8 TEACHER'S PETS

CHAPTER 8 TEACHER'S PETS Oh, my word!" said Dr. Tallow as her students slumped into their seats. "You are all out of breath!" "No kidding," said Rip. "We just climbed up seven flights of broken escalators!" Dr. Tallow walked to the odd door at the back of the room. The door had a keypad instead of a handle. "Well, then," she said, "perhaps it's time for a treat!" She punched in a code, and the door swung open. "Follow me!" The students looked at one another. Then they followed her inside.

第八章老师的宠物啊，天哪！” 当她的学生们瘫坐在座位上时，她说。 “你们都上气不接下气了！”“别开玩笑了，”瑞普说。 “我们刚刚爬上了七层坏掉的自动扶梯！”博士。 塔洛走到房间后面那扇奇怪的门前。 门上没有把手，而是一个键盘。 “好吧，那么，”她说，“也许是时候请客了！”她输入密码，门就开了。 “跟我来!”学生们面面相觑。 然后他们跟着她进去了。

"Welcome to our brand-new, state-of-the-art classroom-pet zone," said Dr. Tallow. "This is where we'll learn all about these incredible animals!" The room was bright and clean with cages along the walls. The cages held every kind of classroom pet. The students perked right up. "Today's lesson is about cocoons," Dr. Tallow said. "Cocoons protect certain kinds of insects as they grow. Can anyone name an insect that makes a cocoon?" "Easy!" said Nikki. "A butterfly!"

“欢迎来到我们全新的，最先进的教室宠物区，”博士说。 脂。“这是我们了解这些不可思议的动物的地方！”房间明亮而干净，墙上挂着笼子。 笼子里关着教室里的各种宠物。 学生们立刻振作起来。 “今天的课程是关于茧的。” 脂说。“茧在某些昆虫生长的过程中保护它们。 谁能说出一种能结茧的昆虫的名字？”“简单！”尼基说。 “一只蝴蝶!”

"Ooh, sorry. Not quite," said Dr. Tallow. "A butterfly comes from a chrysalis. A moth comes from a cocoon." Nikki frowned at her teacher. Dr. Tallow waved everyone over to a small glass case. "Look closely," said Dr. Tallow. "See if you can find a cocoon in here." Alexander spotted the cocoon right away, under a leaf. But before he could point it out— BZZZT! The room went dark. Students gasped.

“哦,对不起。不完全是这样。 脂。“蝴蝶出蛹。” 飞蛾出茧。” 尼基对她的老师皱起了眉头。 塔洛医生挥手示意大家到一个小玻璃柜前。 “仔细看，”塔洛医生说。 “看看你能不能在这里找到一个茧。” 亚历山大立刻在一片树叶下发现了茧。 但他还没来得及指出来——“哇！”房间里一片漆黑。 学生气喘吁吁地说。

A moment later, a red light on the ceiling began flashing. It made strange shadows under Dr. Tallow's eyes. "That's the safety light," she said. "It comes on when there's a power outage." The regular lights flickered back on, followed by a buzzing sound from the intercom. STUDENTS! This is Principal Vandemants. We're having power problems, so class is canceled. You will have recess outside for the rest of the day. The students cheered. Alexander watched a hermit crab tuck itself back into its shell. "To make up for today's missed classes," continued Ms. Vanderpants, "you will have no recess for the next two weeks." The cheering stopped. The crab came back out of its shell.

过了一会儿，天花板上的红灯开始闪烁。 它在医生的身下投下了奇怪的阴影。 脂的眼睛。“那是安全灯，”她说。 “停电时它就会亮起来。” 正常的灯光又闪了起来，接着是对讲机发出的嗡嗡声。 学生!我是范德茨校长。 我们停电了，所以课取消了。 今天剩下的时间你们将在外面休息。 学生们欢呼起来。亚历山大看着一只寄居蟹把自己塞回壳里。 “为了弥补今天的缺课。” 范德帕斯，“你在接下来的两周内不得休庭” 欢呼声停止了。螃蟹从壳里钻了出来。