9. Her Sweet Voice

Chapter 9 Her Sweet Voice Marvin tried to read his book, A Thousand Cats, but couldn't concentrate. He kept glancing at Casey. It was Friday, two days since he wished she would shut up. She still wasn't talking. He wondered how long she could go on pretending. Casey caught him looking at her. She glared back at him, as if to say, What are you looking at? Marvin didn't look away. You're going to have to talk sometime, he thought. You can't keep this up forever. That's what you think! replied Casey's face. You'll get in trouble, thought Marvin. Mrs. North will find out you don't have laryngitis! I may never talk again, Casey shot back.

马文想读他的书《一千只猫》，但无法集中注意力。 他不停地看凯西。 这是星期五，两天前他希望她闭嘴。 她还是不说话。他不知道她还能装多久。 凯西发现他在看她。 她瞪着他，好像在说，你在看什么? 马文没有把目光移开。你总有一天会说话的，他想。 你不能一直这样下去。 那是你的想法!凯西的脸回答道。 你会有麻烦的，马文想。 诺斯太太会发现你没有喉炎的!我可能再也不会说话了，凯西反驳道。

Good! thought Marvin. I'm sick of hearing your ugly voice. Well, I'm sick of your stupid, ugly face! Casey silently replied. And I'm sick of your stupid, ugly ponytail! thought Marvin. Casey angrily turned away. Marvin looked down at his desk. Even though he was mad at Casey, he felt bad about what he had just said. He knew she was very proud of her ponytail. "You are all working so nice and quietly," said Mrs. North. She dropped three marbles into the marble jar, filling it to the top. "Let's go to Lake Park!" Everybody cheered—except Casey, who couldn't, and Marvin, who didn't feel very cheerful. Lake Park was three blocks from Marvin's school. Everyone had to walk with a buddy. Marvin's buddy was Stuart. Nick and Warren walked right behind them. "Look, there's Casey," Marvin said. "Watch. I bet you she'll talk." Casey was buddies with Judy. "I don't care," said Stuart.

好!认为马文。我受够了你那难听的声音。 我受够了你这张又蠢又丑的脸!凯西默默地回答。 我受够了你又蠢又丑的马尾辫!认为马文。 凯西生气地转过身去。 马文低头看着他的桌子。 尽管他很生凯西的气，但他对自己刚才说的话感到很抱歉。 他知道她对自己的马尾辫非常自豪。 “你们干得又好又安静，”诺斯太太说。 她往大理石罐子里扔了三颗弹珠，装满了罐子。 “我们去湖公园吧!”每个人都欢呼起来——除了凯西，他不能，还有马文，他感到不太高兴。 湖公园离马文的学校只有三个街区。 每个人都得结伴同行。 马文的朋友是斯图尔特。 尼克和沃伦跟在他们后面。 “看，凯西在那儿，”马文说。 ”看。我敢打赌她会说的。” 凯西和朱迪是好朋友。 “我不在乎，”斯图亚特说。

"I don't care either," said Marvin. Mrs. North started out at the front, but then she drifted back until she was walking next to Judy and Casey. "Darn!" said Marvin. "Now she won't say anything with Mrs. North right there." "I don't care," said Stuart. "Me neither," said Marvin. "I hope it's all right for you to be outside," he heard Mrs. North say. "I wouldn't want your throat to get worse." Casey shrugged. "The fresh air will be good for her," said Judy. Marvin turned to Stuart. "How does Judy know?" he asked. "Is she a doctor?" "Who cares?" asked Stuart. "Not me," said Marvin. There was a big playscape at Lake Park and a huge spider web made out of rope, which was fun to climb. Mrs. North told the class to have fun. Marvin didn't feel like having fun. He watched Casey and Judy walk down the path to the lake. "C'mon, Marvin!" Stuart called as he ran to the spider

“我也不在乎。”马文说。 诺斯夫人开始走在前面，但后来她慢慢后退，直到走到朱迪和凯西旁边。 “该死!”马文说。“现在当着诺斯太太的面，她什么也不会说了。” “我不在乎，”斯图亚特说。 “我也是。”马文说。 “我希望你在外面没事，”他听见诺斯太太说。 “我不希望你的喉咙变得更糟。” 凯西耸耸肩。“新鲜空气对她有好处，”朱迪说。 马文转向斯图尔特。“朱迪怎么知道的?”他问。 “她是医生吗?”“谁在乎呢?”斯图亚特问。 “不是我。”马文说。湖公园有一个很大的游乐场，还有一个用绳子织成的巨大的蜘蛛网，爬上去很有趣。 诺斯夫人告诉同学们要玩得开心。 马文不想玩得开心。 他看着凯西和朱迪沿着小路走向湖边。 “来吧,马文!”斯图亚特一边喊一边跑向蜘蛛

web. Marvin stayed behind. He knew Casey and Judy were going off by themselves so they could talk. This was his chance to catch her. He waited for them to get a head start, then followed them. There were lots of trees on either side of the path. Marvin crept quietly from tree to tree. The two girls stopped near the edge of the lake. Marvin remained behind a tree. It looked as if they were talking, but Casey had her back to him. He was still too far away to hear. He moved closer. He heard a laugh. He didn't know if it came from Judy or Casey, but either way it proved Casey could talk. If Judy was the one who laughed, it meant that Casey must have said something funny. He carefully moved to a closer tree, then quickly darted to a bush, less than ten feet away from the girls. He tried not to breathe. "Sh!" said Judy. "I think I hear someone." Marvin remained very still. "We know you're there, Marvin!" said Judy.

