26 Too Many Tutus

My closet is bulging. That is a fancy way to say that the door will not close. "You have too many tutus," my mom tells me.

我的衣柜塞得鼓鼓的。 这是个很洋气的说法，意思就是衣柜门合不上啦。 “你的芭蕾舞裙太多啦。”妈妈对我说。

My mom wants to give some away. "This tutu is too small for you," she says. "Yes, but now I can wear this tutu on my head. I look like a bride!" I say.

妈妈想把一些裙子送出去。 “这条芭蕾舞裙你穿太小啦。”她说。 “是呀，不过现在我可以把它套在头上呀。 我看起来就像个新娘子！” 我说道。

"This tutu is torn," my mom points out. "But it makes a lovely cape," I say. "See?" Then my mom says, "Look. These two tutus are too small, and they are identical." (Identical means the same— my mom knows fancy words too.) "Okay, okay!" I say.

“这条芭蕾舞裙破啦。”妈妈指出来。 “可它能当超好看的披风呀。”我说。 “你看？” 然后妈妈说：“你瞧。 这两条芭蕾舞裙你都穿小了，而且它们长得一模一样。” （一模一样就是完全相同的意思——我妈妈也会说洋气的词哦。）“好啦好啦！” 我说道。

I give one tutu to JoJo. I give one tutu to Frenchy. My mom wants to give away more tutus. But I refuse! That's fancy for saying no way!

我把一条芭蕾舞裙送给了乔乔。 我把一条芭蕾舞裙送给了法兰奇。 妈妈还想再送出去一些芭蕾舞裙。 可我拒绝了！ 这是“没门儿”的洋气说法哦！

The next day Ms. Glass says, "It is the first day of the month." Ms. Glass is going to measure each of us. We all get out our growth charts. Ooh la la! I have grown almost an inch since school started. Clara is miserable. That's fancy for very, very unhappy. "I am not any taller," she says. "I'm not growing!"

第二天格拉斯老师说：“今天是这个月的第一天哦。” 格拉斯老师要给我们每个人量身高。 我们都拿出了自己的生长曲线图。 哇哦！ 开学到现在我长了快一英寸啦。 克拉拉很难过。 这是“非常非常不开心”的洋气说法。 “我一点都没长高。”她说。 “我根本没长个子！”