9 In the Hot Seat

CHAPTER 9 IN THE HOT SEAT I have a sinking feeling as the carnival draws near. Mom drives me to school in the van. I'm taking 42 towels. I bought a fluorescent bathing suit so the rescue helicopter can spot me in the water. And I have three sets of water wings. THERE HE IS. OVER HERE! DROP THE HUNK ROPE.

第九章处境艰难随着狂欢节的临近，我有种不祥的预感。 妈妈开车送我去学校。 我要拿42条毛巾。我买了一件荧光泳衣，这样救援直升机就能在水里发现我。 我有三套水翼。 他来了。在这里!把粗绳子放下。

We pull right up to the carnival. I step out of the van and into a row of lights. It's like Academy Award night. I slowly walk down the aisle. All eyes are on me. I come to our booth, which we finally named, "The Big Dipper." GOOD LUCK, SON. STAND BACK! LET HIM THROUGH. CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH? HE'S SO BRAVE. MY HERO.

我们把车开到狂欢节。 我下了车，走进一排灯光。 就像奥斯卡颁奖之夜。 我慢慢地走过过道。 所有的目光都盯着我。我来到我们的摊位，我们最终命名为“北斗七星”。 祝你好运，儿子。向后站!让他过去。 能给我签个名吗？ 他很勇敢。我的英雄。

I take off my bathrobe, put on my three sets of water wings, flex, and climb the ladder to the chair. It's high up here. I'm fair- in-height. THE CHEERS HAVE STOPPED.

我脱下浴衣，穿上我的三套水翼，弯曲身子，爬上梯子，爬到椅子上。 它在这里很高。我个子还算高。 欢呼声停止了。

I can see over most of the carnival. Penny's selling tickets like crazy. Freddy's eating pie. And Randy's counting jelly beans. There are a lot of people in a long line, looking up to see me drown. All my friends are at the front of the line. Eric is the first to try. He misses the mousetrap completely. ONE, PLEASE. DON'T CROSS THAT LINE. DRAT! GRRRR. MEOW.

我可以看到狂欢节的大部分。 佩妮疯狂地卖票。 弗雷迪在吃派。兰迪在数糖豆。 有很多人排着长队，抬头看着我被淹死。 我所有的朋友都在队伍的前面。 埃里克是第一个尝试的人。他完全错过了捕鼠器。 一个,请。不要越过那条线。 见鬼!GRRRR。猫叫。

WHY ME? LET'S GET IN LINE.

为什么是我?我们去排队吧。

Derek and Doris get closer, but I am still high and dry. Freddy tries with blueberry pie all over his face. He misses, too. Then the rest of the third grade takes a shot. I was smart to use ping-pong balls. I'M RUNNING OUT OF MONEY. I WON'T MISS THIS TIME. HUBIE'S GOING DOWN. LET ME AT HIM ONE MORE TIME. MISSED AGAIN!

德里克和多丽丝走得更近了，但我还是孤立无援。 弗雷迪试着把蓝莓派弄得满脸都是。 他也错过了。然后三年级的其他学生也试一试。 我很聪明地用了乒乓球。 我的钱快用完了。我不会错过这次的。 胡比要完蛋了。让我再看他一眼。 又错过了!