2 All the Good Ones Are Dead

2 All the Good Ones Are Dead The announcement was from Mrs. Patty, our school secretary. "Third graders," said Mrs. Patty, "please report to the media center." We walked a million hundred miles to the media center, which used to be called the library, but they changed the name. Nobody knows why. Mrs. Roopy was waiting for us at the

所有的好人都死了这是我们学校的秘书帕蒂夫人宣布的。 “三年级的学生，”帕蒂夫人说，“请到媒体中心报到。” 我们走了100万英里来到媒体中心，那里以前被称为图书馆，但他们改了名字。 没人知道为什么。鲁比太太在饭店等我们

door. She's our media specialist. She used to be called the librarian, but they changed the name. Nobody knows why. "Good morning, everyone," said Mrs. Roopy. "I'm so excited that you kids are graduating from third grade! Congratulations! I have some good news and some better news for you." "What's the good news?" asked Neil. "The good news is that I'm going to be in charge of your graduation!"

门。她是我们的媒体专家。 她以前被称为图书管理员，但他们改了名字。 没人知道为什么。“大家早上好，”鲁比太太说。 “我太兴奋了，你们三年级就要毕业了！”恭喜你!我有一些好消息和一些更好的消息要告诉你。” 尼尔问：“有什么好消息吗？” “好消息是，我将负责你的毕业典礼！”

"YAY!" we all shouted. "What's the better news?" asked Alexia. "The better news is that Mrs. Stoker said I could bring in a guest speaker for your graduation." "YAY!" we all shouted. Mrs. Stoker is our new principal. The principal used to be Mr. Klutz, but he retired. A couple of years ago, I went to my sister's graduation, so I know that graduations are a total snoozefest. You have to sit around for a million hundred hours waiting for your name to be called. Then they hand you this piece of paper that your parents stick in your memory box for the rest of your life. Snore. "Hang on," said Mrs. Roopy. "I'll be right back. I have to make a quick phone call." She dashed out of the room. So I did what I always do when there are no teachers around. I stood up on my chair

“耶！”我们都喊道。“有什么好消息吗？”阿列克谢亚问。 “更好的消息是，斯托克太太说我可以为你的毕业典礼请一位演讲嘉宾。” “耶！”我们都喊道。斯托克夫人是我们的新校长。 校长以前是克鲁茨先生，但他退休了。 几年前，我参加了我姐姐的毕业典礼，所以我知道毕业典礼是一件令人昏昏欲睡的事情。 你得坐上无数个小时等着别人叫你的名字。 然后他们递给你这张纸，你的父母会把这张纸塞进你的记忆盒里，让你终生难忘。 打鼾。“等等，”鲁比太太说。 “我马上就回来。我得打个电话。” 她冲出房间。 所以我做了没有老师的时候我经常做的事情。 我从椅子上站起来

and shook my butt at the class. "Arlo, sit down," said Andrea, rolling her eyes. She calls me by my real name because she knows I don't like it. A few minutes later, Mrs. Roopy came back. The weird thing was she didn't look like Mrs. Roopy anymore. She was dressed like a man with a bushy mustache, glasses, and a jacket and tie. She must have stuffed a pillow under her shirt because she looked a lot bigger. "Why are you dressed like that, Mrs. Roopy?" asked Ryan. "Who's Mrs. Roopy?" said Mrs. Roopy. "Never heard of her. My name is Teddy Roosevelt. I was the twenty-sixth president of the United States. My face is on Mount Rushmore."

还在课堂上摇屁股。 “阿乐，坐下。”安德烈翻着白眼说。 她叫我的真名，因为她知道我不喜欢这样。 几分钟后，鲁比太太回来了。 奇怪的是，她看起来不再像鲁比太太了。 她打扮得像个男人，留着浓密的胡子，戴着眼镜，穿着夹克，打着领带。 她一定是在衬衫下面塞了一个枕头，因为她看起来胖了很多。 “你为什么穿成那样，鲁比太太？”瑞恩问。 “谁是鲁皮太太？”鲁皮太太问。 “从来没听说过她。我叫泰迪·罗斯福。 我是美国第26任总统。 我的脸在拉什莫尔山上。”

Mrs. Roopy is loopy. Teddy Roosevelt died like a million hundred years ago. We all knew it was just Mrs. Roopy dressed up like Teddy Roosevelt. Well, almost all of us knew it. "You're my favorite president!" said Emily, who will fall for anything. "May I be the speaker at your graduation?" asked Mrs. Roopy, I mean Teddy Roosevelt. "I'll tell you stories of my days as a trust buster." Trust buster? I didn't know what he was talking about. I looked at Ryan. Ryan looked at Alexia. Alexia looked at Neil. Neil looked at Andrea. We were all looking at each other. "I'll tell you what," Teddy Roosevelt said. "You kids think it over. I have to go bust some trusts." Huh? What's a trust? And why would anybody want to bust one? Teddy Roosevelt ran out of the room. A few minutes later, Mrs. Roopy came back, wearing her regular clothes.

鲁比太太是疯了。泰迪·罗斯福早在一百万年以前就死了。 我们都知道是鲁比太太打扮成泰迪·罗斯福。 嗯，几乎我们所有人都知道。 “你是我最喜欢的总统！”爱米丽说，她什么都相信。 “我可以在你的毕业典礼上演讲吗？”鲁比太太问，“我是说泰迪·罗斯福。” “我会告诉你我当反托拉斯者时的故事。” 相信巴斯特吗?我不知道他在说什么。 我看着瑞恩。瑞恩看着亚历克西娅。 亚历克西娅看着尼尔。尼尔看着安德里亚。 我们都面面相觑。 “我告诉你，”泰迪·罗斯福说。 “你们这些孩子好好想想。我得去搞垮一些托拉斯。” 嗯?什么是信托？为什么会有人想要破坏一个？ 泰迪·罗斯福跑出了房间。 几分钟后，鲁比太太回来了，穿着她平常穿的衣服。