8 Yellow Belt Yeti

Yellow Belt Yeti Saturday! Today was the day Stink would earn his yellow belt in karate!

黄带雪人星期六！今天是臭臭拿到空手道黄腰带的日子！

By the time Stink got to Empty Hand Academy, he had jumping beans in his belly. He took in an ocean of deep breaths. He made himself still like a pool of water. Judy, Mom, and Dad sat in back. Stink faced the mirror. Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the yellow beltest of us all? Stink smiled. Stop smiling! Focus! Concentrate! Stink did not even tell himself a joke. He stood with three other kids and made his mind blank as a piece of paper. Stink bowed to Sensei Dan. The room got dead quiet. Hee-ya! Ai-ya! Ha! Ha! Ha! Stink went through each stance. The audience clapped. Stink showed his skill with side kicks and

臭臭到空手学院的时候，肚子里已经有跳豆了。 他深深地吸了一口气。 他使自己静得像一潭水。 朱迪、妈妈和爸爸坐在后面。 臭臭对着镜子。魔镜，魔镜，墙上的魔镜，谁是我们当中最黄的那个？ 臭笑了。不要停止微笑!焦点!集中注意力!臭臭甚至没有给自己讲一个笑话。 他和另外三个孩子站在一起，脑子里一片空白。 臭臭向丹老师鞠躬。 房间里鸦雀无声。Hee-ya !语气词!哈!哈!哈!每个姿势都散发着臭味。 观众鼓掌。臭臭展示了他的侧踢技巧

roundhouse kicks. More clapping. He finished with a back-fist strike and punch. Next, Stink sparred with Rooster. Then he handed in his community service paper. Last of all, Stink recited the Yellow Belt Creed. He bowed to Sensei Dan and waited for the panel of judges to call out names. Ruby Yamamoto... Rooster Raymond... Stink Moody! Sensei Dan held out the yellow belt. It was not blucky dirty like his old white belt. It was new and gold and shiny! "When Stink first came to us, he was tripping over the mat," said Sensei Dan. "Now look at this young man. No one has worked harder these last few weeks. Stink Moody, on behalf of the Empty Hand Academy, it is with great honor that I bestow upon you this yellow belt. Wear it with respect and confidence." "Great job," said Dad. "Rare," said Judy. Stink wrapped the yellow belt around his waist two times. He knotted and unknotted his

狠狠的踢。更多的掌声。 他用后拳一击结束了比赛。 接下来，臭臭和公鸡打架。 然后他交了他的社区服务报告。 最后，臭臭背诵了黄带信条。 他向丹老师鞠了一躬，等着评委们点名。 Ruby山本……公鸡雷蒙德…… 臭喜怒无常!丹老师拿出黄腰带。 它不像他的旧白腰带那么脏。 它是新的，金色的，闪闪发光！“当臭小子第一次来到我们这里时，他被席子绊倒了，”丹老师说。 “现在看看这个年轻人。 这几周没人比我更努力了。 臭穆迪，我代表空手学院，非常荣幸地授予你这条黄腰带。 带着尊重和自信穿着它。” “干得好，”爸爸说。“很少见，”朱迪说。 臭臭把黄腰带绕了两圈。 他打结又解结

new belt, trying to get the ends even. "Sensei Dan says karate will help me with all sorts of stuff. I so don't stink at sports anymore." "But you so do stink at knots," said Judy.

新的皮带，试着让两端均匀。 “丹老师说空手道对我有很多帮助。 我的体育成绩已经不差了。” “可你打结真臭，”朱迪说。

"Do not. It's not as easy as you think to tie a reef knot," said Stink. "You can play any sport you want, if you just put your mind to it," said Dad. "So, you're a sports freak now, huh?" said Judy. "Too bad you didn't get a trophy." Today, even big-sister Judy couldn't bug him. He looked down at his now-perfect knot. "But I got this cool uniform, and my yellow belt is kind of like a trophy, and now I get a pizza party! Right?" "Right," said Dad. "Right," said Mom. "Can I have a thumb-wrestling pizza party at our house? And invite all my friends? For real? Can I wear my karate uniform, too?" "Maybe just this once," said Mom. "Hi-ya!" Stink gave a spinning reverse punch in the air. "Take that, old me who stinks at sports. There's a new kid on the block. Karate Stink. Just call me Yellow Belt Yeti."

“不要。打珊瑚礁结不像你想的那么容易。”臭臭说。 “你可以做任何你想做的运动，只要你用心去做。”爸爸说。 “那么，你现在是个运动狂了，是吗？”朱迪说。 “你没拿到奖杯太可惜了。” 今天，就连大姐姐朱迪也不能打扰他。 他低头看着自己的结，现在已经很完美了。 “但我有了这件很酷的制服，我的黄腰带有点像奖杯，现在我有了披萨派对！”对吗?”“好的，”爸爸说。 “好的，”妈妈说。“我能在我们家举办一个拇指摔跤披萨派对吗？” 邀请我所有的朋友？ 真的吗?我可以穿我的空手道制服吗？”“也许就这一次，”妈妈说。 “你好!”臭臭朝空中打了一拳。 “接受吧，不擅长运动的老我。” 这里又来了个新人。 空手道臭味。就叫我黄带雪人吧。”