Chapter 5

Chapter five, The three of us spent all weekend working on the play. Sometimes we were each in our own apartments. Sometimes we met in the clubhouse. Of course, we took breaks. On Saturday, we went to Riverside Park for a snowball fight. Unfortunately, we ran into Nick the Tick McKelty there. When Frankie and I introduced him to Ashley, the first thing he did was make fun of her purple glasses. Right away, McKelty found out that wasn't such a great idea when she whacked him on the nose with a snowball. It turns out Ashley Wong has the arm of a shortstop. "Hey!" McKelty yelled, a clump of snow

第五章，我们三个花了整个周末的时间来创作这部戏。 有时我们在各自的公寓里。 有时我们在俱乐部见面。 当然，我们也会休息。 星期六，我们去河滨公园打雪仗。 不幸的是，我们在那里碰到了尼克·麦克蒂。 当弗兰基和我把他介绍给阿什莉时，他做的第一件事就是取笑她的紫色眼镜。 麦凯尔蒂马上发现这不是一个好主意，于是她用雪球砸了他的鼻子。 原来阿什莉·王有游击手的手臂。 “嘿!”麦凯蒂喊道，一堆雪

sliding down into his mouth. "Nobody messes with me." "I just did," Ashley said. "You can make fun of my glasses all you want. But they helped me see well enough to hit you smack in the nose." That shut him up. But Ashley wasn't finished. "And as you can see," she added, "there is plenty more snow left." McKelty had no comeback to that. He just ran off whimpering like a hurt puppy. On Monday morning, my mom walked

滑进他的嘴里。 “没人敢惹我。”“我刚才说了，"艾希礼说。 “你想怎么取笑我的眼镜都可以。 不过它们帮我看得很清楚，所以正好打在你鼻子上。” 这让他闭嘴了。但是艾希礼还没有说完。 “你也看到了，”她补充说，“还剩很多雪。” 麦凯尔蒂对此无可辩驳。 他就像受伤的小狗一样呜咽着跑掉了。 星期一早上，我妈妈散步

Frankie, Emily, and me to school. As we left the apartment, we ran into Ashley and her mom, who were on their way to school, too. "Hello, I'm Dr. Wong," Ashley's mother said, extending her hand to my mom. "So nice to meet you," my mom answered. "I'm Randi Zipzer. Silly me. When I saw Dr. Wong written on your mailbox, I thought it was your husband." "He is Dr. Wong. And so am I."

弗兰基，艾米丽和我一起去学校。 当我们离开公寓时，我们遇到了阿什利和她妈妈，她们也在去学校的路上。 “你好，我是黄医生，”阿什利的妈妈说，向我妈妈伸出手。 “很高兴见到你，”我妈妈回答。 “我是兰迪·齐泽尔。愚蠢的我。 当我看到你邮箱上写着黄博士的时候，我还以为是你丈夫呢。” “他就是黄博士。我也是。”

"So your parents are Dr. Wong and Dr. Wong?" Emily asked. "Exactly," Ashley said. "And they want me to be a doctor when I grow up, too. Then we'll be Dr. Wong, Dr. Wong, and Dr. Wong. But I think that's just wrong." Frankie and I cracked up. As we all headed up 78th Street toward Amsterdam Avenue, Ashley asked Frankie if he was ready for the audition. "Sure," he said. "I have my script right here in my backpack with my lines highlighted in yellow." Script! Did he say script? Oh no. Where was my script? Suddenly, I couldn't remember where I'd put it. Was it in my backpack? Or did I leave it on the breakfast table next to the cereal box? I closed my eyes and tried to remember. As usual, my brain came up blank. "Hold it, everyone," I said. "Stop right where you are." I spun around so my back was facing Frankie.

“所以你的父母是黄博士和黄博士。 黄?”艾米丽问。“没错，"艾希礼说。 “他们也希望我长大后成为一名医生。 那我们就叫黄医生，黄医生。 黄博士和黄博士。但我认为这是错误的。” 弗兰基和我笑了。当我们沿着78街朝阿姆斯特丹大道走去时，阿什利问弗兰基是否准备好去试镜了。 “当然，”他说。“我的剧本就在我的背包里，我的台词用黄色标出。” 脚本!他是说剧本吗？ 哦,不。我的剧本在哪里？ 突然，我不记得我把它放在哪里了。 它在我的背包里吗？还是我把它放在早餐桌上麦片盒旁边了？ 我闭上眼睛，努力回忆。 像往常一样，我的大脑一片空白。 “大家等一下，”我说。 “停在原地。” 我转过身，背对着弗兰基。

"Unzip my backpack," I asked him. "And please tell me my script is in there." I could feel Frankie tugging on the zipper. Then I could feel his hand rummaging around inside. "Is it there?" I asked. "Give me a minute, Hankster. I'm still digging my way through the cookie crumbs and bubble-gum wrappers. Don't you ever clean this thing out?" "This is not the time to talk about neatness, Frankie."

“打开我背包的拉链，”我问他。 “请告诉我，我的剧本在里面。” 我能感觉到弗兰基在拉拉链。 然后我能感觉到他的手在里面翻找。 “它在那儿吗？”我问。“给我一分钟，汉克斯特。 我还在找饼干屑和泡泡糖包装纸。 你从来不清理这东西吗？”“现在不是讨论整洁的时候，弗兰基”

"But it is the time to tell you that there is no script in here." "You forgot it?" Emily, the Perfect One, said. "Honestly, Hank, we should put a Post-it note on your forehead." "I have to go back and get it," I said. "There isn't time, Hank," my mom said, checking her watch. "Yeah," Emily piped up. "Just because the only thing you remember to pack are cookie crumbs, doesn't mean I have to be late for school." "Emily, did anyone ever tell you your braids are too tight?" I snapped. "Don't worry about it, dude," Frankie said before Emily could answer. "You can use my script when it's your turn to audition." "But mine was all highlighted and everything." "I'll highlight your lines in blue when we get to school," Frankie told me. "I'll be yellow, you'll be blue." "Hey, together you'll make green," Ashley

“但现在是时候告诉你，这里没有剧本。” “你忘了？”完美的爱米丽说。 “说真的，汉克，我们应该在你额头上贴一张便利贴。” “我得回去拿，”我说。 “没时间了，汉克，”妈妈说着，看了看表。 “是的，”艾米丽尖声说。“就因为你只记得打包饼干屑，并不意味着我上学就得迟到。” “艾米丽，有没有人告诉过你，你的辫子太紧了？”我厉声说。 “别担心，伙计，”弗兰基在艾米丽回答之前说。 “轮到你试镜时，你可以用我的剧本。” “但我的都被突出了。” “等我们到了学校，我会用蓝色标出你的台词，”弗兰基告诉我。 “我是黄色的，你是蓝色的。” “嘿，你们一起就会变成绿色的，”艾希礼说