Margaret Goff Clark是专门写青少年文学的女性作家。这篇文章描写了矮子Carlos对于女主角从自卑到自信的改造。

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Reed Harrington

Mr. McCarthy

Carlos Herrera

Galeton

 

主持&翻译：beryldemon


"My, you're tall," he said. Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word. I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to aware of anything else. I didn't know why I consider Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. I came back to earth to see the cocky newcomer standing in front of Mr. McCarthy's desk. He was telling him that his name was Carlos Herrera and that he'd moved to Galeton from New York.
他抬头看着我。 “我的天啦，你好高啊，”他说。 听到这话，全班人大笑起来。我很生气，但是我还是一句话都不说地走向了我的座位。我回头看了一下想知道里德.哈林顿有没有和大家一起笑。这是我最后的一根救命稻草了。但是里德正在认真地学习化学题，完全没有意识到外界的任何事情。我不知道为什么我会把里德当成我的朋友。可能是因为他比我高两英尺。不管怎样，没回我吹生日蜡烛许愿，许的愿望都是希望能和里德.哈林顿约会。 我思绪重新回到现实，发现那自大的新同学正站在麦凯西老师的桌子前。他说他的名字叫卡洛斯.哈奈尔，他刚从纽约搬到盖丽顿这里。 翻译：beryldemon（水平有限，仅供参考）