The Gossip Monster
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents A Quick Glimpse.
目录 A 快速滑动。
4 The Big Story.
4"大史记".
7 Playing Telephone.
7播放电话。
11 Doing What’s Fair.
11 做什么是公平。
16 Telling the Truth.
16"讲真".
21 Glossary.
21 词汇表。
24 A Quick Glimpse I know it isn’t a good excuse for what I did, but Del had never been very nice to me.
24 A 快来 闪烁 但德尔从未对我很好。
He didn’t talk a whole lot, and when he did, he was usually telling mean jokes.
他没有说很多话,
Just that morning, he’d called me “Germy” instead of “Jamie” when I got on the bus.
就在那天早上,他叫我"Germy",而不是"Jamie",当我上巴士时。
The name-calling was a long and humiliating story.
点名是一个漫长而可耻的故事。
Last summer, I ended up in the hospital with a really bad flu, and a few kids started a rumor saying I’d gotten sick by crawling through garbage.
去年夏天,我患了严重的流感, 在医院里,
I don’t know who came up with the nickname “Germy,” but Del still hadn’t let it go.
但Del仍然没有放弃。
Try as I might to ignore him, it still bothered me.
尽量不理他,这让我很不安
So when our principal, Mrs.
所以当我们的校长,夫人。
Cosgrove, poked her head inside our classroom and quietly asked Del to come to her office, I naturally thought that he’d done something mean to someone.
科斯格罗夫,在教室里捅了她的头 然后悄悄地问 我自然认为他做了一些对某人有害的事。
After all, it wouldn’t have been the first time.
毕竟这不是第一次。
During morning recess, I hung out with some other girls in a sunny corner near the building.
早上休息时,我和其他一些女孩在大楼附近的一个阳光明媚的角落里约会。
Through the window, I caught a glimpse of Del sitting in the principal’s office.
我透过窗户看到德尔坐在校长的办公室。
A woman I didn’t recognize stood between him and a smaller boy in another chair.
一个我不认识的女人站在他和一个小男孩之间,
The boy was crying, and the woman was trying to comfort him while Del scowled.
男孩在哭泣,而那个女人想在德尔出道时安慰他.
“Do you see that?”
" 你看到了吗? “
I asked my friends, but just at that moment, Mrs.
我问过我的朋友 但就在那一刻 夫人
Cosgrove snapped the blinds shut.
科斯格罗夫把百叶窗关了
“What?”
“什么情况? “
asked May.
问梅.
“Del was in Principal Cosgrove’s office, and he and the principal both seemed angry.
" Del在Cosgrove校长的办公室,他和校长似乎都生气了。
A little kid and a woman were in there with them, but I’ve never seen them before.”
我从未见过他们。 “
“Del’s constantly in Principal Cosgrove’s office,” May said.
" 梅说, " 德尔经常在科斯格罗夫校长的办公室里。
“Maybe he said something mean to that poor little guy,” I said, thinking out loud.
“也许他说了些对那个可怜的小家伙有意义的话,”我说,“大声思考。
“Sounds like Del,” Cassie said as she shrugged.
Cassie说:“听起来像Del,”
The longer I thought about what I saw, the worse the situation seemed.
我对所见所闻的思考越久,情况似乎越糟糕.
The crying kid couldn’t have been any more than a first grader, or maybe even a kindergartner.
哭哭的小孩不可能超过一年级,
I thought of all the mean things Del had said to my friends and me, and it made me angry.
我想起德尔对我和朋友说的所有坏话 让我很生气
At the end of the day, I realized that Del had never returned to class.
最终,我意识到了德尔从来没有回到课堂上.
On my way to catch up with my friends, I peeked through the principal’s window again, but the office was deserted.
我赶去追朋友的路上,又从校长的窗户偷看,但办公室被废弃了。
I spotted Cassie and ran over to her.
我发现Cassie跑过去找她
“Del never came back to class today.
