Chapter 6

Chapter six, I spent morning recess standing as close as I could to the heater in Principal Love's office. I wasn't in any trouble. It's just that he happens to have the most powerful heater in my school. I didn't care where I was. I just wanted to unfreeze my underpants from my butt. Trust me, it's no fun having icicles in your tighty-whities. When the bell rang, I checked my bottom. It was warm and mostly dry. As I hurried for the door, Principal Love tapped me on the shoulder. "Your hat, Hank," he said, handing me my damp blue knit cap. "Is there anything you don't forget?"

第六章，上午课间休息时，我尽量站在洛夫校长办公室的取暖器旁边。 我没有遇到任何麻烦。只是他碰巧有我们学校最厉害的暖气。 我不在乎我在哪里。 我只是想把屁股上的内裤解冻一下。 相信我，你的紧身衣上有冰柱可不好玩。 下课铃响时，我检查了一下屁股。 天气暖和，大部分时间都很干燥。 当我匆匆向门口走去时，洛夫校长拍了拍我的肩膀。 “你的帽子，汉克，”他说着，把我那顶潮湿的蓝色针织帽递给我。 “有什么是你不会忘记的吗？”

"I never forget my birthday, Principal Love." "Hank, always remember these words: Being forgetful puts you on the road to nowhere." That didn't make any sense. "Principal Love, can I ask you a question? How can there be a road to nowhere? I mean, isn't nowhere nowhere?" "You'll understand what I'm talking about when you're my age," he said. He licked two fingers and slicked down the single strand of hair on his bald head.

“我从来不会忘记我的生日，洛夫校长。” “汉克，永远记住这句话：健忘会让你走向何方。” 这没有任何意义。 “爱校长，我能问你一个问题吗？” 怎么会有一条不归路呢？ 我的意思是，哪里不是哪里吗？”“等你到了我这个年纪，你就会明白我在说什么了，”他说。 他舔了舔两根手指，捋了捋秃头上的一缕头发。

Holy cow. I hope when I'm his age, I have more hair. I got to class just as the bell rang. Ms. Flowers had already listed everybody's name on the blackboard. Next to each name was a blank space where she would write what part each person was chosen to play. "Okay, class," Ms. Flowers began. "I know you're all nervous. But there's no need to be. Just do the best you can. Let's start with our newest student, Ashley Wong. She was lucky

神圣的牛。我希望我到他这个年纪时，头发会多一些。 我到教室时，铃声响了。 弗劳尔斯女士已经在黑板上列出了每个人的名字。 每个人的名字旁边都有一个空白的地方，她会在那里写下每个人被选中扮演的角色。 “好了，同学们，”弗劳尔斯开始说。 “我知道你们都很紧张。 但是没有必要。 只要尽你所能做到最好。让我们从我们的新学生Ashley Wong开始。 她很幸运

enough to be able to go over the script this weekend with some new friends she made." Ashley smiled at Frankie and me. "Everyone say, 'Welcome, Ashley,'" Ms. Flowers continued. We did. Then Ashley walked up to the front of the class, dragging a leg zombie-style behind her. She went right into her babysitter zombie performance. "Listen, kids," she moaned to three imaginary children. "Don't worry about my eyeball dropping to the ground. I'll pick it up later." Everyone laughed and applauded. Ashley took a bow and sat down. "Excellent," Ms. Flowers said. "I see we have a little actress among us. What a great way to start off our auditions." Luke Whitman went next. He set a new low on the disgusting scale when he made a volcano erupt through his nose. Halfway through, Ms. Flowers had to send him to the nurse's office for emergency nose repair.

足够让她这个周末和新朋友一起复习剧本了。” 艾希礼对弗兰基和我笑了笑。 “每个人都说，‘欢迎你，艾希礼。’” 花朵仍在继续。我们所做的。 然后阿什利走到全班前面，拖着一条丧尸式的腿。 她开始了她的僵尸保姆表演。 “听着，孩子们，”她对三个想象中的孩子呻吟道。 “别担心我的眼球会掉到地上。 我一会儿再来拿。”每个人都笑了，鼓掌。 艾希礼鞠了一躬坐了下来。 “太好了，”弗劳尔斯说。 “我看我们中间有一个小演员。 这样开始海选真是太好了。” 卢克·惠特曼紧随其后。当他让一座火山从他的鼻子里喷发出来时，他创下了令人恶心的新低。 中途，弗劳尔斯不得不把他送到护士办公室进行紧急鼻子修复。

Katie Sperling did a great job playing a pop up book. Every time she turned a page, she jumped so high her pigtails stood straight up. But the best of everyone was Frankie playing the part of Barry. He had memorized every line, and there were a lot of them. When he pretended to fall asleep, it was so real you actually thought he was dreaming. I clapped like crazy when he was done. Everyone joined in. We all knew there was no one else that could play Barry. Then it was my turn. "Hank, what part have you chosen to audition for?" Ms. Flowers asked. "Aqua Fly," I answered. My heart was thumping as I walked to the front of the class, holding Frankie's script. I passed Ashley's desk. "You're going to be great," she whispered. It seemed to take forever to reach the front of the room. When I got there, Ms. Flowers had to remind me to turn and face the class. I took a deep breath and looked down at the script. All I

凯蒂·斯珀林很好地演绎了一本弹出式的书。 她每翻一页，就跳得很高，辫子都竖了起来。 但最棒的还是弗兰基扮演的巴里。 他记住了每一句台词，而且台词很多。 当他假装睡着的时候，你会觉得他是在做梦。 他说完后，我疯狂地鼓掌。 每个人都加入进来。我们都知道没人能演巴里。 然后轮到我了。“汉克，你选了什么角色试镜？”Ms。 花问。“水蝇，”我回答。 当我拿着弗兰基的稿子走到教室前面时，我的心怦怦直跳。 我经过阿什利的桌子。“你会很棒的，”她低声说。 他似乎花了很长时间才走到房间前面。 当我到那里时，弗劳尔斯老师不得不提醒我转过身来面对全班同学。 我深吸了一口气，低头看着剧本。 我所有的

saw was a sea of blue highlights. Those were the very words I had gone over all weekend long. And I didn't recognize one of them. "Hank, you can start any time you're ready," I heard Ms. Flowers say. I couldn't read. All I could manage to do was buzz. It seemed like I buzzed for twenty minutes. Finally, Ms. Flowers interrupted my buzz fest. "Are you going to say any of the lines?" she

那是一片蓝色的海洋。 这句话正是我整个周末都在琢磨的。 我一个也不认识。 “汉克，你准备好了随时可以开始。” 花说。我不识字。 我能做的只有嗡嗡声。 我好像嗡嗡叫了20分钟。 最后，弗劳尔斯女士打断了我的讨论。 “你要念台词吗？”她说