick got in a fight?" "Before," said Casey. "That's weird," said Marvin. "I was supposed to go to Stuart's house today. The only reason I didn't was because he had to stay after school for fighting." Casey bit her finger. The door to the library opened and a teenage girl came in. "We're busy," said Casey. "Oh, sorry," said the girl. "I didn't know you were in here." She looked at Marvin. "Is he your boyfriend?" "No way!" Casey exclaimed. "He's just Marvin."

冰淇淋圣代冰淇淋。”“好吧，那不算。”马文说。 “如果你爸爸成功了。”“为什么不?”凯西问。 “你许愿要一个圣代冰淇淋。 现在你要得到一个了。” 尽管如此，在马文看来，即使没有魔法水晶，他也会得到圣代。 但现在他想起来了，他确实不明白自己为什么同意来凯西家。 “你希望我什么时候过来?”他问她。 “在斯图尔特和尼克吵架之前还是之后?”“以前，”凯西说。 “真奇怪，”马文说。 “我今天应该去斯图尔特家的。 我没有去的唯一原因是他放学后要留下来打架。” 凯西咬了她的手指。图书馆的门开了，一个十几岁的女孩走了进来。 “我们很忙，”凯西说。“哦，对不起，”女孩说。 “我不知道你在这里。” 她看着马文。“他是你的男朋友吗?”“不可能!”凯西喊道。 “他就是马文。”

The girl looked at Marvin. "Marvin Redpost?" she asked. Marvin wondered how she knew his last name. The girl stared at Marvin. "Aren't you the boy who turned into a girl?" "Uh … no," said Marvin. "I don't know what you're talking about." "Oh," said the girl. "It must have been a different Marvin Redpost." She laughed, then turned and left the library. "That's my sister, Tanya," said Casey. "She's just stupid." A short while later, Mr. Happleton yelled up that the sundaes were ready. "Let's go," said Casey. She ducked under the railing, grabbed the pole, then disappeared beneath the floor. Marvin looked over the railing. His legs felt very weak. He took a long, deep breath. He still held the magic crystal. He closed his eyes and whispered, "I wish I don't get hurt." He ducked under the railing, took hold of the pole, and wrapped his legs around it. He let himself slide down,

女孩看着马文。 “马文·雷德波斯特?”她问。 马文不知道她怎么知道他的姓。 女孩盯着马文。 “你不是那个变成女孩的男孩吗?”“嗯……没有。”马文说。 “我不知道你在说什么。” “哦，”女孩说。“那一定是另一个马文·雷德波斯特。” 她笑了，然后转身离开了图书馆。 “那是我妹妹，坦尼娅，”凯西说。 “她就是傻。”过了一会儿，哈普尔顿先生大声说圣代做好了。 “我们走吧，”凯西说。她躲到栏杆下面，抓住电线杆，然后消失在地板下面。 马文从栏杆上望过去。 他的腿感到很无力。他深深地吸了一口气。 他仍然拿着那块神奇的水晶。 他闭上眼睛，低声说:“我希望我不要受伤。” 他躲到栏杆下面，抓住杆子，把腿绕在上面。 他让自己滑下去，