3. A Teachable Moment

3 A Teachable Moment After Pee Air passed around his stinky cheese, Mr. Granite told us to open up our math books again. But you'll never believe who poked her head into the door at that moment. Nobody! Why would anybody want to poke their head into a door? I thought we went over that already in chapter one. But you'll never believe who poked her head into the doorway.

在皮·艾尔传完他的臭奶酪后，格拉尼特老师叫我们再打开数学书。 但你绝对不会相信那一刻是谁探出头来的。 没有人!为什么会有人想把头伸进门里？ 我想我们在第一章已经讲过了。 但你绝对不会相信是谁从门口探出头来的。

It was Ms. LaGrange, our school lunch lady! She was wearing an apron and a chef's hat. Ms. LaGrange is from France, just like Pee Air. "Bonjour!" said Ms. LaGrange. "I heard your class has a new exchange student from France." "His name is Pee Air," said Alexia. "Blah blah blah blah," Ms. LaGrange said to Pee Air. "Blah blah blah blah." "Blah blah blah blah," Pee Air said to Ms. LaGrange. "Blah blah blah blah." I had no idea what they were saying, because they were talking to each other in French. It made no sense at all. I don't know how anybody understands that stuff.

是拉格朗日老师，我们学校的午餐小姐！她系着围裙，戴着厨师帽。 拉格朗日女士来自法国，就像Pee Air一样。 “你好！”拉格朗日女士说。 “我听说你们班新来了一个法国交换生。” “他叫皮·艾尔。”亚历克西娅说。 “废话连篇。” 拉格朗日对皮埃尔说。“废话连篇。” “废话，废话，废话。” 拉格朗日。“废话连篇。” 我不知道他们在说什么，因为他们在用法语交谈。 这根本说不通。我不知道大家怎么能理解这些东西。

"Isn't French a beautiful language?" said Andrea. "When I get older, I'm going to take a class and learn how to speak French." "Me too," said Emily, who always does

“法语不是一门美丽的语言吗？”安德烈说。 “等我长大了，我要去上一门课，学习如何说法语。” “我也是，”爱米丽说，她总是这样

everything Andrea does. "This is what I call a teachable moment!" said Mr. Granite as he put down his math book. "It's the perfect time for us to learn about another country!" "Yay!" shouted all the girls. "Boo!" shouted all the boys. Learning stuff is boring. "What would you like to know about France?" asked Ms. LaGrange. "I'm sure Pee Air and I can answer any questions." Andrea started waving her hand in the air like she was stranded on a desert island and trying to signal a plane. So of course Ms. LaGrange called on her. "Is it true that the French people gave us the Statue of Liberty?" Andrea asked. "Yes!" said Ms. LaGrange. "The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France." "Very good, Andrea!" said Mr. Granite.

安德里亚所做的一切。“这就是我所说的教育时刻！”格拉尼特先生一边放下数学书一边说。 “这是我们了解另一个国家的最佳时机！”“耶！”所有的女孩都喊了起来。 “嘘！”所有的男孩都喊道。 学习东西很无聊。“关于法国，你想知道些什么？” 拉格朗日。“我相信Pee Air和我可以回答任何问题。” 安德里亚开始在空中挥舞着她的手，就像她被困在荒岛上一样，并试图向飞机发出信号。 所以拉格朗日女士当然会去拜访她。 “法国人民送给我们自由女神像是真的吗？”安德里亚问道。 “是的！”拉格朗日女士说。“自由女神像是法国送的礼物。” “很好，安德烈！”格拉尼特先生说。

Little Miss Know-It-All had a big smile on her face. What a brownnoser! She knew perfectly well that the French people gave us the Statue of Liberty. She only asked that question so everybody would know that she knew the French people gave us the Statue of Liberty. Andrea is always doing that. "How big is France?" asked Alexia. "France is about the same size as Texas," said Ms. LaGrange. "WOW," everybody said, which is "MOM" upside down. "Did you ever go to the Eiffel Tower?" asked Michael. "Oh yes, many times," said Pee Air. "It is very... how do you say... cool." "The Mona Lisa is in France too," said Andrea, who was obviously trying to impress Pee Air with how much she knows. "Very good, Andrea!" said Mr. Granite.

小万事通小姐脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。 真是个马屁精！她非常清楚，法国人民送给了我们自由女神像。 她问这个问题只是为了让大家知道她知道法国人给了我们自由女神像。 安德里亚总是这样。 “法国有多大？”阿列克谢问。 “法国和德克萨斯州差不多大，”她说。 拉格朗日。“哇，”每个人都说，这是“妈妈”的颠倒。 “你去过埃菲尔铁塔吗？”迈克尔问。 “哦，是的，很多次，”皮·艾尔说。 “这非常……你怎么说…… 酷。”“《蒙娜丽莎》也在法国，”安德里亚说，她显然是想向《Pee Air》展示自己的渊博知识。 “很好，安德烈！”格拉尼特先生说。

Why can't a truck full of Mona Lisas fall on Andrea's head? "Hey," I asked, "in France, do you call French fries 'American fries'?" "No, we call them pommes frites," said Pee Air. "We also eat... frogs' legs and snails... which we call escargot." Ewww, gross! They eat snails! "Maybe I'll make escargot for lunch tomorrow!" said Ms. LaGrange. Ugh! I'll be bringing my own lunch. I'd rather die than eat those S car things. "Did you know that the hot air balloon, the parachute, and the submarine were all invented in France?" asked Ms. LaGrange. "They probably invented that stuff so they could get out of the country," I said.

为什么一辆装满蒙娜丽莎的卡车不能砸到安德里亚的头上？ “嘿，”我问，“在法国，你们管炸薯条叫‘美式薯条’吗？”“不，我们叫它们pommes frites，”Pee Air说。 “我们还吃……青蛙的腿和蜗牛…… 我们称之为蜗牛。”呦,恶心!他们吃蜗牛！“也许明天午餐我要做蜗牛！” 拉格朗日。啊!我自己带午餐来。 我宁愿死也不吃那些汽车的东西。 “你知道热气球、降落伞和潜艇都是法国发明的吗？” 拉格朗日。“他们可能发明了这些东西，这样他们就可以离开这个国家了，”我说。