4. Miss Porter Gets Real

4 Miss Porter Gets Real We had fun with Miss Porter all day on Monday. When I woke up on Tuesday morning, I couldn't wait to go to school. "I can't wait to go to school today, Mom!" I shouted. "Wait. What?" my mother replied. "Did you just say you want to go to school, A.J.?" "Yeah!" I said. "I love school!"

我们星期一一整天都和波特小姐玩得很开心。 当我星期二早上醒来时，我迫不及待地想去上学。 “我今天等不及要上学了，妈妈！”我叫道。 ”等。什么？”母亲回答。 “你刚才是说你想去上学吗，aj ?”“是啊!”我说。 “我爱学校！”

My mom rushed to the medicine cabinet to get the thermometer. "Are you feeling okay?" she asked when she got to my room. She put her hand on my forehead and held it there. "Maybe you have a temperature." Well, of course I have a temperature. Doesn't everybody have a temperature? If we didn't have a temperature, we'd be dead. "I'm fine, Mom," I told her before she stuck the thermometer in my mouth. We waited a million hundred seconds for the thermometer to beep. Finally it did. My temperature was normal. Yay! I could go to school! "I don't know, A.J.," my mom said. "Maybe you should stay home today." "Noooooo!" I shouted. "I want to go to school! Please, please, please let me go to school?"

我妈妈冲到药柜去拿体温计。 “你感觉还好吗？”她来到我的房间后问道。 她把手放在我的额头上，一直放在那里。 “也许你发烧了。” 我当然发烧了。 不是每个人都发烧吗？ 如果我们不发烧，我们就死了。 “我很好，妈妈。”在她把体温计塞进我嘴里之前，我告诉她。 我们等了一百万分之一秒等温度计发出哔哔声。 最后它做到了。我的体温正常。 耶!我可以去上学！“我不知道，aj，”我妈妈说。 “也许你今天应该呆在家里。” “Noooooo !”我叫道。“我想去上学！”求你了，求你了，求你让我去上学吧？”

Mom looked at me like I had three heads. This was the first time in the history of the world that I said I wanted to go to school. I looked at my mom with puppy dog eyes. If you ever want something from grown-ups, look at them with puppy dog eyes. It works every time. That's the first rule of being a kid. "Okay, okay," Mom finally said. "You can go to school."

妈妈看我的眼神就像我有三个脑袋一样。 这是世界历史上我第一次说我想去上学。 我用小狗的眼睛看着我妈妈。 如果你想从成年人那里得到什么，用小狗的眼睛看着他们。 每次都很有效。这是当孩子的第一准则。 “好吧，好吧，”妈妈终于说。 “你可以去上学了。”

"Yay!" When I got to school, Miss Porter was talking about palindromes. Those are words that are spelled the same way backward and forward. Like "mom" and "kayak."* "'RACECAR' IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A PALINDROME," said Miss Porter. "That's right!" said Ryan. "'Racecar' is another word that is spelled the same way backward and forward." "What's your favorite palindrome, Miss Porter?" asked Andrea. "GO HANG A SALAMI," replied Miss Porter. "I'M A LASAGNA HOG." "WOW," we all said, which is not only "MOM" upside down but is also a palindrome. "That is the coolest palindrome in the history of palindromes," I said. "And Miss Porter is the coolest teacher in

“耶!”我到学校时，波特小姐正在讲回文。 这些单词的前后拼写是一样的。 比如“妈妈”和“皮艇”。“‘赛车’是回文的另一个例子，”波特小姐说。 “没错！”瑞恩说。 “‘Racecar’是另一个前后拼写相同的单词。” “波特小姐，你最喜欢的回文是什么？”安德烈问。 “去烤香肠，”波特小姐回答。 “我是一只烤宽面条猪。”“哇，”我们都说，这不仅是“妈妈”的颠倒，也是一个回文。 “这是回文史上最酷的回文，”我说。 波特小姐是最酷的老师

the history of teachers," said Andrea. "THANK YOU!" "I wish I knew what you looked like," said Emily. "It would be nice to hear you and see you." "I CAN LOOK LIKE ANYTHING, OR ANYBODY," said Miss Porter. "DO YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE ME?" "Yes!" we all shouted. "OKAY, GIVE ME A FEW SECONDS TO GENERATE AN IMAGE." The Miss Porter machine made some beeps and weird noises. "This is exciting!" said Andrea, rubbing her hands together. "What if Miss Porter is really weird looking?" asked Ryan. "Yeah," I said. "Maybe it will look like a hideous monster with a disgusting face." "Stop trying to scare Emily," said Andrea. "I'm scared!" Emily said, covering her

教师的历史，”安德里亚说。 “谢谢你!”“我真希望知道你长什么样，”爱米丽说。 “如果能听到你的声音，看到你，那就太好了。” “我可以看起来像任何东西，或者任何人，”波特小姐说。 “你真的想见我吗？”“是的！”我们都喊道。 “好吧，给我几秒钟，让我生成一张图像。” 波特小姐的机器发出哔哔声和奇怪的声音。 “这太令人兴奋了！”安德烈搓着双手说。 “如果波特小姐真的长得很奇怪呢？”瑞恩问。 “是的，”我说。“也许它会看起来像一个丑陋的怪物，长着一张恶心的脸。” “别吓唬艾米丽了，”安德烈说。 “我怕!”爱米丽捂着她说

eyes. "I can't look!" We were all on pins and needles. Well, not really. We were sitting on chairs. Sitting on pins and needles would have hurt. But we were all glued to our seats. Well, not exactly. Why would anybody glue themselves to a seat? How would you get the glue off your pants? But it was really exciting. Miss Porter made a few more beeps and weird noises. And then, slowly, an image began to appear right before our eyes. It was just like a regular lady was standing in front of us. It was amazing! You should have been there! "WOW!" we all said, which is a palindrome and also "MOM" upside down. "Miss Porter, you're pretty!" said Andrea. "You're beautiful!" said Emily. "THANK YOU VERY MUCH!" replied Miss Porter.

眼睛。“我不能看！”我们都如坐针毡。 嗯，不完全是。我们坐在椅子上。 如坐针毡会很痛的。 但我们都被粘在座位上了。 嗯，不完全是。为什么会有人把自己粘在座位上？ 你怎么把裤子上的胶水弄掉？ 但它真的很令人兴奋。 波特小姐又发出了几声哔哔声和奇怪的声音。 然后，慢慢地，一个画面开始出现在我们眼前。 就像一个普通的女士站在我们面前。 太神奇了！你应该去的！“哇！”我们都说，这是一个回文，也是一个颠倒的“妈妈”。 “波特小姐，你真漂亮！”安德烈说。 “你真漂亮！”艾米丽说。 “非常感谢！”波特小姐回答。