5. Elf Ladies

5 Elf Ladies My head clunked down on my desk real hard. Mr. Scary read the name on my paper. I raised up and looked at him. Then I clunked back down again. Mr. Scary said to please knock off the clunking. He took my hand and stood me up. "Boys and girls, Junie B. needs a little bit of help reading the name," he said. "We'll be right back." Then, quick as a wink, he hurried me into the hall. And he closed the door.

我的头重重地撞在桌子上。 吓人先生读了我试卷上的名字。 我站起来看着他。 然后我又重重地坐了下来。 提心吊胆先生说请不要再敲了。 他拉着我的手让我站起来。 “孩子们，朱尼·b需要一点帮助来读这个名字，”他说。 “我们马上回来。”然后，他飞快地把我赶进了大厅。 他关上了门。

I crossed my mad arms again. "It's not fair, Mr. Scary. I hate that dumb name! I hate it. I hate it," I said. My teacher snapped his fingers.

我又抱起疯狂的双臂。 “这不公平，吓人先生。 我讨厌那个愚蠢的名字！我讨厌它。 我讨厌它，”我说。我的老师打了个响指。

"You know I don't allow that word in my classroom, Junie B.," he said. "We do not hate in Room One." I looked all around myself. "But I'm not hating in Room One," I said. "I'm hating in the hall." Mr. Scary looked at me. "We don't hate in the hall, either," he said. I raised my eyebrows real curious. "Really? No kidding," I said. "A lot of children will be surprised to hear that." Mr. Scary bent down next to me. "Look. I know you and May aren't the best of friends," he said. "But this is the time of peace and goodwill, remember? And being a Secret Santa to someone you don't like is the truest form of goodwill there is." I stared at him. How do teachers come up with this stuff?

“你知道我不允许那个词出现在我的课堂上，朱妮·B，”他说。 “我们在一号房间没有仇恨。” 我环顾四周。 “但我不是在一号房间恨你，”我说。 “我在大厅里讨厌。”吓人先生看着我。 “我们在大厅里也不讨厌，”他说。 我很好奇地扬起眉毛。 “真的吗?不是开玩笑吧，”我说。 “很多孩子听到这个会很惊讶。” 吓人先生在我旁边弯下腰。 “看。我知道你和梅不是最好的朋友，”他说。 “但这是和平与善意的时刻，记得吗？” 给你不喜欢的人当神秘圣诞老人是最真实的善意。” 我盯着他。老师们是怎么想出这些东西的？

"Really, Junie B.," he said. "If you do something nice for May, you'll feel so proud inside. It will feel like a gift that you've given yourself." I kept staring. Maybe they pick it up at teacher school. After that, he ruffled my hair. And he walked me back inside. Pretty soon, all of the children lined up at the door. And we followed Mr. Scary to the gift shop. The media center is down the hall and round the corner. There was a gift-shop lady in an elf hat. "Welcome, Room One!" she said. "Welcome to our Holiday Gift Shop!" She smiled at us with big white teeth. "I'm the president of the PTO," she said. "My name is Mrs. Hooks. But—just for today

“真的吗，朱妮·B，”他说。 “如果你为梅做了件好事，你会感到非常自豪。 这就像是你给自己的一份礼物。” 我一直盯着。也许他们是在师范学校学的。 之后，他把我的头发弄乱了。 然后他送我进去。 很快，所有的孩子都在门口排队。 我们跟着吓人先生去了礼品店。 媒体中心在大厅那头的拐角处。 有一个礼品店的女士戴着一顶精灵帽。 “欢迎来到一号房间！”她说。 “欢迎光临我们的节日礼品店！”她露出又大又白的牙齿对我们微笑。 “我是专利商标局局长，”她说。 “我是胡克斯太太。但是，就今天

—you can call me Elf Ellen." She looked all around. "Some of you might know my son, Jeff. Jeff is a big third grader." Roger raised his hand in the air. "I know Jeff Hooks," he said. "Jeff Hooks stole my milk money last year." Elf Ellen stood there very frozen. Then she quick pointed across the room. "Over there is Elf Wendy. Elf Wendy and I are here to help you with your gift selections. If you have any questions, please let us know." Roger waved his hand again. "Did Jeff Hooks ever get punished for what he did? I reported him to the office. But I never got my money back." Elf Ellen squinted her eyes at him. "I meant questions about the gift shop," she said. After that, she passed out lists with all the

你可以叫我精灵埃伦。” 她环顾四周。“你们有些人可能认识我儿子杰夫。 杰夫是一个高大的三年级学生。” 罗杰在空中举起了手。 “我认识杰夫·胡克斯，”他说。 “杰夫·胡克斯去年偷了我的牛奶钱。” 精灵埃伦站在那里，一动也不动。 然后她迅速指向房间的另一边。 “那边是精灵温迪。精灵温迪和我是来帮你挑选礼物的。 如果您有任何问题，请告诉我们。” 罗杰又挥了挥手。 “杰夫·胡克斯因为他的所作所为受到过惩罚吗？” 我向办公室报告了他。 但我一直没有拿回我的钱。” 精灵埃伦眯起眼睛看着他。 “我是说关于礼品店的问题，”她说。 在那之后，她给大家发了名单

gift items on them. And she told us about the prices. "Children, as you can see, each of our five gift tables has a number on it," she said. "The number on the table matches the price of all the gifts on that particular table." She pointed. "For example, all of the gifts on Table One sell for one dollar. And all of the gifts on Table Two sell for two dollars. And the gifts on Table Three sell for three dollars… and so on. Does everyone understand?" Sheldon raised his hand. "What about the gifts on Table Four?" he said. "How much do they go for?" Elf Ellen sucked in her cheeks. "Table Four has a four on it, doesn't it? Four means four. They sell for four dollars." Sheldon nodded very thoughtful.

上面有礼品。她告诉了我们价格。 她说：“孩子们，你们可以看到，我们的五个礼物桌上都有一个数字。” “桌子上的数字与那张桌子上所有礼物的价格相符。” 她指出。“例如，一号桌子上所有的礼物都卖一美元。 第二张桌子上所有的礼物都卖两美元。 第三张桌子上的礼物卖3美元……以此类推。 大家都明白了吗？”谢尔顿举起了手。 “那四号桌的礼物呢？” “它们卖多少钱？”精灵埃伦吮吸着她的脸颊。 “第四号桌子上有个4，不是吗？” 四就是四。它们卖4美元。” 谢尔顿若有所思地点了点头。