5 Ch5-George Washington's Face

Chapter 5 George Washington's Face We were having fun learning about our crazy pets. But guess who suddenly walked into the door? Nobody! Because if you walked into a door, you would hurt your head. But guess who walked into the class? It was some funny-looking guy all dressed up in a fancy army uniform. He

第五章乔治·华盛顿的脸我们在了解我们那些疯狂的宠物时玩得很开心。 但猜猜谁突然闯进来了? 没有人!因为如果你撞到门上，你会伤到你的头。 猜猜谁走进了教室? 是一个长相滑稽的人穿着一套漂亮的军装。 他

had a white wig on his head and a sword in his hand. It's George Washington! said Miss Daisy, all excited. She stood up and gave him a salute. We all knew it wasn't George Washington. It was just Mrs. Roopy, our librarian. She is always pretending to be somebody else. One time she pretended to be Johnny Appleseed, and she walked around all day with a pot on her head. I still don't understand why you have to wear a pot on your head to plant apples. Mrs. Roopy is loopy. You're not George Washington! we all shouted. You're Mrs. Roopy, the librarian!

他头上戴着白色假发，手里拿着一把剑。 是乔治·华盛顿!黛西小姐兴奋地说。 她站起来向他敬礼。 我们都知道他不是乔治·华盛顿。 是鲁比太太，我们的图书管理员。 她总是假装成别人。 有一次，她假装是苹果籽约翰尼，她整天都顶着一个罐子走来走去。 我还是不明白你为什么要在头上戴一个花盆来种苹果。 鲁比太太是疯了。你不是乔治·华盛顿!我们都喊了起来。 你是鲁比太太，图书管理员!

You must be mistaken, Mrs. Roopy said in a fake low voice. I was the first president of the United States. I cannot tell a lie. I chopped down a cherry tree. I have wooden teeth. See? Mrs. Roopy took out her teeth. It was disgusting. I was glad when she put those gross teeth back in her mouth. I came to tell everyone that when you come to the library, you'll find lots of books

“你一定搞错了，”鲁比太太假装低声说。 我是美国第一任总统。 我不能说谎。我砍倒了一棵樱桃树。 我有木牙。看到了吗?鲁比太太拔掉了牙齿。 太恶心了。我很高兴她把她的牙齿放回嘴里。 我是来告诉大家，当你们来到图书馆时，你们会发现很多书

about me and the other presidents, too, said Mrs. Roopy. They'll help you prepare for your Presidents' Day oral reports. I wish I could hang around and tell you more, but I must go to fight the British. She ran out of the room. That was totally Mrs. Roopy, said Ryan. After Mrs. Roopy left, Miss Daisy asked, Who can tell us something about the real George Washington? His face is on the dollar bill, said little Miss See-How-Smart-I-Am Andrea. That's right! said Miss Daisy. Andrea looked all proud of herself. He should take that dollar bill off his face, I said.

“还有我和其他总统，”鲁比太太说。 他们会帮你准备总统日的口头报告。 我真希望能多跟你说点什么，但我得去和英国人打仗了。 她跑出了房间。那完全是鲁比夫人的作风，瑞恩说。 鲁比太太走后，黛西小姐问:谁能给我们讲讲真正的乔治·华盛顿? “他的脸印在一美元钞票上，”安德里亚小姐说。 这是正确的!黛西小姐说。 安德烈显得非常自豪。 “他应该把那张钞票从脸上拿下来，”我说。

No, I mean his face is on the dollar bill. I knew perfectly well what Andrea meant. I was just yanking her chain. How could George Washington fight the British with that dollar bill on his face? I asked. Yeah, Michael said. Why didn't he just carry the dollar bill in his wallet like a normal person? Enough chitchat. It's time for reading, Miss Daisy told us. Let's read a book by my favorite author, Dr. Seuss. She read us a story called Yertle the Turtle. It was pretty cool. But I still say George Washington was weird.

不，我是说他的脸印在美钞上。 我完全明白安德里亚的意思。 我只是在逗她。 乔治·华盛顿脸上印着那张美钞，怎么能和英国人作战呢? 我问。是的，迈克尔说。 他为什么不像正常人一样把那张美钞放在钱包里呢? 足够的闲聊。“读书时间到了，”黛西小姐告诉我们。 让我们来读一本我最喜欢的作家，Dr。 苏斯。她给我们读了一个故事，叫《小海龟》。 非常酷。但我还是觉得乔治·华盛顿很奇怪。