8. Big Gig

8 Big Gig When I got to school the next Thursday, all the geese were gone from the playground. That was weird. Where did they go? Back to Canada, I guess. "Big news, kids!" said Mrs. Bacon when we got to room 303. "We have our first gig this morning!"

下个星期四我到学校时，操场上所有的鹅都不见了。 这很奇怪。他们去了哪里？ 我想是回加拿大了。“大新闻，孩子们！”当我们到达303房间时，培根太太说。 “我们今天早上有第一场演出！”

When a group of musicians play in front of people, it's called a "gig." Nobody knows why. "I'm scared," said Emily, who's scared of everything. "There's no need to be nervous," said Mrs. Bacon. "This is just a warmup for our recital next week. Grab your instruments and Pringle up!" We walked a million hundred miles to the front of the school, where the bus was waiting. "Bingle boo!" said Mrs. Kormel, our bus driver. That means "hello" in her secret language. Mrs. Kormel is not normal. We drove a million hundred minutes until we reached a big building. The sign on the front said SHADY REST SENIOR HOME.

当一群音乐家在人们面前演奏时，这被称为“gig”。 没人知道为什么。“我害怕，”爱米丽说，她什么都害怕。 “没必要紧张，”培根夫人说。 “这只是我们下周独奏会的热身。 拿起你们的乐器，品客乐起来！”我们走了一百多英里来到学校前面，公共汽车正在那里等着我们。 “嘭！”我们的巴士司机科尔梅尔太太说。 这是她的秘密语言，意思是“你好” 科梅尔夫人不正常。 我们开了一百多分钟的车，直到到达一座高楼。 前面的牌子上写着“阴凉休息养老院”。

"We're going to play for senior citizens?" Michael asked as we piled out of the bus. "Yes!" said Mrs. Bacon. "But not just any senior citizens." And you'll never believe who came out of Shady Rest Senior Home to greet us. It was Ella Mentry, the lady our school was named after! She must live there. Mrs. Mentry was a teacher at our school a long time ago. "I'm happy to welcome you kids to Shady Rest," said Mrs. Mentry. "My friends and I can't wait to hear you play." We walked inside. Mrs. Mentry led us to a big room with bleachers. We climbed up on the bleachers and unpacked our instruments. The senior

“我们要为老年人演奏吗？”我们挤下车时，迈克尔问。 “是的！”培根太太说。“但不是所有老年人都这样。” 你绝对不会相信谁从Shady Rest敬老院出来迎接我们。 她就是艾拉·门特里，我们学校就是以她的名字命名的！她一定住在那里。 门特里夫人很久以前是我们学校的老师。 “我很高兴欢迎你们这些孩子来到Shady Rest，”门特里太太说。 “我和我的朋友们都迫不及待地想听你演奏。” 我们走了进去。门特里太太把我们带到一个有露天看台的大房间。 我们爬上露天看台，打开我们的乐器。 高级

citizens came into the room and sat in chairs. Some of them were already sitting in wheelchairs. Mrs. Mentry stood up and all the senior citizens clapped. "My friends," she announced. "I'm proud to introduce you to some wonderful students who attend the school that was named after me. These third graders would like to serenade

市民们走进房间，坐在椅子上。 他们中的一些人已经坐在轮椅上了。 门特里夫人站了起来，所有的老年人都鼓掌。 “我的朋友们，”她宣布。 “我很自豪地向你们介绍一些优秀的学生，他们就读于以我的名字命名的学校。 这些三年级学生想唱小夜曲

you. This is their first concert ever." "Woo-hooo!" some old guy shouted. "Rock and roll!" "'Stairway to Heaven'!" somebody shouted. "Pink Floyd!" "'Free Bird'!" I had no idea what they were shouting about. Mrs. Bacon waved her chopstick, and we started playing "Hot Cross Buns." We were all a little nervous, but if you ask me, we crushed it. The senior citizens gave us a nice round of applause. I think they would have given us a standing ovation, but a lot of them couldn't stand up. "AC/DC!" shouted an old lady. "More cowbell!" Mrs. Bacon waved her chopstick,

你。这是他们的首次演唱会。” “呜——呜！”一个老人喊道。 “摇滚！”“通往天堂的阶梯！”有人喊道。 “平克·弗洛伊德!”““自由鸟”!”我不知道他们在喊什么。 培根夫人挥舞着她的筷子，我们开始玩“热十字面包”。 我们都有点紧张，但要我说，我们很成功。 老年人给了我们热烈的掌声。 我想他们会起立为我们鼓掌，但是很多人都站不起来。 “AC/DC!”一位老太太喊道。 “更多的!”培根太太挥动着她的筷子，

and we played "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Again, we were awesome.* While the senior citizens were cheering and clapping, Mrs. Bacon gathered us around her. "Okay," she whispered, "clean out your spit valves." "Where?" I asked. "On the bleachers," she replied. Gross! But who was I to argue? We emptied our spit valves on the bleachers.

我们一起玩了《玛丽有只小羊羔》 再说一次，我们真的很棒。*当老年人在欢呼和鼓掌时，培根夫人把我们聚集在她周围。 “好吧，”她小声说，“把你的吐痰阀清理干净。” “在哪里?”我问。“在露天看台上，”她回答。 恶心!但我有什么资格争论呢？ 我们把看台上的吐痰阀都倒了。