7 Principal Gradgrind

CHAPTER 7 PRINCIPAL GRADGRIND The door opens and a man wearing a military uniform marches into the room and glares at us. Everybody in the class, including Ms. Treacle, jumps to attention. (Well, everybody except Terry, who's still swinging from the ceiling fan.) "Good morning, Principal Gradgrind," says Ms. Treacle. "GOOD?" he shouts. "I don't see what's good about

第七章葛擂擂校长门开了，一个穿军装的人走进屋来，瞪着我们。 班上的每个人，包括老师。 糖浆，跳起来立正。 （好吧，除了特里，他还在吊扇上荡来荡去。）“早上好，葛擂梗校长。” 糖蜜。“好吗？”他喊道。 “我看不出有什么好

it! I can hardly hear myself think above all the noise coming from this classroom." "Well, you should think louder then," says Terry. "That's what I do when it gets too noisy in the treehouse." "Who said that?" says Principal Gradgrind, looking all around him. "I did!" says Terry. "Up here!"

它!教室里的噪音太大了，我几乎无法思考。” “好吧，那你应该大声想想，”特里说。 “当树屋太吵的时候，我就这么做。” “谁说的？”葛擂梗校长环顾四周，问道。 “是我！”特里说。“在这里!”

Principal Gradgrind looks up and sees Terry. "What on earth are you doing up there?" he says. "Get down at once!" "I'd be happy to," says Terry. "But it's not that easy. My emergency inflatable underpants are stuck in the fan." "Then I'd advise you to get them unstuck as fast as possible!" says Principal Gradgrind. "I'll try," says Terry. He pulls and tugs at his underpants. There's a loud ripping noise and then he falls…

葛擂梗校长抬头看到了特里。 “你到底在上面干什么？”他说。 “马上下来！”“我很乐意，”特里说。 “但这并不容易。我的紧急充气内裤卡在风扇里了。” “那我建议你尽快把它们弄出来！”葛擂梗校长说。 “我试试，”特里说。他又拉又拉他的内裤。 一声巨大的撕裂声，然后他摔倒了……

and lands right on top of Principal Gradgrind! "Get off me this instant!" says Principal Gradgrind, struggling to get out from underneath Terry. I offer Terry my hand and pull him up. Principal Gradgrind staggers to his feet and turns to face Ms. Treacle. "What is going on here?" he says. "May I remind you this is a classroom, not a circus!" "I'm very sorry, Principal Gradgrind," says Ms. Treacle. "But, you see, we have some new students and they don't know all the rules yet." "Well, they'd better learn them, and fast!" says Principal Gradgrind, glaring at Terry and Jill and me. "And one of the most important rules is NO SWINGING FROM THE CEILING FAN!"

正好落在葛擂梗校长的头顶上！“马上放开我！”葛擂梗校长说，挣扎着从特里身下钻出来。 我向特里伸出手，把他拉了起来。 葛擂擂校长摇摇晃晃地站了起来，转过身来面对葛擂擂老师。 糖蜜。“这是怎么回事？”他说。 “请允许我提醒你这是教室，不是马戏团！”“我很抱歉，葛校长。” 糖蜜。“但是，你看，我们有一些新学生，他们还不知道所有的规则。” “好吧，他们最好学会这些，而且要快！”葛擂梗校长瞪着特里、吉尔和我说。 “最重要的规则之一就是不要在吊扇上荡来荡去！”

"Why not?" says Terry. "WHY NOT?" shouts Principal Gradgrind. "Because it's a rule, that's why not! And speaking of rules, what's that rabbit doing in here? We have a strict no-animals policy, you know. No bringing animals of any kind to school, is that clear?" "Yes, I suppose so," says Jill. "But I didn't bring the rabbit with me— it came flying in through the window. All I did was catch it."

“为什么不？”特里说。“为什么不？”葛擂梗校长喊道。 “因为这是规定，所以不可以！”说到规矩，那只兔子在这里干什么？ 我们有严格的禁止动物的规定，你知道的。 不准带任何动物来学校，明白吗？”“是的，我想是的。”吉尔说。 “但是我没有带兔子——它是从窗户飞进来的。 我所做的就是抓住它。”

"Well, if you'd bothered learning the rules, you'd also know we have a strict no-catching policy as well," says Principal Gradgrind. He unrolls a long piece of paper and starts reading: "No catching balls! No catching colds! No catching trains! And above all, no catching rabbits! You three had better hurry up and learn the rules by three thirty today… OR ELSE!"

“好吧，如果你愿意费心学习一下校规，你就会知道我们也有严格的禁止抓人的规定，”葛擂梗校长说。 他展开一张长长的纸，开始念道：“不准接球！不要感冒！不要赶火车！最重要的是，不要抓兔子！你们三个最好快点，在今天三点半以前学会这些规则……否则，你们就完蛋了！”