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So they split the difference and landed on one and a half fudgedogs per student per day. And even though nobody was completely satisfied, it seemed like a good compromise. But if you're wondering what happens to all the extra fudgedog halves, Mrs. Podsher created a whole new food type for the second time in six months. And that's gotta be some kind of a record.

于是双方各退一步，最终定下每位学生每天能吃一根半软糖热狗。 尽管没人完全满意，但这看起来已经是很不错的折中方案了。 不过如果你好奇那些多出来的半根软糖热狗去向如何，波德舍尔太太半年内第二次创造出了一种全新食物。 这怎么着也能算项纪录了。

Friday One of the reasons kids at my school don't take their education seriously enough is because we don't have a lot of good role models. The most famous person to come out of our school is Larry Mack, and he went to prison. And the SECOND most famous person is his son, Larry Mack Junior, who dropped out to take over the family business when his dad got put away. But I don't think Larry Mack Junior has any regrets about not finishing his education, because from his ads he seems to be doing just fine. DON'T BURN YOUR BUCKS ON A LEMON! Larry Mack Junior

星期五 我们学校的孩子不认真读书，一大原因就是我们没有多少好榜样。 我们学校出的最有名的人是拉里·麦克，他进监狱了。 第二有名的是他儿子小拉里·麦克，爸爸入狱后他就辍学接手了家族生意。 但我觉得小拉里·麦克一点都不后悔没读完书，看他的广告就知道，他过得很不错。 别 别把钱砸在破车上！ 小拉里·麦克

His family looks like it's doing all right, too. Larry Mack Junior has a bunch of kids, and he uses them in his television ads. And people can't get enough of his youngest son, Larry Mack Junior Junior. I actually feel a little bad for that kid, because with a name like that, his only choice in life is to take over the car dealership when his dad decides to hang it up. So anything he does between now and then doesn't really matter. I think it's kind of crazy that your parents come up with your name before you're even born, and then you're stuck with it for the rest of your life.

他们一家子看起来过得也很不错。 小拉里·麦克有好几个孩子，拍电视广告时都会让孩子们出镜。 大家都特别喜欢他的小儿子，小小拉里·麦克。 说实话我有点心疼这孩子，叫这个名字，他这辈子只能等爸爸退休后接手汽车店了。 所以在那之前他做什么都无所谓。 我觉得这太离谱了，爸妈在你出生前就想好名字，你一辈子都得叫这个。

It feels to me like you need to get to know a person before picking a name that fits them. In some cultures, they wait a year before they decide on your permanent name. But that's still probably not enough time. Because if my parents named me when I turned one, I would've ended up with a pretty terrible name. WE SHALL CALL HIM "GREGORY BARTHOLOMEW POOPYPANTS"! Other cultures let kids come up with their OWN names once they're old enough. But I'm not sure that's such a great idea, either.

我觉得总得先了解一个人，才能选出适合他的名字对吧。 有些文化里，人们会等一年才定下你的正式名字。 但就算这样，时间可能还是不够。 要是我爸妈等我满一岁再起名，我最后肯定会得到一个超糟糕的名字。 我们就叫他"格雷戈里·巴塞洛缪·便便裤"! 还有些文化会等孩子长大，让他们自己给自己取名。 但我觉得这个主意也不见得有多好。

Because if you let kids my age name themselves, they'd probably just end up using their video game handles as their permanent names. Harmlesspotato_196 SquiddyInkster Moldy Toez_1989 Some people legally change their names, but I don't see the point of going through all that hassle. Because I'll bet my family would just keep calling me by my old name anyway. WOULD YOU LIKE SOME MORE GARLIC BREAD, GREG? I TOLD YOU, IT'S "TECHNO LASERAXE"!

因为要是让我们这个年纪的孩子自己起名，最后大家肯定都会把游戏网名当成正式名字。 无害土豆_196、乌贼画家、发霉脚趾_1989这种。有些人会合法改名，但我觉得费这个劲根本没必要。 因为我敢打赌，我家人反正还是会一直叫我原来的名字。 格雷格，再来点蒜香面包吗？ 我都说了，我现在叫"镭射战斧"!

Sometimes I wonder if I'd be a completely different person if I was just named something a little cooler. But maybe your name has nothing to do with the person you turn into. Because there's a girl at my school whose first name is Angel, and that doesn't seem to have made any difference in her case.

有时候我会想，如果我有个更酷的名字，我会不会变成完全不一样的人。 不过你会成为什么样的人，说不定和名字根本没关系。 我们学校有个女孩名字叫安杰尔，也就是天使，对她来说这名字完全没带来任何改变。