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(p.89)I'm going to have to take matters into my own hands, as usual.

Then Dad said if I wanted a bench press, I should keep my fingers crossed for Christmas.그때 아빠는 벤치프레스를 갖고 싶다면, 크리스마스 선물로 손가락을 꼬고 행운을 빌어야 할 거라고 말했다.But Christmas is a month and a half away. 하지만 크리스마스는 한달 반이나 남았다.And if I get pinned by Fregley one more time, I'm gonna have a nervous breakdown.그리고 내가 프레글리에서 한 번 더 꼼짝 못하면, 나는 아마 신경쇠약에 걸리고 말 것이다.So it looks like Mom and Dad aren't going to be any help...

(p.88)I had a change of heart

Mom didn't really say anything at first, but Dad was pretty enthusiastic. 처음에 엄마는 아무 말도 하지 않았다. 하지만 아빠는 매우 열광적이었다. I think he was just glad I had a change of heart from how I used to be when I was a kid.아빠는 내가 어릴 때하고 마음이 달라져서 기쁜 것 같았다. "If you work out regularly, you can get big muscles!"너가 규칙적으로 나가서 운동을 하면, 큰 근육을 갖게 될거다."Muscles are GROSS!"근육은 중요해.But Mom said if I wanted a weight set, I was go..

(p.87)I can pack on some muscle

If I can pack on some muscle now, it'll be a whole different story next April.내가 지금 근육을 키울 수 있다면, 내년 4월에는 이야기가 완전히 달라질 것이다.Tonight, after dinner, I got Mom and Dad together and told them my plan. 오늘 밤, 저녁 먹고, 엄마, 아빠와 함께 내 계획을 말했다.I told them I was going to need some serious exercise equipment, and some weight-gain powder, too.난 엄마, 아빠에게 만만찮은 운동 기구들이 필요하고, 체중증가 파우더도 필요할 것 같다고 말했다.I showed them so..

(p.86)interested in getting into shape

I decided to gain my weight in MUSCLE, not fat.나는 살을 찌우는 것이 아니라 근육을 키우기로 결정했다.I've never been all that interested in getting into shape before, but this wrestling unit has made me rethink things.난 전에는 몸을 만드는 데 관심이 별로 없었다. 하지만 레슬링 수업이 나를 다시 생각하게 했다.I figure if I bulk up now, it could actually come in handy down the road.내가 근육을 키워 놓는다면, 실제로 장래에 쓸모가 있을 것이다.The football unit is coming in the spring,..

(P.85)I was gonna have to gain weight for real.

My other big problem is that I have to wrestle Fregley every single day. 나의 또 다른 큰 문제는 프레글리와 매일 레슬링을 해야한다는 것이다.But this morning I realized something. 그러나 오늘 아침 난 뭔가를 깨달았다.If I can move out of Fregley's weight class, I won't have to wrestle him any more.만약 내가 프레글리와 같은 체급에서 나간다면, 나는 더 이상 그와 레슬링을 할 수 없을 것이다.So today, I stuffed my clothes with a bunh of socks and shirts to get myself into the next w..

(p.84)I just try to keep my distance.

Tuesday화요일This wrestling unit has totally turned our school upside down. 이 레슬링 수업은 완전히 우리 학교를 뒤집어 놓았다.Now kids are wrestling in the hallways, in the classrooms, you name it.이제 아이들은 복고에서, 교실에서 레슬링을 한다. 뭐든지 말만 해라.But the fifteen minutes after lunch where they let us outside is the worst.그런데 점심 먹은 후 15분 우리를 밖에 나가게 한 것은 최악이다.You can't walk five feet without tripping over a couple of kids going at i..

(p.83)I would have traded for Benny Wells in a heartbeat.

But then I found out who I DID have to wrestle, and I would have traded for Benny Wells in a heartbeat.하지만 나는 누구하고 레슬링을 할 상황인지 알았고, 난 당장 베니웰스와 상대를 바꾸고 싶었다.Fregley was the only kids light enough to be in my weight class. Mr Underwood divided us up into weight groups.프글리는 나하고 체급이 맞는 유일한 아이였다.And apparently Fregley was paying attention when Mr Underwood was giving instructions, because he pinned m..

(p.82)Mr Underwood divided us up into weight groups.

When he was doing this one move called the "fireman's carry", I felt a breeze down below, and I could tell my singlet wasn't doing a good job keeping me covered up.언더우드 선생님이 '어깨에 들쳐 메다 꽂기'라는 기술을 할 때, 난 아랫도리에 바람이 드는 것을 느꼈고, 내 'Singlet'이 내 몸을 제대로 가려 주지 못하고 있다는 것을 알수 있었다.That's when I thanked my lucky stars the girls were on the other side of the gym.여자아이들이 체육관의 다른 쪽에 있어서 행운에 감사했다.Mr Underwood divi..

(p.81)Mr Underwood singled me out

Mr Underwood started asking for volunteers so he could demonstrate some wrestling holds, but there was no way I was going to raise my hand.언더우드 선생님은 레슬링 붙잡기 기술 몇 가지를 시범으로 보여 주겠다며, 지원자들을 찾기 시작했지만 내가 손을 들리 없다.Me and Rowley tried to hide out in the back of the gym near the curtain, but that's where the girls were doing their gymnastics unit.나와 라일리는 체육관 뒤 커튼 근처에 숨으려고 했지만, 거기에는 체조수업을 하는 여자아이들이 있었다.We..

(p.80)First of all, we have to wear these things called "singlets

Thursday목요일Well, I found out today that the kind of wrestling Mr Underwood is teaching is COMPLETELY different from the kind they do on TV.음, 나는 오늘 언더우드 선생님이 가르치는 레슬링이 TV에 나오는 레슬링 하고 완전히 다르다는 것을 알았다. First of all, we have to wear these things called "singlets, which look like those bathing suits they used to wear in the 1800s.무엇보다, 우리는 'singlet'이라고 불리는 것을 입어야 한다. 이 옷은 1800년대에 입었던 수영복처럼 보인다.And s..