10 My Very Own Name

CHAPTER 10 My Very Own Name I did get my book back at the end of recess. I decided never to bring it to school with me again. Actually, I didn't ever want to go to school again. At least not until Mr. Moyers was gone and I could remember everyone's new names. I made a list to keep track: Stella—Scheherazade Willa—Caramel Talisa—Kit Kat

第十章 专属于我的名字 课间休息结束的时候，我确实把我的书拿回来了。 我决定再也不要把它带到学校来了。 说真的，我甚至都不想再去上学了。 至少得等到莫耶斯先生走了，而且我能记住所有人的新名字之后再去。 我列了张清单方便记：斯黛拉——山鲁佐德 薇拉——焦糖 塔莉萨——奇巧巧克力

Lucy—Truffle Asher—Mike Maddie—Candace Clark—Zach Joshua—Richard "Stella, it's bath time!" Mom called. "I'm coming," I called back. I was just putting my pencil down when Penny came into my room. "You're supposed to knock," I reminded her. It was probably about the millionth time I had told her the exact same thing. "The door was partway open so I didn't think I had to knock," she said. "Well I'm leaving my room anyway," I told her. "Mom just called me." "That's what I came to tell you," Penny said. "Mom said "Stella, it's bath time." But I'm

露西——松露 阿舍——迈克 麦迪——坎迪斯 克拉克——扎克 约书亚——理查德 “斯黛拉，该洗澡啦！” 妈妈喊道。 “我来啦。”我大声回应。 我刚放下铅笔，佩妮就走进了我的房间。 “你应该先敲门的。”我提醒她。 这话我估计都跟她说过几百万遍了，完全一模一样的话。 “门本来就开了条缝，我觉得我用不着敲门。”她说。 “哦，反正我现在正要出房间。”我跟她说。 “妈妈刚叫我了。” “我就是来跟你说这个的。”佩妮说。 “妈妈刚才说‘斯黛拉，该洗澡啦’。 可我是

Stella, remember? I told Mom she had to call me Stella from now on." "I changed my mind," I told her. "You can't be Stella. It's too confusing if you're Stella." "Why?" Penny asked. "It's not your name anymore. You're Sherry, remember?" "Stella!" Mom called again. "Coming!" Penny and I yelled at the same time. "Jinx!" I said, and then Penny and I both ran down the hall, like we were racing, even though no one had said, "On your mark, get set, go!" Penny had a little head start because she'd been closer to the door when we started running. But I'm older so my legs are longer. I got to the bathroom right before she did. "I won," I said. "Girls, it's too late for such crazy running," Mom said. She was standing in the

斯黛拉呀，你忘了吗？ 我跟妈妈说以后她得叫我斯黛拉。” “我改主意了。”我告诉她。 “你不能叫斯黛拉。 要是你叫斯黛拉的话，就太乱了。” “为什么呀？”佩妮问。 “这已经不是你的名字了呀。 你现在是雪莉，忘了吗？” “斯黛拉！” 妈妈又喊了一声。 “来了！” 我和佩妮同时大声回答。 “你欠我一瓶可乐！” 我喊完，就和佩妮一起往走廊那头跑，就像在比赛似的，尽管都没人说“各就各位，预备，跑！” 佩妮起跑的时候领先一点，因为我们开始跑的时候她离房门更近。 可我年纪更大，腿也更长。 我比她早一步到了浴室。 “我赢啦。”我说。 “姑娘们，太晚了，别这么疯跑啦。”妈妈说。 她正站在

bathroom doorway. Her feet were actually in the bathroom, but her belly was so big it stuck out the bathroom door. She was like a real-life version of the chocolate Buddhas they sell at the store. Behind her, the water was running into the tub. It was almost filled up to the amount of water I like to have in the bath.

浴室门口。 她的脚其实已经站在浴室里了，可她的肚子太大了，都凸到浴室门外了。 她就像店里卖的那种巧克力佛的真人版。 在她身后，水正往浴缸里放着。 水位差不多快到我喜欢的洗澡水高度了。

"Stella started it," Penny said. I was going to tell Penny she couldn't talk because I said jinx, but it was actually good she talked because she called me Stella. "See, I am Stella!" I said. "You called me Stella!" "I meant Sherry," Penny said. "You made me mess up. You know I'm Stella now!" "One of my Stellas needs to get into the tub pronto," Mom said. She walked over to turn the faucet off. The water was at the perfect level. "I'll get in," I said. "No, I will," Penny said. "I always take my bath first." It was true—Penny did always take the first bath, because I was older and my bedtime was later. Penny started getting undressed right there in the hall. "I have to go, but you have to flush," she told Mom.

“是斯黛拉先开始的。”佩妮说。 我本来想跟佩妮说她不能说话，因为我刚才说了jinx游戏的咒语，可她开口其实也挺好，因为她叫我斯黛拉了。 “你看，我就是斯黛拉！” 我说。 “你刚才叫我斯黛拉了！” “我本来想说雪莉的。”佩妮说。 “是你把我搞混了。 你知道我现在才是斯黛拉！” “我的两个斯黛拉里得有一个赶紧进浴缸。”妈妈说。 她走过去把水龙头关上。 水位刚好合适。 “我进去洗。”我说。 “不行，我要先洗。”佩妮说。 “我一直都是第一个洗澡的。” 这是真的——佩妮确实总先洗，因为我年纪更大，睡觉时间更晚。 佩妮当场就在走廊里开始脱衣服。 “我得走啦，不过你得冲厕所哦。”她跟妈妈说。