9 Time-in

CHAPTER 9 TIME-IN Suddenly the door opens and Principal Gradgrind walks in, holding a paper plane in his hand. "Gee, that was quick," says Terry. "Thanks for coming to rescue us!" "I haven't come to rescue you," he says. "I've come to find out why you removed the time-out rules from

突然门开了，葛擂梗校长走了进来，手里拿着一架纸飞机。 “哇，真快，”特里说。 “谢谢你来救我们！”“我不是来救你的，”他说。 “我来是想知道你们为什么取消了暂停规则。

the wall, wrote a message on the back, folded it into a paper plane, and threw it out the window, despite the rules specifically forbidding such actions!" "Because it was an emergency," says Terry. "But where did you find it?" "In the garden beneath the window," says Principal Gradgrind. "Do you have anything to say for yourselves?" "Yes," I say. "It must have been a bad throw. Can I try again, please?" "No, you may not!" he says. "But you can unfold the piece of paper, put it back up on the wall, and memorize the rules and regulations written on it." "I've got a better idea," I say. "How about you just let us go back home to our treehouse and we'll never bother you or break any of your rules ever again?" "I think you've already wasted quite enough time in

墙上，在背面写了句话，把它折成一个纸飞机，扔出了窗外，尽管有明文规定禁止这种行为！”“因为情况紧急，”特里说。 “你在哪儿找到的？”“在窗户下面的花园里。”葛擂梗校长说。 “你们有什么要说的吗？”“是的，”我说。 “那一定是扔得不好。 我能再试一次吗？”“不，你不能！”他说。 “但你可以把那张纸展开，重新贴在墙上，记住写在上面的规章制度。” “我有个更好的主意，”我说。 “不如你让我们回树屋去，我们再也不打扰你，也不再违反你的任何规定？”“我想你已经浪费了足够多的时间

that treehouse of yours," says Principal Gradgrind. "But we don't waste time!"* I say. "Terry and I make books for Mr. Big Nose and Jill runs an intergalactic animal rescue service." "I also run a Ninja Snail Training Academy," says Terry.

你的树屋，”葛擂梗校长说。 “但是我们不浪费时间！”我说。 “特里和我为大鼻子先生写书，吉尔经营一家星际动物救援服务机构。” 特里说：“我还经营着一家忍者蜗牛培训学院。

"That's ridiculous!" says Principal Gradgrind. "I've never heard anything so nonsensical!" "You obviously haven't heard our three wise owls," I say. "They're even nonsensicaller." "But very wise," says Terry. "I'm not so sure about that," says Jill. I look up and see something flying through the bars

“这太荒唐了！”葛擂梗校长说。 “我从来没听过这么荒谬的事！”“你显然没有听到我们三只聪明的猫头鹰说的话，”我说。 “它们甚至更荒谬。” “但很聪明，”特里说。 “我不太确定，”吉尔说。 我抬头一看，看到有什么东西从栅栏里飞过

of the window. "Incoming UFO!" I shout. "Don't be silly," says Principal Gradgrind. "There's no such thing as UFOs!" "No, you don't understand," I say. "Not an alien UFO, an Unidentified Flying Object UFO— and it's heading straight for you. Stand clear!" I duck but Principal Gradgrind doesn't. The UFO flies through the bars of the window and lodges itself firmly in his upper arm.

窗户。“传入的UFO !”我喊。 “别傻了，”葛擂梗校长说。 “根本没有ufo这种东西！”“不，你不明白，”我说。 “不是外星人UFO，是不明飞行物UFO——它正朝你飞来。 站开!”我躲闪，但葛校长不会。 不明飞行物飞过窗户的栅栏，牢牢地固定在他的上臂上。

He looks at it, puzzled, and moves as if to pull it out, but then he closes his eyes and slumps to the ground. "Principal Gradgrind," I say, kneeling beside him. "Wake up!" "It's no use," says Jill. "I don't think he's going to wake up." "You mean… he's d-d-dead?" I say.

他看着它，迷惑不解，好像要把它拔出来，但随后他闭上眼睛，瘫倒在地上。 “葛擂梗校长，”我跪在他身边说。 “醒来!”“没用的。”吉尔说。 “我觉得他醒不过来了。” “你是说……他死了……死了？”我说。