10. My Turn

10 My Turn I stepped up on the platform where Santa was sitting and climbed on his lap. Ms. Hannah told me to smile, and she snapped my picture. This was it. Everything I had ever done had been leading up to this moment. Now my life was complete. If I suddenly dropped dead, at least I could say that I had met Santa Claus. That is, if I hadn't dropped dead. Because if you're dead, you can't talk. "Ho! Ho! Ho!" Santa said as he handed me a candy cane and a coloring book. Whew! Santa has bad breath! "Say, little boy, your name isn't A.J. by any chance, is it?"

轮到我了我走上圣诞老人坐着的平台，爬到他的腿上。 汉娜女士让我微笑，然后给我拍了张照片。 就是这样。我所做的一切都是为了这一刻。 现在我的生活圆满了。如果我突然倒地而死，至少我可以说我遇到了圣诞老人。 前提是我没倒地而死。 因为如果你死了，你就不能说话了。 “喂!喂!Ho !”圣诞老人一边说一边递给我一根棒棒糖和一本涂色书。 唷!圣诞老人有口臭！“喂，小男孩，你不叫A.J. 有可能吗？”

"How did you know?" I asked. "I'm Santa," Santa said. "I see you when you're sleeping. I know when you're awake." "That's creepy," I said. "Do you have night vision goggles?" "Ha! Ha! Ha!" laughed Santa. "No, but I know if you've been bad or good, A.J. Be good for goodness' sake!"

“你怎么知道的？”我问。 “我是圣诞老人，”圣诞老人说。“你睡觉的时候我能看见你。 我知道你什么时候醒着。” “太可怕了，”我说。“你有夜视镜吗？”“哈!哈!圣诞老人笑着说。 “不，但我知道你是好是坏，aj 看在上帝的份上，做个好人吧！”

Santa must have a GPS and state-of-theart art surveillance technology. I'm not sure, but I think that's an invasion of privacy. "So what do you want for Christmas, A.J.?" Santa asked me. "I want the new Striker Smith Commando," I said. "It comes with a missile

圣诞老人肯定有GPS和最先进的监控技术。 我不确定，但我觉得这是侵犯隐私。 “那你想要什么圣诞礼物，aj ?”圣诞老人问我。 “我想要新的史密斯突击队，”我说。 “它带有一枚导弹

launcher, voice activator, attack dog, and deluxe blowtorch. All other accessories sold separately. Batteries not included." "Striker Smith?" said Santa. "You mean the superhero action figure from the future who travels through time and fights all who dare to thwart his destiny?" "Yes!" Wow, Santa really knows his toys. "A.J., didn't I bring you a Striker Smith action figure two Christmases ago?" Santa asked me. "Yeah," I replied. "He fell under the school bus, and his head came off." "And didn't I bring you another Striker Smith action figure last Christmas?" "Yeah," I said. "He met his untimely end when his head got tragically melted in a battle with an evil magnifying glass." "I'm sorry to hear that," Santa said. "I

发射器，语音激活器，攻击犬，和豪华喷灯。 所有其他配件单独出售。 电池不包括在内。”“史密斯前锋？”圣诞老人说。 “你是说那个来自未来的超级英雄人物，他穿越时空，与所有胆敢阻挠他命运的人战斗？”“是的!”哇，圣诞老人真了解他的玩具。 “aj，我不是在两个圣诞节前给你送过一个射手史密斯的人偶吗？”圣诞老人问我。 “是的，”我回答。“他摔倒在校车下面，脑袋掉了下来。” “去年圣诞节我不是给你带了另一个射手史密斯人偶吗？”“是的，”我说。 “他在与一个邪恶的放大镜的战斗中不幸地融化了他的头，这是他不合时宜的结局。” “听到这个我很难过，”圣诞老人说。 “我

hope you'll take better care of Striker Smith this year." "I will, Santa!" "Good. Merry Christmas, A.J. Ho! Ho! Ho!" I looked out at the kids waiting in line. I wondered how Santa would remember which presents we all asked him for. "Are you going to write down that I asked for a Striker Smith action figure?" I asked Santa. "That won't be necessary," he replied. "How will you remember, Santa?" "My mind is like a steel trap," he told me. "You catch animals with your head?" I asked. "No, I mean I have a good memory," Santa told me. "That's how I remember what I bring you each year."

希望你今年能好好照顾史密斯射手。” “我会的，圣诞老人！”“很好。圣诞快乐，A.J. 喂!喂!Ho !”我看着外面排队的孩子们。 我不知道圣诞老人怎么能记得我们都要了哪些礼物。 “你会记下我要的是一个射手史密斯人偶吗？”我问圣诞老人。 “那没必要，”他回答说。 “圣诞老人，你怎样才能记住呢？”“我的头脑就像一个钢铁陷阱，”他告诉我。 “你用你的头抓动物？”我问。 “不，我是说我记忆力很好，”圣诞老人告诉我。 “这就是为什么我记得我每年给你带来什么。”

Some of the parents in the crowd were looking at their watches. I guess my time was up. But this might be the only chance in my whole life that I would get to talk with Santa. I didn't want to leave. "Can I ask you one question, Santa?" "Sure, A.J." "I understand how reindeer can fly," I said, "but doesn't your sleigh need a wing on each side, for stability?" "The Christmas spirit lifts it up," Santa said. "Yeah, but the sleigh doesn't look very aerodynamic," I told him. "Why not use a helicopter instead?" "I thought you had just one question," Santa said. "How is it possible to visit every house in the world in one night?" I asked. "What about the houses that don't have chimneys?

人群中的一些家长在看手表。 我想我的时间到了。但这可能是我这辈子唯一一次和圣诞老人说话的机会。 我不想离开。“我能问你一个问题吗，圣诞老人？”“当然,A.J.” “我知道驯鹿是怎么飞的，”我说，“但是你的雪橇不是需要两边各有一个翅膀来保持稳定吗？”圣诞老人说：“圣诞精神把它提了起来。” “是的，但是雪橇看起来不太符合空气动力学，”我告诉他。 “为什么不用直升机呢？”“我以为你只有一个问题，”圣诞老人说。 “怎么可能在一个晚上走遍世界上所有的房子呢？”我问。 “那些没有烟囱的房子怎么办？”