3. The Field Trip

CHAPTER 3 THE FIELD TRIP Jerome Horwitz Elementary School was having its big annual field trip to Piqua Pizza Palace. All of the kids had brought their permission slips and were lined up to get on the bus. George and Harold could hardly wait to eat pizza and play video games all afternoon.

杰罗姆·霍维茨小学正在进行一年一度的皮库披萨宫实地考察。 所有的孩子都带着许可单，排着队上车。 乔治和哈罗德迫不及待地吃了一下午的披萨，玩了一下午的电子游戏。

"This is gonna RULE!" said George. "Yeah, if we ever get there," said Harold. "Hey," said George, "let's change the letters around on the school sign while we're waiting." "Good idea," said Harold.

乔治说：“这一定会很成功的！” “是的，如果我们能到的话。”哈罗德说。 “嘿，”乔治说，“我们一边等，一边把学校招牌上的字母换一下吧。” “好主意。”哈罗德说。

So George and Harold ran over to the sign and began their, um, thoughtfulness. Unfortunately, the boys didn't notice a dark, foreboding presence lurking nearby in the bushes.

于是乔治和哈罗德跑到告示牌前，开始了他们的思考。 不幸的是，男孩们没有注意到一个黑暗的、不祥的东西潜伏在附近的灌木丛中。

"A-HA!" cried Mr. Krupp. "I caught you boys red-handed!" "Uh-oh!" said George. "Heh-heh," laughed Harold. "Th-This is just a little joke." "A JOKE?!!?" yelled Mr. Krupp. "Do you boys think that's funny???"

“啊哈！”克虏伯先生叫道。“我当场抓住了你们！”“哦哦！”乔治说。 “嘿嘿。”哈罗德笑着说。 “这只是个小玩笑。” “开玩笑？！！？”克虏伯喊道。 “你们男孩子觉得好笑吗——？”

George and Harold thought for a moment. "Well... yeah," said George. "Don't you?" asked Harold. "NO, I don't think it's funny!" yelled Mr. Krupp. "I think it's rude and offensive!" "That's why it's funny," said George.

乔治和哈罗德想了一会儿。 “嗯……是啊。”乔治说。 “是吗？”哈罗德问。 “不，我不认为这好笑！”克虏伯先生喊道。 “我认为这既粗鲁又无礼！”“这就是为什么它很有趣，”乔治说。

"Oh," said Mr. Krupp. "You boys like to laugh, huh? Well, here's a good one: You two are officially BANNED from the school field trip! Instead of eating pizza, you'll spend the afternoon cleaning up the teachers' lounge! Isn't that funny?!!?" "No way!" said Harold. "That's not funny at all," said George. "That's cruel and unusual punishment." "That's why it's funny!" Mr. Krupp snarled.

“哦，”克虏伯先生说。“你们男孩子喜欢笑，是吧？” 好吧，这里有个好消息：你们俩被正式禁止参加学校的实地考察！你不能吃披萨，而是要花一下午的时间打扫教师休息室！是不是很有趣？！！？”“不行！”哈罗德说。 “这一点也不好笑，”乔治说。 “这是残酷而不寻常的惩罚。” “这就是为什么它很有趣！”克虏伯咆哮道。