4 Ch4-Here Comes the Big-Shot Author

Chapter 4 Here Comes the Big-Shot Author Miss Daisy read the letter we got from Miss Suki: To my dear friends at Ella Mentry School, I can't wait to meet you! I love children and look forward

黛西小姐读了苏琪小姐写给我们的信:致我亲爱的艾拉门特里学校的朋友们，我等不及要见到你们了!我爱孩子，也很期待

to visiting your school. I will have a big surprise to show you. See you soon! Sayonara, Miss Suki Kabuki Miss Daisy tacked the letter up on the bulletin board. She was so excited that a real live, famous author actually took the time to write to us. She made us write letters back to Miss Suki, draw pictures for her, and think of questions to ask her when she arrived. For the next two weeks, pretty much all we did at school was get ready for Miss Suki's visit. Mrs. Patty, the secretary, put

参观你的学校。我要给你一个大惊喜。 再见!再见，苏琪小姐，歌舞伎小姐，黛西小姐把信钉在布告栏上。 她很兴奋，一个真正的著名作家居然花时间给我们写信。 她让我们给苏琪小姐回信，让我们给她画画，让我们想问题，等她来了再问她。 接下来的两个星期，我们在学校所做的几乎就是为苏琪小姐的来访做准备。 秘书帕蒂夫人把

up a big chart in the office that said COUNTDOWN TO PICTURE DAY AND AUTHOR DAY. Every day, she crossed off a number so everybody would know how many days were left. 14... 13... 12... 11... The reading specialist, Mr. Macky, came into our class and told us all about Miss Suki's books. Man, that lady sure likes animals! I think she likes animals better than people. That's why she lives in the rainforest instead of in a regular house with her family. People who live with animals are weird. I wondered if Miss Suki runs around the rainforest in a loincloth like Tarzan.

在办公室里挂了一张大图表，上面写着“拍摄日和作者日倒计时”。 每天，她都会划掉一个数字，这样大家就知道还剩多少天了。 14…13…12…11……阅读专家麦基先生走进我们班，给我们讲了苏琪小姐的书。 天哪，那位女士真是喜欢动物!我认为她喜欢动物胜过喜欢人。 这就是为什么她住在雨林里，而不是和家人住在普通的房子里。 和动物住在一起的人都很奇怪。 我想知道苏琪小姐会不会像泰山一样裹着腰布在雨林里跑来跑去。

10... 9... 8... 7... In science, Mr. Docker taught us all about peregrine falcons, because that's what Miss Suki wrote about in The Fearless Falcon. Peregrine falcons are called raptors, and they eat other birds, like pigeons and ducks. Yuck! Mr. Docker said they don't have teeth, so they use their beak and their razor-sharp toenails called talons to tear into flesh. Ouch! Their eyesight is so sharp that they can spot a rabbit from a mile away. And they're the fastest birds in the world. They can fly almost two hundred miles an hour. One time my dad drove eighty miles an hour, and a policeman pulled

十……9……8…7……在科学课上，多克先生教了我们所有关于游隼的知识，因为这正是苏琪小姐在《无畏的猎鹰》中所写的。 游隼被称为猛禽，它们吃其他鸟类，如鸽子和鸭子。 讨厌的东西!多克先生说它们没有牙齿，所以它们用喙和被称为爪子的锋利的脚趾甲撕裂肉。 哎哟!它们的视力非常敏锐，一英里外就能发现一只兔子。 它们是世界上飞得最快的鸟。 它们几乎每小时能飞两百英里。 有一次我爸爸以每小时80英里的速度开车，一个警察拦了下来

him over and gave him a ticket. But I don't think peregrine falcons have to obey the speed limit. 6... 5... 4... 3... Some classes made shoe-box scenes from Miss Suki's books. Some classes made sculptures of Miss Suki's animal friends out of Popsicle sticks. Our class made a Welcome sign in art with Ms. Hannah. We also made a long red carpet out of construction paper

他过来给了他一张罚单。 但我不认为游隼必须遵守速度限制。 6……5……4……3.一些班级根据苏琪老师的书制作了鞋盒场景。 有些班级用冰棒棍为苏琪小姐的动物朋友们做了雕塑。 我们班和刘老师一起做了一个艺术欢迎牌。 汉娜。我们还用建筑纸做了一条长长的红地毯

so Miss Suki could make a grand entrance into school. We also made acrostics out of Miss Suki's name, like this: Marvelous! Interesting! Serious! Same as the last S! See above! Understanding! Knowledgeable! I can't wait to meet her! Finally, all that was left on the COUNT-DOWN TO PICTURE DAY AND AUTHOR DAY chart

这样苏琪小姐就能隆重入学了 我们还用苏琪小姐的名字做了一些离曲，比如:太棒了!有趣!认真的!和最后一个S一样!见上图!理解!知识渊博!我等不及要见她了!最后，所有这些都留在倒计时到拍摄日和作者日图表上