Chapter 3

Chapter three, Exactly one week after my dad and I spent the whole horrible evening reviewing flash cards, my teacher, Ms. Flowers, handed back our spelling tests. "Nice work, Hank," Ms. Flowers said as I stuffed the test into my notebook. "I see real improvement." Improvement? I quickly pulled out the test. Of the fifteen spelling words, I had gotten six right instead of my usual two. This was a new Hank Zipzer world record. "Wowee zowee!" I yelled. "I'm almost a genius." Frankie Townsend, my best friend, reached across the aisle and gave me a high five.

就在我和爸爸花了一个可怕的晚上复习记忆卡的一个星期后，我的老师。 送花，还给我们拼写试卷 “干得好，汉克，”当我把试卷塞进笔记本时，弗劳尔斯老师说。 “我看到了真正的改善。”改进呢? 我赶紧把试卷抽出来。 在15个拼写单词中，我只拼对了6个，而不是平时的2个。 这是汉克·齐泽尔的新世界纪录。 “啊哈中惟!”我喊道。“我几乎是一个天才。” 我最好的朋友弗兰基·汤森穿过过道，和我击掌。

"Way to go, Hankarooney," he said. "Your dad's going to be happy with this." "That dog is practically yours," Ashley Wong whispered from her seat. Ashley had just moved into my building and had quickly become best friends with Frankie and me. "The three of you guys are pathetic," Nick McKelty said. He sits in back of me. When he breathes, I can feel his hot, stinky sausage breath all over my neck. "Six out of fifteen is nothing to celebrate." "Perhaps you should keep your eyes on your own paper, Nick," Ms. Flowers said, putting his test down on his desk. "You missed half the words yourself." Ms. Flowers returned to the front of the

“干得好，汉卡鲁尼，”他说。 “你爸爸会很高兴的。” “那只狗实际上是你的，”阿什利·王（Ashley Wong）在座位上小声说。 阿什利刚搬进我的公寓，很快就和我和弗兰基成为了最好的朋友。 “你们三个真可怜，”尼克·麦凯尔蒂说。 他坐在我的后面。当他呼吸的时候，我能感觉到他那又热又臭的香肠味弥漫在我的脖子上。 “15个中6个没什么好庆祝的。” “也许你应该把注意力放在自己的试卷上，尼克。” 弗劳尔斯说着，把试卷放在桌子上。 “你自己也漏掉了一半的词。” 弗劳尔斯女士回到了前排

class and wrote the following words on the board: SCIENCE BOOK REPORT DUE TOMORROW. Katie Sperling groaned. "Oh no," she said. "I'm only halfway done with my book on volcanoes." "Then I suggest you spend some of recess reading," Ms. Flowers told her. I had a bigger problem than Katie Sperling. I hadn't started my book. I hadn't even checked one out of the library. In fact, I had totally forgotten about the assignment. When the recess bell rang, I went up to Ms. Flowers's desk. "Ms. Flowers, I have a small problem," I said, giving her my best smile. I feel that when you've got bad news, you need to show a lot of teeth. "What is it, Hank?"

在黑板上写着：科学读书报告明天交。 凯蒂·斯珀林呻吟着。“哦，不，”她说。 “我那本关于火山的书才写了一半。” “那么我建议你在课间休息时读点东西。” 弗劳尔斯告诉了她。我有比凯蒂·斯珀林更大的麻烦。 我还没有开始写我的书。我甚至都没从图书馆借过一本。 事实上，我完全忘记了那个作业。 课间铃响了，我走到老师面前。 花的桌子上。“弗劳尔斯女士，我有个小问题，”我对她微笑着说。 我觉得当你听到坏消息时，你需要露出很多牙齿。 “怎么了，汉克？”

"I forgot to check a science book out of the library." "But, Hank, I reminded you three times that the book report was due tomorrow." "Yup, I forgot that, too." "Oh, Hank." She sighed. "What are we going to do with you? We've had this talk before."

“我忘了从图书馆借一本科学书。” “但是，汉克，我已经提醒你三次了，读书报告明天就要交了。” “是啊，我也忘了。” “哦,汉克。”她叹了口气。“我们该拿你怎么办？” 我们以前谈过这个问题。”

"Don't worry, Ms. Flowers. This time I think I have a solution." "Well, you're very creative," Ms. Flowers said. "I'll be interested to see what it is." I actually didn't have a solution. As I walked out of the classroom, I tried to come up with one. But nothing came to me. My mind just wandered around like it was lost in a forest. I was about to give up, when I passed the fifth-grade bulletin board. At the top in red letters, it said, SHARKS NEVER SLEEP. Suddenly, an idea came to me. It was a big idea. And it certainly wouldn't be easy to pull off. I was going to need help, that was for sure. But all I could think about was how much I wanted that dog.

“别担心，弗劳尔斯女士。 这次我想我有办法了。” “嗯，你很有创意。” 花说。“我很想看看它是什么。” 实际上我没有解决办法。 当我走出教室时，我试着想出一个。 但我什么也没想到。我的思绪就像迷失在森林里一样乱转。 当我经过五年级的布告栏时，我正打算放弃。 上面用红字写着：鲨鱼从不睡觉。 突然，我想到了一个主意。 这是一个伟大的想法。这当然不是一件容易的事。 我需要帮助，这是肯定的。 但我满脑子想的都是我有多想要那只狗。

I had to try everything to get it.

我想尽了一切办法才得到它。