2 Ch2-National Poetry Month Is Dumb

Chapter 2 National Poetry Month Is Dumb Me and Andrea walked down the hall to Ms. Coco's room. She's the gifted and talented teacher at Ella Mentry School. That doesn't mean she's gifted and talented. It means she teaches kids who are gifted and talented. Me and Andrea are the only ones in

第二章全国诗歌月让我哑口无言。 可可的房间。她是艾拉门特里学校的天才教师。 这并不意味着她有天赋和才华。 意思是她教那些有天赋的孩子。 只有我和安德莉亚在家

Miss Daisy's class who are in the G and T program. Don't ask me how I got in. The only talents I have are burping the alphabet and making farting noises with my armpits. But we all had to take a dumb test, and afterward Ms. Coco decided I was gifted and talented. I hate being gifted and talented. I don't want to be a gifted and talented nerd like Andrea. Guess what, Arlo? Andrea asked, as we walked down the hall. She calls me by my real name because she knows I hate it. Your butt, I replied. (Any time anyone says Guess what? you should always say Your butt. That's

黛西小姐的班，他们在G和T项目。 别问我怎么进来的。 我唯一的天赋就是打嗝和用腋窝发出放屁的声音。 但我们都必须参加一个哑巴测试。 可可觉得我很有天赋。 我讨厌有天赋和才华。 我不想像安德里亚一样是个有天赋的书呆子。 你猜怎么着，阿乐?我们走过大厅时，安德里亚问道。 她叫我的真名是因为她知道我不喜欢这样。 你的屁股，我回答。(每当有人说你猜怎么着? 你应该总是说你的屁股。 这是

the first rule of being a kid.) I'm taking a speed-reading class after school, so I can read faster, Andrea bragged. Andrea takes classes in everything. If they gave a class in blowing your nose, she would take that class so she could get better at it. Wow, I said, it must be wonderful being you.

这是当孩子的第一原则。)“放学后我参加了一个快速阅读班，这样我就能读得更快，”安德里亚吹嘘道。 安德里亚什么都上。 如果他们开了一门关于擤鼻涕的课，她会去上那门课，这样她就能在这方面做得更好。 “哇，”我说，“跟你在一起一定很棒。”

That's called sarcasm. It's when you say exactly the opposite of what you really mean. Sarcasm is fun, especially when you're talking to somebody you hate, like Andrea. Arlo, did you know that aardvarks eat termites? Andrea said. And did you know that ants rarely live more than sixty days? She must have been working on the

这叫讽刺。就是你说的和你真正想说的完全相反。 讽刺很有趣，尤其是当你和你讨厌的人说话的时候，比如安德里亚。 阿罗，你知道食蚁兽吃白蚁吗? 安德里亚说。你知道蚂蚁的寿命很少超过60天吗? 她一定是在做

letter A in her encyclopedia. Sure, I lied. Any dumbhead knows that stuff. We walked a million hundred miles until we got to the G and T room. Ms. Coco wasn't there yet. She has posters of geniuses like Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison and the Beatles on the wall. And there are signs all over the place that say things like THINK!, CREATE!, and INVENT! Finally Ms. Coco came running in. She wears tons of makeup on her face and her hair is always in place. I guess that's why she's late a lot. It must take a lot of time to make her look good. Hello! she said to me and Andrea. Do

她的百科全书里的字母A。 当然，我撒谎了。傻瓜都知道这种事。 我们走了一百多英里才到达了G和T的房间。 可可当时还没到那里。 她在墙上挂着阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦、托马斯·爱迪生和披头士等天才的海报。 到处都有写着“思考!”,创建!和发明!最后女士。 可可跑了进来。她脸上化了很多妆，头发也一直很整齐。 我想这就是她经常迟到的原因。 要把她打扮得漂漂亮亮一定花了不少时间吧。 你好!她对我和安德里亚说。 做

you like yellow Jell-O? I can play the cello. Are you mellow? Ms. Coco is weird. Why are you talking in rhyme? asked Andrea. Rhyme? she said. Is it a crime to talk in rhyme? I'd rather mime, but that takes more time. I get it! Andrea said. You're talking in rhyme because

你喜欢黄色的果冻吗?我会拉大提琴。 你成熟吗?可可女士很奇怪。 你为什么说话押韵? 安德里亚问道。押韵?她说。 说话押韵也是犯罪吗? 我宁愿演哑剧，但那要花更多时间。 我明白了!安德里亚说。你说话押韵是因为