8 Ch8-George Washington Vs. Abraham Lincoln

Chapter 8 George Washington Vs. Abraham Lincoln It was the Friday before Presidents' Day, and we were putting our stuff into our cubbies. I heard Andrea tell Emily that she was nearly finished with her Presidents' Day oral report. She picked John F. Kennedy as her president. I bet my report is going to be the best

第八章乔治·华盛顿 那是总统日前的一个星期五，我们正在把东西放进小柜子里。 我听到安德里亚告诉艾米丽，她的总统日口头报告快写完了。 她选择约翰·f·肯尼迪为总统。 我敢打赌我的报告一定是最好的

in the whole class, Andrea whispered to Emily. Whenever we have an assignment to do, Andrea's is always the best in the class. Why does she have to be best every single time? I hate her. After we pledged the allegiance, we had to go to the all-purpose room for an assembly. Mr. Klutz was up on the stage. He's the principal of the school, and his head is completely bald. I mean completely. I wrote a poem about Mr. Klutz. It goes like this: His head is bare. It looks like a pear. His hair is not there.

在全班，安德里亚低声对艾米丽说。 每当我们有作业要做时，安德里亚的作业总是班上最好的。 为什么她每次都要做到最好? 我恨她。在我们宣誓效忠之后，我们必须去多功能厅举行集会。 克鲁茨先生站在台上。 他是学校的校长，他的头全秃了。 我是说完全。我写了一首关于克鲁茨先生的诗。 是这样的:他的头是光秃秃的。 它看起来像一个梨。他的头发不在那里。

Where is his hair? Maybe it's in his chair. Someone should share their hair. It's not fair! But I don't care. I wish I had a chocolate éclair. Did you like my poem about Mr. Klutz's hair that he doesn't have? I tried to sound like Dr. Seuss. He was cool, even if he wasn't a real doctor. Anyway, being the principal is like being the president of Ella Mentry School. I guess every day is Presidents' Day for Mr. Klutz. He told us he was getting excited about the big holiday on Monday.

他的头发在哪里?也许在他的椅子上。 应该有人分享他们的头发。 这不公平!但我不在乎。 我真希望我有个巧克力味的。 你喜欢我写的关于克鲁茨先生没有头发的诗吗? 我试着像苏斯博士那样说话。 他很酷，即使他不是一个真正的医生。 不管怎样，当校长就像当艾拉·门特瑞学校的校长。 我想对克鲁茨先生来说，每天都是总统日。 他告诉我们他对星期一的大假期感到很兴奋。

Are you going to buy a big-screen TV, Mr. Klutz? Michael shouted. No, why? he asked. Because they go on sale on Presidents' Day, Michael said. My dad is going to buy one. Mr. Klutz told us he was more interested in the presidents than big-screen TVs. In honor of Presidents' Day, Mr. Klutz announced, we're going to have you kids vote for the president of Ella Mentry School. Whoever gets the most votes will be the president when we get back to school after the holiday. That's how democracy works. Any questions?

你打算买一台大屏幕电视吗，笨手笨脚先生? 迈克尔喊道。不,为什么?他问道。 迈克尔说:“因为它们在总统日这天打折。” 我爸爸打算买一个。 克鲁兹先生告诉我们，他对总统比对大屏幕电视更感兴趣。 为了纪念总统日，克鲁茨先生宣布，我们将让你们这些孩子投票选举艾拉·门特瑞学校的校长。 当我们假期后回到学校时，得到最多选票的人将成为总统。 这就是民主的运作方式。 有什么问题吗?

Can we vote for any president we want? one of the third graders asked. There will be two candidates, Mr. Klutz said. I would like to introduce them to you now. Each president will make a short speech, and then we will vote. Mr. Macky and Mrs. Roopy walked up onto the stage dressed like Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Everybody clapped. The presidents each took a bow. Mrs. Roopy spoke first. My name is George Washington, she said. I was the first and best president! I was the father of our country. I defeated the British in the Revolutionary War.

我们可以投票给任何我们想要的总统吗? 一个三年级的学生问。 克鲁茨说，将有两位候选人。 现在我想把他们介绍给大家。 每位总统将发表简短讲话，然后我们进行投票。 麦基先生和鲁比太太穿着亚伯拉罕·林肯和乔治·华盛顿的服装走上舞台。 每个人都鼓掌。两位总统都鞠了一躬。 鲁比太太先说话了。我叫乔治·华盛顿，她说。 我是第一位也是最好的总统!我是我们的国父。 我在独立战争中打败了英国人。