9 Ch9-I Pledge Allegiance to Mr. Klutz

Chapter 9 I Pledge Allegiance to Mr. Klutz "I want to congratulate all you kids," Mr. Klutz said over the loudspeaker on Monday morning during announcements. "You did it! One million math problems. That's quite an accomplishment! See, all you needed was a little incentive. "This has been such a huge success that

“我要祝贺你们所有的孩子，”周一早上，在宣布结果时，克鲁兹通过扩音器说。 “你做到了!”一百万道数学题。 这是相当大的成就!你只需要一点激励。 “这是一个巨大的成功

I have decided to challenge you again," he continued. "Election Day is coming up in November. This is a very important day in America. I think every child in this school should write an essay about what it means to have elections. And if you achieve this goal by Election Day, I will climb the flag-

我决定再次挑战你，”他继续说道。 “选举日将在11月到来。 这是美国非常重要的一天。 我认为这所学校的每个孩子都应该写一篇关于选举意味着什么的文章。 如果你们在选举日之前实现了这个目标，我将爬上国旗

pole in front of the school and recite the Pledge of Allegience when I get to the top." "I hope he doesn't hurt himself again," said Emily. "I'll write my essay during recess," said Andrea, who always does everything the second any grown-up tells her to instead of waiting as long as possible, like a normal kid. "Couldn't we just write one essay for the whole class?" I asked Miss Daisy. "That would be a lot easier." Mr. Klutz's voice came out of the loud-speaker again. "I know some of you will ask if you can write a class essay. The answer is no. If you want to see me

当我到达顶峰时，我要在学校前面的旗杆上背诵效忠誓言。” “我希望他不要再伤害自己了，”爱米丽说。 “我会在课间休息的时候写论文，”安德里亚说，她总是在大人让她做的第二件事上做，而不是像一个正常的孩子那样尽可能地等很长时间。 “我们就不能给全班写一篇论文吗?”我问黛西小姐。 “那样就容易多了。” 克鲁茨先生的声音又从扩音器里传出来了。 “我知道你们中的一些人会问你们是否可以写一篇课堂论文。 答案是否定的。如果你想见我

shinny up the flagpole, each student must write their own essay. That's my final offer. Take it or leave it. And I'll tell you what. When we have all the essays, I will send them to the president to read. Have a nice day." The thought of the president of the United States reading our personal words was pretty cool, I had to admit. Everybody finished their Election Day essays so quickly, we were done a week before Election Day. Some kids (like Andrea) even wrote two essays. On the morning of Election Day, all the students and teachers gathered on the grass in front of the school. Mr. Klutz

在旗杆上闪闪发光，每个学生必须写自己的文章。 这是我的最终报价。要不要随你便。 我告诉你。当我们有了所有的文章，我会把它们送给校长阅读。 祝你过得愉快。”我不得不承认，一想到美国总统会读我们的私人信件，我就觉得很酷。 每个人都很快地完成了选举日的论文，我们在选举日前一周就完成了。 有些孩子(比如安德里亚)甚至写了两篇论文。 在选举日的早晨，所有的学生和老师都聚集在学校前面的草地上。 笨蛋先生

came out of the door. He was wearing a red, white, and blue Uncle Sam costume. He also had on sneakers and one of those harnesses that lumberjacks use to climb trees. His leg was all better and he didn't walk with a cane anymore. We all let out a roar when Mr. Klutz started to shinny up the flagpole. I was a little afraid that he was going to fall and break his leg or something, but he didn't. For a principal, he was a good climber! When he got to the top, we all recited the Pledge of Allegience with him. Then everybody let out a cheer. When he was sliding down the flagpole, Mr. Klutz got his foot caught in the

从门里出来。他穿着红白蓝三色的山姆大叔服装。 他还穿着运动鞋和一根伐木工人用来爬树的挽具。 他的腿好多了，走路也不用拄拐杖了。 当克鲁茨先生开始在旗杆上闪闪发光时，我们都发出了一声吼叫。 我有点担心他会摔下来摔断腿什么的，但他没有。 作为一个校长，他是一个很好的攀岩者!当他到达山顶时，我们都和他一起背诵效忠誓词。 然后每个人都发出了欢呼声。 当克鲁茨先生从旗杆上滑下来时，他的脚被夹住了

rope that holds the flag. As he was trying to get his foot loose, his hand slipped and he fell. The next thing we knew, Mr. Klutz was hanging upside down from the flagpole. His Uncle Sam hat fell off. Everybody gasped. Mr. Klutz was just hanging there, halfway up the flagpole, like he was another flag or something. It would have been the funniest thing in the history of the world if we didn't honestly think Mr. Klutz was going to fall and land on his head. "Help!" he shouted. "My foot is caught in the rope!" "Quick! Get some pads from the gym

悬挂旗帜的绳子。正当他想把脚松开时，他的手滑了一跤。 接下来我们知道的是，克鲁茨先生倒挂在旗杆上。 他的山姆大叔帽掉了下来。 每个人都气喘吁吁地说。克鲁茨先生就挂在那里，在旗杆的半腰，好像他是另一面旗帜什么的。 如果我们不真的认为克鲁茨先生会摔下来，头朝下着地，那将是世界历史上最有趣的事情。 “救命!”他喊道。“我的脚被绳子缠住了!”“快!去健身房拿些护垫