8 A BONE TO PICK

A BONE TO PICK Bean could hardly wait for the end of the day. Finally, Ms. Aruba-Tate said, "Put up your chairs, boys and girls," just like she always did. Bean and Ivy put up their chairs—wham, wham—and hurried out of the classroom. "Wait, you guys!" Leo ran down the breezeway and stood in front of them. They waited. "Did you really?" he said. "What?" said Ivy in a huffy voice. "Find dinosaur bones?" He looked at them with narrow eyes. Bean's face got hot again. Leo was their friend, and friends believed you. He shouldn't think they were lying. It made her mad. "Yes! We did!" she yelled. "And

豆子几乎等不及一天的结束了。 最后，阿鲁巴-塔特说：“孩子们，把椅子收起来，”就像她一直做的那样。 比恩和艾薇拿起椅子——砰、砰——匆匆走出教室。 “等等，伙计们！”利奥跑下走廊，站在他们面前。 他们等待着。“真的吗？”他说。 “什么？”艾薇气呼呼地说。 “找到恐龙骨头了吗？”他眯着眼睛看着他们。 憨豆的脸又热了起来。 里奥是他们的朋友，朋友们相信你。 他不应该认为他们在撒谎。 这使她发疯了。“是啊!我们做到了！”她喊道。 ”,

we have proof! Anyone who doesn't believe us can come over and see! Four o'clock! Today! My house! Dinosaurs!" She glared at Leo. "Bring everyone you know! Bring your stupid soccer team! I don't care!" "Jeez," said Leo. "Lighten up." "Excuse me," said Ivy, still in a huffy voice. "We have work to do." She pulled Bean by the arm. A skinny first-grader plucked at her jacket when she reached the stairs. "I heard you found dinosaur bones," he said. "Yes, we did" said Bean in a loud voice., "We found dinosaur bones." He looked at her nervously. "Can I see them?" "Oh." Bean had been ready for a fight. She tried to make her face into a smile as she told the kid where she lived. "Come by later this afternoon" she said., "Okay," he smiled. "Can I bring my

我们有证据！不相信我们的人可以过来看看！四点!今天!我的房子!恐龙!”她怒视着利奥。 “把你认识的人都带来！”带上你那愚蠢的足球队！我才不管呢！”“天哪，”利奥说。 “放松”。“对不起，”艾薇说，她的声音仍然很生气。 “我们还有工作要做。”她拉着比恩的胳膊。 当她走到楼梯上时，一个瘦骨嶙峋的一年级学生扯了扯她的夹克。 “我听说你发现了恐龙骨头，”他说。 “是的，我们做到了。”比恩大声说。“我们发现了恐龙骨头。” 他紧张地看着她。 “我能看看吗？”“哦。”比恩已经做好了战斗的准备。 当她告诉孩子她住在哪里时，她努力让自己的脸上露出微笑。 “下午晚些时候过来吧，”她说。“好吧，”他笑着说。 “我能把我的。

mom?" "Bring anyone you want." As they walked home, Ivy said, "Nobody believed Mary Anning, either. They thought that the bones were just weird rocks. They told her to stop wasting her time. But in the end, she was right. Who cares what other people think?"

妈妈?”“你想带谁来都行。” 回家的路上，艾薇说：“也没人相信玛丽·安宁。 他们认为这些骨头只是奇怪的石头。 他们告诉她不要再浪费时间了。 但最终，她是对的。 谁在乎别人怎么想？”

Bean stepped over a crack in the sidewalk. "I do. I want other people to know I'm right. Especially when I really am right." Ivy thought for a moment. "But you're still right, even if they don't think so." "I guess." Bean sighed. "I just feel better if other people think I'm right, too." "Hardly anybody ever thinks I'm right," said Ivy. Bean nodded. That was true. A lot of

比恩跨过了人行道上的一条裂缝。 “我做的。我想让其他人知道我是对的。 尤其是当我真的是对的时候。” 艾薇想了一会儿。“但你仍然是对的，即使他们不这么认为。” “我猜。”豆叹了口气。“如果别人也认为我是对的，我会感觉更好。” “几乎没有人认为我是对的，”艾薇说。 豆点了点头。这是真的。 很多

people didn't understand Ivy's ideas. She had had plenty of practice at not being believed. That's probably why she didn't get as mad about it as Bean did. She just went ahead with her ideas anyway. You can do whatever you want if you don't care what people think, Bean realized. But you have to do it alone a lot of the time. They climbed the stairs to Bean's front porch. "We need a good snack," said Bean. "We have lots of digging to do." "A great big snack," agreed Ivy. "What do you have?" "Trail mix" said Bean. "The kind with, chocolate chips." "Cool. We can eat it while we dig." "We should be kind of quiet," Bean added. "I think my dad is still a little grumpy from yesterday." But he wasn't. He was standing in the front hall with a big smile on his face. "Hi,

人们不理解艾薇的想法。 她在不被人相信方面有过很多经验。 这可能就是为什么她没有像比恩那样生气。 不管怎样，她还是坚持自己的想法。 比恩意识到，如果你不在乎别人怎么想，你可以做任何你想做的事。 但很多时候你必须独自完成。 他们爬上楼梯，来到比恩家的前廊。 “我们需要一个好的零食，”比恩说。 “我们还有很多挖掘工作要做。” “一个大点心，”艾薇同意道。 “你有什么？”“什锦干果”比恩说。 “有巧克力片的那种。” “酷。我们可以边挖边吃。” “我们应该保持安静，”比恩补充道。 “我觉得我爸爸还是有点昨天的脾气。” 但他不是。他站在前厅，脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。 “嗨,

girls!" he called out. "How was school? Learn anything good? What's two plus two? Eight?" Bean giggled. Sometimes her dad was a goofball. "Four," she said. "Wrong again!" He slapped his head. "You want a snack? I made banana bread." "You did? How come?" Bean said. "Because I make great banana bread. Duh," he said, bustling toward the kitchen. He was awfully cheerful. Bean put her hands on her hips. "What's going on around here, Dad? Why are you so happy?" Dad stopped bustling toward the kitchen. "I'm glad to see you," he said.

姑娘们！”他喊道。“学校怎么样？” 学到什么好东西了吗？2加2等于多少？ 八个?”豆咯咯笑了。有时她爸爸是个傻瓜。 “四个，”她说。“又错了!”他拍了拍脑袋。 “你想吃点心吗？”我做了香蕉面包。” “你做的?怎么来?”豆说。 “因为我做的香蕉面包很棒。 他边说边朝厨房走去。 他非常高兴。比恩把手放在屁股上。 “这是怎么回事，爸爸？” 你为什么这么高兴？”爸爸停下脚步，朝厨房走去。 “我很高兴见到你，”他说。