3 Ch3-If You Read This You'll Go Blind

Chapter 3 If You Read This, You'll Go Blind Mr. Macky was reading that soup can he brought into our class. I love to read, said Mr. Macky. Don't you? Yeah! said all the girls. No! said all the boys. Mr. Macky is always trying to get us to

麦基先生正在读他带到我们班上的那个汤罐。 “我喜欢读书，”麦基先生说。 你不?是啊!所有的女孩都说。 不!所有的男孩都说。麦基先生总是想让我们

read. What is his problem? Doesn't he know that reading is a big bore? Why are you even reading this book? If I were you, I'd be doing something worthwhile, like watching a big-screen TV. The only books worth reading are Dr. Seuss books. He was cool. My friend Billy who lives around the corner told me that if you read too much, you'll go blind. Homework involves a lot of reading. So, just to be on the safe side, I'm going to stop doing my homework so I won't go blind. Mr. Macky, why do you have a can of chicken noodle soup? asked Michael. I was reading the label, he said.

阅读。他有什么问题? 难道他不知道读书是件很无聊的事吗? 你为什么要读这本书? 如果我是你，我会做一些有意义的事情，比如看大屏幕电视。 唯一值得读的书是Dr。 苏斯的书。他很酷。我的朋友比利住在街角，他告诉我，如果你读得太多，你会失明的。 家庭作业需要大量阅读。 所以，为了安全起见，我要停止做作业了，这样我就不会瞎了。 麦基先生，你怎么会有一罐鸡汤面? 迈克尔问道。我在看标签，他说。

Reading can take you on a journey. So can watching TV, I said. Yes, but you can learn so much more by reading, said Mr. Macky, because you can use your imagination. I'll read anything. But what can you learn from a soup can? asked Ryan. I learned that chickens have noodles, said Mr. Macky. Chickens have fingers, too, said Michael. My mom gives me chicken fingers for lunch all the time. Chickens have nuggets, too, I added. They do not, said Andrea. Do too, I told her.

阅读可以带你踏上一段旅程。 看电视也可以，我说。 是的，但是你可以通过阅读学到更多，麦基先生说，因为你可以运用你的想象力。 我什么都读。但是你能从汤罐头中学到什么呢? 瑞恩问道。麦基先生说:“我知道鸡吃面条。” “鸡也有手指，”迈克尔说。 我妈妈总是给我鸡翅当午餐。 鸡也有鸡块，我补充说。 他们没有。安德烈说。我告诉她，也去吧。

Do not. We went back and forth like that for a while. Let's discuss chickens some other time, said Miss Daisy. I think Mr. Macky

不。我们这样来来回回聊了一会儿。 我们改天再讨论鸡吧，黛西小姐说。 我想麦基先生

is here to talk about Presidents' Day. Right you are, said Mr. Macky. I had an idea to promote reading at Ella Mentry School. In celebration of Presidents' Day, we're going to read all about the presidents. We're going to learn a lot. Each of you is going to give an oral report* on a president. You'll even get to dress up as your president. The whole school will be involved. Doesn't that sound like fun? Yeah! said all the girls. No! said all the boys.

是来谈谈总统日的 你说得对，麦基先生说。 我有一个在艾拉门特里学校推广阅读的想法。 为了庆祝总统日，我们将阅读所有关于总统的文章。 我们会学到很多东西。 你们每个人都要做一个关于总裁的口头报告。 你甚至可以打扮成你们的总统。 整个学校都会参与进来。 听起来是不是很有趣? 是啊!所有的女孩都说。不!所有的男孩都说。

Why is it that girls always want to read books, learn stuff, give reports, and play dress-up? What is their problem? Girls are weird. How come we never celebrate anything by sitting around and watching big-screen TVs? I think it's a great idea, said Miss Daisy (a girl, of course). I don't know anything about the presidents. Of course not. Miss Daisy doesn't know anything about anything. I can't believe she got a job as a teacher. I think it's a great idea too, said Andrea, the big brownnoser. When did you get this great idea, Mr. Macky?

为什么女孩们总是想读书、学东西、做报告、玩化妆游戏? 他们的问题是什么?女孩都很奇怪。 为什么我们从来不坐着看大屏幕电视来庆祝呢? “我认为这是个好主意，”黛西小姐(当然是个女孩)说。 我对总统们一无所知。 当然不是。黛西小姐什么都不知道。 我真不敢相信她找到了一份教师的工作。 “我也认为这是个好主意，”大马屁精安德里亚说。 麦基先生，你什么时候想到这个好主意的?