4 Ch4-The Last Straw

Chapter 4 The Last Straw Miss Daisy told us to be on our best behavior while she called Mrs. Cooney on the intercom. So as soon as she turned her back on the class, me and Michael got up and shook our butts. Finally, after about a million hundred minutes of waiting, Mrs. Cooney walked in the door.

第四章最后一根稻草黛西小姐一边用对讲机给库尼太太打电话，一边叮嘱我们要守规矩。 所以她一转身离开教室，我和迈克尔就站起来摇了摇屁股。 等了大约100万分钟后，库尼太太终于走了进来。

"Va-va-va-voom!" I whispered to Michael, who sits next to me. I really don't know what "va-va-va-voom" means, but that's what my dad always says when he sees a picture of that movie star who looks like Mrs. Cooney. "I'm in love," Michael said. "Me too," said Ryan, who was sitting behind me. "Me three," I said. It was bad enough that Mrs. Cooney had a husband. Now Michael and Ryan were in love with her too! How would I ever get Mrs. Cooney to marry me instead of all those other guys? My friend Billy around the corner

“Va-va-va-voom !”我低声对坐在我旁边的迈克尔说。 我真的不知道"哇哇哇哇"是什么意思，但我爸每次看到那个长得像库尼太太的电影明星的照片就会这么说。 “我恋爱了，”迈克尔说。 “我也是，”坐在我后面的瑞恩说。 “我三个，”我说。库尼太太有个丈夫已经够糟糕的了。 现在迈克尔和瑞恩也爱上了她!我怎么才能让库尼太太嫁给我，而不是那些男人? 我的朋友比利在拐角处

knows a lot about girls. He says the way to get a girl to like you is to make her laugh. So I decided that I would try that. "What are you going to teach us today, Mrs. Cooney?" asked Miss Daisy. "Today we're going to learn about nutrition," said Mrs. Cooney. "Does anybody know what a food pyramid is?" "Sure," I said, "That's what they eat in Egypt."

对女孩很了解。他说让女孩喜欢你的方法就是逗她笑。 所以我决定尝试一下。 “今天你要教我们什么，库尼太太?”黛西小姐问。 “今天我们要学习营养学，”库尼太太说。 “有人知道什么是食物金字塔吗?”“当然，”我说，“埃及人就吃这个。”

Some of the kids laughed, but Mrs. Cooney didn't. I would have to try harder. "Please raise your hand instead of shouting out," said Mrs. Cooney. "Andrea?" "The food pyramid shows the groups of foods that make up a good diet," Andrea said. "Good, Andrea," said Mrs. Cooney as she held up a big poster of a pyramid with food all over it. She gave Andrea a smiley face sticker for her notebook. Andrea has so many smiley face stickers on her notebook that you can hardly see the notebook anymore.

有些孩子笑了，但库尼太太没有。 我必须更加努力。 “请举手，不要大声喊叫，”库尼太太说。 “安德里亚?”“食物金字塔显示了构成良好饮食的食物群，”安德里亚说。 “很好，安德里亚，”库尼太太说，她举起一张大海报，上面画着一个满是食物的金字塔。 她给了安德里亚一个笑脸贴纸贴在她的笔记本上。 安德里亚的笔记本上有很多笑脸贴纸，你几乎看不到笔记本了。

"Can anyone name all the food groups?" asked Mrs. Cooney. This time I raised my hand, and Mrs. Cooney called on me. "The refrigerator, the freezer, the pantry, and the kitchen cabinets," I said. "That's where we group the food in my house." A few kids laughed. Mrs. Cooney crossed her arms in front of her and tapped her foot until the laughing died down. She had on her serious face. She's cute when she's serious. "Not exactly," she said. Andrea had her hand in the air, as usual, and she got called on. Andrea named all the dumb

“谁能说出所有的食物种类?”库尼太太问。 这次我举起手来，库尼太太叫我。 “冰箱、冰柜、食品储藏室和厨房橱柜，”我说。 “在我家，我们就是在那里把食物分类的。” 几个孩子笑了。库尼太太双臂交叉在胸前，用脚敲着，直到笑声平息。 她脸上挂着严肃的表情。 她认真的时候很可爱。 “不完全是，”她说。安德里亚像往常一样把手举在空中，然后她被叫去了。 安德里亚说出了所有哑巴的名字

food groups and got another smiley face sticker. Why doesn't a food pyramid fall on Andrea's head? I wish I could punch her. "Good," said Mrs. Cooney. "Kids, where you eat may be as important as what you eat. Tell me, where do you usually eat your meals?" "In my mouth," I said. "Where else would I eat my meals?" "No, I mean, do you eat in your kitchen?" Mrs. Cooney asked. "Do you eat in the car? Do you usually eat in front of the TV?" "We eat all our meals in front of the TV," I said.

食物组和另一个笑脸贴纸。 为什么食物金字塔没有砸到安德里亚的头上? 我真希望我能揍她。“很好，”库尼太太说。 “孩子们，你在哪里吃饭可能和你吃什么一样重要。 告诉我，你通常在哪里吃饭?”“在我嘴里，”我说。 “我还能去哪里吃饭?”“不，我是说，你在厨房吃饭吗?”库尼太太问。 “你在车上吃东西吗?”你经常在电视机前吃东西吗?”“我们总是在电视机前吃饭，”我说。