“今天,德尔从未回到课堂上。
He must have been sent home,” I whispered, jumping to my first conclusion.
他一定是被送回家的,“我悄悄地说,我跳到第一个结论。
Cassie’s eyes widened.
卡西的眼睛睁开。
It felt good to see her so interested in what I said.
很高兴看到她对我说的话这么感兴趣
“I bet he did something really terrible to that poor little kid.
“我敢打赌,他对那个可怜的孩子做了一件可怕的事。
Now that I think about it, I remember the kid’s face looking puffy, like maybe Del hit him!”
现在我想起来,我记得这孩子的脸看起来很平平,好像戴尔打了他! “
Cassie looked even more shocked.
凯西看起来更震惊
Just then, May ran up behind us and asked what we were talking about.
刚刚,梅冲上我们身后,问我们在说什么。
“Jamie thinks Del might have beat up a kindergartner because he was sent home and never came back,” Cassie said.
“杰米认为, Cassie说:“Del可能因为被送回家而殴打了一名幼儿园教师,
May’s mouth fell open, and without thinking, I nodded in agreement.
五月的口被打开,
The Big Story My friends and I were at our usual spot around the swings before the first bell the following day when a ball rolled by from the nearby kickball game.
大新闻 我的朋友和我在秋千周围的老地方 第二天第一次铃声响起前 附近踢球比赛的一球滚了过来
“Hey,” my friend Matt said as he jogged over to pick up the ball, “have you seen Del?”
"嘿,"我的朋友马特在慢跑去接球时说道,"你看见德尔了吗? “
I realized no one had called me “Germy” on the ride to school that morning and said, “No.
那天早晨,我意识到没有人在上学的路上叫我“Germy”,并说:“没有。
Why?”
为什么? “
Matt stepped closer to whisper.
马特更接近于低语。
“I heard Principal Cosgrove expelled him for beating up a kindergartner,” he said.
他说,“我听到科斯格罗夫校长因殴打一名幼儿园管理员而把他开除。”
“I guess he punched out the kid’s teeth and gave him two shiners.”
" 我猜他打出孩子的牙齿,给他两个发光者。 “
Everyone gasped, and I buried my feet into the sand beneath the swings.
所有人都喘了气,我把脚埋入了秋千下面的沙地上.
That couldn’t have been what actually happened—I hadn’t seen any black eyes or missing teeth.
这不可能是实际发生的, 我从未见过黑眼睛或牙齿缺失。
Del wasn’t at school, though, so maybe he had been expelled.
Del没有上学,
“Where did you hear that?”
“你在哪里听到的? “
I asked.
我问。
Matt shrugged and said, “The whole school’s talking about it.”
马特大惊小怪地说:"整个学校都在谈论这件事. “
“Jamie, you were right!”
"杰米,你说得对!"
Cassie said, and everyone nodded.
Cassie说 大家都点了头
I loved the feeling that came with knowing so many people had heard my assumptions and passed them on.
我喜欢那种认识这么多人 听到我猜想并传承下来的感觉
It didn’t really matter that they had changed parts of the story because we were all having fun, and I couldn’t imagine that Del would even care.
我无法想象戴尔会在乎。
By the time we sat down for class, everyone was whispering about Del’s expulsion, so we were surprised when he walked through the door.
我们坐下上课的时候,每个人都在低声谈论Del的被开除,所以当Del走入门时,我们很惊讶.
All the kids fell silent and stared as Del made his way to his seat at the back of the classroom.
所有的孩子都默默地倒地并凝视着,当戴尔在教室后部的座位上踏上正轨.
He looked at the ground till he sat down, and the kids next to him shifted their desks away.
他看着地,直到坐下来,旁边的孩子们把桌子移开.
“What’s your problem, dork?”
“你有什么问题, “
Del snorted at the boy next to him.
戴尔对他旁边的男孩打呼噜.
“I don’t want you to attack me,” the kid taunted.
“我不希望你攻击我,”这孩子被吓坏了。
A few people laughed.
