4 A Proposal

CHAPTER FOUR A PROPOSAL Miss Shelly was the nicest, smartest teacher Franny had ever had. Franny used to think that if only she dressed differently and wore her hair another way, she would be perfect. "You're a wonderful student," Miss Shelly said. "Thank you," Franny said. "I like school. Especially science. Especially the gooey parts of science."

雪莉小姐是弗兰尼遇到过的最好、最聪明的老师。 弗兰妮曾经认为，只要她穿得不一样，换个发型，她就完美了。 “你是一个很棒的学生，”谢利小姐说。 “谢谢你，”弗兰妮说。“我喜欢学校。 特别是科学。尤其是科学中黏糊糊的部分。”

"I like the gooey parts too," Miss Shelly said, and they both laughed. "I'm a mad scientist, you know," Franny whispered. "That must be very rewarding," Miss Shelly said, but she didn't really believe that Franny was a real-life mad scientist. Franny could tell.

“我也喜欢黏糊糊的部分，”谢利小姐说，两人都笑了。 “你知道，我是个疯狂的科学家。”弗兰妮低声说。 “那一定很值得。”雪莉小姐说，但她并不真的相信弗兰尼是一个现实生活中的疯狂科学家。 弗兰妮看得出来。

"But I wonder if you might be a little lonely sometimes," Miss Shelly continued. "I am lonely, sometimes," Franny admitted. "But I don't understand the other kids, and I don't know how to make friends with them." "I think you can figure it out," said Miss Shelly. "You're smart." Franny folded her arms. "I don't know, Miss Shelly..."

“但我想知道你有时会不会有点孤独，”谢利小姐接着说。 “有时候我很孤独，”弗兰妮承认。 “但我不理解其他孩子，我不知道如何和他们交朋友。” “我想你能弄明白的，”雪莉小姐说。 “你很聪明。”弗兰妮抱起双臂。 “我不知道，谢莉小姐……”

"Think of it as an experiment," Miss Shelly said. Franny's eyes lit up. A wide grin crawled across her face. An experiment was the one thing she just could not resist, and Miss Shelly knew it.

“就把它当作一个实验吧，”谢利小姐说。 弗兰妮的眼睛亮了起来。她脸上露出灿烂的笑容。 实验是她无法抗拒的一件事，雪莉小姐知道这一点。

"The experiment"—Franny pointed into the air the way mad scientists do when they think about conducting an experiment—"begins tomorrow."

“实验”——弗兰妮指着空气，就像疯狂的科学家在考虑进行实验时那样——“明天开始。”