3 Super Mad

CHAPTER THREE SUPER MAD SIMON COULDN'T TELL us about the tree sap on his hands during science. That's because the three of us were in different groups. At the beginning of science, each group took a big oak tree leaf that Mr. Willow had collected that morning. We put the leaf in a shallow bowl of water on the windowsill in the sunshine. Then Mr. Willow talked for a long time about how plants convert the sun's light energy into oxygen and release it. At the end of science period, we observed our leaves—and they had tiny bubbles around their edges.

第三章超级疯狂的西蒙在科学课上不能告诉我们他手上的树液。 那是因为我们三个人在不同的组。 在科学开始时，每组拿了威洛先生早上收集的一片大橡树叶子。 我们把叶子放在窗台上阳光下的浅碗里。 然后，威罗先生谈了很长时间植物如何将太阳的光能转化为氧气并释放出来。 在科学课时结束时，我们观察了我们的叶子——它们的边缘有小气泡。

That was oxygen being released. It was pretty cool. We got our chance to talk to Simon during silent reading time. He sat in the middle of Table 5. That way when he whispered, Rosie and I could both hear him. We held our books up in front of our faces so Mr. Willow wouldn't see us talking. We whispered the whole time. Rosie asked, "What's the deal with the tree sap on your hands?" "I was at Picasso Park yesterday," Simon said. You could tell something was bothering him a lot. "And Max Brutus was there too. He was practicing soccer—just juggling and taking shots at the net. I can't believe how hard that dude can kick. It's like a rocket!"

这是氧气被释放。 非常酷。我们有机会在默读时间和西蒙交谈。 他坐在5号桌的中间。 这样当他低声说话时，罗西和我都能听到。 我们把书举到面前，这样威罗先生就看不到我们说话了。 我们一直在小声说话。 罗茜问：“你手上的树液是怎么回事？”“我昨天在毕加索公园，”西蒙说。 你可以看出有什么事一直困扰着他。 马克斯·布鲁图斯也在那里。 他在练习足球——只是杂耍和在球网前射门。 我真不敢相信那家伙踢得那么厉害。 就像火箭一样！”

Rosie and I knew who Max Brutus was: He was the biggest and strongest kid in our grade. He always won at dodgeball—and everything else—in gym. He even knocked Hector Cruz over with a dodgeball throw once. "So how does Max being at the park lead to you getting tree sap all over your hands?" asked Rosie. "I asked him if I could practice with him," Simon replied. "And he said yes. I was surprised because he's kind of a grumpy guy, you know? But anyway, we each took turns in goal. We took five shots each and then switched. He's really good—and strong. He kicks like a high schooler."

罗西和我都知道马克斯·布鲁特斯是谁：他是我们年级最大、最强壮的孩子。 他总是在体育馆里的躲避球和其他比赛中获胜。 他甚至有一次用躲避球把赫克托·克鲁兹撞倒了。 “那马克斯在公园是怎么让你的手上都是树汁的呢？”罗茜问。 “我问他我能不能和他一起练习，”西蒙回答。 他答应了。我很惊讶，因为他是个脾气暴躁的人？ 但无论如何，我们每个人轮流射门。 我们每人开了五枪，然后换了。 他真的很好，很强壮。 他踢起来像个高中生。”

I peeked over my book. Mr. Willow was reading at his desk—and not looking at us. I ducked my head back down and asked, "What about the tree sap?" "I'm getting to that part," Simon said. "After a little while, Max had to go home. And I asked him if I could keep playing with his soccer ball. It's a really nice one. It's a replica of the ball they used when the World Cup was here in the United States. It looks like the real thing!" "Did he say yes?" Rosie asked.

我偷看了一下我的书。威罗先生在他的书桌前看书，没有看我们。 我低下头问：“那树汁呢？”“我就要讲到那部分了，”西蒙说。 过了一会儿，马克斯不得不回家了。 我问他我能不能继续玩他的足球。 真的很不错。这是世界杯在美国举办时所用足球的复制品。 它看起来像真的一样！”“他答应了吗？”罗西问道。

Simon nodded and said, "As long as I bring it back to him today." I asked, "So what happened?" "I was punting it real high, just messing around," Simon said. You could tell this was when something bad happened. "You know I can kick good too. And I—"

西蒙点点头说：“只要我今天把钱还给他就行了。” 我问：“那发生了什么？”西蒙说：“我把它推得很高，只是在胡闹。” 你可以看出这是坏事发生的时候。 “你知道我踢得也不错。 我- - - - - -”

Simon stopped then. It was like he didn't want to talk anymore. "You what?" asked Rosie. "I accidentally kicked it into the top of a really tall tree," Simon said. "That really big pine tree by the basketball court. And it got stuck." "Oh no," I said. I knew that tree. It was the tallest tree in Picasso Park.

西蒙停了下来。好像他不想再说话了。 “你什么？”罗茜问。“我不小心把它踢到了一棵很高的树顶上，”西蒙说。 “篮球场旁边那棵很大的松树。 它被卡住了。”“哦，不，”我说。 我认识那棵树。它是毕加索公园里最高的树。