11. Thinking Outside the Box

11 Thinking Outside the Box We decided to leave Boomer alone and go back to the party so we could open our plastic eggs and eat the candy inside. But when we got to the lawn, the other kids were gathered around Mr. Klutz and Mrs. Bubbles. She was holding a big basket, and it was filled with all our eggs. "Hey, those are our eggs!" I said. "We found them!" "We're going to try something different this year," Mr. Klutz said. "I'm going to open the eggs for you." "But we get what's inside, right?" shouted Michael. "Of course," said Mrs. Bubbles. "You kids get the prizes."

我们决定不去打扰布玛儿，自己回去参加派对，这样我们就可以打开塑料蛋，吃里面的糖果了。 但当我们到达草坪时，其他孩子都聚集在克鲁茨先生和泡泡夫人周围。 她拿着一个大篮子，里面装满了我们所有的鸡蛋。 “嘿，那些是我们的蛋！”我说。 “我们找到他们了！”“今年我们要尝试一些不同的东西，”克鲁茨说。 “我来给你打开鸡蛋。” “但我们得到了里面的东西，对吗？”迈克尔喊道。 “当然，”泡泡太太说。 “你们这些孩子会得奖的。”

Mr. Klutz opened an egg. I thought a piece of candy was going to fall out. But it didn't. You know what fell out? A piece of paper! WHAT?! No candy? "Each piece of paper has a question written on it," said Mr. Klutz. "The first child to answer the question correctly will get a chocolate-covered marshmallow bunny!" A chocolate-covered marshmallow bunny? Count me in. I love chocolate-covered marshmallow bunnies! I looked at Andrea. Andrea looked at me. We both made mean faces at each other. There was no way Little Miss Know-It-All was going to win the chocolate-covered marshmallow bunnies. "Okay," said Mr. Klutz as he opened the first egg. "What is... seven times eight?"

克鲁茨先生打开了一个鸡蛋。我以为会掉一块糖出来。 但事实并非如此。你知道结果是什么吗？ 一张纸！什么? !没有糖果? “每张纸上都写着一个问题，”克鲁茨说。 “第一个正确回答问题的孩子将得到一个巧克力包裹的棉花糖兔子！”巧克力裹着棉花糖的兔子？ 算我一个。我喜欢巧克力包裹的棉花糖兔子！我看着安德里亚。 安德烈看着我。我们都对着对方做鬼脸。 无所不知的小小姐是不可能赢得巧克力棉花糖兔子的。 “好吧，”克鲁茨说着打开了第一个鸡蛋。 “是什么…七乘八？”

"Ninety-nine!" I yelled. "Ha! In your face, Andrea!" "Fifty-six!" yelled Andrea. "Right!" said Mr. Klutz. "Andrea gets a chocolate-covered marshmallow bunny." "Oh, man!" I shouted. No fair! Andrea went up and got her chocolate-covered marshmallow bunny. Then she stuck out her tongue at me.

“九十九年!”我喊道。“哈!在你脸上，安德烈！”“五十六！”安德烈叫道。 “对！”克鲁茨说。“安德莉亚得到了一只巧克力软糖兔子” “哦,男人!”我叫道。不公平!安德里亚去拿她的巧克力糖兔子。 然后她向我伸出舌头。

"Next question," Mr. Klutz said as he cracked open another egg. "What's the difference between fiction and nonfiction?" "Nonfiction has no fiction in it," I shouted. "It's like nonfat milk." "Nonfiction is real, and fiction is a madeup story!" shouted Andrea. "Right!" said Mr. Klutz. He gave Andrea another chocolate-covered marshmallow bunny. Bummer in the summer! This game was no fun at all. Mr. Klutz opened another egg. "What is above the United States?" he asked. "The sky!" I shouted. "Canada!" shouted Andrea. Mr. Klutz gave Andrea another chocolate-covered marshmallow bunny, even though my answer was just as good as hers.

“下一个问题，”克鲁茨一边说，一边敲开另一个鸡蛋。 “小说和非小说的区别是什么？”“非虚构作品里没有虚构，”我喊道。 “就像脱脂牛奶一样。”“非虚构是真实的，虚构是编造的故事！”安德烈喊道。 “对！”克鲁茨说。他又给了安德里亚一只巧克力软糖兔子。 夏天的流浪者！这个游戏一点也不好玩。 克鲁茨先生又打开了一个鸡蛋。 “在美国之上是什么？”他问道。 “天!”我叫道。“加拿大！”安德烈喊道。 尽管我的回答和她的一样好，克鲁茨先生还是给了安德里亚另一只巧克力裹着棉花糖的兔子。

"When did Columbus discover America?" asked Mr. Klutz. "When he stepped off the boat!" shouted. "In 1492!" shouted Andrea. Another chocolate-covered marshmallow bunny for Andrea. This was a dumb game. "Where do we get orange juice?" asked Mr. Klutz. "From the supermarket!" I shouted. "From oranges!" shouted Andrea. She got another chocolate-covered marshmallow bunny for that lucky guess. She had five chocolate-covered marshmallow bunnies now. Nobody else had any. This definitely wasn't fair. "Okay, you should get this one, A.J.," said Mr. Klutz. "What do they call the man who wears a striped shirt and a whistle at a football game?"

“哥伦布是什么时候发现美洲的？”克鲁兹问道。 “当他下船的时候！” “1492年！”安德烈喊道。 给安德里亚的另一个巧克力棉花糖兔子。 这是一个愚蠢的游戏。“我们到哪里去弄橙汁？”克鲁茨先生问。 “从超市买的！”我叫道。 “橘子！”安德烈喊道。 她猜对了，又得到了一只巧克力软糖兔子。 她现在有五只裹着巧克力的棉花糖兔子。 其他人都没有。这绝对不公平。 “好吧，你应该买这个，aj，”克鲁茨说。 “在足球比赛中穿着条纹衬衫，吹着哨子的人叫什么？”

"Bob!" I shouted. "The referee!" shouted Andrea. She got another chocolate-covered marshmallow bunny! It went on like that for a while. Mr. Klutz gave out all the chocolate-covered marshmallow bunnies he had, and most of them went to Andrea. This was the worst thing to happen since TV Turnoff Week! Not only was Andrea getting all the chocolate-covered marshmallow bunnies, but she beat me in the contest too. I was really mad. After it was all over, Andrea came over to me. "I don't even like chocolate-covered marshmallow bunnies," she said. "You can have mine, Arlo." "Really?" I said, taking the bag. "Thanks!"

“鲍勃!”我叫道。“裁判！”安德烈喊道。 她又买了一只巧克力棉花糖兔子！这种情况持续了一段时间。 克鲁茨先生把他所有的巧克力棉花糖兔子都发了出去，其中大部分都给了安德里亚。 这是电视关闭周以来发生的最糟糕的事情！安德里亚不仅得到了所有的巧克力棉花糖兔子，而且还在比赛中打败了我。 我真的很生气。一切结束后，安德里亚来找我。 “我甚至不喜欢巧克力裹着棉花糖的兔子，”她说。 “你可以用我的，阿乐。” “真的吗?”我说着拿起了包。 “谢谢!”