8. Roscoe Riley, Superteacher

Chapter 8 Roscoe Riley, Superteacher Maybe you think it's easy being a teacher. I used to. After all, they get to boss around little kids all day. How hard could that be? Well, here are some things you should know in case you ever become a teacher: 1. Do not grouch at your students. Even if they stop their learning so they can chew their tail.

第八章超级老师罗斯科·莱利也许你认为当老师很容易。 我以前是这样。毕竟，他们可以整天对小孩子颐指气使。 这能有多难?如果你将来成为一名老师，这里有一些你应该知道的事情: 不要对你的学生发牢骚。 即使它们为了嚼尾巴而停止学习。

2. Do not try to make them learn everything in one day. On account of their brain might explode. Or they might take a nap. 3. Don't forget to praise your students when they do something right. A treat is a good idea. A cookie for the teacher is always nice, too. I might even have given up teaching when my student tried to eat a book. That can be pretty hard on a teacher. But I kept seeing a beautiful picture in my head. It was me at the dog trick contest. With Goofy by my side.

2. 不要试图让他们在一天内学会所有的东西。 因为他们的大脑可能会爆炸。 或者他们可能会打个盹。3. 当你的学生做对事情时，别忘了表扬他们。 请客是个好主意。给老师一块饼干也总是不错的。 当我的学生试图吃掉一本书时，我甚至可能放弃教学。 这对老师来说很难。 但我的脑海里一直浮现着一幅美丽的画面。 是我参加了狗把戏比赛。 高飞在我身边。

And a judge handing me a gigantic trophy. The contest was Saturday. And today was Wednesday. I didn't have a lot of time to teach Goofy to read like Edward. The first thing I had to do was find the right book for Goofy.

还有一个评委递给我一个巨大的奖杯。 比赛在星期六举行。今天是星期三。 我没有太多时间教高飞像爱德华一样读书。 我要做的第一件事就是给高飞找一本合适的书。

I let him come with me to my bedroom. In case there was a book he especially liked. For example, I like to read about dinosaurs. Also superheroes. I found some books about dogs. (Because Goofy is one.) And cars. (Because he likes to ride in them.) And cats. (Because he likes to chase them.) I put them on the floor in front of Goofy. "Which one do you like, Goof?" I asked. He didn't answer. He was sniffing a dirty shirt on the floor. It had a nice, tasty spot of dried spaghetti sauce on it. I picked a book called Bad Cat Goes to the Vet. I figured Goofy would get a kick out of that.

我让他跟我一起去我的卧室。 以防哪本书是他特别喜欢的。 例如，我喜欢读关于恐龙的书。 也超级英雄。我找到了一些关于狗的书。 (因为高飞就是其中之一。)和汽车。 (因为他喜欢骑它们。)和猫。 (因为他喜欢追逐它们。)我把它们放在高飞面前的地板上。 “你喜欢哪一个，傻瓜?”我问。 他没有回答。他在闻地板上的一件脏衬衫。 上面有一点干意大利面酱，很好吃。 我选了一本叫《坏猫去看兽医》的书。 我觉得高飞会很开心的。

We went to the kitchen. I stuffed my pockets with dog treats. And grabbed a banana for me. "Where are you two going?" Mom asked. "I'm teaching Goof to read," I said. "After that, could you teach him to do the dishes?" she asked. As soon as we got outside, Goofy saw Hector. Hector is a squirrel who lives in a big oak tree behind our house. He loves to tease poor old Goofy. Hector made some "Come and get me, doggie!" sounds. Goofy flew across the yard. His ears were flapping. His tongue was flapping. Hector waited.

我们去了厨房。我在口袋里塞满了狗粮。 给我抓了根香蕉。 “你们俩要去哪儿?”母亲问。 “我在教傻瓜读书，”我说。 “那之后，你能教他洗碗吗?”她问。 我们一到外面，高飞就看到了赫克托。 赫克托是一只松鼠，它住在我们房子后面的一棵大橡树上。 他喜欢取笑可怜的老高飞。 赫克托耳发出一些“来抓我，小狗!”的声音。 高飞飞过院子。 他的耳朵在拍打。他的舌头在翕动。 赫克托耳等。

And waited. And waited. When Goofy was just a couple feet away, Hector zipped up his tree. He made some more noises that said, "You moron! Why don't you ever learn, dogface?" Goofy stared up at him, panting.

等着。等着。当高飞离他只有几英尺远的时候，赫克托拉上了他的树。 他又发出一些声音，说:“你这个白痴!你怎么就不学呢，狗脸?”高飞抬头看着他，喘着气。