10 Stella Jr

CHAPTER 10 Stella Jr. I told Mrs. Finkel about how sad Penny had been that morning, and what my idea was, and how I really needed to speak to her as soon as possible. "Snack is over, but you can speak to her after school," she said. "Can't I speak to her now?" I asked. "Please. It's so important. She's going to be sad all day." I could tell she was going to say no, and my eyes started to feel watery, like I'd just

第十章 小斯特拉 我告诉芬克尔太太，佩妮早上有多难过，还有我的主意是什么，还有我真的特别需要尽快和她谈谈。 “点心时间已经结束了，不过你可以放学后再找她谈。”她说。 “我不能现在就和她谈吗？” 我问道。 “求求你了。 这事真的特别重要。 不然她一整天都会不开心的。” 我看得出来她要拒绝我了，我的眼睛一下子就变得湿乎乎的，就好像 我刚吃了

eaten spicy Red Hots candies. It's sad when someone is sad and you know how to make them feel better and you're not allowed to do it until later. "How about a compromise?" Mrs. Finkel said. "We have a couple more lessons before lunchtime. I'll let you head over to the kindergarten room then, and you can be a few minutes late to the cafeteria, okay?" "Okay," I said. "Thanks." When the lunch bell rang, Mrs. Finkel told everyone to line up—everyone except for me. "Stella, you may go now, but you need to bring a buddy." "Where's she going?" Joshua asked, and before Mrs. Finkel could even answer, he

辣乎乎的红热糖果似的。 要是你知道怎么让一个难过的人开心起来，却得等到之后才能做，那种感觉真的太难受了。 “各退一步怎么样？” 芬克尔太太说。 “午饭前我们还有几节课要上。 到时候我让你去幼儿园教室，你可以晚几分钟去食堂，好不好？” “好。”我说。 “谢谢您。” 午饭铃响的时候，芬克尔太太让大家排队——除了我之外的所有人。 “斯特拉，你现在可以走了，不过你得带个小伙伴一起。” “她要去哪里呀？” 约书亚问道，芬克尔太太还没来得及回答，他就

started to yell. "Pick me! Pick me! Pick me!" "She won't be picking anyone who doesn't obey the Ground Rules," Mrs. Finkel said. I wouldn't pick Joshua, even if he did. "Can I pick Evie?" I asked. "Yes," Mrs. Finkel said. "Go on, you two. You have ten minutes." I didn't know if Evie even wanted to be my buddy, but now she sort of had to be. We walked out into the hall and I told her we were going to Penny's class. "She didn't know about her fish until she read Lucy's article this morning," I said. "She's really upset. But I have an idea that might make her feel an eensy weensy bit better." "I know how she feels," Evie told me. "You can be quite upset when your pet dies." "Yeah, you can," I said. "And you can be quite upset when people

大喊起来。 “选我！ 选我！ 选我呀！” “不守规矩的小朋友，她可不会选哦。”芬克尔太太说。 就算他守规矩，我也不会选约书亚的。 “我可以选伊维吗？” 我问。 “可以。”芬克尔太太说。 “去吧，你们两个。 你们有十分钟时间。” 我不知道伊维愿不愿意当我的小伙伴，不过现在她也没得选啦。 我们走到走廊里，我告诉她我们要去佩妮的班级。 “她今天早上看了露西的文章才知道她的鱼出事了。”我说。 她现在特别难过。 不过我有个主意，说不定能让她稍微开心一点点。” “我懂她的感受。”伊维告诉我。 “宠物去世的时候，真的会特别难过。” “是啊，真的会很难过。”我说。 “而且别人有事瞒着你的时候，你也会特别难过。”

don't tell you things." "I'm sorry, Evie," I said. "If it makes you feel any better, I think you can be quite upset when your best friend in Somers is mad at you, and you know it's all your fault." "It makes me feel a little bit better," Evie said. "Will you stop being mad if I promise no more secrets?" "Do you promise?" Evie asked. "I promise," I said. "No more secrets.... Except..." "Except what?" "Well sometimes you have to keep secrets. Like the secret recipe for fudge at Batts Confections, or a secret surprise party." "Is there a secret surprise party?" she asked. I shook my head. "Nope. But what if there

不告诉你事情的时候。” “对不起，伊维。”我说。 “希望能让你好受点，我觉得要是你在萨默斯最好的朋友生你的气，而且你知道全是你的错，你肯定也会特别难过。” “我确实好受一点了。”伊维说。 “要是我保证再也不瞒着你秘密了，你能不能不生我的气啦？” “你保证？” 伊维问。 “我保证。”我说。 “再也没有秘密了…… 除非……” “除非什么？” “嗯，有些时候你还是得保守秘密的。 比如巴茨甜品店的软糖秘方，或者秘密惊喜派对的事。” “有秘密惊喜派对吗？” 她问。 我摇了摇头。 “没有呀。 不过要是真的有呢？”

was one? Would I have to tell you?" "I guess not," she said. "Okay," I said. "No more secrets that aren't good ones like that. I pinky swear." "Pinky swear," she said. We hooked pinkies. "Hey, do you want to come with me to the store after school? I can show you the arcade." "That would be lovely!" We got to Penny's classroom. The door was open and all the kids were sitting in a big circle on the floor, spelling words out in a song. I forgot you do things like that in kindergarten—sit on the floor and sing things. By the time you are in first grade, you have a desk and you have to talk in a regular voice. I spotted Penny and Zoey on the far side of the room. The teacher, Mrs. Griffin, was

这样的派对？ 我也得告诉你吗？” “好像不用哦。”她说。 “好呀。”我说。 “除了这种好秘密之外，再也没有别的秘密了。 我拉钩保证。” “拉钩保证。”她说。 我们勾了勾小手指。 “嘿，你放学之后要不要和我一起去商店呀？ 我可以带你去看电玩城哦。” “那太棒啦！” 我们到了佩妮的教室。 门开着，所有小朋友都在地板上坐成一个大圈，跟着歌拼单词。 我都忘了上幼儿园的时候会做这些事啦——坐在地板上，跟着歌学东西。 等你上一年级的时候，你就有自己的课桌了，说话也得用平常的声音。 我看见佩妮和佐伊在教室的另一边。 老师格里芬太太正