6 Stonewall Jackson

6 Stonewall Jackson Every Tuesday after fizz ed we go see Mrs. Roopy in the media center. It used to be called the "library," but over the summer they changed it to the "media center." Nobody knows why. When we got there, Mrs. Roopy wasn't around, but a guy with a beard was standing at attention in a gray army uniform. He looked a lot like Mrs. Roopy, except that he only had one arm. "Mrs. Roopy?" we all asked. "Roopy? Never heard of her," the army guy said. "General Stonewall Jackson, at your service. I am one of the most important Southern generals of the Civil War." "You couldn't possibly be Stonewall Jackson," Andrea said. "The Civil War took

每周二喝完酒我们就去媒体中心看鲁比太太。 它以前被称为“图书馆”，但今年夏天他们把它改成了“媒体中心”。 没人知道为什么。当我们到达那里时，鲁比太太不在，但一个留着胡子的男人穿着灰色的军装站在那里。 他长得很像鲁比太太，只不过他只有一只胳膊。 “鲁比太太？”我们都问。 “Roopy ?从来没听说过她，”那个军人说。 “斯通沃尔·杰克逊将军，听候差遣。 我是南北战争中最重要的南方将领之一。” “你不可能是石墙杰克逊，”安德里亚说。 内战结束了

place a hundred and fifty years ago." "Yes, don't I look young for my age?" said Stonewall Jackson. I was almost sure he was really Mrs. Roopy in a Stonewall Jackson costume. Mrs. Roopy is loopy. "What happened to your arm?" Neil the nude kid asked. "Sit around me on the floor and I'll tell you," Stonewall Jackson said. "It was May second, 1863, at the Battle of Chancellorsville. In the fog of war, my own men shot me by accident. The doctors had to remove my arm to save my life."

150年前的地方。” “是的，我看起来是不是比实际年龄年轻？”斯通沃尔·杰克逊说。 我几乎可以肯定他真的是穿着石墙杰克逊服装的鲁比太太。 鲁比太太是疯了。“你的胳膊怎么了？”裸体小孩尼尔问道。 “坐在我周围的地板上，我告诉你，”斯通沃尔·杰克逊说。 那是1863年5月2日，在钱瑟勒斯维尔战役中。 在战争的迷雾中，我的手下不小心射中了我。 医生不得不切除我的手臂来挽救我的生命。”

"WOW," we all said, which is "MOM" upside down. "Why do they call you Stonewall?" asked Ryan. "It was at the Battle of Bull Run in 1861," Stonewall whispered. "My Virginia brigade

“哇，”我们都说，这是“妈妈”的上下颠倒。 “他们为什么叫你石墙？”瑞恩问。 “那是1861年的布尔朗战役，”斯通沃尔低声说。 “我的弗吉尼亚旅”

was getting beaten badly. One of my men saw me and said, 'Look, there stands Jackson like a stone wall.' The men were so inspired, they went on to victory. Yep, that's how I got this nickname." Suddenly, the strangest thing in the history of the world happened—the lights went out. It was completely dark in the media center. I couldn't see my hand in front of my face. "What happened?" somebody said. "Everyone remain calm," said Stonewall Jackson. "The power must have gone out." "Nope," said a voice from the other end of the media center. "I turned out the doggone lights." "Who said that?" asked Stonewall Jackson. "Me," said the voice, "Mrs. Jafee." "Why did you turn out the lights?" Ryan

被打得很惨。我的一个手下看见了我，说：“看，杰克逊像一堵石墙一样站在那里。”士兵们受到鼓舞，他们继续走向胜利。 是的，这就是我这个绰号的由来。” 突然，世界历史上最奇怪的事情发生了——灯灭了。 媒体中心一片漆黑。 我看不见我的手在我面前。 “发生什么事了？”有人问。 “大家保持冷静，”斯通沃尔·杰克逊说。 “一定是停电了。” “不，”一个声音从媒体中心的另一端传来。 “我把该死的灯都关了。” “谁说的？”斯通沃尔·杰克逊问道。 “我，”那声音说。 Jafee。”“你为什么把灯关了？”瑞安

asked. "During the Civil War they didn't have electric lights," Mrs. Jafee told us. "So people had to get used to being in the dark. And studies show that children learn better in total darkness. I learned that in graduate school. You're not distracted by anything in the dark. It's easier to focus your attention. Okeydokey, I'll be back in a while to see how you guys and gals are making out in the dark." "Eww, disgusting!" we all said. "I'm scared," said Emily, the big crybaby. "Shhhhh, it's okay," Stonewall Jackson whispered. "Let me tell you another Civil War story. It was during the Battle of Gettysburg. A young woman named Jennie Wade was baking bread in her house when she was hit by a stray bullet. She was the only civilian killed during the Battle of

问。“内战期间，他们没有电灯，”杰菲太太告诉我们。 “所以人们不得不习惯在黑暗中生活。 研究表明，孩子们在完全黑暗的环境中学习效果更好。 这是我在研究生院学到的。 在黑暗中你不会被任何东西分散注意力。 这样更容易集中注意力。 好吧，我一会儿就回来，看看你们在黑暗中是怎么亲热的。” “恶心！”我们都说。 “我很害怕，”爱哭的爱米丽说。 “嘘，没事的。”斯通沃尔·杰克逊低声说。 “让我告诉你另一个内战的故事。 那是在葛底斯堡战役期间。 一位名叫珍妮·韦德的年轻女子在家里烤面包时被一颗流弹击中。 她是唯一一个在战役中丧生的平民

Gettysburg." "WOW," we all said, which is "MOM" upside down. "That's so sad!" said Emily, who thinks everything is sad. That's when an announcement came over the loudspeaker. "Stonewall Jackson, please report to the office," said Mrs. Patty, the school secretary. "I'll be right back to finish the story," said Stonewall Jackson. "Please remain calm and be on your best behavior." As soon as Stonewall Jackson left, I got up and shook my butt at the class. But nobody laughed because it was really dark and they couldn't see me. "It's spooky in here," said Emily. Somebody started making scary mouth sounds. I think it was Ryan. "It would be cool if a zombie came in

葛底斯堡。”“哇，”我们都说，这是“妈妈”的上下颠倒。 “太悲哀了！”爱米丽说，她认为一切都很悲哀。 就在这时，喇叭里传来了通告。 “斯通沃尔·杰克逊，请到办公室报到，”学校秘书帕蒂夫人说。 “我马上回来把故事讲完，”斯通沃尔·杰克逊说。 “请保持冷静，表现好一点。” 斯通沃尔·杰克逊一走，我就站起来对着全班同学摇屁股。 但是没有人笑，因为天很黑，他们看不见我。 “这里真令人毛骨悚然，”艾米丽说。 有人开始发出吓人的口型。 我想是莱恩。“如果有僵尸进来，那就太酷了