Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5 "Time for math!" Ms. McKay called out. "Take out your books!" Michael reached into his backpack and felt around for his math book. Then he unzipped the pack and looked inside. "Oh no!" he said.

第五章“数学时间到了！”Ms。 麦凯喊道。“把书拿出来！”迈克尔把手伸进背包，摸索着找他的数学书。 然后他拉开包的拉链，往里面看。 “哦，不！”

"Is there something wrong, Michael?" Ms. McKay asked. "Umm... no, ma'am," Michael answered, looking up from his pack. Ms. McKay turned to write on the smart board, and Michael leaned over to Justin. "I forgot my book. Can I look at yours?" he whispered. "Sure." Justin slid his book to the edge of his desk. Less than 10 minutes into the lesson, Michael got tired of listening to Ms. McKay while leaning over to read Justin's book, so he did what many kids who are pretending to pay attention in class do— he doodled. By 30 minutes into the lesson, he'd sketched a masterpiece of plastic pipery: an intricate tangle of tubes running all over his bedroom, like the Taj Mahal for hamsters.

“出什么事了吗，迈克尔？”Ms。 麦凯问道。“嗯…“不，夫人。”迈克尔从背包中抬起头来回答。 麦凯女士转身在智能板上写字，迈克尔俯身向贾斯汀。 “我忘带书了。我能看看你的吗？”他低声说。 “当然。”贾斯汀把书滑到书桌边上。 上课不到10分钟，迈克尔就听烦了。 麦凯俯身去读贾斯汀的书，于是他做了许多在课堂上假装认真听讲的孩子都会做的事——他涂鸦。 上课30分钟后，他就画出了一幅塑料管道的杰作：一堆错综复杂的管子在他的卧室里纵横交错，就像仓鼠的泰姬陵。

"Check this out," Michael whispered proudly to Justin, sliding his drawing over to his friend. "Merle and Pearl would love to live in something like this." Justin was confused. "Michael, you do know that we have a test tomorrow? You've got to know this stuff!" "I know, I know," Michael said. "I'll study when I get home."

“看看这个。”迈克尔骄傲地对贾斯汀小声说，把他的画滑到他的朋友面前。 “莫尔和珀尔会喜欢住在这样的地方的。” 贾斯汀很困惑。“迈克尔，你知道我们明天有考试吧？” 你必须了解这些东西！”“我知道，我知道，”迈克尔说。 “我回家后再学习。”