7 July

7 July I can't believe we have to go to school in July. "It's not fair!" said Ryan, Alexia, Michael, Neil, and I. Even Andrea and Emily were complaining about how hot it was. When we walked into the media center on July 2, Mrs. Roopy was putting books on the shelves.

7月7日我真不敢相信我们要在7月上学。 “这不公平！”瑞安、亚历克西娅、迈克尔、尼尔和我说。 就连安德里亚和艾米丽都在抱怨天气有多热。 7月2日，当我们走进媒体中心时，鲁比太太正在把书放在书架上。

"What are we celebrating today, Mrs. Roopy?" asked Ryan. "I forgot," she replied. "Huh?" Ryan said. "How could you forget today's holiday?" "I didn't forget today's holiday," she said. "But you just said you forgot today's holiday," Ryan told her.

“我们今天庆祝什么，鲁比太太？”瑞恩问。 “我忘了，”她回答。“嗯?”瑞恩说。 “你怎么能忘记今天的假期呢？”“我没有忘记今天的假期，”她说。 “但是你刚刚说你忘记了今天的假期，”瑞恩告诉她。

"Sorry," she said. "What I meant to say was today is National I Forgot Day!" WHAT?! "Let's celebrate!" we all shouted. "Is there really a holiday called National I Forgot Day?" Emily asked. "Yes!" said Mrs. Roopy. "Sometimes life gets busy and we forget things, like a friend's birthday or a dentist appointment. National I Forgot Day is dedicated to forgetfulness." "I forget stuff all the time," said Alexia. "Me too," said Michael. Me three. I've forgotten so much stuff that I forget what I forgot. "When did National I Forgot Day begin?" asked Andrea, who has to know everything so she can be smarter than everybody else. "I forgot," said Mrs. Roopy. "Who started National I Forgot Day?" Neil asked. "I forgot," said Mrs. Roopy. "How do we celebrate National I Forgot Day?" asked Alexia. "I forgot," said Mrs. Roopy.

“对不起，”她说。“我想说的是，今天是‘我忘记了’国庆日！”什么? !“让我们庆祝一下吧！” “真的有一个叫做‘全国遗忘日’的节日吗？”艾米丽问。 “是的！”鲁比太太说。“有时生活变得忙碌，我们会忘记一些事情，比如朋友的生日或牙医预约。 全国‘忘记日’是为了纪念‘忘记’。” “我总是忘东西，”亚历克西娅说。 “我也是，”迈克尔说。我三个。 我忘记的东西太多了，我忘记了我忘记的东西。 “什么时候开始的‘全国忘记日’？”安德里亚问，她必须知道所有的事情，这样她才能比其他人更聪明。 “我忘了，”鲁比太太说。 “是谁开创了‘我忘记国家日’？”尼尔问。 “我忘了，”鲁比太太说。 “我们怎么庆祝‘遗忘日’？”亚历克西亚问。 “我忘了，”鲁比太太说。

That's when the weirdest thing in the history of the world happened. There was a noise outside the window. Well, that's not the weird part. There are noises outside the window all the time. But this was a really weird noise. It was a loud humming sound. Then there were a bunch of flashing lights.

就在那时，世界历史上最奇怪的事情发生了。 窗外有声音。 这还不是奇怪的地方。 窗外总是有噪音。 但这声音真的很奇怪。 那是一种响亮的嗡嗡声。 然后是一堆闪烁的灯。

We ran to the window. And you'll never believe in a million hundred years what we saw outside. I'm not gonna tell you. Okay, okay I'll tell you. It was a UFO! A giant blue flying saucer was hovering over the playground! Slowly, it landed near the monkey bars. The humming noise stopped. A ramp lowered to the ground. The door to the flying saucer opened. And you'll never believe who stepped out of the flying saucer. I'm not gonna tell you. Okay, okay I'll tell you. It was Mr. Granite, who was our third-grade teacher last year! Yes! Mr. Granite lives on planet Etinarg, which is "granite" spelled backward. You can read about him in a book called Mr. Granite Is from Another Planet!

我们跑到窗前。再过一百万年你也不会相信我们在外面看到了什么。 我不会告诉你的。好吧，好吧，我告诉你。 那是一个不明飞行物！一个巨大的蓝色飞碟在操场上空盘旋！慢慢地，它落在了单杠附近。 嗡嗡声停止了。 斜坡降至地面。 飞碟的门开了。 你绝对不会相信是谁从飞碟里走出来的。 我不会告诉你的。好吧，好吧，我告诉你。 是花岗岩先生，他是我们去年三年级的老师！是的!花岗岩先生住在艾蒂纳尔星球上，艾蒂纳尔是“花岗岩”的倒写。 你可以在一本叫《花岗岩先生来自另一个星球》的书里读到他！

We hadn't seen Mr. Granite since the time he came back to Earth because he forgot to return his key to the teachers' lounge.* We all rushed outside to give him hugs. "Mr. Granite!" shouted Alexia. "What are you doing here?" "Today is World UFO Day!" he said. "I came back to celebrate with my favorite students." Mr. Granite was right. July 2 isn't just National I Forgot Day. It's also World UFO Day. There are parades and parties, and people go out at night to see if they can spot unidentified flying

自从格拉尼特先生回到地球后，我们就再也没见过他了，因为他忘了把教师休息室的钥匙还给我们。我们都冲出去给他拥抱。 “格拉尼特先生！” “你在这儿干什么？”“今天是世界UFO日！”他说。 “我回来和我最喜欢的学生一起庆祝。” 格拉尼特先生是对的。7月2日不仅仅是全国遗忘日。 这也是世界UFO日。有游行和派对，人们晚上出去看他们是否能发现不明飞行物