It got worse.…
事情变得更糟了……
After school Marvin walked home with Nick and Stuart. He was still upset.
放学后，马文和尼克、斯图尔特一起走回家。他还在难过。
“The ball was over the line,” he said.
"球出界了，"他说。
“Just forget about it,” said Nick.
"别想了，"尼克说。
“It was over the line,” said Marvin.
"它就是出界了，"马文说。
“We know,” said Stuart.
"我们知道，"斯图尔特说。
“Then why didn’t you say anything?”
"那你们为什么什么都不说？"
“I don’t know,” said Stuart. “It was funny.”
"我不知道，"斯图尔特说。"那挺好笑的。"
“Boogers on the ball!” said Nick, then he and Stuart cracked up.
"球上有鼻屎！"尼克说，然后他和斯图尔特笑作一团。
Marvin didn’t think it was funny. It was unfair! Clarence was just being a bad sport.
马文可不觉得好笑。这不公平！克拉伦斯就是在耍赖。
“I didn’t pick my nose,” he said for the millionth time.
"我没有挖鼻孔，"他说了第一百万遍。
“Just quit talking about it!” said Nick. “Forget about it.”
"别再说这事了！"尼克说。"忘了吧。"
“You can’t keep telling people you don’t pick your nose,” said Stuart. “That sounds weird.”
"你不能见人就说自己不挖鼻孔，"斯图尔特说。"听着怪怪的。"
“But I don’t!” said Marvin.
"可我真的没有！"马文说。
His face burned as he thought about it.
一想到这事，他的脸就发烫。
Everybody had laughed at him. Even Nick and Stuart. If they were true friends, they would have stuck up for him.
所有人都笑他。连尼克和斯图尔特也笑了。如果他们真是朋友，就该替他说话。
He couldn’t stop thinking about it, all day and into the night.
他一整天都在想这件事，一直想到夜里。
It was unfair. He didn’t pick his nose. The ball was over the line.
这不公平。他没有挖鼻孔。球出界了。
When he got to school the next morning, the first person he saw was Casey Happleton.
第二天早上他到学校，第一个见到的人就是凯西·哈普尔顿。
“Hi, Marvin,” said Casey. Her ponytail stuck out of the side of her head.
"嗨，马文，"凯西说。她的马尾辫从脑袋侧面翘出来。
“I didn’t pick my nose,” said Marvin.
"我没有挖鼻孔，"马文说。
“What?”
"什么？"
“I didn’t pick my nose,” he repeated.
"我没有挖鼻孔，"他又说了一遍。
Casey looked at him a moment. Then she remembered. “You’re gross,” she said.
凯西看了他一会儿。然后她想起来了。"你真恶心，"她说。
Warren sat in front of him. He had been absent yesterday.
沃伦坐在他前面。他昨天没来上学。
“Hey, Warren,” Marvin whispered as he tapped Warren’s shoulder.
"嘿，沃伦，"马文小声说，拍了拍沃伦的肩膀。
Warren turned around.
沃伦转过身。
“Did you hear I pick my nose?” Marvin asked him. “Well, I don’t.”
"你听说我挖鼻孔了吗？"马文问他。"其实我没有。"
Melanie sat next to Warren. “What’d he say? What’d he say?” she asked. Melanie always wanted to know everything.
梅拉妮坐在沃伦旁边。"他说什么了？他说什么了？"她问。梅拉妮总是什么都想打听。
“He asked me if I knew he picked his nose,” said Warren.
"他问我知不知道他挖鼻孔，"沃伦说。
“Oh, yeah,” said Melanie. “Marvin’s the biggest nose picker in the whole school.”
"哦，对，"梅拉妮说。"马文是全校最爱挖鼻孔的人。"
“I am not!” whispered Marvin.
"我不是！"马文小声说。
All morning Marvin kept telling everyone he didn’t pick his nose. But the more he talked about it, the more the other kids teased him about it.
整个上午，马文不停地跟每个人说自己没挖鼻孔。可他越说，别的孩子就越拿这事取笑他。
And the more they teased him, the more he kept talking about it.
他们越取笑他，他就越要说。
“Don’t get too close to Marvin,” said Clarence. “Or else he’ll try to pick your nose too.”
"别靠马文太近，"克拉伦斯说。"不然他也会来挖你的鼻孔。"