The truth

Chapter 8 The Truth The tall woman wearing work boots that I had seen earlier stepped into the classroom. " Her name is Miss Mopper, " Miss Plum told the class. “ She is the substitute janitor for this week. " Miss Mopper's face turned red and angry as she stared at the messy room. “ Party's over! " Miss Mopper yelled. She made the class stay after school and clean the room. When we had finished, my sister and I headed home.

第8章真相 我之前见过的那个穿着工作靴的高个女人走进了教室。 “她叫莫珀小姐，”普拉姆小姐告诉全班。“她是这周的代班清洁工。” 莫珀小姐的脸因为盯着凌乱的房间而变得又红又愤怒。 “派对结束了!”莫珀小姐喊道。 她让全班留下来打扫教室。打扫完毕后，我妹妹和我回家了。

" You need to stop changing into a monkey, Clyde, " Claudia said. " Because when you do, you usually get in trouble. " My sister grabbed my arm. " Or you get me in trouble! " " But I got you out of trouble, too, " I said. Claudia let go of my arm. We walked home and upstairs. " Can you believe that Roz stole Principal Murphy's purse today?" Claudia asked. " Not really. " I walked down the hallway.

“你得停止变成猴子，克莱德，”克劳迪娅说。“因为当你变成猴子时，你通常会惹上麻烦。” 我妹妹抓住我的胳膊。“或者你让我惹上麻烦!” “但我也让你自己摆脱了麻烦，”我说。 克劳迪娅放开了我的胳膊。 我们走回家，上楼。 “你能相信罗兹今天偷了墨菲校长的钱包吗?”克劳迪娅问。 “不太能。”我沿着走廊走去。

" Stealing is super bad, " Claudia said. She followed me into my bedroom. " Roz will probably be taken out of our school. " " Really?" I asked. Claudia nodded. “ The bully will be out of your life. Forever! " I took off my backpack. I dropped it on the floor. " Just think, Clyde, " Claudia said. “ No more being knocked down. Or being chased by Roz around the playground. "

“偷窃是非常糟糕的行为，”克劳迪娅说。她跟着我进了我的卧室。“罗兹可能会被我们学校开除。” “真的吗?”我问。 克劳迪娅点点头。“那个恶霸将永远从你的生活中消失!” 我脱下背包。把它扔在地板上。 “想想看，克莱德，”克劳迪娅说。“再也不用被撞倒。或者在操场上被罗兹追着跑了。”

I sat on the edge of my bed and frowned. " I thought you'd be happy, " Claudia said. " I am, " I said. Or at least, I should have been. But my stomach felt a little sick. Claudia looked at me closely. As twins, we sometimes knew what the other was thinking or feeling.

我坐在床边，皱起了眉头。 “我以为你会高兴的，”克劳迪娅说。 “我是高兴，”我说。至少，我应该高兴。但我的胃感觉有点不舒服。 克劳迪娅仔细地看着我。作为双胞胎，我们有时能知道对方在想什么或感受什么。

" What's wrong, Clyde?" Claudia asked. " I saw two ghosts in the hallway, " I said. " It was the tall ghost, not Roz, who stole the purse. " " But Principal Murphy thinks Roz is the thief, " Claudia said. " I know, " I said. “ So Roz is going to get punished for something she didn't do, " Claudia said. I tried to smile, but I couldn't.

“克莱德，怎么了?”克劳迪娅问。 “我在走廊上看到了两个幽灵，”我说。“是那个高个子幽灵，不是罗兹，偷了钱包。” “但墨菲校长认为罗兹是小偷，”克劳迪娅说。 “我知道，”我说。 “所以罗兹将为她没做过的事情受到惩罚，”克劳迪娅说。 我试图微笑，但我做不到。

" You are the only person who can get Roz out of trouble, Clyde, " Claudia said. " I know, " I said. " But Roz has never been nice to me. So why should I help her?" Claudia didn't answer. She didn't have to. I knew that telling Principal Murphy the truth was the right thing to do. Even if it meant Roz would stay in my school. . " Okay. I'll tell the principal tomorrow, " I said softly. Claudia grinned. I grinned, too.

“你是唯一能帮罗兹摆脱麻烦的人，克莱德，”克劳迪娅说。 “我知道，”我说。“但罗兹从未对我好过。那我为什么要帮她呢?” 克劳迪娅没有回答。她也不需要回答。 我知道告诉墨菲校长真相是正确的做法。即使这意味着罗兹会留在我的学校。 “好吧。我明天会告诉校长的，”我轻声说。 克劳迪娅咧嘴笑了。 我也咧嘴笑了。