1. Word of the Week

1 Word of the Week My name is A.J. and I hate the L word. Do you know what the L word is? I can't say it. It's too gross. We had just finished putting our backpacks into our cubbies and pledging the allegiance when my teacher, Mr. Granite, went over to the whiteboard. "It's time for our Word of the Day," he said as he picked up a marker. "Today, our word is

我的名字是A.J. 我讨厌“ L ”这个词你知道“L”这个词是什么吗？ 我说不出口。太恶心了。 我们刚把书包放进小柜子，宣誓效忠，我的老师格拉尼特先生就走到白板前。 “到了我们的每日一词的时间了，”他一边说一边拿起一支马克笔。 今天，我们的词是

And then he wrote it on the board in big letters: L-O-V-E. "Love," said Mr. Granite. WHAT?! He said the L word! Ugh, disgusting! "Yuck!" shouted Ryan, who will eat anything, even stuff that isn't food. "That's a four-letter word!" shouted Michael, who never ties his shoes. "And he said it out loud!" shouted Neil, who we call the nude kid even though he wears clothes. "Yes, tomorrow is Valentine's Day," said Mr. Granite. "The day of love." He said it again! All of us guys were falling off our chairs and choking and gagging and freaking out. "Boys!" said Andrea Young, this girl who is always rolling her eyes.* "I love Valentine's Day!"

然后他在黑板上用大字写下来：L-O-V-E。 “爱，”格拉尼特先生说。什么? !他说了“L”字！啊,真恶心!“恶心！”瑞恩喊道，他什么都吃，甚至不是食物的东西。 “那是一个四个字母的单词！”迈克尔喊道，他从来不系鞋带。 “他大声说出来了！”尼尔喊道，尽管他穿着衣服，我们还是称他为裸体孩子。 “是的，明天是情人节，”格拉尼特先生说。 “爱的日子。”他又说了一遍！我们所有人都从椅子上摔下来，窒息，呕吐，吓坏了。 “男孩们！”这个总是翻白眼的女孩安德里亚·杨说。“我爱情人节！”

"Me too!" said her crybaby friend, Emily, who agrees with everything Andrea says. "I love Valentine's Day!" "Can I go to the nurse?" I asked Mr. Granite. "I think I'm gonna be sick." "What's the matter, A.J.?" "Everybody keeps saying the L word," I told him. "You mean 'love'?" asked Mr. Granite. "Ewwwww!" I shouted. "You said it again! Help! Call an ambulance! I need to go to the hospital!" "You're being silly, A.J.," Mr. Granite told me. "I bet you love lots of things." "Oh, yeah? Name one." "You love your parents, don't you?" asked Mr. Granite. "Well, yes," I admitted. Of course I love my parents. "And I've heard you say how much you

“我也是！”她爱哭的朋友艾米丽说，她对安德里亚说的一切都表示赞同。 “我爱情人节！”“我能去找护士吗？”我问花岗岩先生。 “我觉得我要生病了。” “怎么了，A.J.?”“每个人都在说‘L’这个词，”我告诉他。 “你是说‘爱’？”格拉尼特先生问。 “Ewwwww !”我叫道。“你又说了！”的帮助!叫救护车！我要去医院！”“你在犯傻，a.j.，”格拉尼特先生对我说。 “我打赌你喜欢很多东西。” “哦,是吗?的名字。”“你爱你的父母，不是吗？”格拉尼特先生问。 “嗯，是的，”我承认。我当然爱我的父母。 “我也听你说过你有多么

love skateboarding, right?" "I guess so," I admitted. "And I know how much you love playing Pee Wee football every Saturday, A.J.," said Mr. Granite. "Yeah..." I couldn't argue with that. I do love playing football. "So there are some things that you love."

喜欢滑板，对吧？”“我想是的，”我承认。 “我知道你有多喜欢每周六踢Pee Wee足球，aj，”格拉尼特先生说。 “是的……”这一点我无法反驳。 我确实喜欢踢足球。 “所以有些东西是你喜欢的。”

Hmmm. Mr. Granite had a point. I do love my parents, skateboarding, and football. But I still don't like the L word. Mr. Granite told us that the L word is also about tolerance and acceptance and peace in the world. That's what we should celebrate on Valentine's Day. "I'll tell you what is my favorite part about Valentine's Day," said Mr. Granite. "Getting chocolate."

嗯。格拉尼特说得有道理。 我爱我的父母，也爱滑板和足球。 但我还是不喜欢L这个词。 格拉尼特先生告诉我们，“L”这个词也与宽容、接纳和世界和平有关。 这才是我们情人节该庆祝的。 “我来告诉你情人节我最喜欢的部分是什么，”格拉尼特先生说。 “巧克力”。