7 You Can’t Say “Butt” in a Children’s Book

7 You Can't Say "Butt" in a Children's Book Well, it was sure shaping up to be an exciting day at Ella Mentry School! First our principal and vice principal were sent to jail. Then our teacher was arrested. We didn't have much time to think about it, because we had to go to reading class with our reading specialist, Mr. Macky. I hate to read, but sometimes it's fun, because Mr. Macky is wacky. "Open your books to page thirty-four," Mr. Macky said. "Today we're going to read a story called The Happy Bunny. Don't you just love bunnies?" "Yes!" yelled all the girls. "No!" yelled all the boys.

在艾拉门特瑞学校，这是令人兴奋的一天。首先，我们的校长和副校长被送进了监狱。 然后我们的老师被逮捕了。 我们没有太多的时间去想它，因为我们必须和我们的阅读专家麦基先生一起去上阅读课。 我讨厌读书，但有时也很有趣，因为麦基先生很古怪。 “把书翻到第34页，”麦基先生说。 “今天我们要读一个叫做《快乐的兔子》的故事。 你不喜欢兔子吗？”“是的！”所有的女孩都喊道。 “不！”所有的男孩都喊道。

"'Bixby the Bunny was a happy little bunny,'" Mr. Macky read from the book. "'He loved to eat carrots and chase butterflies and frolic in the morning sun. But then one day—'" Mr. Macky didn't have the chance to finish his sentence, because the strangest thing in the history of the world happened. Officer Spence burst into the room. "Freeze, dirtbag!" he yelled. "Step away from that book and nobody gets hurt,

“‘兔子比克斯比是一只快乐的小兔子，’”麦基从书上读到。 “他喜欢吃胡萝卜，追逐蝴蝶，在早晨的阳光下嬉戏。 但是有一天——’”麦基先生还没来得及说完，因为世界历史上最奇怪的事情发生了。 斯宾塞警官冲进房间。 “别动，混蛋！” "离那本书远点，没人会受伤，

Macky!" "Gasp!" everybody gasped. "What's the problem?" asked Mr. Macky. "I was just reading The Happy Bunny to the kids. What did I do wrong?" "Don't act all innocent!" shouted Officer Spence. "That story has the word 'but' in it!" "So?" Emily said. "What's wrong with the word 'but'?" asked Mr. Macky. "Don't play cute with me, mister!" shouted Officer Spence. "I know what you meant." "What did he mean?" asked Michael. "B-U-T-T!" spelled out Officer Spence. "And you can't use the word B-U-T-T in a children's book!" "I didn't say B-U-T-T!" explained Mr. Macky. "I said B-U-T!" "Sounds like B-U-T-T to me," said Officer

麦基!”“喘气！”每个人都倒吸了一口气。 “有什么问题吗？”麦基先生问。 “我正在给孩子们读《快乐兔》。 我做错了什么？”“别装无辜！”斯宾塞警官喊道。 “那个故事里有‘但是’这个词！”“所以?”艾米丽说。 “‘但是’这个词有什么不对？”麦基先生问。 “别跟我耍花招，先生！”斯宾塞警官喊道。 “我明白你的意思。”“他是什么意思？”迈克尔问。 “B-U-T-T!”斯宾塞警官大声说。 “而且你不能在儿童读物中使用B-U-T-T这个词！”“我没说B-U-T-T!”麦基先生解释说。 “我说的是b - t !”“听起来像B-U-T-T，”警官说

Spence. "Sort of like 'toe food' and 'tofu,'" I pointed out. "Quiet, Arlo!" said Andrea. "This is serious!" She was right, because Officer Spence went out in the hall and came back in wheeling another one of those portable jail cells. "Wait a minute!" Mr. Macky said. "What's wrong with the word 'butt' anyway? It's just a body part." Officer Spence stopped and glared at Mr. Macky from way too close to his face. "Just a body part?" he said. "It's the body part you sit on! So that makes it bad. We can't have potty mouths like you teaching young children! If kids think it's okay to say B-U-T-T, they might start saying other body parts, like E-L-B-O-W or E-A-R-L-O-B-E. And

斯宾塞。“有点像‘脚趾食物’和‘豆腐’，”我指出。 “安静，阿乐！”安德烈说。 “这很严重！”她是对的，因为斯宾塞警官去了大厅，回来时推着另一辆便携式牢房。 “等一下！”麦基说。 “‘屁股’这个词到底有什么问题？” 它只是身体的一部分。”斯宾塞警官停下来，从离麦基先生脸太近的地方瞪着他。 “只是身体的一部分？”他说。 “那是你坐在上面的身体部位！”所以这很糟糕。 我们不能让你这样的臭嘴教小孩子！如果孩子们认为说B-U-T-T是可以的，他们可能会开始说其他身体部位，比如E-L-B-O-W或E-A-R-L-O-B-E。 和

we can't have that." "Look for yourself!" Mr. Macky said, holding up The Happy Bunny. "It doesn't even say B-U-T-T. It says B-U-T." "It was a typo," Officer Spence said. "They meant to write B-U-T-T. They forgot the second T." "This is ridiculous!" said Mr. Macky. "I'm sure lots of books have that word in them." "Lots of people rob banks!" Officer Spence said. "You think that makes it right? Get in the cell, Macky!" "But—" "You said it AGAIN!" Officer Spence yelled as he pushed Mr. Macky into the jail cell. "And you call yourself a reading specialist? How do you sleep at night? You disgust me!" "I didn't DO anything!" Mr. Macky shouted. "I'm an innocent man!"

我们不能这样。”“你自己去找吧！”麦基先生说着，举起了那只快乐的兔子。 “它甚至没有说B-U-T-T。 上面写着B-U-T。”“这是一个错别字，”斯宾塞警官说。 他们的意思是写B-U-T-T。 他们忘了第二个t。” “这太荒唐了！”麦基先生说。 “我相信很多书里都有这个词。” “很多人抢银行！”斯宾塞警官说。 “你认为这样就对了吗？” 进牢房去，麦基！”“可是——”“你又说了！”斯宾塞警官一边喊一边把麦基先生推进牢房。 “你自称是阅读专家？” 你晚上怎么睡得着？ 你让我恶心！”“我什么都没做！”麦基先生喊道。 “我是一个无辜的人！”

"You have the right to remain silent," said Officer Spence. "So shut up!" "No! Let me ouuuuuuuuuuuttttttttttt!"

“你有权保持沉默，”斯宾塞警官说。 “所以闭嘴！”“不!让我出去，出去，出去！”