6 Ch6-It's Hard to Be the President

Chapter 6 It's Hard to Be the President The next day Mr. Macky popped his head in our class right after the morning announcements. Are you all getting excited about Presidents' Day? he asked. Yeah! said all the girls. No! said all the boys.

第六章当校长很难第二天早上的通告刚一响，麦基先生就在我们班探出头来。 你们都对总统日感到兴奋吗? 他问道。是啊!所有的女孩都说。 不!所有的男孩都说。

I have a question for you, Mr. Macky said. What color is the White House? Everybody waved their hands around in the air. Even the dumbest dumbbell in the world knows the White House is white. That's why they call it the White House. Duh! But Mr. Macky didn't call on any of us. Instead, he called on Miss Daisy, who was waving her hand just like she was a kid. The White House is blue, right? said Miss Daisy. I slapped my head. She doesn't know anything! The White House is white! we all shouted.

“我有个问题要问你，”麦基先生说。 白宫是什么颜色的? 每个人都在空中挥着手。 即使是世界上最笨的哑铃也知道白宫是白色的。 这就是为什么他们叫它白宫。 咄!但是麦基先生没有拜访我们任何人。 相反，他去拜访了黛西小姐，她像个孩子一样挥舞着她的手。 白宫是蓝色的，对吧? 黛西小姐说。我拍了拍我的头。 她什么都不知道!白宫是白色的!我们都喊了起来。

Oh, said Miss Daisy. I thought it was a trick question. Miss Daisy is crazy. She is the dumbest teacher in the history of the world. To what do we owe the pleasure of your company, Mr. Macky? asked Miss Daisy. (That's grown-up talk for What are you doing here?) I thought I would tell the students a little bit about the presidents, said Mr. Macky. It might help them decide which president to choose for their oral reports. Excellent idea! Miss Daisy said as Mr. Macky went running out of the room. Where did he go? asked Ryan. Who knows? I said. He's weird.

噢，黛西小姐说。我以为这是个刁钻的问题。 黛西小姐疯了。她是世界历史上最笨的老师。 麦基先生，什么风把您吹来了? 黛西小姐问。(这是成年人说的话，你在这里做什么?)麦基说:“我想我应该告诉学生们一些关于总统的事情。 这可能会帮助他们决定选择哪位总统来做口头报告。 好主意!麦基先生跑出房间时，黛西小姐说。 他去哪儿了?瑞恩问道。 谁知道呢?我说。他很奇怪。

Mr. Macky came right back in, but this time he was walking on his knees. And he had his shoes over his knees, so it looked like he was really tiny. I'm James Madison, Mr. Macky said. I am the 4th president and the shortest. I'm about five feet four inches tall and I only weigh one hundred pounds. What a shrimp! Ryan said. Mr. Macky excused himself and ran out of the room again. Then he came back

麦基先生马上又走了进来，但这次他是跪着走的。 他的鞋子过了膝盖，所以看起来他真的很小。 我是詹姆斯·麦迪逊，麦基先生说。 我是第四任总统，也是最矮的。 我大约五英尺四英寸高，体重只有一百磅。 多么大的一只虾啊!瑞恩说。麦基先生说了声对不起，又跑出了房间。 然后他回来了

with a cigar in each hand, a cigar in his mouth, and two cigars sticking out of his ears. Who are you now? asked Andrea. I am Ulysses S. Grant, Mr. Macky said. The 18th president. I smoke twenty cigars a day. That's disgusting! said Michael. Mr. Macky ran out of the room again. He must have stuffed a bunch of pillows under his shirt, because when he came back in, he was really fat. Nobody can gain weight that fast. Who are you now? asked Emily. I'm William Howard Taft, he said, the 27th president. I weigh more than three hundred pounds. I had a special bathtub

他手里各拿一支雪茄，嘴里叼着一支雪茄，耳朵里还插着两支雪茄。 你现在是谁?安德里亚问道。 我是尤利西斯·s·格兰特，麦基先生说。 第18任总统。我一天抽二十支雪茄。 太恶心了!迈克尔说。 麦基先生又跑出了房间。 他肯定在衬衫下面塞了一堆枕头，因为他回来的时候，已经很胖了。 没有人能长得那么快。 你现在是谁?艾米丽问。 我是威廉·霍华德·塔夫脱，他说，第27任总统。 我的体重超过三百磅。 我有一个特殊的浴缸

built for me in the White House. You should go on Weight Watchers, I said. My mom lost twenty pounds that way. Mr. Macky ran out of the room again. When he came back this time, he was wearing a dress! Who are you now? asked Ryan. I'm Franklin D. Roosevelt, he said, the 32nd president. My mother made me wear a dress until I was five years old.

为我在白宫建造的 你应该去减肥中心，我说。 我妈妈用这种方法减掉了20磅。 麦基先生又跑出了房间。 当他这次回来的时候，他穿着一条裙子!你现在是谁? 瑞恩问道。我是富兰克林·D。 他说，罗斯福是第32任总统。 我妈妈让我穿裙子直到我五岁。