有几个人笑了.
“Yeah, I might,” said Del.
“是的,我可以,”德尔说。
I could tell he figured it was a joke, but some students gasped in horror, as if he was admitting he did beat up someone.
我看得出来,他觉得那只是个玩笑, 但有些学生在惊恐地喘气, 好像他在承认他确实打了人。
For our science lab, we had to split up into groups, but no one wanted to work with Del.
对于我们的科学实验室,我们不得不分成小组,但没有人想和德尔合作.
Mr.
先生,请问...
Sanchez eventually had to force a group to include Del, but they looked uneasy about it.
桑切斯最终不得不强迫一个团体包括了德尔,但他们对此看起来并不放心.
I peeked at them a couple of times during class, and the rest of the group was completely ignoring Del, who just sat there tapping his pencil against the desk.
我在课上偷看过他们几次 剩下的人完全忽略了戴尔 他只是坐在那里用铅笔敲桌子
At morning recess, Mr.
上午休息时,先生
Sanchez asked Del to stay and talk for a moment.
桑切斯问 戴尔留下来谈谈
Some of the kids laughed at him on their way out.
一些孩子在出道时嘲笑他.
“Did he put someone else in the hospital?”
“他把别人送进医院了吗? “
one of them asked.
他们中的一个问。
When Del joined recess a few minutes later, he immediately tried to join the kickball game.
当德尔几分钟后加入休赛,他立即试图加入踢球比赛.
“Neither team wants you,” one of the players said.
其中一个玩家说,
“What are you talking about?”
“你在说什么? “
Del asked, looking confused.
戴尔问道,相貌迷惑.
“I always play kickball with you guys.”
“我总是和你们一起踢球。 “
They ignored Del and started playing again.
他们无视了德尔,开始再次出演.
As he walked away, sulking, someone called, “We don’t want you to lose and start a fight.”
当他走去时,有人生气地说,“我们不希望你输掉并挑起一场战斗。 “
Del sat by himself on a bench against the building while the rest of the school enjoyed their recess around him.
戴尔独自坐在一个长凳上对着大楼,而学校的其余部分却在他周围享受休息.
I didn’t want to, but I was starting to feel sorry for Del.
但我开始为德尔感到难过。
Playing Telephone When we returned to the classroom, everyone could see that Mr.
播放电话 当我们回到教室时,每个人都可以看到,先生。
Sanchez was in a serious mood.
桑切斯情绪很严重
“Everyone arrange your chairs in a circle,” he said.
他说,“每个人都将你们的椅子排列成一圈。”
We did, but there were big spaces on either side of Del.
是的 但德尔的两边都有大空间
Mr.
先生,请问...
Sanchez frowned.
桑切斯皱眉.
“We’re going to play Telephone.
“我们要播放电话。
I’m going to write down a sentence on this card.
我将在这张卡上写出一句话。
I’ll whisper the sentence into Sayid’s ear, and then he’ll whisper what he hears to the next person.
我会把这句话低语到萨伊德的耳朵里,
Remember to pass on exactly what you believe you hear.”
记住要传递你所相信的 “
Mr.
先生,请问...
Sanchez wrote something on the card, turned the card facedown, and then whispered into Sayid’s ear.
桑切斯在卡上写了些东西,将卡片倒地,然后悄悄地塞入了萨伊德的耳朵.
Sayid whispered to the next person, and she whispered to the next.
萨伊德悄悄地对接下一个人,她悄悄地对接下一个人.
By the time it came around to me, it sounded like “Double leaves everything in your ear.”
当我听到它的时候,它听起来就像“把一切都放在你的耳朵里。 “
“What?
“什么情况?
That’s ridiculous!”
这太荒谬了!
I exclaimed.
我赞叹.
“Just repeat exactly what you hear,” Mr.
“只是重复你听到的,”
Sanchez instructed.
桑切斯指示。
So I continued, and eventually the message made its way around to Mr.
