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This was one of those tests the whole SCHOOL has to take. The teachers have been trying to get us ready for WEEKS, because apparently the results really MATTER. I guess our school did really badly on this test LAST year, and if that happens AGAIN there are gonna be budget cuts. And that means some teachers could lose their JOBS. On top of that, they might have to cut some subjects, like Art and Music. I wish KIDS had a say in what to cut, because if I was the one making the calls Phys Ed would've been on the chopping block a long TIME ago.

这是一场全校所有人都得参加的考试。 老师已经带着我们准备了好几个星期，据说这场考试的结果非常重要。 我猜去年我们学校这场考试考得特别差，如果今年再考砸，学校经费就会被削减。 那意味着有些老师可能会丢掉工作。 除此之外，学校还可能砍掉美术、音乐这类课程。 我真希望砍什么课能让孩子们说了算，如果换我做决定，体育课早就被砍掉了。

The teachers have been really stressed out about this test, and the last few weeks haven't been a lot of FUN. All this pressure has been getting us KIDS stressed out, too, so last week the school brought a Stress Puppy into the library to help everyone relax. But kids got too grabby with the puppy, and then the PUPPY got all stressed out.

老师们为这场考试压力超大，这几个星期过得一点都不好玩。 这么大的压力也把我们小孩搞得紧张兮兮，所以上周学校把一只解压小狗放在图书馆，帮大家放松心情。 可小朋友们都上手乱摸小狗，把小狗也整得压力山大了。

The puppy started running round in circles and peeing all over the place. So the school took it away and replaced it with a Stress Lizard, and nobody wanted to TOUCH that thing. Speaking of stress, I really wasn't looking forward to going home this afternoon, because I knew they were gonna cut a hole in the wall to connect it to the extension. I was worried they might accidentally have to cut through the PLUMBING, and I didn't wanna be around when THAT happened.

小狗开始绕着圈乱跑，还到处撒尿。 所以学校把小狗牵走，换成了一只解压蜥蜴，没人愿意碰那玩意儿。 说到压力，我今天下午真不想回家，我知道工人们要在墙上开洞，连通扩建的部分。 我担心他们一不小心切到水管，我可不想在现场撞见那种事。

Rodrick thought they were gonna use a WRECKING BALL to smash through the wall, and his whole plan was to make a music video with his band when they DID.

罗德里克本来以为工人们会用破碎锤砸墙，他都计划好了，砸墙的时候和乐队一起拍MV。

So Rodrick and his bandmates were pretty disappointed when they got there and the builders had already opened the wall with a power saw. I didn't see any sign of the Grout, so THAT was a relief. But what the builders found inside the walls was just as BAD. The wood underneath the cladding was ROTTEN, because of a leak caused by the clogged gutters. And apparently there was toxic mould in the walls, so we've been living with THAT all this time, too.

所以等罗德里克和他的乐队伙伴赶到时，工人早就用电锯把墙切开了，他们失望透顶。 我没看到格劳特的影子，这下可松了口气。 可工人在墙里面发现的东西，照样够糟糕的。 排水沟堵塞引发漏水，墙面板底下的木头全都烂掉了。 而且墙里面还有毒霉菌，这么久以来我们一直和这玩意儿住在一起。

Plus, there were rodents" nests in the walls, which means we've been sharing our house with a colony of MICE. It really creeps me out to think there's this whole WORLD living inside our walls without us even knowing. And that's why I've decided when I build my first house it's gonna be 100% GLASS.

另外，墙里还有啮齿动物的巢穴，也就是说我们一直和一整群老鼠同住一个屋檐下。 一想到我们的墙里藏着一整个我们完全不知情的世界，我就浑身发毛。 所以我打定主意，将来我盖第一栋房子的时候，一定要盖成百分之百全玻璃的。