17. The Field Trip

CHAPTER 17 THE FIELD TRIP The next day, for some strange reason, Ms. Ribble was out sick with a cold. Mr. Krupp was filling in as the substitute teacher and, as usual, he was very angry. "What the heck is going on in this room?" he yelled. "What's with all the raincoats and umbrellas?" Then Melvin sneezed.

第十七章实地考察第二天，出于某种奇怪的原因。 里布尔因感冒不能上班。 克虏伯先生是代课老师，像往常一样，他非常生气。 “这房间里到底发生了什么？”他喊道。 “这些雨衣和雨伞是怎么回事？”然后梅尔文打了个喷嚏。

A few moments later, Mr. Krupp returned to the classroom with fresh clothes, a raincoat, and an umbrella. "Alright, everybody," he shouted. "Today is Field Trip Day. Miss Anthrope and I are taking you all to Snoddy Bros. Tissue Factory to see how blow-rags are made." The word tissue made Melvin jump. "NO!" he cried in a panic. "ME NO LIKE TISSUES!"

过了一会儿，克虏伯先生带着干净的衣服、雨衣和雨伞回到教室。 “好了，各位。”他喊道。 “今天是实地考察日。Anthrope小姐和我要带你们去Snoddy Bros。 去纸巾厂看看吹布是怎么做的。” “纸巾”这个词让梅尔文吓了一跳。 “不！”他惊慌地叫道。 “我不喜欢纸巾！”

An eerie silence fell over the classroom. Everybody looked at Melvin in shock. "Did Melvin just say me no like tissues?" asked Harold. "Yeah," said George. "I've never heard him misuse an objective pronoun before. Who does he think he is, Frankenstein?"

教室里一片诡异的寂静。 每个人都震惊地看着梅尔文。 “梅尔文刚才是不是说我不喜欢纸巾？”哈罗德问。 “是啊，”乔治说。我从来没听过他误用客观代词。 他以为自己是谁，弗兰肯斯坦？”