于是我继续说,最终这个消息传到了Mr.
Sanchez again.
又来了,桑切斯
He announced what he had heard.
他宣布了他听到的。
“Dope leaning ringing in your ear,” he said, and everyone burst into giggles.
他说,“在你的耳朵上垂下起舞”,大家都笑了起来。
“Now, here’s how the message began,” he said, turning over the card and showing the group.
他说,“现在,这个消息是这样开始的,”他把牌翻了,给大家看。
It read, “Don’t believe everything that you hear.”
它写道:"不要相信所听到的一切. “
“This is a good lesson to learn,” Mr.
“这是一个很好的教训,”
Sanchez began, “since it seems as though rumors about one person or another are always buzzing around the hallways.
桑切斯首先说,“似乎有人在走廊上传谣言。
I hope this game makes you see that passing on a rumor, or starting one, is like feeding a monster—it mutates a little and gets bigger until it’s completely different from when it started.
希望这个游戏能让大家看到传出谣言, 或是开始传出谣言, 就像喂养怪物一样,
It usually gets meaner, uglier, and more hurtful to the person everyone is gossiping about.
通常它变得更卑鄙,更丑陋, 更伤害的人 每个人的八卦。
Words have consequences, and once a gossip monster has started, it’s almost impossible to stop.”
话语有后果, 一旦一个八卦怪兽开始, “
The whole class knew what Mr.
整个班级都知道什么
Sanchez was talking about, even though he didn’t mention it specifically.
桑切斯在谈论此事,
A few people glanced at Del, who looked pretty embarrassed.
有几个人看着戴尔,他看起来很尴尬.
Although Mr.
虽然先生
Sanchez couldn’t have known my role in the rumors about Del, it felt as if he were speaking to me alone.
桑切斯不可能知道我在德尔的传闻中的角色,
I swallowed, feeling the red-hot guilt all over my face.
我吞了下去 脸上满是红热的内疚
“I hope that my students wouldn’t feed gossip monsters because I’ve taught my students to treat each other with respect,” Mr.
「我希望我的学生不会喂食八卦怪兽,
Sanchez said with finality.
桑切斯说最后。
He was right, and I knew it, which made me feel horrible.
他说得对,我知道, 这让我感到可怕。
I thought my friends would feel just as bad and that they would blame me.
我以为我的朋友会觉得同样不好 他们会怪我
All I could think about until lunchtime were the awful things they would say to me.
我所能想到的,直到午餐时间 是可怕的事情 他们会对我说。
I slunk to my usual table in the cafeteria with my head low, but despite Mr.
我低头地滑倒在餐厅的旧桌子上 但尽管如此
Sanchez’s lesson, Del was still the center of every conversation.
桑切斯的教训, Del仍然是每一次谈话的中心.
“My mom’s a nurse, and she saw the kid in the hospital looking as if he’d been hit by a truck,” someone said.
有人说, “我妈妈是护士,她看到医院里的孩子好像被卡车撞了。
“Why haven’t they expelled him already?
“为什么他们还没有驱逐他?
Aren’t they concerned that he’ll keep beating up kindergartners?”
他们不担心他还会继续殴打小朋友吗? “
someone else asked.
有人问。
“Maybe they’ll send Del to prison,” said another.
" 也许他们会送 Del到监狱,”又说。
“They’re sending Del to prison?”
" 他们要送戴尔去监狱? “
a kid at another table hissed.
一个孩子在另一张桌子上摇晃。
The rumor was growing completely out of control.
谣言越来越失控了
I pictured each statement joining, growing, and mutating with each assumption into a gross beast that nibbled on Del.
我想象每个发言都加入, 成长, 并随着每个假设的变异, 变成一个毛骨悚然的野兽 咬住德尔。
Meanwhile, my friends and I sat around and talked as if there were nothing wrong, and Del ate lunch alone.
同时,我的朋友和我坐在一旁, 交谈好像没什么不对, 和德尔单独吃午餐。
Someone threw a roll that hit him in the back of the head as he was about to take a drink of his milk.
