4. This Morning at My House

Chapter 4 This Morning at My House You're probably wondering how I know so much about Super-Mega-Gonzo Glue. Well, it all started this morning. I was helping my mom pack my lunch. "Banana?" I asked her. "With no icky brown spots on it?" Mom looked in my lunch box. "Check," she said.

你可能想知道我怎么知道这么多关于超级gonzo胶水的事。 这一切都是从今天早上开始的。 我在帮我妈打包午餐。 “香蕉吗?”我问她。“上面没有讨厌的棕色斑点吗?”妈妈看了看我的午餐盒。 “检查，”她说。

"Little fishy crackers?" "Check." "Gigantic chocolate cupcake with tons of gooey frosting and those little sprinkle things?" Mom smiled her I'm-getting-tired-of-this smile. "Sorry," she said. "We're fresh out of gigantic chocolate cupcakes." I sighed. "It was worth a try." Mom grabbed a comb off the kitchen counter. "Hair time, buddy. You want to look extra handsome for the open house." In the afternoon, all the parents were coming to visit our classroom. That's called an open house. Even though it's at school.

“小鱼饼干?”“检查”。 “巨大的巧克力纸杯蛋糕，上面有很多黏糊糊的糖霜和那些小点缀?”妈妈笑了，她的笑容让我厌倦了。 “对不起，”她说。“我们的巨型巧克力纸杯蛋糕刚卖完。” 我叹了口气。“值得一试。” 妈妈从厨房柜台上抓起一把梳子。 “洗发时间到了，伙计。你想在开放日那天显得特别帅气。” 下午，所有的家长都来参观我们的教室。 那叫开放参观。 即使是在学校。

We were going to sing a song about bees. And have desserts and juice and milk. I was especially excited about the dessert part. My mom was bringing her banana-avocado-raisin cream pie. I was not so excited about that. My mom is a great mom. But she is not a great cook. "You have to be extra nice to Ms. Diz," I said. Ms. Diz is my first-grade teacher. She is brand-new. She loves teaching my class. Even though we get a little crazy sometimes. Ms. Diz says we are very high-spirited. "Of course we'll be nice," Mom said.

我们要唱一首关于蜜蜂的歌。 还有甜点，果汁和牛奶。 甜点的部分让我特别兴奋。 我妈带来了她的香蕉鳄梨葡萄干奶油派。 我对此不太感兴趣。 我妈妈是一个伟大的妈妈。但她不是一个伟大的厨师。 “你必须对她特别好。 我说。迪兹老师是我一年级的老师。 她是全新的。她喜欢教我的课。 虽然我们有时会有点疯狂。 迪兹女士说我们很有精神。 “我们当然会很好，”妈妈说。

"'Cause this is her first time showing us off. And also 'cause the principal will be there." "I promise Dad and I will behave," Mom said. "And be sure to clap after we do our bee song," I added. "I promise," Mom said. "And no laughing," I added. "Why would we laugh, sweetheart?" "Because yesterday when we practiced it was kind of a mess," I said. "The head bobbles kept coming off." Mom frowned and asked, "What's a head bobble?" "You know. The ten knees on a bee head?" I put my hands on my head and wiggled my pointer fingers to show her.

因为这是她第一次带我们出去。 而且校长也会在场。” “我答应爸爸和我会守规矩的，”妈妈说。 “我们唱完蜜蜂之歌后，一定要鼓掌。”我补充说。 “我保证，”妈妈说。“不许笑，”我补充说。 “我们为什么要笑，亲爱的?”“因为昨天我们练习的时候有点乱，”我说。 “泡泡头不停地掉下来。” 妈妈皱起眉头问:“什么是泡泡头?”“你知道的。 蜜蜂头上的十个膝盖?”我把手放在头上，晃了晃食指给她看。

"Oh." Mom smiled. "You mean the antennae." "I'm lucky. 'Cause I'm in the rhythm section. We pound with sticks to keep the beat. And we get bobbles too." "That's a very important job." Mom kissed the top of my head. "Don't worry. I'm sure everything will go perfectly today." Mom zipped up my lunch box. "Okay, kiddo. You're good to go." Just then I remembered something. "Wait!" I cried. "There is one more really important thing! I was supposed to bring art supplies yesterday. For the art cupboard. 'Member? You said we would bring them 'cause it's easier than being a room mother?" "Oops. I almost forgot," said Mom. She grinned. "Roscoe to the rescue!" My family likes to say that when I help out.

“哦。”妈妈笑了。“你是说天线吧?” “我很幸运。因为我在节奏区。 我们用棍子敲打以保持节奏。 我们也有泡泡。”“这是一份非常重要的工作。” 妈妈吻了我的头顶。 “别担心。我相信今天一切都会很顺利。” 妈妈拉上了我午餐盒的拉链。 “好吧,老兄。你可以走了。” 就在这时，我想起了一件事。 “等等!”我哭了。“还有一件非常重要的事情!”我昨天应该带美术用品来的。 为艺术橱柜准备的。的成员? 你说我们要带他们来，因为这比当房间妈妈容易些?”“哦。 我差点忘了，”妈妈说。 她咧嘴一笑。“罗斯科来救援!”我帮忙的时候，我家人喜欢这么说。

My dad came in and poured a cup of coffee. He was wearing a business suit, a brown sock, and a bare foot. "Morning," he said. "Roscoe, is your brother up yet?" "Yep," I said. "But I had to use my Roscoe Riley Sneak Attack to wake him. Would you like to try it sometime?" "I'm listening," Dad said. He made one eyebrow go up. It's a trick a lot of dads can do. "Well, first you knock real polite on Max's door. Then he growls and tells you to come back next year." "And then?" asked Dad.

爸爸进来倒了一杯咖啡。 他穿着一套西装，一只棕色袜子，光着脚。 “早上好，”他说。“罗斯科，你哥哥起床了吗?”“是的，”我说。 “但我不得不用我的罗斯科·莱利偷袭来叫醒他。 你什么时候想试试吗?”“我在听，”爸爸说。 他扬起一条眉毛。 这是很多爸爸都会做的把戏。 “首先，你要非常有礼貌地敲麦克斯家的门。 然后他咆哮着叫你明年再来。” “然后呢?”爸爸问。