Chapter 1

Here's hank how to hug an elephant

下面是汉克如何拥抱大象

Chapter one, "We're off to the zoo," Ms. Flowers said as the doors of the yellow school bus closed. Everyone cheered. Our whole class had been looking forward to this field trip all week. My best friends, Frankie and Ashley, were sitting in the seat in front of me. I had the bad luck to have gotten Nick McKelty as my partner. That meant I had to sit next to him on the bus. And that meant I had very little seat. Nick the Tick's thick body took up most of it. I don't mean to gross you out, but my right butt cheek was riding in the air. "What do you most want to see at the zoo?" Ms. Flowers asked as she walked up and down the aisle collecting our lunches. One of the

第一章，“我们要去动物园了。” 当黄色校车的门关上时，弗劳尔斯说。 每个人都欢呼起来。我们全班一整周都在期待这次实地考察。 我最好的朋友弗兰基和阿什莉坐在我前面的座位上。 我运气不好，找了尼克·麦凯尔蒂做我的搭档。 这意味着我在公共汽车上必须坐在他旁边。 这意味着我几乎没有座位。 扁虱尼克粗壮的身躯占据了大部分空间。 我不想让你恶心，但我的右屁股在空中飞。 “你最想在动物园看到什么？”Ms。 弗劳尔斯一边在过道里走来走去收我们的午餐，一边问道。 其中之一

parents, Ms. Shimozato, held the big yellow container where our lunches would be kept until it was time to eat. "A giant squid," Luke Whitman said, handing her his brown bag with a salami grease mark covering the bottom. "We're going to the zoo, Luke, not the aquarium," Ms. Flowers answered. Her voice sounded like she was holding her nose, even though she wasn't. That happens a lot around Luke. "What about you, Hank?" "I want to see a giraffe tongue," I said. "I hear they're purple and covered in hair." "So are you, Zipper Fang," Nick said. He threw his arms up in the air and burst out laughing at his usual not-funny joke. That one movement put my nose right next to his armpit, which is not a place any nose wants to be. It smelled like rotten eggs on toast.

Shimozato女士是我们的父母，她拿着一个黄色的大容器，里面放着我们的午餐，直到吃饭的时候。 “一只巨大的乌贼，”卢克·惠特曼说着，把他的棕色袋子递给她，袋子底部有意大利腊肠的油渍。 “我们要去动物园，卢克，不是去水族馆。” 花回答。她的声音听起来像是在捂鼻子，尽管她并没有。 这种事在卢克身边经常发生。 “你呢，汉克？”“我想看看长颈鹿的舌头，”我说。 “我听说他们是紫色的，浑身是毛。” “你也是，牙拉链。”尼克说。 他把双臂举在空中，像往常一样开了个不好玩的玩笑，突然大笑起来。 这个动作让我的鼻子靠近了他的腋窝，这可不是任何鼻子想去的地方。 闻起来像烤面包上的臭鸡蛋。

"Giraffe tongues are dark in color to protect them from getting sunburned," Ms. Flowers said. "Their tongues are out a lot when they're picking leaves off trees." That set off a lot of conversation about weird-but-true animal facts. It seemed like everyone on the bus knew one. It was a fun way to spend the bus ride. "Spiders have eight legs and forty-eight knees," Katie Sperling said. "Kangaroos cannot walk backward," Frankie chimed in. "Tigers have striped skin, not just striped

长颈鹿的舌头是深色的，以保护它们不被晒伤。 花说。“当它们从树上摘树叶时，舌头会经常伸出来。” 这引发了很多关于奇怪但真实的动物事实的讨论。 好像公车上的每个人都知道一个。 这是一个有趣的方式来度过巴士之旅。 “蜘蛛有8条腿和48个膝盖，”凯蒂·斯珀林说。 “袋鼠不能倒着走，”弗兰基插嘴说。 “老虎的皮肤上有条纹，不仅仅是条纹

fur," Ryan Shimozato said. His mom smiled proudly, as if she had said it herself. "Elephants are the only animals that can't jump," Ashley said. "That's because they can weigh up to fifteen thousand pounds. Hard to get that off the ground." "I love them, anyway," I said to Ashley. "I've watched lots of shows about them on television. I hope we get to see one today." "Well, Hank, I think you're going to get your wish," Ms. Flowers said. "There is an elephant enclosure at the zoo." "Can we go there first?" I begged. "We have a tour guide who has the whole morning planned for us," Ms. Flowers said. "It's important that we all stay together. Remember our most important rule—no wandering away. And that goes especially for you, Hank." She didn't even have to say why. I knew what she meant. I get lost a lot. Maybe it's because I still can't tell my left from my right. Last week, Ms. Flowers gave me the attendance sheet to take to the office. She said

赖安·Shimozato说。 他妈妈骄傲地笑了，好像这句话是她自己说的。 “大象是唯一不会跳的动物，”阿什利说。 “那是因为它们的重量可达1.5万磅。 很难让它离开地面。” “反正我爱他们，"我对艾希礼说。 “我在电视上看过很多关于他们的节目。 我希望我们今天能看到一个。” “好了，汉克，我想你会实现你的愿望的。” 花说。“动物园里有一个大象围场。” “我们能先去那里吗？”我恳求。 “我们有一位导游，他为我们安排了整个上午的行程。” 花说。“我们都待在一起很重要。 记住我们最重要的规则——不要走神。 这句话特别适用于你，汉克。” 她甚至都不用说原因。 我明白她的意思。我经常迷路。 也许是因为我还是分不清自己的左右。 上周，弗劳尔斯老师给了我一张考勤表，让我带到办公室去。 她说

to walk to the end of the hall and turn right, then go to the water fountain and turn left. I thought I followed her directions perfectly. That is, until I pulled the door open and walked right into the girls' bathroom. Lucky for me, it was empty. "The zoo is very large," Ms. Flowers explained as we pulled into the parking lot. "You are each responsible to always know where your partner is." After we entered the zoo, we met our tour guide, Gina, who told us our first stop was Gorilla World. While she was telling us all about what we were going to see, I noticed Nick wandering away. He was heading for a cart that sold toy zoo animals. Since he was my partner, it was my responsibility to tell him to stay with the group. His back was to me, so I couldn't see what he was doing. I snuck over to him and whispered in his ear, so Ms. Flowers couldn't hear. "You're not supposed to be here," I said. Suddenly, he wheeled around and flashed

走到大厅尽头右转，然后走到饮水机左转。 我以为我完全按照她的指示做了。 直到我推开门，径直走进了女洗手间。 幸运的是，它是空的。 “动物园很大。” 我们把车开进停车场时，弗劳尔斯解释道。 “你们每个人都有责任随时知道对方在哪里。” 进入动物园后，我们遇到了导游吉娜，她告诉我们第一站是大猩猩世界。 当她告诉我们将要看到什么时，我注意到尼克走远了。 他朝一辆卖动物园动物玩具的手推车走去。 因为他是我的搭档，我有责任告诉他留在团队里。 他背对着我，所以我看不见他在做什么。 我悄悄走到他身边，在他耳边低语。 花儿听不见。“你不应该在这里，”我说。 突然，他转过身来闪了一下