04 Pigtoes, Pumas, and Pimplebacks

Pigtoes, Pumas, and Pimplebacks At school, Judy wiggled all during Math in the morning. She squirmed through Spelling. At last it was Science. "Over half the world's plants and animals are found in rain forests," Mr. Todd said. "Which is why it's so important to protect the rain forest. The health of our whole planet depends on it. But did you know that there are endangered species right here in Virginia?" Endangered species! Right here in Virginia! Judy leaned forward in her seat. "If we want to take care of our planet, it helps to begin in our own backyard. That's why I'm

小猪、美洲狮和痘背在学校，朱迪早上上数学课时一直在扭动。 她吃力地拼了字。 最后是科学。“世界上一半以上的动植物都生长在雨林中，”托德说。 “这就是为什么保护雨林如此重要。 我们整个星球的健康都依赖于它。 但是你知道在弗吉尼亚这里就有濒危物种吗?”濒危物种!就在弗吉尼亚!朱迪在座位上身体前倾。 “如果我们想照顾好我们的星球，就从我们自己的后院开始。 这就是为什么我

asking each of you to adopt an endangered animal from Virginia this week. Tell us about the species, why it's disappearing, and what can be done to help." Adopt an animal! She could help an endangered species. She, Judy Moody, could help save the entire state of Virginia! Mr. Todd was shaking a coffee can. "Each slip of paper has the name of one endangered animal on it. When I call on you, come up and take one slip of paper from the can. Who wants to be first?" All hands went up in the air.

要求你们每个人本周从弗吉尼亚领养一只濒危动物。 告诉我们这个物种，为什么它正在消失，以及我们可以做些什么来帮助它。” 领养一只动物!她可以帮助濒危物种。 她，朱迪·穆迪，可以拯救整个维吉尼亚州!托德先生在摇一个咖啡罐。 “每张纸条上都有一种濒危动物的名字。 当我叫到你的时候，过来从罐子里拿一张纸条。 谁想当第一?”所有的手都举了起来。

"Rocky." "Shenandoah salamander!" said Rocky, reading his slip of paper. "Frank Pearl." "Monkeyface mussel!" Rare! Judy waved her hand in the air like a flag. Mr. Todd still did not call on her. Brad got the bald eagle. Hailey got the puma. Randi got the leatherback sea turtle. "Jessica Finch." "Shiny pigtoe," said Jessica. "Yippee!" Judy could not think of anybody else who would want to adopt a pig's toe. Only Jessica Finch. Jessica Finch liked everything about pigs. Even shiny pigs' toes. While Mr. Todd called out more names, Judy

“岩石”。“雪兰多蝾螈!”洛奇说着，读着他的纸条。 “坦率的珍珠。”“Monkeyface贻贝!”罕见的!朱迪像挥动旗帜一样在空中挥动她的手。 托德先生仍然没有拜访她。 布拉德得到了秃鹰。海莉找到了美洲狮。 兰迪得到了棱皮海龟。 ”杰西卡雀。”“闪亮的猪头，”杰西卡说。 “好啊! !”朱迪想不出还有谁愿意收养猪脚趾。 只有杰西卡·芬奇。杰西卡·芬奇喜欢关于猪的一切。 即使是闪亮的猪脚趾。托德先生喊出了更多的名字，朱迪

turned around and said to Jessica, "A shiny pigtoe is a pig with nail polish!" She cracked herself up. "Judy Moody." Judy turned around, her hand the only one still left in the air. "One left," said Mr. Todd. "C'mon up."

转身对杰西卡说:“闪亮的猪脚趾就是涂了指甲油的猪!”她大笑起来。 “朱迪·穆迪。”朱迪转过身来，她的手还在空中。 “还剩一个，”托德说。 “来吧。”

Finally! Judy unfolded the small slip of paper. "Northeast beach tiger beetle," she read. Northeast beach tiger beetle! A northeast beach tiger beetle was not even an animal. It was a bug. An icketty cricketty old creepy crawly. "If we don't like ours, can we trade?" Judy asked. "I'd like everybody to stick with their choices," said Mr. Todd. "What if we never even heard of it? What if we don't even know what it looks like?" said Judy. "That's the fun of it," said Mr. Todd. "Find out. Go to the library and look at books and magazines. Or search the Web at the computer lab. And this Thursday, we'll be taking a class

终于!朱迪打开那张小纸条。 “东北海滩虎甲虫，”她念道。 东北海滩虎甲虫!东北海滩虎甲虫甚至不是动物。 这是一个bug。一只又老又讨厌的小爬虫。 “如果我们不喜欢我们的，我们可以交易吗?”朱迪问。 “我希望每个人都坚持自己的选择，”托德说。 “要是我们从来没听说过呢?” 如果我们甚至不知道它长什么样子呢?”朱迪说。 “这就是它的乐趣所在，”托德说。 “找出来。去图书馆看看书和杂志。 或者在计算机实验室上网搜索。 这个星期四，我们要上一节课