08 The V.I.Q

The V.I.Q. On the way back to her seat, Jessica Finch asked Judy, "How was Antarctica?" "Long," said Judy. What did Jessica Finch care anyway? She probably knew how to spell Antarctica. Even without sleeping on the dictionary. Judy grumped. Judy slumped. Judy Moody was down in the dumps. The dumpiest. She, Madame M for Mistake, could not predict the future — her own or anybody else's. She could not even predict one hour from now. Not one minute. Not one second. The future was unpredictable.

在回座位的路上，杰西卡·芬奇问朱迪:“南极洲怎么样?”“很长，”朱迪说。 杰西卡·芬奇在乎什么? 她可能知道怎么拼写南极洲。 即使没有睡在字典上。 朱迪发火。朱迪暴跌。 朱迪·穆迪情绪低落。 矮胖。她，M代表错误的夫人，无法预测未来——无论是她自己的还是别人的。 她甚至无法预测一小时后的情况。 一分钟都没有。一秒钟都不行。 未来是不可预测的。

That did it. Judy decided then and there she would give up predicting the future. Forever. She had the Moody blues, the Judy-Moodiest. She dragged herself to the water fountain at afternoon recess. "Hel-lo? Judy? What is wrong with you?" asked Jessica Finch. "I'm a flop. A big fat fake. I can't tell the future. Just call me Madame Phoney-Baloney." "Okay, Madame Phoney-Baloney!" said

这就对了。朱迪当场就决定放弃预测未来。 直到永远。她有忧郁症，朱迪忧郁症。 下午课间休息时，她拖着沉重的身躯来到饮水机旁。 “Hel-lo ?朱迪?你怎么了?”杰西卡·芬奇问。 “我是个失败者。一个大骗子。 我无法预知未来。就叫我假话夫人好了。” “好吧，胡言乱语夫人!

Jessica Finch. She laughed like a hyena. "If you say so. But I know something that tells the future. You can ask a question and it's N-E-V-ER wrong." Judy sprayed herself with water. How did Jessica Finch know so much about futuretelling? "Really?" "Really." "Never?" "Never!" said Jessica. "I'll bring it tomorrow. Think of something you want to ask. Something on your mind. Something that's been bugging you — a V.I.Q." "V.I.Q.?" "Very Important Question," said Jessica. Judy could hardly wait. She could hardly think

杰西卡·芬奇。她笑得像鬣狗。 “既然你这么说。但我知道一些能预示未来的东西。 你可能会问一个问题，结果是N-E-V-ER错了。” 朱迪给自己喷水。 杰西卡·芬奇怎么知道这么多关于预言未来的知识? “真的吗?”“真的。”“没有?”“决不!”杰西卡说。 “我明天带来。想想你想问什么。 你在想什么。有件事一直困扰着你——智商。” “V.I.Q. ?”“非常重要的问题，”杰西卡说。 朱迪等不及了。她几乎无法思考

about anything else. She could hardly sleep, even without the fat red dictionary under her pillow. Judy thought and thought. She thought about something that had been on her mind. She thought about something that had been bugging her. She came up with a very important V.I.Q. Judy got to school early Thursday morning. She rushed up to Jessica Finch. "Did you bring it? Did you?" Jessica opened her pink plastic backpack and took out a bright yellow ball with a big smiley face on the outside. "Magic 8 Ball!" said Jessica.

关于其他任何事情。即使枕头下没有那本又厚又红的字典，她也很难入睡。 朱迪想啊想啊。她想起了一直萦绕在她心头的一件事。 她想起了一件一直困扰着她的事。 她提出了一个非常重要的智商 朱迪星期四一大早就到了学校。 她冲到杰西卡·芬奇面前。 “你带来了吗?”你呢?”杰西卡打开她的粉色塑料背包，拿出一个亮黄色的球，外面有一个大大的笑脸。 “神奇的8号球!”杰西卡说。

"That's not a Magic 8 Ball," said Judy. "Is too," said Jessica. "I'll show you." "Will I always be the best speller at Virginia Dare School?" Jessica asked the Magic 8 Ball. The answer appeared in the window on a little triangle floating in blue liquid. You're a winner. "See? You try," said Jessica.

“那不是神奇的8号球，”朱迪说。 “也是，”杰西卡说。“我指给你看。” “我能永远是维吉尼亚勇敢学校的最佳拼写选手吗?”杰西卡问魔术8号球。 答案出现在窗户上一个漂浮在蓝色液体中的小三角形上。 你是赢家。“看到了吗?你试试吧，”杰西卡说。

Judy decided to ask a practice question first. "Will my mood ring ever turn purple?" Judy shook the ball. You look marvelous. "Try again," said Jessica. "Will my mood ring ever turn purple?" Nice outfit. "You're not asking right," said Jessica. Judy shook the ball extra hard. "Will I be a doctor someday?" Pure genius. "Will I ever get a 110% Thomas Jefferson sticker on my spelling test? You're 100% fun. "Will Mom and Dad be mad about my spelling test?"

朱迪决定先问一个练习题。 “我的情绪戒指会变成紫色吗?”朱迪摇了摇球。 你看起来棒极了。“再试一次，”杰西卡说。 “我的情绪戒指会变成紫色吗?”漂亮的衣服。 “你问得不对，”杰西卡说。 朱迪格外用力地摇晃着球。 “有一天我会成为一名医生吗?”纯粹的天才。 “我会在我的拼写测试中得到110%托马斯·杰斐逊的贴纸吗?” 你是个百分百有趣的人。“爸爸妈妈会为我的拼写考试生气吗?”