12 The Perfect Baby Name

Chapter 12 The Perfect Baby Name Mr. Macky told us that Mrs. Daisy is going to have a baby in the fall. She was waiting for the right moment to tell us the big news. "So that's why you had a doctor's appointment!" said Andrea. "And that's why you're moving to a bigger house!" said Michael. "And that's why you've been knitting and trying to eat healthier!" said Emily. "And that's why you fainted!" I said. "That's right," said Mrs. Daisy. The girls were all excited and giggly because girls always get excited and giggly whenever they find out somebody is going to have a baby. Nobody knows why. They crowded around to hug Mrs. Daisy, touch

麦基先生告诉我们黛西太太今年秋天要生孩子了。 她在等待合适的时机告诉我们这个重大消息。 “这就是你去看医生的原因！”安德烈说。 “这就是为什么你要搬到更大的房子里去！”迈克尔说。 “这就是为什么你一直在织毛衣，并努力吃得更健康！”艾米丽说。 “这就是你晕倒的原因！”我说。 “没错，”黛西太太说。 女孩们都很兴奋，咯咯地笑，因为每当女孩们发现有人要生孩子的时候，她们总是会兴奋地咯咯笑。 没人知道为什么。他们围过来拥抱黛西太太，互相抚摸

her stomach, and argue over whether the baby would be a boy or a girl. Next the girls started thinking up baby names, because that's what you're supposed to do when you find out somebody is going to have a baby. The girls decided the baby should be named Michelle. "What about you guys?" asked Mr. Macky. "What do you think we should name the baby?" Hmmm. I looked around. Firefighters were still hosing off the petting zoo. That's when I came up with the best baby name in the history of the world. "Hydrant," I suggested. "HYDRANT?" everyone shouted. I said that Hydrant would be a great name for a baby, because it would be antique. There was probably no other kid in the world named Hydrant. Besides, Hydrant

她的胃，和争论孩子是男孩还是女孩。 接下来，女孩们开始想孩子的名字，因为当你知道有人要生孩子的时候，你就应该这么做。 女孩们决定给孩子取名米歇尔。 “你们呢？”麦基先生问。 “你觉得我们应该给孩子取什么名字？”嗯。 我环顾四周。消防队员仍在用水管冲洗宠物动物园。 就在那时，我想出了世界上最好的宝宝名字。 “消防栓。”我建议道。“消防栓？”大家都喊道。 我说Hydrant会是一个很好的婴儿名字，因为它很古老。 世界上可能没有别的孩子叫Hydrant。 此外,消火栓

would be the perfect name because the only thing babies can do is pee. Sort of like a hydrant. All in all, I thought graduation went pretty well, except that I knocked over the eternal flame, Emily caught on fire, the petting zoo animals escaped, and the school almost burned down. But stuff like that happens all the time at Ella Mentry School. Maybe I shouldn't have thrown my cap

这名字再合适不过了因为婴儿唯一会做的事就是尿尿。 有点像消防栓。总而言之，我觉得毕业很顺利，除了我打翻了永恒的火焰，艾米丽着火了，动物园的动物们逃跑了，学校差点被烧毁。 但这样的事在艾拉门特里学校经常发生。 也许我不该把帽子扔了

up in the air. Maybe we'll get another cake. Maybe the parents will be able to round up the cows and goats and chickens. Maybe Ryan's mom will stop jumping out of boats. Maybe Andrea's mom will become PTA president. Maybe Officer Spence will stop kissing married women. Maybe Ryan will stop hiding under his desk whenever his mom is around. Maybe Mrs. Daisy and Mr. Macky will name their baby Hydrant. Maybe by September everybody will forget what happened at graduation. Maybe we'll be able to talk Mr. Klutz into letting us have another graduation at the end of third grade. But it won't be easy!

在空中。也许我们会再买一个蛋糕。 也许父母们能把牛、山羊和鸡圈起来。 也许瑞恩的妈妈不会再跳船了。 也许安德里亚的妈妈会成为家长会主席。 也许斯宾塞警官会停止亲吻已婚妇女。 也许只要瑞恩妈妈在，他就不会躲在桌子底下了。 也许黛西太太和麦基先生会给他们的孩子起名叫消防栓。 也许到了九月，大家都会忘记毕业时发生的事。 也许我们能说服克鲁茨先生让我们在三年级结束时再举行一次毕业典礼。 但这并不容易！