7. Being Frank with Dr. Brad

7 Being Frank with Dr. Brad The next day was Friday. After we pledged the allegiance, Mr. Cooper told us to turn to page twenty-three in our math books. That's when an announcement came over the loudspeaker. "Mr. Cooper, please send A.J. to Dr. Brad's office."

第二天是星期五。 我们宣誓效忠后，库珀先生让我们翻到数学课本的第23页。 就在这时，喇叭里传来了通告。 “库珀先生，请派A.J.来 去布拉德医生的办公室。”

"Oooooooh!" everybody ooooooohed. I didn't want to go to Dr. Brad's office. One time, he hooked electrodes up to my head and gave me a lie detector test. But I didn't want to do math either. So I walked a million hundred miles down the hall to Dr. Brad's office. Dr. Brad looks like one of those mad scientists in the movies who strap people to a dentist chair and torture them. He said I should lie down on his couch. He took out a big magnifying glass and looked in my eyes. Then he looked in my ears. Then he looked in my mouth. Then he looked up my nose.* "Velly interesting," he said. Dr. Brad talks funny. "Eez anyzing bozering you, A.J.?" "No," I replied. "I'm fine." "Any problems you vant to tell me?"

“哦哦哦！”每个人都发出哦哦哦的声音。 我不想去看医生。 布莱德的办公室。有一次，他把电极绑在我头上，给我做了一个测谎仪测试。 但我也不想做数学。 于是，我走了一百多英里，穿过大厅去找。 布莱德的办公室。布拉德医生看起来就像电影里那些把人绑在牙医椅上折磨他们的疯狂科学家。 他说我应该躺在他的沙发上。 他拿出一个大放大镜，看着我的眼睛。 然后他看着我的耳朵。 然后他看了看我的嘴。 然后他看了看我的鼻子。“非常有趣，”他说。 布莱德医生说话很滑稽。“有什么事让你觉得无聊吗，A.J.?”“不，”我回答。 “我很好”。“你有什么问题要告诉我吗？”

"No." "A.J.," Dr. Brad said, "may I be frank viz you?" "Sure," I told him. "I don't care what you call yourself." "Do you know vut zuh vord 'paranoid' means, A.J.?" "Yeah," I said. "That's what you wear when you jump out of an airplane." "Ha-ha-ha," laughed Dr. Brad. "Most

“没有。”“aj，”布拉德医生说，“我可以对你坦白吗？”“当然，”我告诉他。 “我不管你怎么称呼自己。” “你知道‘偏执狂’这个词是什么意思吗，aj ?”“是的，”我说。 “你从飞机上跳下来的时候就穿这个。” “哈哈哈，”布拉德医生笑着说。 “最

amusing. Zat eez a parachute." "Oh," I said. "Paranoid is somebody who rides in an ambulance." "No, zat eez a paramedic." "I know," I said. "Isn't a paranoid one of those bugs that lives inside your body?" "Zat eez a parasite," said Dr. Brad. "Zuh vord 'paranoid' means ven you are alvays suspicious and don't trust anyvun." "Oh," I said, "that was my next guess." "A.J., I'm going to be frank," said Dr. Brad. "Okay," I said. "I'll be A.J." "I hear zat you have been telling zee ozzer keeds zat Mrs. Barr eez zum kind of criminal." "Yeah, I think she's an international jewel thief." "A.J., let me be frank," said Dr. Brad.

有趣。那是降落伞。” “哦，”我说。“偏执狂就是坐救护车的人。” “不，那是医护人员。” “我知道，”我说。“偏执症不就是你体内的一种细菌吗？”“这是一种寄生虫。” 布莱德。“‘偏执’这个词意味着即使你总是多疑，也不相信任何人。” “哦，”我说，“这是我的下一个猜测。” “aj，我要坦率地说。” 布莱德。“好吧，”我说。“我要做A.J.。” “我听说你一直在跟我说，巴尔太太是一种罪犯。” “是的，我觉得她是个国际珠宝大盗。” “a。j。让我坦率地说。” 布莱德。

"I already said you could be Frank," I told him. "Mrs. Barr eez a velly nice voomahn," said Dr. