8 The Tricky Thing

CHAPTER EIGHT THE TRICKY THING WE SAT DOWN criss-cross applesauce on the patio to tear the bottle labels off. While we did that, Rosie told us the trickiest part of our project. "We have to sneak into the greenhouse during school and dig ten small holes with the little shovel," Rosie said. "We can't go outside during school," I said and bit my lip a little. "It's against the rules. We'll get in big trouble." "That's why it's the trickiest part," Rosie said.

第八章棘手的事情我们坐在院子里，把瓶子上的标签撕掉。 当我们这样做的时候，罗西告诉了我们项目中最棘手的部分。 罗茜说：“我们必须在上学的时候偷偷溜进温室，用小铲子挖十个小洞。” “上学期间我们不能出去，”我咬了咬嘴唇说。 “这是违反规定的。我们会有大麻烦的。” “这就是为什么这是最棘手的部分，”罗西说。

"We can only go outside at recess," Simon said. "But the greenhouse is locked anyway. Only teachers have keys." "And the walls and door are made out of glass," I said, picturing the greenhouse. "It's got a screen roof to let rain in—and keep bugs and birds out—but there's no way to get inside." "It's tricky," Rosie repeated. "But we have to find a way in." "I have an idea," Simon said as he scratched his fingernail against a bit of label that was still stuck on his last bottle. "The walls are glass, so we can't get through them. But the top is just a screen. It's pretty loose and flimsy. I think I could get through it."

“我们只能在课间休息的时候出去，”西蒙说。 “但温室反正是锁着的。 只有老师才有钥匙。”“墙和门都是玻璃做的，”我说，想象着温室的样子。 “它有一个屏风屋顶，可以让雨水进来，也可以防止虫子和鸟进来，但没有办法进去。” “这很棘手，”罗茜重复道。 “但我们必须想办法进去。” “我有个主意，”西蒙一边说，一边用指甲刮着还粘在最后一瓶酒上的一小块标签。 “墙是玻璃的，所以我们穿不过去。 但顶部只是一个屏幕。 它很松很薄。 我想我能挺过去。”

"How are you going to climb up there?" Rosie asked as we started to cut the tops and bottoms off the bottles to turn them into tubes. "I'm not going to climb up," Simon said. "I'm going to fall down." I asked, "How?" "I'll jump off the roof of the school, that's how." "You can't jump off the school roof!" Rosie screamed and laughed. "Why not?"

“你打算怎么爬上去？”当我们开始剪掉瓶子的顶部和底部，把它们变成管子时，罗茜问道。 “我不打算爬上去，”西蒙说。 “我要摔倒了。”我问:“怎么做?”“我要从学校的屋顶上跳下去，就是这样。” “你不能从学校屋顶上跳下去！”罗茜尖叫着笑了起来。 “为什么不?”

"You'll break your legs! Or worse!" Rosie said.

“你会摔断腿的！”或者更糟!”罗西说。

Now she was really laughing—like, hard. She was holding her belly. Simon turned my way for support. He looked at me and said, "I figure the screen roof will slow me down before I smash into the ground." I shook my head. "It won't slow you down enough. You cannot jump off the school and through the greenhouse roof." "All right, all right," Simon said, giving up. It was quiet then. We were each down to our last bottle to cut.

现在她真的笑起来了，笑得很厉害。 她抱着肚子。 西蒙转向我寻求支持。 他看着我说：“我想纱窗顶棚会在我摔到地上之前让我慢下来。” 我摇了摇头。“它不会让你慢下来。 你不能从学校跳下去，穿过温室的屋顶。” “好吧，好吧，”西蒙说，放弃了。 当时很安静。我们每人只剩下最后一瓶酒了。

"We can't use the roof by falling through it," Rosie said slowly and twirled her hair, suddenly serious. "But we can use the roof." "How?" Simon and I asked in unison. "Tomorrow at recess," Rosie answered. She paused and looked at Simon, then at me. "We're going to play Frisbee."

“我们不能从屋顶上掉下来，”罗茜慢慢地说，一边捻着头发，突然变得严肃起来。 “但是我们可以用屋顶。” “如何?”西蒙和我异口同声地问道。 “明天课间休息时，”罗茜回答。 她停顿了一下，看看西蒙，又看看我。 “我们要去玩飞盘。”