9 Biscuits & Other Things

CHAPTER 9 Biscuits & Other Things The next day was Tuesday. Since I wasn't really sick, I had to go to school. Zoey's mom drove us. We got there on time. I sat down at my desk, which is in between the wall and a boy named Spencer. I didn't talk to Evie until it was snack time. Mom always packs the same snack for me—apple slices and a little piece of candy. Usually it's something from the Penny Candy Wall, but today it was a sliver of Stella's Fudge,

第九章 小饼干和别的事儿 第二天是星期二。 我其实根本没生病，所以得去上学。 佐伊的妈妈开车送我们去的。 我们准时到了学校。 我坐在自己的课桌前，位置在墙和一个叫斯宾塞的男孩中间。 直到点心时间，我才跟伊维说话。 妈妈给我装的点心永远是一样的——苹果片，还有一小块糖。 平时都是从“一分糖墙”拿的糖，可今天是一小块斯特拉软糖，

which was named after me. I ate the apples first and then I opened my lunch box to put the apple slices away and get the fudge. The reason it was just a sliver and not a bigger piece is that Mom packed me dessert too, for when we had lunch. It was two cookies. She'd made them the night before, when Penny and I were at Batts Confections. "Pardon," a voice said. I knew it was Evie before I even looked up, because she was the only third grader I'd ever heard use that word. "Yeah?" "Are you contagious?" she asked. "What?" I asked.

那软糖可是用我的名字命名的哦。 我先吃完苹果，然后打开午餐盒，想把苹果核放进去，再拿出软糖。 为什么只有小小一块呢？因为妈妈还给我装了午饭吃的甜点呀。 是两块曲奇。 她前一天晚上做的，当时我和彭妮在巴茨糖果店。 “不好意思呀。”一个声音响起来。 我都不用抬头就知道是伊维，因为整个三年级我只听过她这么说话。 “怎么啦？” “你会不会还在传染期呀？” 她问。 “啊？”我反问她。

"Can we catch whatever you have? Is that why you're staying at your desk instead of coming to talk to us?" "No, I'm all better," I said. "That's good," she said. I shut the lid of my lunch box. "Wait," Evie said. "Can I have a biscuit?" "I don't have any biscuits," I said. "You don't have to lie about it," she said. "I'm not lying," I said. There was a knock on the door. I turned to see Mrs. Blank coming into the room again. "Evie," Mrs. Finkel called. "Do you mind coming over so we can talk about the schedule?" "Oh, bother," Evie said. Which I guess is the London way of saying, Yes, I do mind. But she had to go, because you can't say that to a teacher.

“你得的病会不会传染给我们呀？ 所以你才一直坐在座位上，不过来跟我们说话对不对？” “不会呀，我已经全好啦。”我说。 “那太好了。”她说。 我把午餐盒的盖子合上。 “等一下。”伊维说。 “能给我一块小饼干吗？” “我没有小饼干呀。”我说。 “你不用瞒我啦。”她说。 “我没骗你。”我说。 这时候有人敲门。 我转过头，看见布兰克太太又走进了教室。 “伊维，”芬克尔太太喊道， “你能不能过来一下，我们聊聊课程安排的事？” “唉，真烦。”伊维说。 我猜这就是伦敦版的“是啊，我一点都不想去”。 可她还是得去，总不能跟老师说不想去吧。

I popped the fudge into my mouth and sucked on it instead of chewing, so it would last longer. I wondered what subject Evie had to go to learning lab for. It made me feel just the eensy weensiest bit bad for her. If I were the new kid, I wouldn't want everyone thinking I wasn't smart enough and I had to go to the learning lab. When Mrs. Blank left, Mrs. Finkel clapped her hands. Kids raced around to get back to their desks, but I was already at mine. I clasped my hands together and lifted my arms up over my head. Then I turned my palms upside-down so my knuckles would crack. "Is anyone done eating?" Mrs. Finkel asked. I raised my hand. Down

我把软糖塞进嘴里，含着不嚼，这样就能吃久一点。 我好奇伊维去学习辅导班是补哪门课。 这让我有点点替她难过。 要是我是新转来的学生，我可不想所有人都觉得我不够聪明，得去上辅导班。 布兰克太太走了之后，芬克尔太太拍了拍手。 小朋友们都跑回自己的座位，可我早就坐好了。 我双手握在一起，举过头顶伸了个懒腰。 然后我把手掌反过来，指节掰得咔咔响。 “有没有小朋友吃完点心啦？” 芬克尔太太问。 我举起了手。 在同

the row, I saw Evie raising her hand, too. "Mrs. Blank left her planner behind, so I need a volunteer to take it back to her room." Behind me I heard Joshua saying, "Oooh, oooh, oooh," which is the sound he makes when he's waving his hand around. "Yes, Joshua?" Mrs. Finkel asked. Joshua said something that sounded like, "Whoomp whoomp whoomp." "It looks like you just stuffed the rest of your snack into your mouth," Mrs. Finkel said. "It's hard to understand you." "I said I'll take it," Joshua said. "I saw Stella's hand first."

一排的另一头，我看见伊维也举了手。 “布兰克太太把她的 Planner 落下了，我需要一个志愿者帮我送回她的办公室。” 我听见身后的约书亚在喊：“哦！哦！哦！”每次他想举手抢着做事都会发出这个声音。 “怎么啦，约书亚？” 芬克尔太太问。 约书亚呜噜呜噜地说了些什么，听着像是“呜噗呜噗呜噗”。 “你是不是把剩下的点心全塞嘴里啦，”芬克尔太太说， “我都听不清你说什么。” “我说我去送！”约书亚说。 “我先看见斯特拉举手的。”