Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6 If you're wondering if I finished Journey to Jupiter, you can stop wondering now. The answer is a big fat no. It's not that I didn't want to read it. I saw the letters on the page; I just couldn't sound them out. That's why when Frankie, Ashley, and I walked into the tryouts the next day, I wasn't feeling my most confident. We took our seats on the big colorful carpet in the middle of the library, the place where Mrs. King holds all our reading assemblies.We whispered to one another, making a plan that we hoped would work.

第六章如果你想知道我有没有看完《木星游记》，现在你可以不用再想了。 答案是大大的否定。 不是我不想读它。 我看到了那一页上的字母；我就是听不出他们的声音。 这就是为什么当弗兰基、阿什莉和我第二天走进选拔赛时，我觉得自己不是最自信的。 我们在图书馆中央的彩色大地毯上坐了下来，金夫人在那里举行我们所有的读书集会。我们互相窃窃私语，制定了一个计划，希望能奏效。

"I'll start," Ashley whispered, "because I can summarize the story really well." "I'll go next," Frankie said. "I'll tell all about the main characters. Zip, you can wrap it up." "What am I going to say?" I whispered in a panic. "You know I haven't finished the book yet." "Where are you up to?" Ashley asked. "The middle of page one," I answered. The library door opened, and the judges walked in. There was Ms. Adolf, who, as always, was dressed all in gray. Her skirt was gray, her shoes were gray, her hair was gray, even her knees were gray. Principal Love followed her, his Velcro sneakers squeaking all the way across the library floor. Last was Mr. Rock, who smiled and waved at all the kids as he bounced in.

“我先开始吧，“艾希礼低声说，”因为我能很好地概括这个故事。" “我下一个去，”弗兰基说。 “我会讲述所有主要人物的故事。 拉链，你可以把它包起来。”“我该说什么呢？”我惊慌地小声说。 “你知道我还没看完这本书。” “你在干什么？”阿什利问道。 “在第一页中间，”我回答。 图书馆的门开了，评委们走了进来。 阿道夫女士和往常一样，一身灰衣。 她的裙子是灰色的，她的鞋子是灰色的，她的头发是灰色的，甚至她的膝盖也是灰色的。 洛夫校长跟着她，他的魔术贴球鞋在图书馆地板上吱吱作响。 最后是洛克先生，他冲所有的孩子微笑着挥手。

They sat down and called up the first person. She was Grace I-don't-remember-herlast- name, a third-grader who used so many big words she sounded like a walking dictionary. Ms. Adolf was so impressed that I thought I saw a smile trying to escape from her lips. The next people to try out were two girls from the third grade. They giggled from the moment they stood up until Principal Love asked them to step into the hall to get control of themselves. They never came back. After them was Luke Whitman, who is actually a very good reader. It's one of the few things he can do with one hand while picking

他们坐下来，打电话给第一个人。 她叫格蕾丝，我不记得她的姓了，一个三年级的学生，她用了很多大词，听起来像一本活字典。 阿道夫女士被深深打动了，我觉得我看到了她嘴角上的一丝微笑。 下一批参加选拔的是两名三年级的女生。 从他们站起来的那一刻起，他们就咯咯地笑，直到洛夫校长让他们到大厅里去控制自己。 他们再也没有回来。在他们之后是卢克·惠特曼，他实际上是一个很好的读者。 这是他采摘时能用一只手做的少数几件事之一

his nose with the other. After Luke was Heather Payne, the tallest girl in our class, who does everything perfectly. Of course, she did a perfect job. "How are we going to follow that?" i whispered to Frankie and Ashley, sinking lower in my seat. "Do you want to get your picture on that bulletin board or not?" Frankie asked. That's all I needed to hear. I got fired up and ready to go, which was a good thing, because we were next. When we stood in front of the judges, I flashed my best smile, the one filled with my Zipzer attitude. Ms. Adolf stared at me like she had just licked a sour lemon. Ashley and Frankie each did an amazing job of describing the plot and the main characters. Then it was my turn. "You don't need to hear me discuss Journey to Jupiter i be gan because m y teammates already covered th a t instead im

