3 March

3 March "Guess what?" Mrs. Roopy said when we walked into the media center on March 1. "Today is National Pig Day!" "Let's celebrate!" we all shouted. I didn't know there was a holiday for pigs. But it's true. In 1972, a teacher named Ellen Stanley

3月3日“猜猜怎么着？”3月1日我们走进媒体中心时，鲁皮太太说。 “今天是国家养猪日！”“让我们庆祝一下吧！” 我不知道还有猪的节日。 但这是真的。1972年，一位名叫艾伦·斯坦利的老师

started National Pig Day. So, of course, Mrs. Roopy had us look up stuff about pigs. A lot of people think pigs are dumb animals. The truth is pigs are really smart. They can learn commands and do tricks, like walking in a circle or balancing on their front feet. In fact, pigs are smarter than some kids I know. But I'm not going to name names. Andrea! Just kidding! Actually, Andrea is the smartest kid in our class. The guys are always teasing me and saying I'm in love with her. That is a total lie.* People also say pigs are dirty and smelly. But the truth is that pigs are very clean and organized animals. Here are a few other things we learned about pigs: A female pig is called a gilt, and she can give birth to more than ten piglets in a litter. Hey, I thought littering was a bad thing. The valves in a pig's heart can be used to replace a human's broken heart valves. Denmark has more pigs than people. A pig can drink fourteen gallons of water in a day.

开始了全国猪日。所以，当然，鲁比太太让我们查找有关猪的资料。 很多人认为猪是不会说话的动物。 事实是猪真的很聪明。 它们可以学习命令和表演技巧，比如绕圈行走或用前脚保持平衡。 事实上，猪比我认识的一些孩子还要聪明。 但我不打算指名道姓。 安德里亚!只是开个玩笑!事实上，安德里亚是我们班最聪明的孩子。 那些家伙总是取笑我，说我爱上她了。 那完全是谎言。*人们还说猪又脏又臭。 但事实是，猪是非常干净和有条理的动物。 以下是我们了解到的关于猪的一些其他事情：一头母猪被称为gilt，她可以在一窝里生下10只以上的小猪。 我还以为乱扔垃圾是件坏事呢。 猪心脏中的瓣膜可以用来代替人类破碎的心脏瓣膜。 丹麦的猪比人多。 一头猪一天能喝14加仑的水。

On National Pig Day, people have pig parades and pig parties. We didn't have a real pig in school, so we made piggy banks and origami pigs. Then we read books about pigs and watched a video with Miss Piggy in it. Before dismissal, we had a big "snort off" to see who could make the best pig sounds. Andrea won, of course, so Mrs. Roopy gave her a hat that said "I Am a Pig" on it. National Pig Day was fun, and so were the other weird holidays that took place this month. March 1 is also National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day, so we ate lots of peanut butter.

在国家猪日，人们举行猪游行和猪派对。 我们学校没有真正的猪，所以我们做了储蓄罐和折纸猪。 然后我们读了关于猪的书，看了一段有猪小姐在里面的视频。 下课前，我们大声地“哼了一声”，看谁能发出最好的猪叫声。 当然，安德莉亚赢了，所以鲁比太太给了她一顶帽子，上面写着“我是一头猪”。 国家猪日很有趣，这个月发生的其他奇怪的节日也很有趣。 3月1日也是全国花生酱爱好者日，所以我们吃了很多花生酱。

March 5 is National Cheetos Day, so we ate lots of Cheetos. March 7 is Cereal Day, so we ate lots of cereal. March 9 is Meatball Day, so we ate lots of meatballs. March 13 is National Earmuff Day, so we ate lots of earmuffs. Just kidding. We didn't eat earmuffs. That would really be weird. I don't even think Ryan would eat an earmuff. Well, maybe if you put ketchup on it.

3月5日是国家奇多日，所以我们吃了很多奇多。 3月7日是谷物日，所以我们吃了很多谷物。 3月9日是肉丸节，所以我们吃了很多肉丸。 3月13日是国家耳罩日，所以我们吃了很多耳罩。 只是开玩笑。我们没有吃耳罩。 那就太奇怪了。 我觉得瑞恩都不会吃耳罩。 也许你可以在上面放点番茄酱。