12. Men at Work

CHAPTER 12 MEN AT WORK That afternoon, Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold climbed up into the tree house with so much homework, they had to make two trips to hoist it all up. "WHOA!" shouted George. "What happened today?!!?" "It was a great day." said Yesterday Harold. "The teachers were so kind. they gave us seventeen pounds OF homework!"

第十二章干活的人那天下午，昨天乔治和昨天哈罗德带着一大堆作业爬上树屋，他们不得不跑两趟才把作业全部搬上来。 “哇！”乔治叫道。“今天发生什么事了？！！？”“这是美好的一天。” 昨天哈罗德说。“老师们都很好。 他们给了我们17磅的家庭作业！”

"SEVENTEEN POUNDS OF HOMEWORK?!?"' shouted Harold. "WE'RE DOOMED!" "No we are not." said Yesterday George. "We can all work on it together. It will be Fun!" George and Harold looked at each other in horror. Never in a million years would they have used the words homework and fun in the same sentence. Something was wrong. Something was terribly, terribly wrong. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" whispered George. "Body snatchers," whispered Harold. "Yep," whispered George.

“17磅的家庭作业？！？”哈罗德喊道。 “我们注定是要失败的!”“不，我们不是。” 昨天乔治说。“我们可以一起努力。 会很有趣的！”乔治和哈罗德惊恐地面面相觑。 再过一百万年，他们也不会在同一个句子里使用“家庭作业”和“娱乐”这两个词。 有点不对劲。有些地方出了非常非常严重的问题。 “你想的和我想的一样吗？”乔治小声说。 “抢尸者。”哈罗德小声说。 “是的。”乔治小声说。

The four boys sat at their table and began tackling their assignments. Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold plowed through page after page of worksheets and take-home quizzes at a dizzying rate. George and Harold tried to keep up, but they kept getting distracted.

四个男孩坐在桌旁，开始做作业。 昨天乔治和昨天哈罗德以令人眼花缭乱的速度一页接一页地钻研练习题和家庭测验。 乔治和哈罗德试图跟上，但他们总是分心。

At suppertime, Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold went down to their homes to eat with their families. An hour later, they went back up to the tree house to continue their work. "We brought some extra Food For you." said Yesterday Harold. "Thanks," said George and Harold. Everyone worked until it was time for bed. "We have completed our half to the best OF our ability," said Yesterday George. George and Harold hadn't even made a dent in their half. "We're gonna be working on this all night!" moaned Harold. "I have a satisfactory suggestion." said Yesterday George. "You two boys Finish your work tonight. and we will go to school again tomorrow."

晚饭时间，昨天乔治和昨天哈罗德下楼回家和家人一起吃饭。 一个小时后，他们回到树屋继续他们的工作。 “我们给你带了一些额外的食物。” 昨天哈罗德说。“谢谢。”乔治和哈罗德说。 每个人都工作到该睡觉的时候。 昨天乔治说：“我们已经尽了最大的努力完成了上半场的比赛。” 乔治和哈罗德的那一半还没分到。 “我们要为此研究一整夜！”哈罗德呻吟道。 “我有一个满意的建议。” 昨天乔治说。“你们两个孩子，今晚完成你们的工作。 明天我们还要去上学。”

"Really?" said George. "You'll go to school TWO DAYS IN A ROW?!!?" "Nobody should have to endure that," cried Harold. "We do not mind." said Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold simultaneously: "We LOVE school!" So while Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold slept in their beds, George and Harold stayed up until 5:00 A.M. answering questions, filling in blanks, and showing their work. "Man, I'm wiped out!" said George. "If this keeps up, we're going to get sick." "I'm already getting sick," said Harold, as he blew his nose.

“真的吗？”乔治说。“你要连续两天去学校？！！ ！？”“没人应该忍受这种痛苦。”哈罗德叫道。 “我们不介意，”昨天的乔治和昨天的哈罗德同时说，“我们爱学校！”所以当昨天的乔治和昨天的哈罗德在床上睡觉时，乔治和哈罗德一直待到凌晨5点 回答问题，填空，展示他们的作品。 “天哪，我累死了！”乔治说。 “如果这样下去，我们会生病的。” “我已经开始不舒服了。”哈罗德边擤鼻子边说。