6 A Peach of a Speech

CHAPTER 6 A PEACH OF A SPEECH IT'S SPEECH TIME! After school, Eric and I go to my house. It's time to write the speech. I'm inspired. "My fellow students..." I begin. "No good," says Eric. "You have to try and steal the girl vote."

第六章精彩的演讲演讲时间到了！放学后，埃里克和我去我家。 是时候写演讲稿了。 我启发。“同学们……” 我开始。“不好，”埃里克说。 “你必须设法窃取女性的选票。”

"Dear girls and boys..." I start again. "But you don't want to lose the boy vote," says Eric, folding his arms. He waits patiently. I clear my throat and say, "Dear voters..." "Good. Now, what's your platform?" asks Eric. "I don't need a platform," I reply. "I'm tall enough." "No, no, what do you stand for?" asks Eric. I put my hand over my heart. "The national anthem," I reply. Eric raises his arms and sighs. GRRRR..

“亲爱的孩子们……”我重新开始。 “但你不想失去男孩的选票，”埃里克交叉着双臂说。 他耐心地等待着。我清了清嗓子说：“亲爱的选民们……” “很好。现在，你的平台是什么？”艾瑞克问。 “我不需要平台，”我回答。 “我够高了。”“不，不，你代表什么？”艾瑞克问。 我把手放在心口。 “国歌，”我回答。 埃里克举起双臂，叹了口气。 GRRRR . .

IF I WIN THE ELECTION, STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO BRING PETS TO SCHOOL. RECESS WILL LAST ALL DAY. THERE WILL BE NO HOMEWORK AND WE'LL ALL BE ON THE HONOR ROLL. NOT BAD.

如果我赢得选举，学生将被允许带宠物上学。 课间休息将持续一整天。不会有家庭作业，我们都会在优等生名单上。 不坏。

"No, no, what's your agenda?" Eric says impatiently. "My gender's a boy," I laugh. Eric rolls his eyes. "No, no, what will you do if you get elected?" He huffs and puffs. "Be surprised," I smile. HUBIE, YOU'VE GOT ONE MINUTE TO GET OFF THAT TV SET. BUT MOM... ARF ARF...

“不，不，你有什么打算？”埃里克不耐烦地说。 “我是男孩，”我笑着说。 埃里克翻了个白眼。“不，不，如果你当选了，你会怎么做？”他气喘吁吁。 “惊讶吧，”我笑着说。胡比，给你一分钟时间离开电视机。 但是妈妈…ARF ARF……