6 A Squirmy Situation

6 A squirmy situation. THE NEXT MORNING, ZEKE GOT to school early. He hurried to the soccer field and hid his bucket of worms behind the bleachers. As he headed into school, Zeke began worrying.

6 .令人不安的情况。第二天早上，齐克很早就到了学校。 他急忙跑到足球场，把他那桶虫子藏在看台后面。 当齐克走进学校时，他开始担心起来。

What if Nancy is not the one who gave me the valentine? he thought. Will I make a fool of myself? But she might still like the worms. After all, who wouldn't? Then again, what if she is the one who gave me the valentine? That means she really likes me, and I didn't even know it.

如果不是南希送我情人节贺卡的呢？ 他想。我会出丑吗？ 但她可能还是喜欢虫子。 毕竟，谁不会呢？话说回来，要是她就是那个送我情人节贺卡的人呢？ 这说明她真的喜欢我，而我都不知道。

That thought made Zeke even more nervous. He had a hard time concentrating as he went through his morning classes. At lunch with Harris that day, he explained his plan.

这个想法让齐克更加紧张。 他上早课时很难集中注意力。 那天和哈里斯共进午餐时，他解释了他的计划。

"I came up with a really nice Valentine's gift," he explained. "It's something I know my mom likes a lot, so I think it will be good for Nancy." "What is it?" Harris asked. "I don't want to say until I see if she really likes it," said Zeke. "Okay," said Harris. "Good luck!"

他解释说：“我想出了一份非常好的情人节礼物。” “我知道我妈妈很喜欢，所以我想这对南希有好处。” “什么事？”哈里斯问道。 齐克说：“在我看到她是否真的喜欢之前，我不想说。” “好吧。”哈里斯说。“祝你好运!”

After school, Zeke hurried to soccer practice. When practice was over, he ran to the bleachers and grabbed the bucket. Holding it behind his back, he walked over to Nancy. "Hi, Nancy," Zeke said shyly. "Oh. Hi there, Zeke," Nancy said, smiling. "Pretty good practice, huh?"

放学后，齐克急忙去练足球。 训练结束后，他跑到露天看台上，抓起水桶。 他把它放在背后，向南希走去。 “嗨，南希，”齐克害羞地说。 “哦。你好，齐克。”南希微笑着说。 “很好的练习，是吧？”

"I need to work on my passing a bit," Zeke said. "You'll get there," said Nancy. "It took me a while to get good. And I remember you told me that nobody played soccer at your old school." "Uh no, we didn't," Zeke said. Okay, stop stalling, Zeke thought. Just give her the present. Zeke took a deep breath.

齐克说：“我需要在传球上多加练习。” “你会到达那里的，”南希说。 “我花了一段时间才适应。 我记得你告诉过我，你以前的学校里没有人踢足球。” “呃，不，我们没有，”齐克说。 好吧，别再拖延了，齐克想。 把礼物给她就行了。 齐克深吸了一口气。