New Neighbors

Chapter 5 New Neighbors Principal Murphy took me to the school office. She took away Roz's skateboard. Then she punished me for being out of my classroom by making me do something super tough. She made me sit still.

第五章新邻居 墨菲校长带我去了学校办公室。 她拿走了罗兹的滑板。 然后她惩罚我离开教室，让我做一些非常艰难的事情。 她让我静坐。

Sometimes Principal Murphy keeps me after school. But when the final bell rang, she said, “ Today, Clyde, I have something else I need to do. " So did I. I walked quickly out of the school building. Then I ran. Claudia ran after me. “ Are you okay?" " I am now, " I said. " I'm away from school and from Principal Murphy! " " She's just doing her job. " Claudia ran beside me. “ She's trying to keep school free of troublemakers. And of monkeys. " " Ha! " I said. But I knew my sister was right. Like usual.

有时候墨菲校长会让我放学后留下来。但是当最后的铃声响起时，她说:“今天，克莱德，我有别的事情要做。” 我也有。我快速地走出学校大楼。然后我跑了起来。 克劳迪娅追着我跑。“你还好吗?” “现在好了，”我说。“我离开了学校，也离开了墨菲校长!” “她只是在做她的工作。”克劳迪娅在我旁边跑。“她试图让学校远离麻烦制造者和猴子。” “哈!”我说。但我知道姐姐是对的。像往常一样。

We ran around a corner and onto our block We were almost home. " Look, Clyde! " Claudia pointed to the house next to ours. We slowed to a stop. The big moving truck was gone. " You think our neighbors have moved in?" Claudia asked. There were no cars in the driveway. But ! saw something white inside the window move as we walked toward the front door. " Claudia! Clyde! "

我们跑过一个拐角，到了我们街区，快到家了。 “看，克莱德!”克劳迪娅指着我们隔壁的房子。 我们放慢脚步，停了下来。 那辆大搬家卡车不见了。 “你觉得我们的邻居搬进来了吗?”克劳迪娅问。 车道上没有车。但是当我们走向前门时，我看到了窗户里有什么东西在动。 “克劳迪娅!克莱德!”

It was Mom calling us from our house. " Rats! " I said. " We better go, Clyde, " Claudia said. Our parents had a rule. After school Claudia and I were to do our homework first. Then we could play. " We'll come back later, Clyde. " Claudia pulled me to our house. I walked upstairs to my bedroom. I opened my math book. Looking at homework problems made me sleepy. So I looked out my window at the house next to mine.

是妈妈从我们的房子里叫我们。 “真倒霉!”我说。 “我们最好回去，克莱德，”克劳迪娅说。 我们的父母有一条规矩。放学后，克劳迪娅和我必须先做作业。然后我们才能玩。 “我们稍后再回来，克莱德。”克劳迪娅把我拉回我们的房子。 我走上楼，来到我的卧室。我打开了我的数学书。 看着作业问题让我感到困倦。所以我看向窗外，看向隔壁的房子。

I wondered if my new neighbors had a kid my age. Someone who played soccer, like me. Or liked monkeys. Like me. I opened my window and grinned. A wave of energy splashed through me. My head started spinning. My heart raced. Faster. And faster. I sneezed. A-CHOO!

我想知道我的新邻居家是否有一个和我同龄的孩子。一个像我一样踢足球的人。或者喜欢猴子的人。 像我一样。 我打开窗户，咧嘴一笑。 一股能量波穿过我。 我的头开始旋转。我的心跳加速。越来越快，越来越快。 我打了个喷嚏。 阿嚏!