4. Our Genius Plan

4 Our Genius Plan After lunch in the vomitorium, we went out for recess. Michael's birthday was last week, and we were all playing with the yo-yos we got in our goody bags at the end of the party. Yo-yos are cool. Emily was looking worried, as usual. "I think my tooth is going to fall out soon," she said. "It's really loose."

我们的天才计划在体育馆吃完午饭后，我们出去休息。 上周是迈克尔的生日，我们都在玩派对结束时装在礼品袋里的溜溜球。 溜溜球很酷。艾米丽像往常一样忧心忡忡。 “我想我的牙很快就要掉了，”她说。 “它真的很松。”

What's up with baby teeth? Why do we have baby teeth if they're just going to fall out and get replaced by adult teeth? We should just start with adult teeth and get it over with, if you ask me. Having two sets of teeth makes no sense at all. What a waste of teeth. "Maybe we should tell Dr. Floss that your tooth is about to fall out," Andrea told Emily. "I'm scared," said Emily, who's scared of everything. "That's a terrible idea," I said. "Dr. Floss is weird. I don't even think she's a real dentist. A real dentist would never tell kids to eat junk food." "Maybe Dr. Floss kidnapped the real dentist who was supposed to visit our school," said Ryan. "Yeah," I said, "the real dentist is probably tied to some railroad tracks right

乳牙是怎么回事？ 如果乳牙会脱落并被成年牙齿所取代，我们为什么还要长乳牙呢？ 如果你问我的话，我们应该从成年牙齿开始，把它做完。 有两副牙齿根本说不通。 真是浪费牙齿。“也许我们应该告诉医生。 用牙线判断你的牙齿要掉了，”安德里亚告诉艾米丽。 “我害怕，”爱米丽说，她什么都害怕。 “这是个糟糕的主意，”我说。 “弗洛斯博士很奇怪。我觉得她根本不是真正的牙医。 真正的牙医是不会让孩子吃垃圾食品的。” “也许弗洛斯医生绑架了那个本来要来我们学校的真正的牙医，”瑞安说。 “是啊，”我说，“真正的牙医可能被绑在铁轨上，对吧

now, and a train is coming. Stuff like that happens all the time, you know." "Stop trying to scare Emily," said Andrea. "I'm scared," repeated Emily. "I'm afraid my tooth is going to fall out any minute. I can feel it with my tongue."

现在，一列火车来了。 你知道，这样的事情经常发生。” “别吓唬艾米丽了，”安德烈说。 “我害怕，”爱米丽重复道。 “我怕我的牙随时都会掉。 我的舌头都能感觉到。”

"I'm going to go get Dr. Floss," Andrea said, and then she went running into the school. "Do you think Dr. Floss is going to pull out my loose tooth?" Emily asked us. "Sure," I told her. "That's what dentists do. They love it when kids have loose teeth." "Your parents are going to have to pay Dr. Floss a lot of money to pull out that tooth," Neil told Emily. "How much do you think it will cost?" asked Emily. "I don't know," said Ryan. "How much does a car cost?" "About a million dollars," I guessed. I have no idea how much a car costs, but I know they cost a lot of money. "What a scam," said Alexia. "If you don't do anything, your loose tooth will just fall out on its own at some point." That's when I got a great idea.

“我要去找弗洛斯医生，”安德里亚说，然后她跑进了学校。 “你觉得弗洛斯医生会把我那颗松动的牙拔出来吗？”艾米丽问我们。 “当然，”我告诉她。“这就是牙医的工作。 他们喜欢看到孩子牙齿松动。” “你的父母将不得不付钱给医生。 用牙线拔掉那颗牙花了很多钱，”尼尔告诉艾米丽。 “你觉得要花多少钱？”爱米丽问。 “我不知道，”瑞恩说。 “一辆车多少钱？”“大约一百万美元，”我猜。 我不知道一辆车要花多少钱，但我知道它要花很多钱。 “真是个骗局，”亚历克西娅说。 “如果你什么都不做，你那颗松动的牙齿总有一天会自己脱落的。” 这时我有了一个好主意。

"You don't need Dr. Floss, you know," I told Emily. "We can pull out that loose tooth for you." "You can?" "Sure," I said, unrolling my yo-yo. "Look. We can just put the loop at the end of this string around your loose tooth, give the yo-yo a good yank, and your tooth will pop right out." "Are you sure?" asked Emily. She looked nervous.

“你不需要弗洛斯医生，你知道，”我告诉艾米丽。 “我们可以帮你拔掉那颗松动的牙齿。” “可以吗?”“当然，”我说着，展开了我的溜溜球。 “看。我们可以把绳子末端的环绕在你松动的牙齿上，用力一拉溜溜球，你的牙齿就会掉出来。” “你确定吗？”爱米丽问。 她看上去很紧张。

"Sure I'm sure," I said. "Easy peasy. And you won't have to pay Dr. Floss a dime." "What a great idea!" said Alexia. "A.J., you should get the Nobel Prize." That's a prize they give out to people who don't have bells.

“当然，我确定，”我说。“容易peasy。 而且你也不用付钱给。 用牙线剔硬币。”“好主意！”亚历克西娅说。 “ aj，你应该得诺贝尔奖” 那是他们发给没有铃铛的人的奖品。