有人扔出一卷打到他后脑勺,当时他正要喝他的牛奶.
Everyone laughed—except me.
大家都笑了 除了我
I felt worse than I had ever felt, even worse than when people started calling me “Germy.”
比起人们开始叫我“Germy”时,我感觉更糟糕。 “
I had to do something, but I wasn’t sure what.
我不得不做点什么,
I could explain to everyone what I had really seen, but would they even listen to me?
我可以向大家解释我所看到的,但他们会听我的话吗?
Maybe if I just ignored it, the rumor would disappear as it almost had with people saying I liked crawling through garbage.
也许如果我不理睬它,谣言就会消失 就像人们说我喜欢爬过垃圾一样
Doing nothing didn’t seem right.
无所事事似乎不对。
I left my lunch—I wasn’t hungry anyway— and went to talk to the one person I thought would know what to do.
我离开了我的午餐 - 我也不饿,
Doing What’s Fair “What can I help you with, Jamie?”
做什么是公平 "我能帮你什么,杰米? “
Mr.
先生,请问...
Sanchez asked when I sat down in front of his desk.
桑切斯问我坐在他桌子前的时候
I tried to think of a way to describe what happened without making myself look like a terrible person.
我试着想出一个方法来描述所发生的事情,而不使自己看起来像一个可怕的人.
Then I realized that trying to make myself look good was how the whole mess had started.
后来我意识到,试图让自己看起来好,就是整个混乱是如何开始的.
“Yesterday during recess I looked in Principal Cosgrove’s window, and I saw Del and a little kid in there with a woman,” I began.
“昨天在休息期间,我看了科斯格罗夫校长的窗户,我看到德尔和一个小孩和一个女人在那里”。
Mr.
先生,请问...
Sanchez’s expression quickly changed from kind and interested to worried and tired.
桑切斯的表达迅速从善良和感兴趣转变为担忧和疲惫.
“I hope you aren’t going to tell me that you heard something awful about Del,” he said.
「我希望你不会告诉我,
“Too many rumors are going around already.”
“太多传言已经传来。 “
“No, and I know they aren’t true,” I said, taking a deep breath and steadying myself, “because I started them.”
“不,我知道这不是真的,”我说,“深呼吸并稳住,”因为是我发动的。 “
Mr.
先生,请问...
Sanchez’s eyebrows shifted way up.
桑切斯的眉毛向上移动。
“I saw a kindergartner crying, and a woman trying to comfort him.
“我看到一个幼儿园在哭,一个妇女试图安慰他。
I told my friends that maybe Del was in trouble for beating him up, and now the rumor has spread all over the school.”
我告诉朋友们,也许德尔因为殴打他而陷入了困境,现在谣言已经传遍了整个学校. “
“Rumors tend to spread like wildfire,” Mr.
“Rumors倾向于像野火一样蔓延,”
Sanchez said before he sighed and folded his hands on the table.
桑切斯在叹息并折出手放在桌子上之前就说过了.
“Why would you say something so awful about Del?”
“为什么你会对德尔说这样糟糕的话? “
“Del and I aren’t friends,” I began.
我开始说,
“He teases me a lot, and he’s constantly in trouble.
他经常嘲笑我,
I just figured that he was in trouble this time, too.”
我只是觉得这次他也有麻烦了 “
Mr.
先生,请问...
Sanchez looked at me for a moment, and I thought I was really in trouble.
桑切斯看着我片刻,我以为我真的有麻烦了.
Then he said, “I bet that game we played today really sparked something inside your head.”
然后他说:“我敢打赌,我们今天玩的游戏真的在你的脑海里激起了一些事。 “
I nodded.
我点头了
“Now you know that in real life it only takes one person jumping to a conclusion, making an assumption, or telling a little white lie to start a rumor that becomes really hurtful.”
