5. I Quit!

5 I Quit!

我辞职了！

So Andrea and I would be representing our school. Ugh. I didn't want to do it. I might actually have to learn something about the presidents. What a waste! The more time you spend learning stuff, the less time you have to spend on important stuff, like watching TV and playing video games. But everybody at school was really getting into it. All the kids wanted to see us beat those Dirk School dorks again. All the teachers were feeding Andrea and me facts about the presidents to help us get ready. When we went to the media center, Mrs. Roopy showed us more books and videos about the presidents. During computer class, our computer teacher, Mrs. Yonkers, told us that Bill Clinton was the first president to use email. During music class, our music teacher, Mr. Loring, told us that Bill Clinton also

所以安德里亚和我将代表我们学校。 啊。我不想这么做。 我可能真的需要学习一些关于总统的知识。 太浪费了！你花在学习上的时间越多，你花在重要事情上的时间就越少，比如看电视和玩电子游戏。 但是学校里的每个人都很投入。 所有的孩子都想看我们再一次打败那些德克学校的笨蛋。 所有的老师都在给安德里亚和我讲总统的事情，帮助我们做好准备。 当我们去媒体中心时，鲁比夫人给我们看了更多关于总统的书籍和录像带。 在计算机课上，我们的计算机老师扬克斯夫人告诉我们，比尔·克林顿是第一位使用电子邮件的总统。 在音乐课上，我们的音乐老师，洛林先生，告诉我们比尔克林顿也

played the saxophone on TV. During fizz ed, our gym teacher, Miss Small, told us that Gerald Ford was a star football player when he was in college at the University of Michigan. All the grown-ups at school kept pulling Andrea and me aside in the hallway to tell us facts they knew about the presidents. Our security guard, Officer Spence, told me about how the Secret Service protects the president. He said you never know what questions might be asked at the Presidents' Day Challenge. Even Coach Hyatt, my Pee Wee football coach, wanted to help. "A.J.," she shouted to me at the end of practice on Saturday. "I want you and Andrea to pick up my car." "What?!" I replied. "How would picking up your car help us win the Presidents' Day

在电视上吹萨克斯 在喝汽水的时候，我们的体育老师斯莫尔小姐告诉我们，杰拉尔德·福特在密歇根大学读大学时是一名足球明星。 学校里所有的大人都在走廊里把安德里亚和我拉到一边，告诉我们他们所知道的关于总统的事情。 我们的保安斯宾塞警官告诉我特勤局是如何保护总统的。 他说，你永远不知道在总统日挑战会上会被问到什么问题。 就连我的足球教练凯悦教练也想帮忙。 “aj，”周六训练结束时她对我喊道。 “我要你和安德里亚来取我的车。” “什么? !”我回答说。“取走你的车对我们赢得总统日有什么帮助？

Challenge?" "Pick it up!" she shouted back. "Show us how tough you are. If you can pick up a car, you can do anything." That was weird. Coach Hyatt is a riot. Finally, it was Presidents' Day. We had that day off from school, and the Presidents' Day Challenge would be on Wednesday night. On Tuesday morning, we were in Mr. Cooper's class when an announcement came over the loudspeaker. "Andrea and A.J., please report to Mr. Klutz's office." Uh-oh. "Oooooh," said Ryan. "A.J. and Andrea are going to Mr. Klutz's office together. They must be in love!" "When are you gonna get married?" asked Michael. Andrea and I walked a million hundred

挑战吗?”“把它捡起来！”她喊道。 “让我们看看你有多坚强。 如果你能拿起一辆车，你就能做任何事情。” 这很奇怪。凯悦教练是一个骚乱。 最后，是总统日。 那天我们放假，总统日挑战赛将在周三晚上举行。 星期二上午，我们在库珀先生的课上，扩音器里传来一则通告。 安德里亚和aj，请到克鲁茨先生的办公室报到 哦。“哦哦，”瑞恩说。 " a。j。和安德莉亚要一起去克鲁茨先生的办公室。 他们一定是相爱了！”“你打算什么时候结婚？”迈克尔问。 安德里亚和我走了一百万年

miles to Mr. Klutz's office. When we got there, he was hanging upside down from the ceiling.

到克鲁茨先生的办公室 我们到那里时，他正倒挂在天花板上。

"Why are you hanging upside down from the ceiling?" Andrea asked. "It helps me think," Mr. Klutz replied. "Your brain works better after the blood has rushed to your head. You should try it." Mr. Klutz is nuts. He climbed down and sat behind his desk. "Did we do something wrong?" I asked. Usually, I get called to the principal's office when I did something wrong. "No, no, no," Mr. Klutz replied. "Just the opposite. I'm so proud of you two. Win or lose, you'll be representing our school. You're going to be under a lot of pressure tomorrow night. The questions will be harder. There may be some trick questions too. I know you're both going to give it your best shot." I looked at Andrea. She had on her mean face.

“你为什么倒挂在天花板上？”安德里亚问道。 “这有助于我思考，”克鲁茨回答说。 “血液涌向头部后，你的大脑工作得更好。 你应该试试。”克鲁茨先生是个疯子。 他爬下来，坐在桌子后面。 “我们做错了什么吗？”我问。 通常，当我做错事时，我会被叫到校长办公室。 “不，不，不，”克鲁茨回答说。 “恰恰相反。我真为你们俩骄傲。 无论输赢，你都将代表我们学校。 明天晚上你的压力会很大。 问题会更难回答。 也可能会有一些刁钻的问题。 我知道你们俩都会全力以赴的。” 我看着安德里亚。她那张刻薄的脸。