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(p.111)the three of us were just standing there, not saying a word.

I guess they must've thought I knew something that they didn't, so they stopped singing, too.그들은 내가 그들이 하지 않는 뭔가를 알고 있다고 생각한 게 틀림없다. 그래서 그들도 노래 부르는 것을 멈췄다.Now the three of us were just standing there, not saying a word.이제 나무 세 그루는 한 마디 말도 안하고 그냥 거기에 서 있었다. Mrs Norton must have thought we forgot the words to the song, because she came over to the side of the stage and whispered the rest of the ly..

(p.110)Rodrick wouldn't have anything to hold over my head.

I knew that if I sang the song and Rodrick recorded it he would keep the tape forever and use it to humilate me for the rest of my life.내가 노래를 부르면 로드릭이 녹화를 할 것이다. 그는 녹화 테잎을 영원히 가지고 있으면서 평생동안 나를 창피를 줄 것이다.I didn't know what to do, so when the time came to start singing, I just kept my mouth shut.나는 뭘 해야 할지 모르겠다. 그래서 노래를 부를 시간에, 난 내 입을 닫고 있었다.For a few seconds there, things went OK. I figured that..

(p.109)the major embarrassment was still on the way.

Great. I have been able to keep that nickname quiet for five years, and now all of a sudden the whole town knew it.잘됐네. 5년 동안 내 별명은 비밀이었는데 이제 갑자기 마을 전체가 알게 된 것이다.I could feel about 300 pairs of eyeballs pointed my way.나는 300쌍의 눈동자가 나를 향해 있는 것을 느낄 수 있었다.So I did some quick and ad-libbing and I was able to deflect the embarrassment over to Archii Kelly.그래서 난 좀 빠른 애드립을 했고, 그 곤란한 상황을 아키켈리에서 돌릴 수 있었다..

(p.108)The curtains rose, and when they did, I heard Manny's voice.

The kid who played Toto brought a stool and a pile of comic books on to the stage, and that totally ruined the whole "dog" effect.강아지 토토 역할을 맡은 아이는 무대에 의자와 만화책을 가지고 왔다. 그것이 완전히 "강아지"효과를 망쳤다.When it was time for the forest scene, me and the other Trees hoppd into our positions. 숲 속 장면이 되자, 나랑 다른 나무들은 각자 위치로 뛰어 올라 갔다.The curtains rose, and when they did, I heard Manny's voice.막이 오르고, 다들 자리를 잡았을 때..

(p.107)nothing could just suck it up for one performance.

He must have found out I was singing, and he couldn't resist the chance to see me embarrass myself.그는 내가 노래를 한다는 것을 알아낸 게 틀림 없다. 로드릭은 내가 창피당하는 걸 볼 기회를 참지 못한 것이다.The play was supposed to start at 8:00, but it got delayed because Rodney James had stage fright.연극은 오전 8시에 시작이었으나, 로드니 제임스의 무대 공포증으로 지연되었다.You'd figure that someone whose job it was to sit on the stage and do nothing could just suck it ..

(p.106)I was peeking through the curtain to check out

So the good news is, they're letting us Trees carve out arm holes for the performance.그래서 좋은 소식은, 공연을 위해 팔 구멍을 자르도록 했다.Tuesday화요일Tonight was the big school production of "The Wizard of Oz". 오늘밤이 바로 대망의 공연 날이었다.The first sign that things were not going to go well happened before the play even started.공연이 시작조차 하기 전에, 뭔가 잘못되고 있다는 첫번째 징조가 나타났다.I was peeking through the curtain to check out how many..

(p.105)Archie Kelly tripped over Rodney james and chipped his tooth

So today we spent an hour learning the worst song that's ever been written.그래서 오늘 우리는 작곡된 노래 중 가장 최악인 노래를 한 시간이나 배웠다.Thank God Rodrick won't be in the audience to see me humiliate myself.다행히 로드릭이 내가 망신당하는 것을 보러 오진 않을 것이다 Mrs Norton said the play is going to be a "semiformal occasion", and I know there's no way Rodrick is going to wear a tie for a middle-school play.선생님이 연극 관람 시에는 '가벼운 정장 차림'으로 해..

(p.104)that's screwing everything up

Another thing that's screwing everything up is that Mrs Norton keeps adding new scenes and new characters.모든 것을 망쳐버릴 또 다른 것은 노턴선생님이 새로운 장면과 새로운 역할들을 계속 추가한다는 것이다.Yesterday, she brought in this first-grader to play Dorothy's dog, Toto. 어제는 선생님이 도로시의 강아지 토토를 연기할 1학년을 참여시켰다.But today, the kid's mom came in and said she wanted her child to walk around on two legs, because crawling around on all four..

(p.103)nobody has bothered to learn their lines

Thurday목요일The play is only a couple of days away, and I have no idea how we're going to pull this thing off.연극이 겨우 며칠밖에 남지 않았는데, 난 우리가 이 연극을 어떻게 해낼 지 전혀 모르겠다.First of all, nobody has bothered to learn their lines, and that's all Mrs Nortons's fault.무엇보다, 아무도 그들의 대사를 굳이 외우려고 하지 않았다. 그건 모두 노턴 선생님의 잘못이다.During rehearsal, Mrs Norton whispers everyone's lines to them from the side of the stage.리허설 동안..

(p.102)I'll bet that really makes the time go by.

That means I have to go to a two-hour practice every day just so I can say one stupid word.그것은 그 바보같은 한 마디를 하기 위해 매일 2시간씩 연습을 해야 한다는 뜻이다. I'm starting to think Rodney James got a better deal as the Shrub.나는 관목 역할을 맡은 로니 제임스가 좋은 거래를 했다는 생각이 들기 시작했다. He found a way to sneak a viedo game into his costume, and I'll bet that really makes the time go by.그는 그의 의상안으로 비디오게임을 몰래 하는 방법을 찾았다.그것이 시간을 잘 가게 만들..