2. Squishies, Part l

CHAPTER 2 SQUISHIES, PART 1 It was Demonstration Speech Day in Ms. Ribble's fourth-grade English class. Every student had to give an oral report demonstrating how to do something. First up were Tim Bronski and Stevie Loopner, who demonstrated how to give a speech that they hadn't prepared for. They got a D-.

第二章软糖（一）今天是杨小姐的示范演讲日。 里布尔四年级的英语课。 每个学生都要做一份口头报告，演示如何做某事。 首先是蒂姆·布朗斯基和史蒂夫·鲁普纳，他们演示了如何在没有准备的情况下发表演讲。 他们得了D-。

Next up were Jessica Gordon and Stephanie Wycoff, who demonstrated how to cook frozen lasagna in a pop-up toaster. After the firemen left, it was George and Harold's turn. Harold carefully tacked some charts and graphs onto the wall while George brought out a large garbage can with a toilet seat taped to the top.

接下来是杰西卡·戈登和斯蒂芬妮·威科夫，她们演示了如何用弹出式烤面包机烹制冷冻千层面。 消防队员离开后，轮到乔治和哈罗德了。 哈罗德小心地把一些图表钉在墙上，乔治拿出一个大垃圾桶，上面粘着一个马桶座圈。

"Ladies and gentlemen," said George. "Today Harold and I are going to demonstrate how to do a Squishy. First, you need two packets of ketchup and a toilet seat." "Next," said Harold as he pointed to their display chart, "you must fold the ketchup packets in half and carefully place them under the toilet seat. Make sure that the packets are under those front two bumpy thingies on the bottom of the seat."

“女士们，先生们，”乔治说。 “今天哈罗德和我要示范怎么做软蛋。 首先，你需要两包番茄酱和一个马桶座圈。” “接下来，”哈罗德指着展示图说，“你必须把番茄酱包对折，小心地放在马桶座圈下面。 一定要把包裹放在座位底部那两个凹凸不平的东西下面。”

"Now, once the ketchup packets are in place," said Harold, "all you have to do is wait for somebody to sit down on the toilet seat. Do we have any volunteers?" "C'mon," said George, "who wants a Squishy?"

“现在，一旦番茄酱包就位，”哈罗德说，“你要做的就是等着有人坐在马桶座圈上。 我们有志愿者吗？”“来吧，”乔治说，“谁想要史乖宝宝？”

Although nobody in the class wanted to sit on the toilet seat, everybody wanted to see what would happen if somebody actually DID. So George grasped one side of the toilet seat, Harold grasped the other, and together they pushed down. SPLAT!!! SPLAT!!!

虽然班上没有人愿意坐在马桶座圈上，但每个人都想看看如果有人真的坐在马桶座圈上会发生什么。 于是乔治抓着马桶盖的一边，哈罗德抓着另一边，两人一起往下推。 长条木板! !长条木板! !

Everyone in the class was thrilled (except for the two kids sitting directly in front of the toilet seat, who were somewhat less-than-thrilled). "Hooray for Squishies!" the children shouted. Now, normally George and Harold's teacher, Ms. Ribble, would have been very angry about this particular demonstration speech.

班上的每个人都很兴奋（除了坐在马桶座圈正前方的两个孩子，他们有点不太兴奋）。 “为史乖宝宝欢呼！”孩子们喊道。 现在，通常乔治和哈罗德的老师。 里布尔一定会对这个特别的示威演讲非常生气。