6 What’s in a Name

CHAPTER SIX WHAT'S IN A NAME Franny Kissypie Stein. The principal looked at the certificate more closely just to make sure she had read it correctly. She even cleaned her glasses. "Is that right, Franny? Is your middle name 'Kissypie'?"

第六章名字意味着什么弗兰妮·基西皮·斯坦。 校长更仔细地看了看证书，以确保她没看错。 她甚至把眼镜都擦干净了。 “是这样吗，弗兰妮？”你的中间名是Kissypie吗？”

Franny walked up and quietly took the certificate. "Yes," Franny said. "It is. My middle name is Kissypie."

弗兰妮走过来，悄悄地接过证书。 “是的，”弗兰尼说。“这是。 我的中间名是接吻派。”

The kids looked at the principal. They looked at Miss Shelly. They looked at Franny. They looked at each other. And then they erupted into an explosion of laughter. Franny Kissypie Stein. They could hardly believe it.

孩子们看着校长。 他们看着雪莉小姐。 他们看着弗兰妮。他们面面相觑。 然后他们爆发出一阵大笑。 弗兰妮·基西皮·斯坦。他们简直不敢相信。

"It's the most ridiculous name I ever heard!" one of the kids shouted. "What kind of a middle name is that?"

“这是我听过的最可笑的名字！”一个孩子喊道。 “这算哪门子中间名啊？”

"We've been afraid of a kid named Kissypie?" Even Miss Shelly and the principal giggled a little. And Franny felt a terrible destructive rage start to boil inside her. "Silence!" Franny yelled, and her eyes flashed with her terrible, mad scientist anger.

“我们一直害怕一个叫基西皮的孩子？”就连谢利小姐和校长也咯咯地笑了起来。 弗兰妮感到一种可怕的破坏性的愤怒开始在她体内沸腾。 “安静!”弗兰尼喊道，她的眼睛里闪烁着可怕的、疯狂的科学家的愤怒。

"You think I want Kissypie for a middle name? It was some stupid nickname my dad had for my mom when they were just dating. They thought it would be cute to give it to me. I never asked to be named Kissypie." Franny's face reddened and she spoke through clenched teeth. "Just in case none of you know how it works, your parents name you. You don't name yourself. Don't you think I'd change it if I had a way?"

“你以为我想要亲吻派做中间名吗？” 那是我爸爸和我妈妈刚约会时给他们起的一个愚蠢的绰号。 他们觉得把它送给我很可爱。 我从来没要求叫基西皮。” 弗兰尼的脸变红了，她咬紧牙关说。 “以防你们都不知道它是怎么运作的，你们的父母给你们起名字。 你不给自己起名字。如果我有办法，你不认为我会改变它吗？”