Eggy's Easy Out

Eggies Easy Out. Written by Melanie Alberts. Illustrated by David Cockroft.

《蛋蛋轻松出局》，作者：梅兰妮·阿尔伯茨，绘者：大卫·考克罗夫特。

People call me Eggie, but that's not my real name. When my brother Jordan first saw me when I was a baby, he said his head looks like an egg. My head is normal now, but the nickname stuck. Jordan has always liked to throw things, especially at me. Mom says I could catch even before I could walk.

大家都叫我蛋蛋，不过那可不是我的真名。 我还是个小婴儿的时候，哥哥乔丹第一次见到我就说，我的脑袋看起来像个鸡蛋。 现在我的脑袋长得很正常啦，但这个外号还是留了下来。 乔丹一直都很爱扔东西，尤其爱往我身上扔。 妈妈说我还不会走路的时候就会接东西了。

Now that he's 12, Jordan has a super strong arm. He pitches for his little league team. And do you know what? I play catcher for my team. Catchers must be quick and smart. They use signals to tell the pitcher what kind of pitch to throw. Fastballs are my favorite. I like the way they zoom past the batter and slam hard into my mitt.

现在乔丹12岁了，胳膊可有劲儿了。 他在少年棒球队里当投手。 对了，你知道吗？ 我在我的球队里当捕手哦。 捕手得反应快还得聪明。 他们会打手势告诉投手要投哪种球。 快球是我的最爱。 我喜欢看它们飞快掠过击球手，“啪”的一声稳稳落进我手套里的感觉。

During the last inning of our first game, I signaled for a fastball. The batter hit a pop fly. The ball sailed toward the sun like a rocket ship. Catch it, Aggie! the coach shouted.

我们第一场比赛的最后一局，我打手势要了个快球。 击球手打出了一个高飞球。 球像火箭一样朝着太阳的方向飞过去。 “接住它，阿吉！”教练大喊道。

I flung off my mask. Even with the sun in my eyes, I nabbed the pop -up. My team won the game. I told Jordan about my awesome catch. Pop -ups are easy outs, Eggy, he said. Try something harder next time.

我一把扯下面罩。 就算阳光晃得我睁不开眼，我还是接住了那个高飞球。 我们队赢了这场比赛。 我跟乔丹讲了我超棒的那次接球。 “高飞球都是容易接的出局球啦，蛋蛋。”他说。 “下次试试接点更难的呗。”

We lost the next game, but I tagged a player out as she slid home. Later, when I told Jordan, he tossed his dinner napkin at me. Not bad, Eggy, he said. This Saturday, I'll watch you play.

第二场比赛我们输了，不过有个球员滑回本垒的时候被我触杀出局了。 后来我跟乔丹说这事的时候，他把餐巾纸朝我扔了过来。 “不错嘛，蛋蛋。”他说。 “这周六我去看你比赛。”