Principal Murphy

Chapter 8 Principal Murphy Claudia carried the plate of cookies out the door. I tried to grab one. But my sister slapped my hand. SLAP!

第八章墨菲校长 克劳迪娅端着饼干盘子走出了门。 我试图拿一块。但我姐姐打了我的手。 啪!

" Mom said these are for our new neighbor, Principal Murphy! " she said. " We don't have to see the principal, do we?" I asked. " Of course we do, " Claudia said. " We can't just leave the cookies on her front step, ring the doorbell, and run. " " Why not?" I asked. Claudia rolled her eyes. " Come on, Clyde! " She stepped onto Principal Murphy's front porch and rang the doorbell. The door swung open. Principal Murphy stood in the doorway. She stared down at us. I gulped.

“妈妈说这些是给我们的新邻居，墨菲校长的!”她说。 “我们不必见校长，对吧?”我问。 “当然要见，”克劳迪娅说。“我们不能只是把饼干放在她门前的台阶上，按门铃，然后跑 掉。” “为什么不可以?”我问。 克劳迪娅翻了个白眼。 “来吧，克莱德!”她踏上墨菲校长家的前廊，按响了门铃。 门开了。 墨菲校长站在门口。她低头看着我们。 我吞了吞口水。

Claudia handed our principal the plate of cookies. “ Welcome to the neighborhood! " I waited for our principal to growl. Instead, she smiled. " Thank you, Claudia and Clyde, " she said. " Would you like to come in?" " No, " I quickly said. " We need to get back to doing our homework. " Claudia gave me a surprised look. Principal Murphy pointed to the cookies. “ I could use some help eating these. " My stomach growled.

克劳迪娅把饼干盘子递给我们的校长。“欢迎来到这个社区!” 我等着我们的校长咆哮。 相反，她笑了。 “谢谢你们，克劳迪娅和克莱德，”她说。“你们想进来吗?” “不，”我很快说。“我们需要回去做作业。” 克劳迪娅给了我一个惊讶的眼神。 墨菲校长指着饼干。“我需要有人帮忙吃这些。” 我的肚子咕咕叫了。

" Well, maybe we could come in, " I said. " But only for a few cookies . . . I mean, only for a few minutes. " Principal Murphy led us inside. I thought I would see wooden chairs and a big desk. Like in her office at school. But the living room had two soft chairs. And a sofa. And a TV. The principal set the cookies on a small table. " Help yourself, " she said. I grabbed and ate a few as I looked around. Boxes were everywhere. Some were open. In one I spotted something I didn't expect. I raced toward the box.

“好吧，也许我们可以进去，”我说。“但只是为了几块饼干…..我的意思是，只是为了几分钟。” 墨菲校长带我们进了屋。 我以为我会看到木椅子和一张大桌子。像她在学校办公室里那样。 但客厅里有两把软椅。还有一个沙发。还有一台电视。 校长把饼干放在一张小桌子上。“请自便，”她说。 我抓起几块吃了，同时四处张望。到处都是箱子。有些是打开的。 在一个箱子里我看到了我没想到的东西。我冲向那个箱子。

" Baseball cards! " I shouted. Principal Murphy smiled. “ I've collected them since I was your age, Clyde. " She showed me a signed Ty Homer card. " That's worth a lot of money, " I said. I looked through the box of cards. " These are amazing! " Principal Murphy smiled. Then I spotted a white cat poking her head into the room. " Come, Muffin, " Principal Murphy said. " These are our new neighbors. " The cat looked at Claudia and me. Then she raced out of the room.

“棒球卡!”我喊道。 墨菲校长笑了。“我从你们这个年纪就开始收集它们了，克莱德。”她给我看了一张签名的泰·霍默卡片。 “那值很多钱，”我说。我翻看着盒子里的卡片。“这些太棒了!” 墨菲校长笑了。 然后我看到了一只白猫把头探进房间。 “过来，小松饼，”墨菲校长说。“这是我们的新邻居。” 那只猫看了看克劳迪娅和我。然后她飞快地跑出了房间。

" Muffin is a bit shy, " Principal Murphy said. " But you'll meet her someday soon. " " I've already met her, " I said. " You have? When?" The principal looked surprised. Claudia looked worried. " I mean, " I quickly said, " I can't wait to meet her. " " But right now, Clyde and I need to get back to our homework, " Claudia said. " Already?" I asked. Claudia nodded. I grabbed the last cookie and followed Principal Murphy to the front door.

“小松饼有点害羞，”墨菲校长说。“但你们很快就会见到她的。” “我已经见过她了，”我说。 “你见过?什么时候?”校长看起来很惊讶。 克劳迪娅看起来很担心。 “我的意思是，”我迅速说，“我迫不及待想见到她。” “但现在，克莱德和我需要回去做我们的作业了，”克劳迪娅说。 “这么快?”我问。 克劳迪娅点点头。 我抓起最后一块饼干，跟着墨菲校长走向前门。