7. The Ghost of Now

7 The Ghost of Now

《当下的幽灵

This was turning out to be the worst night in the history of nights. When would it end? The clock that I didn't have struck one. "A.J.... A.J.... A.J...." "Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" There was another weird-looking ghost floating over my bed! It took me a few seconds to realize it was the ghost of Dr. Brad, our school counselor. He has crazy hair and looks like one of those mad scientists in the movies who straps people to a chair, removes their brain, and puts a monkey brain in its place. "I am zee ghost of vut's happening right now," said Dr. Brad.* He talks funny, and his eyebrows jump up and down as he speaks. "Wait," I said. "Right now has a ghost? That's weird." "I vud like you to come vis me, A.J.," said

这是史上最糟糕的一个夜晚。 什么时候结束？我没有敲过的钟。 “A.J…A.J……A.J……”“Ahhhhhhhhhhh !”又有一个长相怪异的鬼在我床上飘浮！我花了几秒钟才意识到那是博士的鬼魂。 布拉德，我们学校的辅导员。 他有一头疯狂的头发，看起来就像电影里那些疯狂的科学家把人绑在椅子上，取下他们的大脑，然后装上猴子的大脑。 “我是正在发生的事情的幽灵，”他说。 布莱德。他说话很滑稽，说话时眉毛上下跳动。 “等等，”我说。“现在有鬼了？” 这很奇怪。”“我想让你来看我，a.j.，”他说

the ghost of Dr. Brad. "Vee are going on a leetle journey." Another journey? The journey with Mr. Klutz wasn't much fun. Oh, well, I figured. At least I would get to fly again. Flying is cool. "When are we going?" I asked. "Right now, of course," the ghost of Dr. Brad replied. "I am zee ghost of vut's happening right now." He floated out the window, and I followed him. I wasn't afraid this time. "Come," said the ghost of Dr. Brad. "Zare is much to see." We flew about a mile or so, and then we swooped down over a playground. But it wasn't the playground of my school. It was the playground of Dirk School, another school in our town. The guys and me call it Dork School. It's for really smart kids.

布拉德博士的鬼魂。“我们要开始一段短途旅行。” 另一个旅行吗?与克鲁茨先生的旅程并不怎么有趣。 好吧，我知道了。至少我又能坐飞机了。 飞行很酷。“我们什么时候去？”我问。 “当然是现在。” 布莱德回答道。“我是正在发生的事情的鬼魂。” 他飘出窗外，我跟着他。 这次我不怕了。 “来吧，”医生的鬼魂说。 布莱德。“有很多东西要看。” 我们大约飞了一英里左右，然后在一个操场上空俯冲下来。 但那不是我们学校的操场。 这是德克学校的操场，是我们镇上的另一所学校。 我和伙计们管它叫呆子学校。 这是为非常聪明的孩子准备的。

There were lots of kids running around the playground. It must have been their recess time. There were some big posters on the walls with slogans like RESPECT OTHERS and BE CONSIDERATE. The ghost of Dr. Brad and I floated low over the playground. "Do you notice anyzing different about zis school, A.J.?" he asked me. "Uh... the kids are dorks?" I guessed. "No," said the ghost of Dr. Brad. "Zuh children are being nice to each uhzer." He was right. Nobody was pushing and fighting or saying mean things to anybody else. "Zee vut I mean?" said the ghost of Dr. Brad. "Zuh children are sharing. Zay are cooperating. Zay are helping each other. And zay are having fun, A.J." Hmmmm, interesting. Everybody at Dirk School seemed so happy.

有许多孩子在操场上跑来跑去。 那一定是他们的课间休息时间。 墙上有一些很大的海报，上面写着“尊重他人”和“体贴他人”之类的口号。 布拉德博士和我的鬼魂在操场上低低的漂浮着。 “你注意到这所学校有什么不同吗，aj ?”他问我。 “嗯…孩子们都是笨蛋？”我猜到了。 “不，”医生的鬼魂说。 布莱德。“孩子们对每个人都很好。” 他是对的。没有人推搡，没有人打架，也没有人对别人说刻薄的话。 “我的意思是什么？” 布莱德。“孩子们在分享。 Zay正在合作。Zay在互相帮助。 和zay玩得很开心，aj " 嗯,有意思。德克学校的每个人看起来都很高兴。

"Wait," I said. "Are you telling me that kids can actually have a good time without saying mean things to each other?" "Yes! Zat is exactly vut I am saying." I had no idea this was possible. I always thought the only way to have fun was to say dumb stuff about other kids and make everybody else laugh. This was blowing my mind!

“等等，”我说。“你是在告诉我，孩子们不用对彼此说刻薄的话也能玩得很开心吗？”“是啊!这正是我要说的。” 我不知道这是可能的。 我一直认为唯一的乐趣就是说其他孩子的傻话，让其他人都笑。 这让我大吃一惊！