5 Here Comes Max

CHAPTER FIVE HERE COMES MAX THIS TIME, IT wasn't Mr. Willow standing over us. It was Max Brutus. He was wearing his red-and black Evanston Eagles soccer jersey. It was stretched tight around his biceps. He's a big dude. "Umm," Simon said, looking up at him. "Hi, Max. How's it going?" "Bowman," Max said. He only calls his close friends by their first names. For everybody else, Max only uses last names. And Simon's last name is Bowman. "Do you have my—" "Hey, Max!" Simon interrupted. He was obviously trying to keep Max from asking about his World Cup

第五章麦克斯来了，这次不是威罗先生站在我们面前。 是马克斯·布鲁图斯。他穿着红黑相间的埃文斯顿老鹰队球衣。 它紧紧地围绕着他的二头肌。 他是个大块头。“嗯，”西蒙抬头看着他说。 “嗨,马克斯。怎么样了？”“鲍曼，”马克斯说。 他只对亲密的朋友直呼其名。 对其他人，麦克斯只说他们的姓。 西蒙姓鲍曼。 “你有我的——”“嘿，麦克斯！”西蒙打断。 他显然是不想让麦克斯问起他的世界杯

soccer ball. "I was just showing Molly and Rosie a new way I eat tater tots! Check it out!" Simon grabbed four tater tots—two off my tray and two off Rosie's—and shoved them into his mouth. He grabbed my ketchup cup and squeezed it in after the tots. Then he looked up at Max, chewing and smiling.

足球。“我只是在给莫莉和罗茜展示我吃土豆的新方法！”看看吧！”西蒙从我的盘子里拿了两个薯片，从罗茜的盘子里拿了两个薯片，塞进了自己的嘴里。 他抢过我的番茄酱杯，然后把它挤了进去。 然后他抬头看着麦克斯，一边咀嚼着，一边微笑。

Max sort of squeezed his left eye shut slightly and scrunched his mouth over to one side. He said, "Umm. That's great. Did you bring—" To help Simon, Rosie interrupted. "Max, can I ask you a question?" she said quickly. Max turned to her. "Yeah, I guess," he answered. "I really just wanted to get—" "Great, thanks," Rosie said even faster, not allowing Max to finish. "I was just wondering. If you were a car, what kind of car would you be?" "Huh?" "If you were a car, what kind of car would you be?" Rosie repeated. I had never heard her talk so quickly—and her voice was a little higher too. "You can pick anything. An old-fashioned car, a new one, whatever. You can even choose a pickup truck if you want. Your options are wide open. Whatever!"

马克斯把左眼微微闭上，把嘴歪向一边。 他说：“嗯。太好了。 你带了——”“为了帮助西蒙，”罗茜打断他。 “麦克斯，我能问你一个问题吗？” 马克斯转向她。“是的，我想，”他回答。 “太好了，谢谢。”罗茜说得更快了，不让马克斯说完。 “我只是想知道。如果你是一辆车，你会是什么样的车？”“嗯?”“如果你是一辆车，你会是什么样的车？”罗西重复。 我从来没有听过她说话这么快——而且她的声音也有点高。 “你可以选择任何东西。一辆老爷车，一辆新车，什么都行。 如果你愿意，你甚至可以选择一辆皮卡。 你有很多选择。 不管!”

"Why do you want to—" "I'll use myself as an example," Rosie continued rapidly. "I would choose a Volkswagen Beetle. A green one! Because I'm interested in bugs. The study of bugs is called entomology! Isn't that an interesting word? Like, it should be bugology, don't you think? That would be way better. Anyway, what kind of car would you be?"

“你为什么要——”“我用自己做个例子，”罗茜迅速地接着说。 “我会选择大众甲壳虫。 一个绿色的！因为我对虫子很感兴趣。 对虫子的研究叫做昆虫学！这不是一个有趣的词吗？ 应该是昆虫学，你不觉得吗？ 那样就好多了。不管怎样，你想要什么样的车？”

Max looked confused. After five seconds, he said, "I guess I'd be a van. We have a red van and use it to go camping."

马克斯看起来很困惑。五秒钟后，他说：“我想我会是一辆货车。 我们有一辆红色面包车，用它去露营。”

"Awesome!" Rosie said with great enthusiasm. "That's a great choice." "Umm, thanks," Max said and shook his head a little. He turned back to Simon. "So, Bowman, where's my—" It was my turn. "Oranges are one of my favorite fruits, Max!" I shouted. He yanked his head toward me and said, "What?"

“棒极了!”罗茜热情地说。 “这是一个很好的选择。”“嗯，谢谢。”马克斯说着，摇了摇头。 他转向西蒙。“那么，鲍曼，我的——”轮到我了。 “橙子是我最喜欢的水果之一，麦克斯！”我叫道。 他猛地把头朝我拉过来，说：“什么？”