10 Ch10-The Big Stupid Art Contest

Chapter 10 The Big Stupid Art Contest The next morning I was on my best behavior. I was trying very hard to not say anything mean to Andrea. But it wasn't easy, because she is so annoying. When Andrea gave an apple to Miss Daisy as a present, I wanted to say something mean. But I didn't.

第10章愚蠢的艺术大赛第二天早上，我表现得很好。 我很努力地不让自己对安德里亚说刻薄的话。 但这并不容易，因为她太烦人了。 当安德里亚把一个苹果作为礼物送给黛西小姐时，我想说些刻薄的话。 但我没有。

When Andrea showed everybody the A+ she got on the math quiz, I wanted to say something mean. But I didn't. When Andrea told Miss Daisy how pretty her hair looked, I wanted to say something mean. But I didn't. Andrea wasn't saying anything mean to me either. We both wanted that candy bar. Miss Daisy was happy that Andrea and I were being so nice to each other. When it came time for lunch, she sat us at the same table with Ryan and Michael and Emily. I traded Emily my banana, and she traded me her potato chips. "Did you all bring in your stuff for the

当安德里亚在数学测验中给大家看她得了A+时，我想说些刻薄的话。 但我没有。当安德里亚告诉黛西小姐她的头发看起来多么漂亮时，我想说些刻薄的话。 但我没有。安德里亚也没对我说什么刻薄的话。 我们都想要那个糖果棒。 黛西小姐很高兴我和安德里亚对彼此这么好。 到了吃午饭的时候，她让我们和瑞安、迈克尔和艾米丽坐在同一张桌子上。 我把香蕉给艾米丽，她把薯片给我。 “你们都带东西来了吗?

art contest?" asked Emily. "Ms. Hannah is going to judge the winner this afternoon." I had forgotten all about the stupid art contest. Michael said he made a statue out of toothpicks. Ryan said he made a papier-mache head. Emily made a collage. Andrea made a mobile with hanging butterflies (of course!). I was the only one who didn't bring in anything. I hate art. Art is stupid.

美术比赛?”艾米丽问。 “汉娜女士今天下午将评出获胜者。” 我把那个愚蠢的艺术比赛忘得一干二净。 迈克尔说他用牙签做了个雕像。 瑞恩说他做了一个纸糊头。 艾米丽做了一份拼贴画。Andrea做了一个挂着蝴蝶的手机(当然!) 我是唯一一个没赚到钱的人。 我讨厌艺术。艺术是愚蠢的。

"Did you see the art room?" Andrea asked. "When I brought my mobile in, the place was just a big mess." "Of course it's a big mess," Ryan said. "Have you ever seen Ms. Hannah throw anything away?" "She can't throw anything away," Michael said. "She doesn't have a garbage can." "That's exactly what I mean," Andrea said. "Ms. Hannah just gets more and more stuff, and never throws anything away. My mother is a psychologist. She helps people with their problems. And my mother says that people who can't throw anything away have a problem."

“你看到美术室了吗?”安德里亚问道。 “当我把手机拿进来的时候，这个地方简直一团糟。” “当然是一团糟，”瑞安说。 “你见过汉娜女士扔东西吗?”“她不能扔掉任何东西，”迈克尔说。 “她连垃圾桶都没有。” “我就是这个意思，”安德里亚说。 “汉娜得到的东西越来越多，而且从不扔掉任何东西。 我妈妈是一位心理学家。 她帮助人们解决他们的问题。 我妈妈说那些不会扔东西的人有问题。”

I was going to tell Andrea that she was the one who had a problem. But I didn't. I wanted that candy bar. "You know, everything isn't art," Andrea said. "Some things are garbage. Maybe Ms. Hannah became an art teacher because she couldn't throw anything away. She might be a sick, sick woman who needs help." "I never thought of it that way," Ryan said. "We've got to help her!" said Emily. "What can we do?" asked Michael. "I've got an idea!" said Emily. "Why don't we sneak into the art room during recess and clean it up? When Ms. Hannah

我本想告诉安德里亚是她有问题。 但我没有。我想要那个糖果棒。 “你知道，不是所有的东西都是艺术，”安德里亚说。 “有些东西是垃圾。也许女士。 汉娜成为了一名美术老师，因为她不会扔掉任何东西。 她可能是个病得很重的女人，需要帮助。” “我从来没有那样想过，”瑞恩说。 “我们必须帮助她!”爱米丽说。 “我们该怎么办?”迈克尔问。 “我有个主意!”艾米丽说。 “我们为什么不在课间休息的时候溜进美术室打扫一下呢?” 当汉娜女士

sees how neat and clean everything is, she will realize she has a problem." "That's a great idea!" Andrea said. It didn't sound like such a great idea to me. Cleaning things up was no fun at all. I don't like cleaning my room at home. I sure didn't want to clean up the art room. But I didn't want to get into an argument with Andrea either. If we had a fight, I wouldn't get my candy bar. After we finished lunch, the five of us snuck down the hall to the art room. Andrea was right. The place was a big mess. That's when I came up with the greatest idea in the history of the world. "You know what?" I said. "Instead of

看到一切都那么整洁干净，她就会意识到自己有问题了。” “这是个好主意!”安德里亚说。 我不觉得这是个好主意。 清理东西一点也不好玩。 我不喜欢在家打扫房间。 我确实不想打扫美术室。 但我也不想和安德里亚发生争执。 如果我们吵架，我就拿不到我的糖果了。 吃完午饭后，我们五个人悄悄穿过大厅来到美术室。 安德里亚是对的。那地方一片狼藉。 就在那时，我想到了世界历史上最伟大的想法。 “你知道吗?”我说。”而不是