Chapter 1

How to test a friendship

如何测试一段友谊

1 Pens and pencils? Check! Erasers? Check! Notebook? Check! Pablo hopped in front of the mirror hanging on his bedroom door. The spaceship design on his new T-shirt matched the spaceships on his new sneakers. They were perfect for an astronaut-in-training. Awesome first-day-of-school outfit? Check! Third grade, here I come! Pablo hurried downstairs. His parents were waiting for him by the front door.

1钢笔和铅笔？检查!橡皮擦吗? 检查!笔记本吗?检查!巴勃罗跳到挂在卧室门上的镜子前。 他的新t恤上的宇宙飞船图案与他的新运动鞋上的宇宙飞船图案相匹配。 对于一个训练中的宇航员来说，它们是完美的。 很棒的开学服装？ 检查!三年级，我来了！巴勃罗匆匆下楼。 他的父母在前门等他。

"Are you ready?" asked his dad. He handed Pablo his spaceship lunch box. "Yeah!" Pablo replied. When Pablo and his parents arrived at Newburg Elementary, he saw his best friend. It was easy to spot Violet in a crowd. She was tall and had a head full of tightly coiled, dark brown curls. Pablo and Violet had been best friends since he first moved to Newburg from Puerto Rico two years ago. They both loved the color red and playing soccer during recess. They both loved pickles but hated cucumbers. And they both really loved science. One day Pablo was going to fly a spaceship, just like the one on his shirt. Violet was going to discover cures for all kinds of diseases when she grew up.

“你准备好了吗？”爸爸问。 他把他的宇宙飞船午餐盒递给巴勃罗。 “是啊!”巴勃罗答道。当巴勃罗和他的父母到达纽堡小学时，他看到了他最好的朋友。 在人群中很容易认出维奥莱特。 她个子很高，一头浓密的深棕色卷发。 自从巴勃罗两年前从波多黎各搬到纽堡以来，他和维奥莱特一直是最好的朋友。 他们都喜欢红色，在课间休息时踢足球。 他们都喜欢腌菜，但讨厌黄瓜。 他们都非常热爱科学。 有一天，巴勃罗要驾驶一艘宇宙飞船，就像他衬衫上的一样。 维奥莱特长大后要找到治疗各种疾病的方法。

"Hey, Violet! We got the same teacher again!" said Pablo. "I know!" replied Violet. Her nose wiggled with excitement. "You two have a great first day! And don't get into too much trouble." Pablo's mom winked. "We won't!" Pablo and Violet replied. They headed into their classroom. The desks were arranged in groups of three. "Yes!" Violet cried. "We're sitting in the same group."

“嗨,紫色!我们又遇到了同一个老师！”巴勃罗说。 “我知道！”维奥莱特回答。她的鼻子兴奋地扭动着。 “你们俩第一天玩得开心！”别惹太多麻烦。” 巴勃罗的妈妈眨了眨眼。“我们不会!”巴勃罗和维奥莱特回答。 他们走进教室。 桌子三张一组。 “是的!”紫哭了。“我们坐在同一个小组里。”

Pablo read the name tag on the third desk. "Deepak. Who is that?" Violet shrugged. DING, DING, DING! Their teacher rang the bell on his desk. "Welcome, everyone. I'm Mr. Eng. I've planned a lot of fun activities this year." There was a knock at the classroom door. It was the principal, Mrs. Jenkins. "Sorry to interrupt, Mr. Eng," she said. "There's one more student joining your class today. He's new and got a little lost this morning. This is Deepak."

巴勃罗看了第三张桌子上的名牌。 ”迪帕克。那是谁？”紫耸耸肩。 叮，叮，叮！他们的老师按了桌子上的铃。 “欢迎,每一个人。我是英格先生。 今年我计划了很多有趣的活动。” 教室的门上响起了敲门声。 是校长詹金斯夫人打来的。 “对不起，打扰一下，伍先生，”她说。 “今天又有一个学生加入你的班级。 他是新来的，今早有点迷路了。 这是迪帕克。”

A boy with straight black hair stepped from behind Mrs. Jenkins. "Look!" Violet whispered to Pablo. Pablo turned in his chair. "What's the big deal?" he said. Then he saw it. No way, he thought. Deepak was wearing the exact same shirt and shoes as Pablo. Pablo's first-day-of-school outfit didn't feel so special anymore.

一个黑发直发的男孩从詹金斯太太身后走了出来。 “看!”维奥莱特低声对巴勃罗说。 巴勃罗在椅子上转过身来。 “这有什么大不了的？”他说。 然后他看到了。不可能，他想。 迪帕克穿着和巴勃罗一模一样的衬衫和鞋子。 巴勃罗第一天上学的衣服不再那么特别了。