6 The Marshmallow Group

CHAPTER SIX THE MARSHMALLOW GROUP MR. WILLOW STARED at Simon's paper. "It's my plate," Simon answered simply. "With all my foods." "I know what it is, Simon. I'm just trying to make sense of it," Mr. Willow said and pointed at the paper. "For instance, what are the white things in this section?" "That's the marshmallow group," Simon answered. "There are big ones and little ones." "And marshmallows are a big part of your diet?" "Not a huge part," Simon said. "I only eat them

第六章棉花糖组。 威洛盯着西蒙的试卷。 “这是我的盘子，”西蒙简单地回答。 “用我所有的食物。”“我知道那是什么，西蒙。 我只是想弄明白它的意义，”威洛指着报纸说。 “比如，这部分白色的东西是什么？”“那是棉花糖组，”西蒙回答。 “有大的和小的。” “棉花糖是你饮食的重要组成部分吗？”“不是很大一部分，”西蒙说。 “我只吃它们

maybe once or twice a day." "Okay, umm," Mr. Willow said and pointed at a different section of Simon's food plate. "And what about these? Is this the fruit section?"

也许一天一两次。” “好吧，嗯，”威洛先生指着西蒙盘子里的另一部分说。 “那这些呢？”这是水果区吗？”

"Sort of." "What do you mean, sort of?" "They're not quite fruit," Simon said. "But they're fruit-ish." "Aren't these cherries and grapes and lemons?" "No." "What are they?" "They're Skittles," Simon said. "That's the Skittles group." I think Mr. Willow decided he was done talking with Simon. He turned away from our table and headed back to the front of class. On his way, Mr. Willow called, "Okay, everybody. Time's up!"

“的”。“你是什么意思，差不多？”“它们不完全是水果，”西蒙说。 “但它们是水果味的。”“这些不是樱桃、葡萄和柠檬吗？”“没有。” “它们是什么？”“是彩虹糖，”西蒙说。 “那是彩虹糖小组。” 我想威罗先生决定不再和西蒙谈了。 他转身离开我们的桌子，走回教室前面。 在路上，威罗先生喊道：“好了，各位。 时间到了!”

Simon turned to Rosie and me. He had a disappointed look on his face. He pointed at another section of his plate and said, "Mr. Willow didn't even ask me about this group." "What is it?" Rosie asked. "It's the Twinkies group." Rosie slapped her right hand across her mouth to keep from laughing. Simon's crazy food plate had made me forget all about having to move—but not for

西蒙转向罗西和我。 他脸上带着失望的表情。 他指着盘子里的另一部分说：“先生。 薇洛甚至都没问过我这个小组的事。” “什么事？”罗西问道。 “是Twinkies乐队。” 罗茜用右手捂住嘴不让自己笑出声来。 西蒙疯狂的食物盘让我完全忘记了搬家的事——但不是为了

long.

长。

"Time to get started," Mr. Willow said loudly. He was at the whiteboard with a bunch of colored markers. "Let's compare your personal eating habits with a plate that reflects a healthy diet. So we're looking at what you eat at home with your family versus a well-balanced diet." At home with your family. Mr. Willow's words got stuck in my head. At home with your family. "I don't want to move," I whispered to Rosie and Simon. "Lunchtime," Rosie whispered. "We'll figure it out at lunchtime." After science, we handed in our book reports for English and then had music. After that, it was lunch.

“该开始了，”威罗先生大声说。 他拿着一堆彩色记号笔站在白板前。 “让我们将你的个人饮食习惯与反映健康饮食的盘子进行比较。 所以我们正在研究你和家人在家吃什么，以及均衡的饮食。” 在家和家人在一起。威罗先生的话在我脑海里挥之不去。 在家和家人在一起。“我不想动，”我低声对罗茜和西蒙说。 “午餐时间，”罗茜低声说。 “我们午饭时再想办法。” 科学课后，我们交了英语读书报告，然后上了音乐课。 之后是午餐时间。