1. MM

1 MM My name is A.J., and I know what you're thinking. You're thinking about dogs in elevators. Because that's what I'm thinking about. Do dogs know that elevators go up and down? Why would they? If I was a dog and I got into an elevator, how would I know it went up and down? I would just

MM：我叫a.j.，我知道你在想什么。 你在想电梯里的狗。 因为这就是我在想的。 狗知道电梯是上下升降的吗？ 他们为什么要这么做？如果我是一只狗，我进了电梯，我怎么知道电梯是上下的？ 我只是

think it was a cool magic room. You walk into it, some human pushes a button, and the next thing you know, the door opens up and you walk out into this completely different place. Like magic! Why would I know any better? I'm a dog! What do I know about elevators? It must be great to be a dog and go into magical rooms all the time at the push of a button. Anyway, the other day at school, we were about to start a math lesson when we got called down to the all-porpoise room.* Our teacher, Mr. Cooper, said there was going to be a surprise assembly. Surprises are always fun, except for the ones that aren't so much fun. Like if an elephant fell on your head. That would be surprising, but not much fun. "Ooooh, I love surprises!" said Andrea Young, this annoying girl with

我觉得那是个很酷的魔法房间。 你走进去，有人按下按钮，接下来你知道的，门开了，你走出去，进入一个完全不同的地方。 像魔法一样!我怎么会知道呢？ 我是一只狗！我对电梯了解多少？ 当一只狗，只要按一下按钮，就能随时进入神奇的房间，那一定很棒。 总之，有一天在学校，我们正要开始上数学课，突然被叫到全是海豚的教室。*我们的老师库珀先生说将会有一个意外集会。 惊喜总是很有趣的，除了那些没那么有趣的。 就像一头大象砸在你头上。 这将是令人惊讶的，但不是很有趣。 “哦，我喜欢惊喜！”安德里亚·杨（Andrea Young）说

curly brown hair. "Me too!" said her crybaby friend, Emily, who loves everything Andrea loves. When we got to the all-porpoise room, I noticed something weird. Our principal, Mr. Klutz, was wearing a T-shirt with the letters MM on it. "What do you think MM stands for?" I asked. "March Madness?" replied Michael, who never ties his shoes. "Marilyn Monroe?" said Ryan, who will eat anything, even stuff that isn't food. "Mickey Mouse?" said Neil, who we call the nude kid even though he wears clothes. "My Mom?" said Alexia, this girl who rides a skateboard all the time. Everybody was buzzing, which was weird because we're not bees.

棕色卷发。“我也是！”她爱哭的朋友艾米丽说，她爱安德烈爱的一切。 当我们来到海豚室时，我注意到一些奇怪的事情。 我们的校长，克鲁茨先生，穿着一件T恤，上面有字母MM。 “你认为MM代表什么？”我问。 “疯狂三月？”从不系鞋带的迈克尔回答。 “玛丽莲·梦露？”瑞恩说，他什么都吃，甚至不是食物的东西。 “米老鼠？”尼尔说，我们管他叫裸体小孩，尽管他穿着衣服。 “我妈妈？”亚历克西娅说，她是一个经常玩滑板的女孩。 每个人都在嗡嗡作响，这很奇怪，因为我们不是蜜蜂。

Mr. Klutz made a peace sign with his fingers, which means "Shut up!" We all got quiet. "Good morning, students," he said. "Do you know why it says MM on my shirt?" "You're giving out M&M's?" I asked. "I love M&M's," Ryan whispered to me. "Me too," I whispered back. M&M's are great. Not as great as Kit Kats, but they're still chocolate, so you know they're good. Anything with chocolate in it is good. That's the first rule of being a kid. "You could cover a piece of dirt with chocolate and I would eat it," said Ryan. Of course, Ryan will eat anything. "No," said Mr. Klutz. "We're not giving out M&M's." "Boo!" Everybody started booing. Mr. Klutz made the shut-up peace

克鲁茨先生用手指做了一个和平手势，意思是“闭嘴！”我们都安静了下来。 “早上好，同学们，”他说。 “你知道为什么我的衬衫上写着MM吗？”“你要发M&M巧克力豆？”我问。 “我喜欢M&M巧克力豆，”瑞安低声对我说。 “我也是，”我小声回答。 M&M巧克力棒极了。没有奇巧巧克力好吃，但它们还是巧克力，所以你知道它们很好吃。 任何有巧克力的都很好。 这是当孩子的第一准则。 瑞恩说：“你可以在一块泥土上盖上巧克力，我也会吃掉它。” 当然，瑞安什么都吃。 “不，”克鲁茨说。“我们不会分发M&M巧克力豆。” “嘘!”每个人都开始喝倒彩。 克鲁茨先生让闭门的气氛平静下来

sign again, and we got quiet. "Let me explain," he said. "Kids today spend too much time staring at screens. TV screens. Smartphone screens. Screens on tablets. Blah blah blah getting soft blah blah blah lazy blah blah blah nobody does anything anymore. You just stare at screens. That's not good for you blah blah blah." He went on and on. "So you're going to give us M&M's if we stop staring at screens?" I asked. "No," said Mr. Klutz. "MM stands for the Maker Movement." Maker Movement? I'd never heard of the Maker Movement. "What's that?" somebody shouted. "I'm glad you asked," said Mr. Klutz. "Miss Aker, will you come out here, please?" Some lady came out on the stage. We gave her a round of applause even though

再次签名，我们安静下来。 “让我解释一下，”他说。 “现在的孩子花太多时间盯着屏幕。 电视屏幕。智能手机屏幕。 平板电脑屏幕。等等，变得软弱了，等等，懒惰了，等等，没有人再做任何事了。 你只是盯着屏幕。 这对你不好，等等等等。” 他说了又说。“所以如果我们不再盯着屏幕看，你会给我们M&M巧克力豆吗？”我问。 “不，”克鲁茨说。“MM代表创客运动。” 制造商运动?我从来没听说过创客运动。 “那是什么？”有人喊道。 “我很高兴你这么问，”克鲁茨说。 “阿克尔小姐，你能出来一下吗？”舞台上出现了一位女士。 尽管如此，我们还是给了她一阵掌声