4 Chapter 4

Chapter 4 A tall man stepped into the classroom. Marvin stared at him in awe. He was pretty sure it was the president. He was certain he'd seen the man's face on the news. Marvin's father watched the news every evening before dinner. The man was tall and wore a suit and tie. He looked very important. Behind him was a woman carrying a big camera. CHANNEL 2 was printed in big letters on the camera. Marvin stood up. He put his hand on his heart, as if he was saying the Pledge of Allegiance. He could feel his heartbeat. "Are you the president?" asked Kenny.

一个高个子男人走进教室。 马文敬畏地盯着他。 他很确定是总统。 他确信他在新闻上看到了那个人的脸。 马文的父亲每天晚饭前都会看新闻。 那人个子很高，穿西装打领带。 他看起来很重要。他身后是一个拿着大照相机的女人。 摄影机上用大字印着“第二频道”。 马文站了起来。他把手放在心口，好像在宣读效忠誓言。 他能感觉到自己的心跳。 “你是总统吗?”肯尼问。

The man laughed. So did the woman holding the camera. "What an idiot," said Heather. "Don't you even know what the president looks like?" said Gina. "Duh!" said Nick. Kenny blushed. "Marvin, why are you standing?" asked Mrs. North. "Uh, just stretching," said Marvin. He sat back down. "Did you get that on camera?" the man asked the camera woman. "No," she said.

那人笑了。拿着相机的女人也是。 “真是个白痴，”希瑟说。 “你连总统长什么样都不知道吗?”吉娜说。 “呸!”尼克说。肯尼脸红了。 “马文，你为什么站着?”诺斯太太问。 “嗯，只是做做伸展运动。”马文说。 他又坐了下来。“你拍下来了吗?”男人问女摄影师。 “不，”她说。

"All right, let's do it again," said the man. "I'll walk in again, and you …" he pointed to Kenny. "What's your name?" "Kenny," said Kenny.

“好吧，我们再来一次，”那人说。 “我再进去，你……”他指着肯尼。 “你叫什么名字?”“肯尼，”肯尼说。

"I'll walk in again, and Kenny, you ask me if I'm the president. And try to look cute." Kenny seemed very confused. "No, he will not," said Mrs. North. The man looked at Mrs. North's belly button. "Who are you?" he asked. "I am Mrs. North. This is my classroom. Who are you?" The man seemed surprised she didn't know. "I am Clark Rogers from Channel Two News." "Well, Mr. Rogers," said Mrs. North. "I do not like the way you walked in without knocking. You disturbed my class. And I don't want you embarrassing any of my students on television. Now, if you want to stay, you may wait, quietly, in the back of the room. Otherwise you will have to leave." Clark Rogers stared at her a moment. Mrs. North stared right back at him. "Sorry," he said. He and the camera woman moved to the back of the room. Marvin felt very proud of his teacher.

“我再走进去，肯尼，你问我是不是总统。 试着让自己看起来可爱一点。”肯尼似乎很困惑。 “不，他不会的，”诺思太太说。 男人看了看诺斯太太的肚脐。 “你是谁?”他问。“我是诺思太太。 这是我的教室。你是谁?”男人似乎很惊讶她不知道。 “我是第二频道新闻的克拉克·罗杰斯。” “哦，罗杰斯先生，”诺斯太太说。 “我不喜欢你不敲门就进来的样子。 你打扰了我的课。我也不希望你在电视上让我的学生难堪。 现在，如果你想留下来，你可以安静地，在房间后面等着。 否则你就得离开。” 克拉克·罗杰斯盯着她看了一会儿。 诺斯太太也盯着他。 “对不起，”他说。他和女摄影师走到房间的后面。 马文为他的老师感到骄傲。