24 The Show Must Go on

"Quiet, please," says Ms. Glass. "I have an announcement." (That means she has something important to tell us.) "The talent show is in a week."

“请安静哦。”格拉斯老师说。 “我有件事要宣布。” （意思就是她有重要的事要告诉大家哦。）“才艺表演再过一周就要开始啦。”

Yay! Bree and I bump fists. We have our act planned out already. We will wear fancy circus costumes. We will sing a song. It is about daring girls on a trapeze. Then Ms. Glass says, "I am assigning partners." Oh no! That means we don't get to choose!

太棒啦！ 我和布蕾碰了碰拳头。 我们早就把表演内容都计划好啦。 我们要穿超好看的马戏团演出服。 我们要唱一首歌。 唱的是敢坐空中飞人的勇敢女孩的故事。 这时候格拉斯老师说：“我来给大家分配搭档哦。” 哦不要啊！ 意思就是我们不能自己选搭档啦！

I am not assigned to Bree. I am assigned to Lionel. He is very shy. I hardly know him. Ms. Glass wants us to brainstorm with our partner. That means to talk over ideas.

我和布蕾没有分到一组。 我的搭档是莱昂内尔。 他特别腼腆。 我都不太认识他。 格拉斯老师让我们和自己的搭档一起头脑风暴。 意思就是一起聊聊想法哦。

So I ask Lionel, "Do you like to sing?" He says no. He does not like to dance or tell jokes. He can wiggle his ears. He can crack his fingers. He can balance a spoon on his nose.

于是我问莱昂内尔：“你喜欢唱歌吗？” 他说不喜欢。 他也不喜欢跳舞，也不喜欢讲笑话。 他会动耳朵。 他会掰手指响。 他还能把勺子稳稳放在鼻子上。

"Very cool," I say. "But I can't do those things. We need to perform together." (Perform is a fancy word for act.) That night I say, "Bree and Yoko are partners. They will do a fan dance and wear kimonos." (I explain that a kimono is a fancy Japanese robe.)

“好厉害呀。”我说。 “但是这些我都不会呀。 我们得一起表演才行呢。” （表演就是上台演出的好听说法哦。） 那天晚上我跟家里说：“布蕾和洋子是搭档。 她们要跳扇子舞，还要穿和服呢。” （我解释说和服是日本的一种很好看的传统服饰哦。）