2 We Want Chocolate Cake

Chapter 2 We Want Chocolate Cake The first day of school is the worst day of the year. But the nice thing is that third graders are allowed to ride their bikes to school. I rode with my friends Ryan and Michael. After we locked our bikes to the bike rack, we were told to go to the all-purpose room for an assembly. The teachers were sitting on the stage, and they were all wearing green T-shirts that said "P.A.L." on them. Mr. Klutz, our principal, was up there too. He has no hair at all. I mean none. Mr. Klutz was wearing a green shirt, too, and his head was even painted green. Mr. Klutz is nuts.

开学的第一天是一年中最糟糕的一天。 但好处是三年级的学生可以骑自行车上学。 我和我的朋友瑞恩和迈克尔一起骑。 在我们把自行车锁在自行车架上后，我们被告知去多功能室集合。 老师们坐在舞台上，他们都穿着写着“P.A.L.”的绿色t恤。 在他们身上。我们的校长克鲁茨先生也在那里。 他根本没有头发。我是说没有。 克鲁茨也穿着一件绿色的衬衫，他的头甚至被涂成了绿色。 克鲁茨先生是个疯子。

"Is it St. Patrick's Day?" I asked Neil Crouch, who we call the nude kid even though he wears clothes. "St. Patrick's Day is in March, dumbhead," said Neil. "So is your face," I replied. After we finished pledging the allegiance, Mr. Klutz went to the microphone. "Welcome back to Ella Mentry School," he announced. "I want to introduce the new members of our staff. This is Mrs. Jafee, our vice principal. And this is Mr. Brad, our school counselor. And over here is our new third-grade teacher, Mr. Granite." The three of them stood up. Everybody clapped. I waved to Mr. Granite. I knew he was going to be my third-grade teacher because I'd met him on the beach over the summer. I even saw him yesterday at Staples.

“今天是圣帕特里克节吗？”我问尼尔·克劳奇，我们管他叫裸体小孩，尽管他穿着衣服。 “圣帕特里克节在三月，笨蛋，”尼尔说。 “你的脸也是这样，”我回答。 我们宣誓效忠后，克鲁茨先生走到麦克风前。 “欢迎回到艾拉门特里学校。”他宣布。 “我想介绍一下我们的新员工。 这是杰菲夫人，我们的副校长。 这是布拉德先生，我们学校的辅导员。 这位是我们三年级的新老师，格拉尼特先生。” 他们三个站了起来。 每个人都鼓掌。我向格拉尼特先生挥了挥手。 我知道他会成为我三年级的老师，因为夏天我在海滩上遇见了他。 我昨天还在史泰博看到他了。

"We're wearing green today to show that Ella Mentry School cares about the environment," said Mr. Klutz. "This year we're going to use less energy, create less waste, and help the planet. The program will be under Mr. Granite's supervision." "Wow," I whispered to Ryan. "Mr. Granite has super vision! That means he can see through walls!" "You returning students know I like to challenge you," Mr. Klutz continued. "So here's a new challenge. If Ella Mentry School is named the greenest school in the

“我们今天穿绿色衣服是为了表明艾拉门特瑞学校关心环境，”克鲁茨说。 “今年我们将使用更少的能源，创造更少的废物，帮助地球。 这个项目将由格拉尼特先生监督。” “哇，”我低声对瑞安说。 “花岗岩先生有超能力！”这意味着他能看穿墙！”“你们这些回国的学生知道，我喜欢挑战你们，”克鲁茨继续说。 “所以这是一个新的挑战。 如果艾拉门特里学校被评为最环保的学校

county for the month of September, we'll have an all-you-can-eat chocolate cake party!" YAY! Everybody went crazy, because we all love chocolate cake. That's the first rule of being a kid.

九月，我们将举办一个吃到饱的巧克力蛋糕派对！”耶!每个人都疯了，因为我们都喜欢巧克力蛋糕。 这是当孩子的第一准则。