他用另一只鼻子。排在卢克之后的是希瑟·佩恩，她是我们班最高的女生，做任何事都很完美。 当然，她做得很好。 “我们怎么去追呢？”我在座位上坐得更低了，低声问弗兰基和艾希礼。 “你还想不想把你的照片贴在布告栏上？”弗兰基问道。 这就是我想听到的。 我兴奋起来，准备出发，这是件好事，因为我们是下一个。 当我们站在评委面前时，我露出了最美好的微笑，充满了我的态度。 阿道夫女士盯着我，就像刚舔过酸柠檬一样。 阿什利和弗兰基在描述情节和主要人物方面都做得很出色。 然后轮到我了。“你不需要听我讨论《木星之旅》，因为我的队友已经代替我完成了这一任务

going to discuss how we can show Paula Hart the best time ever, here at PS 87." Mr. Rock gave me an encouraging smile. "First of all, we could give her some pickles from my mom's deli, because everyone loves a dill pickle. We could be very polite and thank her for visiting us. We could make her laugh. For instance, I have a great joke about Jupiter. Want to hear it?" "No," said Ms. Adolf. "Yes," said Mr. Rock. I didn't wait for Principal Love to answer. "Knock, knock," I said. "Who's there?" said Mr. Rock. "Jupiter," I said with a grin. "Jupiter who?" "Ju-pi-ter hurry, or you'll miss the bus." Mr. Rock cracked up. I could tell Principal Love liked it because the mole on his cheek did the hula. The other kids in the library laughed out loud. Only Ms. Adolf didn't crack a smile.

我们将讨论如何在PS 87向宝拉·哈特展示有史以来最好的时刻。” 洛克先生给了我一个鼓励的微笑。 “首先，我们可以从我妈妈的熟食店给她一些泡菜，因为每个人都喜欢莳萝泡菜。 我们可以非常礼貌地感谢她的来访。 我们可以逗她笑。例如，我有一个关于木星的笑话。 想听吗？”“没有。” 阿道夫。“是的，”洛克先生说。 我没等洛夫校长回答。 “敲，敲，”我说。“谁在那儿？”洛克先生说。 “朱庇特，”我笑着说。 “木星谁?”“快点儿，要不你就赶不上公共汽车了。” 洛克先生笑了。我看得出拉夫校长很喜欢，因为他脸上的痣跳草裙舞。 图书馆里的其他孩子都大笑起来。 只有阿道夫女士没有笑。

"There is no laughing in the library," she growled. "In fact, this team is out of the running for being too silly." "Not so fast, Ms. Adolf," Mr. Rock said. "I know Paula Hart, and she's a very funny person. She puts humor in all her books. I think she'd get a big kick out of Hank and his team. They're my first choice." Wow. I couldn't believe my ears. My eyes moved to Principal Love. He was going to be the deciding vote. I wish I understood what he said next. "Humor is also known by the word 'comedy,'" he began. "It is the opposite of drama, which is serious and does not involve laughter. Yet it seems to me that the visit of Paula Hart is an appropriate occasion for laughter, which also helps with the digestion of vegetables." "Is he saying yes or no?" I whispered to Frankie and Ashley. "Whatever he's saying, he's taking a long time," Ashley whispered back.

“图书馆里不许笑，”她咆哮道。 “事实上，这支球队因为太愚蠢而出局了。” “别着急，阿道夫女士，”洛克说。 “我认识宝拉·哈特，她是一个非常有趣的人。 她所有的书里都有幽默。 我觉得汉克和他的团队会让她很开心的。 他们是我的首选。”哇。 我简直不敢相信自己的耳朵。 我的目光转向了爱校长。 他将是决定性的一票。 但愿我能听懂他接下来说的话。 “幽默也被称为‘喜剧’，”他开始说。 “它是戏剧的对立面，戏剧是严肃的，没有笑声。 但在我看来，宝拉·哈特的来访是一个适当的笑声的场合，这也有助于消化蔬菜。” “他是同意还是不同意？”我低声对弗兰基和艾希礼说。 “不管他说什么，他都花了很长时间，"艾希礼小声回答。