5. Your Epidermis Is Showing

Chapter 5 Your Epidermis Is Showing When I got to school, I went straight to the cubbies by our classroom. While I hung up my backpack, I checked to make sure no one was nearby. Good. The coast was clear. I whispered to Hamilton through the zipper hole. "See you, buddy." I heard someone behind me. So I zipped up my backpack really quick. My pal Gus ran up. His cubby is right next to mine.

第五章你的表皮露出来了我一到学校，就直奔教室旁边的小柜子。 当我挂起背包时，我检查了一下，确保附近没有人。 好。海岸是安全的。 我隔着拉链孔对汉密尔顿耳语。 “再见，伙计。”我听到有人在我后面。 所以我很快拉上了背包的拉链。 我的朋友格斯跑了过来。他的小房间就在我的旁边。

Gus's cubby sign looks like this: GUS CARR My cubby sign looks like this: ROSCOE RILEY I have smaller letters on account of my name is longer. We headed into the classroom. Emma ran over to join us. Wyatt zoomed past us, pretending to be a jet. "Hey, Gus," he yelled. "Your epidermis is showing." Gus looked worried. "Epidermis just means skin, Gus," I told him. "That is the oldest joke on the planet." I know this because I have a big brother.

格斯的牌子是这样的:格斯卡尔我的牌子是这样的:罗斯科莱利我的字母比较小，因为我的名字比较长。 我们走进教室。 艾玛跑过来加入我们。怀亚特假装是一架喷气式飞机，从我们身边呼啸而过。 “嘿，格斯。”他喊道。“你的表皮露出来了。” 格斯看起来很担心。“表皮就是皮肤的意思，格斯，”我告诉他。 “这是这个星球上最古老的笑话。” 我知道这一点，因为我有一个哥哥。

Max is useful for some things. Wyatt zoomed back again. "Hey, Roscoe," he said, "your proboscis is showing." That was a new one. Even Max had never said it. I checked for boogers. I checked my zipper. I checked every other embarrassing thing I could think of. Emma made an I-don't-know-what-Wyatt's-talking-about face. And she knows lots of big words. Wyatt laughed a loud, meanish laugh. My dad says every classroom has a bully. In Ms. Diz's class, his name is Wyatt. Dad says when somebody like Wyatt teases you, a good answer is "So what?"

Max在一些事情上很有用。 怀亚特又飞了回来。“嘿，罗斯科，”他说，“你的长鼻露出来了。” 那是一个新的。就连马克斯也从来没有说过。 我检查了鼻屎。我检查了我的拉链。 我查了所有我能想到的糗事。 艾玛摆出一副我不知道怀亚特在说什么的表情。 她知道很多大词。 怀亚特发出一声尖酸刻薄的大笑。 我爸爸说每个教室都有小霸王。 在迪斯老师的班上，他叫怀亚特。 爸爸说，当怀亚特这样的人取笑你时，最好的回答是“那又怎样?”

They never quite know what to say to that one. This also works on little sisters and big brothers. Feel free to borrow "So what?" anytime you need it. "I see Roscoe's proboscis!" Wyatt yelled. "So what?" I said. Wyatt stopped zooming. He scrunched up his face. "I'll bet you don't even know what that is," he said at last. "Do so," I said. "What is it then?" he said. "Just zip it, Wyatt," said Emma. That's a fancy way of saying BE QUIET.

他们永远不知道该对那个人说什么。 这也适用于小妹妹和大哥哥。 随时可以借用"那又怎样"只要你需要。 “我看见罗斯科的长鼻了!”怀亚特喊道。 “所以什么?”我说。怀亚特停了下来。 他皱起了脸。“我敢打赌，你甚至不知道那是什么。”他最后说。 “照做吧，”我说。“那是什么?”他说。 “闭嘴，怀亚特，”艾玛说。 这是安静的好说法。

Emma has a way with words. Suddenly I remembered that I'd zipped up poor Hamilton. How would he breathe without an air hole? "I'll be right back," I said. I ran to the cubbies in the hall. No one was there. I unzipped my backpack. So Hamilton could have some nice, fresh air. I reached in to move him around. So he could be more comfortable. "Now you look comfy," I said. "Who are you talking to, Riley?" someone asked. I smushed Hamilton down and spun around. Wyatt!

艾玛很会说话。 突然，我想起我把可怜的汉密尔顿的拉链拉上了。 没有通气孔他怎么呼吸? “我马上回来，”我说。 我跑到大厅里的小房间。 没有人在那里。我拉开背包的拉链。 这样汉密尔顿就能呼吸到新鲜空气了。 我伸手把他挪了挪。 这样他就能过得舒服些。 “现在你看起来很舒服，”我说。 “你在跟谁说话，莱莉?”有人问。 我把汉密尔顿撞倒，然后转过身来。 怀亚特!

"Nobody," I said. "I mean, I was just talking to myself." Wyatt took a step closer. "What's in there, anyway?" I could feel my face getting red. I hate that. It's like your epidermis is tattling on you. "I saw something," said Wyatt. "Is that a stuffed pig? Because stuffed animals are for loser babies." "It's not a stuffed animal!" I cried. "It's a…a lunch bag." "You talk to your lunch?" Wyatt asked. "Only when it's bologna," I said.

“没有人，”我说。“我是说，我只是在自言自语。” 怀亚特走近了一步。“那里面到底是什么?”我能感觉到我的脸变红了。 我讨厌那样。就像你的表皮在向你告密。 “我看到了一些东西，”怀亚特说。 “那是一只毛绒猪吗?”因为毛绒玩具是给没用的婴儿准备的。” “这不是毛绒玩具!”我哭了。 “这是一个……一个午餐袋。”“你跟你的午餐说话?”怀亚特问道。 “只有当它是博洛尼亚的时候，”我说。