“现在你知道,在现实生活中,只有一个人跳出结论,作出假设,或者说出一个小的白话来引发一个真正令人痛苦的谣言。 “
I thought about what he had said, and he was right.
我想到了他说的话 他是对的
The rumor about me crawling through garbage probably began as a joke between some people and just continued to grow.
有关我爬入垃圾的传言 可能开始于一些人之间的玩笑 并且继续增长
“I talked about Del without knowing what had really happened,” I said.
“我谈论德尔时并不知道到底发生了什么。”
“That’s not fair, or nice, but I loved the feeling when it started because I felt really popular.
“这不公平,
People were interested in what I had to say, and I was getting back at Del for being mean.”
人们都对我要说的话感兴趣 而我又回到了戴尔 “
I hated to admit it, but explaining how I felt made me feel as if I had become a real monster.
我不愿承认 但解释一下我的感受 让我觉得自己变成了真正的怪物
I had truly hurt Del for completely selfish reasons.
我之所以伤害戴尔 完全是出于自私的原因
I’d been assuming that Del was a bully, when really I’d been the bully—not by beating up anyone, but by gossiping.
我原本以为戴尔是个恶霸,
“Does it still seem so enjoyable now that you’ve hurt Del’s feelings?”
“现在你伤害了德尔的感情, “
Mr.
先生,请问...
Sanchez asked.
桑切斯问.
I shook my head, and I think he could tell that I felt terrible.
我摇头,我想他可以 说我感到可怕。
“It’s normal for people to jump to conclusions, Jamie.
" 杰米,人们跳入结论是正常的.
We see something happening, and our minds start to build stories.
我们看到一些事情发生, 我们的思想开始建立故事。
We have to realize that the assumptions we make aren’t really the truth.
我们必须认识到,我们作出的假设并不是事实。
The same goes for when you hear someone else gossiping—you shouldn’t believe every story you hear.”
当你听到别人的八卦时, “
“What do you do when you know for a fact that something is true?”
“当你知道某事是真的时,你会做什么? “
I asked.
我问。
“It’s usually best not to gossip about people when they’re not around—unless you’re saying nice things,” he said.
“通常最好不要在人们不在身边时,
“Let people speak for themselves, and let other people decide what they want to believe.”
“让人们为自己说话,让其他人决定他们要相信什么。 “
“So why was Del really in Principal Cosgrove’s office?”
“那么为什么德尔真的在科斯格罗夫校长的办公室? “
I blurted out before Mr.
我在先生之前就已经模糊了
Sanchez’s words had sunk in.
桑切斯的言语已经沉入水中。
I blushed, and he smiled.
我脸红了,他笑了
This whole not-gossiping thing was going to take some work.
这整起不吸血事件 需要一些工作。
“If you really want to know the truth, it’s always best to find the source,” he said.
“如果你真的想知道真相,
“You should probably ask Del, but I think an apology might be in order first.”
“你也许应该问戴尔,但我认为首先应该道歉。 “
Telling the Truth Outside, Del sat alone and watched the kickball game.
告诉外面的真相, 德尔独自坐着观看了踢球比赛.
I was so nervous that I could hardly talk.
我很紧张,我几乎不能说话。
“Hey,” I said as I walked up to him.
“嘿,”我走到他面前时说过。
“What do you want, Germy?”
“你想要什么,格米?” “
Del snapped without taking his eyes off the game.
戴尔没有把眼睛从游戏中切开
I almost retreated, but something in his voice sounded more hurt than angry.
我几乎撤退了,但是他的声音中有些东西听起来比愤怒更伤人.
“I want to apologize,” I said simply.
“我想道歉”,我只说了一句。
Del refused to look at me, but he was paying attention.
戴尔拒绝看我,但他在注意
“When I saw you in Principal Cosgrove’s office yesterday, I told people that she sent you home for beating that kindergartner up.”
" 当我昨天在科斯格罗夫校长的办公室看到你时,我告诉人们,她将你送回家,因为殴打了那个幼儿园。 “
“Beating up a little kid?”
