9 Good Luck

CHAPTER 9 Good Luck Guess who was in the lunchroom when we got there? If you said Evie, then you are exactly right! She was sitting at our table, which already had plates and forks and knives and napkins set up. She was wearing the exact same out- fit I was—without a juice stain on her shirt. And there was something on her chin, but I couldn't tell what it was from far away.

第九章 好运气 猜猜我们到食堂的时候谁在那儿？ 要是你猜是伊维，那你可太对啦！ 她正坐在我们的桌子旁，桌上已经摆好了盘子、叉子、餐刀还有餐巾。 她穿的衣服和我的一模一样——只不过她衬衫上没有果汁渍。 她下巴上沾了点东西，不过隔得太远我看不清是什么。

I started to run to her, but Mrs. Finkel said, "Stella, no running! And please put your belongings over by the far window before you take your seat." So I walked, as quickly as I could, to drop my sleeping bag and backpack by the win- dow, and then I walked even faster back to the table, and sat down next to Evie. "Oh my goodness!" I said. "There's a bandage on your chin! What happened?" "Just some bad luck," she said. "I tripped when I was walking Bella and landed on my chin. I needed seven stitches." "Wow," I said. "I'm sorry." "You don't have to be sorry," she said. "It wasn't your fault." "I think it might've been," I admitted. "I broke a mirror yesterday, and all these bad- luck things started happening. First I found

我正要朝她跑过去，芬克尔太太却开口说：“斯特拉，不许跑！ 还有，坐下之前请你把随身的东西放到那边靠窗的位置去。” 于是我尽可能快地走过去，把睡袋和背包放在窗边，然后又走得更快地回到桌边，挨着伊维坐了下来。 “我的天呀！” 我说道。 “你下巴上有个绷带！ 发生什么事啦？” “就是运气不好啦，”她说道。 “我遛贝拉的时候绊了一跤，下巴磕到地上了。 缝了七针呢。” “哇，”我说道。 “我真为你难过。” “你不用觉得抱歉呀，”她说道。 “这又不是你的错。” “我觉得可能真的是我的错，”我老实承认。 “我昨天打碎了一面镜子，然后好多倒霉事就接二连三地发生了。 先是我找到一本

a book about a real-live ghost, and then Mr. Moyers yelled at dinner." Arielle glanced around. "I don't see him now," she said softly. She'd sat down across from us. Talisa sat next to her, and Lucy sat on my other side. "Maybe he decided not to come back today," Talisa said. "I hope so," Lucy and I said at the same time. "Jinx!" Talisa said. Then we had to say each other's names backwards. "I didn't even tell you about the cat yet," I told Evie. "A cat?" "Yup," I said. And I would have told her more, but then Lucy called out. "Joshua, you're too mean to Stella. You can't sit with us." It was nice that Lucy stood up for me, but

讲真幽灵的书，然后吃饭的时候莫耶斯先生还冲人发脾气了。” 阿丽尔扫了一圈四周。 “我现在没看见他，”她轻声说道。 她已经坐在我们对面了。 塔莉萨坐在她旁边，露西坐在我另一边。 “说不定他今天决定不回来了，”塔莉萨说道。 “希望如此，”我和露西异口同声地说。 “中招啦！” 塔莉萨喊道。 然后我们就得把对方的名字倒着念一遍。 “我还没跟你说黑猫的事呢，”我对伊维说。 “黑猫？” “对呀，”我说道。 我正打算接着跟她讲更多，结果露西突然喊了起来。 “约书亚，你对斯特拉太坏了。 你不能跟我们坐一起。” 露西帮我说话真的超贴心，但是

I felt bad for Joshua. "I don't mind if Joshua sits with us," I said. "He is my friend." "Really?" Lucy asked. I nodded. "Today he is." "Knock knock," Talisa said. "Who's there?" "It's Opposite Day!" "You mean it's not Opposite Day," Lucy said. "That's what you say on Opposite Day, because it's really the opposite." "It's not Opposite Day," I said. "And I mean it's really not. Joshua can stay. Okay?" The other girls nodded. Then Lucy got down to business. "We need to talk about our signs," she said. "Signs?" Evie asked. "It has to do with the cat I mentioned before. You see—" "Stella! STEL-LAAAAAAH!" a voice

我挺为约书亚难过的。 “我不介意约书亚和我们坐一起，”我说道。 “他是我的朋友。” “真的吗？”露西问道。 我点了点头。 “今天他是。” “咚咚咚，”塔莉萨说道。 “谁呀？” “今天是相反日哦！” “你是想说今天不是相反日对吧，”露西说道。 “相反日就是要这么说呀，因为说的其实都是反的。” “今天不是相反日，”我说道。 “我是说真的不是哦。 约书亚可以留在这里。 可以吗？” 其他女孩子都点了点头。 然后露西就说起了正事。 “我们得聊聊我们的告示牌的事，”她说道。 “告示牌？” 伊维问道。 “和我之前提到的那只猫有关。 你看——” “斯特拉！ 斯——特——拉！” 一个声音

rang out. I turned to see Penny racing toward us. "Don't run," I told her, before she could get in trouble with Mrs. Finkel. I didn't know for sure if a third-grade teacher could get mad at a kindergartener, but it was better not to take the chance. Penny stopped running and she speed- walked the rest of the way to our table. When she got to us she was huffing and puffing a little. Lucy scooted over so Penny could sit between us, next to me. "What are you doing here?" I asked. "I'm not supposed to tell you because Mom and Dad are helping to make a special breakfast," she told me. Talisa clapped her hands. "Ooh, your parents are making a special breakfast? Does that mean we'll be eating candy?"

传了过来。 我转头就看见彭妮朝我们跑过来。 “别跑呀，”我赶紧告诉她，免得她被芬克尔太太骂。 我不确定三年级的老师会不会对幼儿园小朋友发脾气，不过还是别冒这个险比较好。 彭妮停下不跑了，剩下的路她都快走过来的，一直走到我们桌边。 走到我们跟前的时候，她还有点呼哧呼哧喘粗气。 露西往旁边挪了挪，好让彭妮坐在我们俩中间，挨着我。 “你怎么来啦？” 我问道。 “我本来不该告诉你的，因为爸爸妈妈正帮忙准备特别的早餐呢，”她跟我说。 塔莉萨拍起了手。 “哇，你爸爸妈妈在准备特别的早餐呀？ 是不是意味着我们能吃到糖果呀？”