网络。马文留下了。 他知道凯西和朱迪要单独出去，这样他们就可以聊天了。 这是他抓住她的机会。 他等他们抢先一步，然后跟着他们。 路的两边都有许多树。 马文悄悄地从一棵树爬到另一棵树。 两个女孩在湖边停了下来。 马文留在树后。 看起来他们好像在说话，但凯西背对着他。 他离得太远，听不见。 他走近了。他听到一阵笑声。 他不知道是朱迪还是凯西说的，但不管怎样，这都证明凯西会说话。 如果朱迪是那个笑的人，那就意味着凯西一定说了什么好笑的话。 他小心翼翼地移到一棵更近的树上，然后迅速地冲到离女孩们不到十英尺的灌木丛中。 他努力屏住呼吸。“嘘!”朱迪说。 “我想我听到有人了。”马文一动不动。 “我们知道你在那儿，马文!”朱迪说。

For a moment, Marvin didn't say anything. Then he stepped out from behind the bush. "I heard you!" he declared. "Casey talked." "No she didn't," Judy insisted. Casey pointed to her mouth, which was zipped shut. "What did she say?" demanded Judy. Marvin bit his lip. He wished he had heard just a little bit more. "I heard someone laugh," he said. "That was me," said Judy. "Well, she must have said something funny, to make you laugh," said Marvin. "She made a funny face," said Judy. Casey demonstrated. She pulled her ears, raised her eyebrows, and stuck her tongue out of the side of her mouth. Marvin suddenly realized something. "You said, 'Sh!' to her." "Huh?" asked Judy. "When you heard me behind the bush. You said, 'Sh! I think I hear someone.' You wouldn't have said, 'Sh!' unless Casey could talk." He smiled triumphantly at Casey.

有一会儿，马文什么也没说。 然后他从灌木丛后面走出来。 “我听见了!” “凯西说。”“不，她没有，”朱迪坚持说。 凯西指着她紧闭的嘴巴。 “她说什么?”朱迪问。 马文咬着嘴唇。他希望自己能多听到一点。 “我听到有人在笑，”他说。 “那是我，”朱迪说。“嗯，她一定说了什么好笑的话，逗你笑。”马文说。 “她做了个鬼脸，”朱迪说。 凯西。她揪着耳朵，扬起眉毛，把舌头伸出嘴角。 马文突然意识到一件事。 “你说，‘嘘!’对她说。”“嗯?”朱迪问。 “当你听到我在灌木丛后面的声音。 你说:“嘘!我想我听到有人了。”你不会说:“嘘!除非凯西能说话。” 他对凯西得意地笑了笑。

"I was talking about shoes," Judy explained. "I was just about to say, 'Shoes are nice,' when I heard you sneaking around like a skunk." Casey smiled triumphantly at Marvin. "Marvin!" shouted Mrs. North from the top of the path. "Judy! Casey! Come back to the playscape. You're not allowed near the water." Judy hurried away before Marvin could ask her why she was talking about shoes. Casey looked at Marvin. Her face wasn't angry. He wasn't sure what her face was saying. Marvin sighed. "Okay," he said. "I'm sorry I told you to shut up." Casey waited for more. Marvin shook his head. "Okay. Okay," he said. He looked around to make sure nobody could hear him. He stared down at his feet and muttered, "I miss hearing your sweet voice." He glanced up at her.

“我说的是鞋子，”朱迪解释说。 “我刚想说‘鞋子不错’，就听到你像臭鼬一样偷偷摸摸地走来走去。” 凯西得意地对马文笑了笑。 “马文!”诺斯太太在小路顶上喊道。 “朱迪!凯西!回到游乐场。 你不能靠近水边。” 在马文问她为什么谈论鞋子之前，朱迪匆匆走开了。 凯西看着马文。她的脸上没有生气的表情。 他不确定她的表情在说什么。 马文叹了口气。“好吧，”他说。 “对不起，我叫你闭嘴。” 凯西等待着更多的消息。马文摇了摇头。 “好吧。好吧，”他说。他向四周看了看，确保没人听见。 他低头看着自己的脚，喃喃地说:“我想念你甜美的声音。” 他抬头看了她一眼。