“养一个小孩? “
Del said, disgusted.
戴尔说,令人厌恶。
“That was my mom and my little brother.”
“那是我妈妈和我弟弟。 “
I didn’t even know Del had a little brother, and now I felt even worse.
我甚至不知道德尔有个弟弟,
“Oh,” I said, “I just want to apologize for saying something so mean.”
“哦,”我说:“我只想为说出这样卑鄙的话而道歉。 “
“My dad got hurt,” Del said, finally looking at me as if he was challenging me.
Del说,“我爸爸受伤了,”终于看着我,好像在挑战我。
“He was deployed overseas in the Army.
" 他在军队中被部署到海外。
Mom was telling us that they’re going to send him home.”
妈妈说他们会送他回家。 “
“Will he be okay?”
“他没事吧? “
I asked quietly.
我悄悄地问了
Del’s angry face softened a bit.
戴尔愤怒的表情稍有软化.
“Yeah.
“对。
My brother was just scared.”
我哥哥只是吓坏了。 “
He shrugged.
他发抖了。
“Not that anyone will believe the truth, now that they think I beat him up.”
“没有人会相信事实,因为他们认为我打了他。 “
Anger crept back into his face.
怒发回相相.
“I’m really sorry to hear about your dad, and I’m glad he’ll be okay.”
我很高兴他没事。 “
“Okay, Jamie,” he said with a shrug.
"好的,杰米,"他用一口气说。
It was the first time he’d used my real name in months.
这是他几个月来第一次使用我的真名。
I almost smiled.
我差点就笑了
He returned to watching the game as my friend pulled me away.
当我的朋友把我拉走时 他又回到了看比赛
“Why are you talking to him?”
" 你为什么跟他说话? “
May asked.
五月问.
“You don’t want to be friends with a kid beater.”
“你不想跟打小孩的人做朋友。 “
“None of that’s true,” I said, “and we shouldn’t keep gossiping about it.”
”我说,“这都不是事实,我们不应该继续谈论这个问题。 “
“You said the kid looked like he’d been beaten up,” May retorted.
" 你说那孩子看起来像被打倒了, " May retored.
“That’s what you told us,” Cassie said.
Cassie说,
“I did,” I said, “and that was wrong.
我说:“我做到了”,这是错误的。
I shouldn’t have made those assumptions because none of them were true.
我不应该做出这些假设,
I was talking to Del because I was apologizing for gossiping about him when I didn’t know the truth.”
我之所以和戴尔交谈,是因为我不知道真相时, “
Cassie, Matt, and May all looked at each other sheepishly, and I could tell they were thinking about the assumptions they had made about Del.
Cassie Matt 和May 都以羊相视 我可以看到他们在思考 对Del的假设
“What did happen, then?”
“后来发生了什么? “
asked Cassie.
问凯西。
“If you really want to know, ask Del,” I said, feeling much better.
“如果你真的想知道,请问德尔,” 我说,感觉好多了。
“I’m done talking behind other people’s backs.”
我不再背着别人说话。 “
Glossary assumptions (n.)
词汇假设(不详)
things that are believed to be true without proof (p.
没有证据证明的事物(p.
8) conclusion (n.)
8) 结论(n.)
a decision resulting from careful thinking (p.
仔细思考后作出的决定(第6页)。
6) consequences (n.)
6) 后果(不详)
results of an action or actions (p.
行动的结果(p.
13) expelled (v.)
13) 被开除(五.
forced someone to leave a school, organization, or country as a result of bad behavior (p.
由于不良行为(p.
7) glimpse (n.)
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a quick look at something (p.
快速看东西(p.
5) gossiping (v.)
5)八卦(五.
spreading information that may or may not be true about a person who is not present (p.
传播可能或不真实的关于不在场的人的信息(p.
13) humiliating extremely embarrassing (p.
13) 羞辱极度尴尬(p.
4) (adj.)
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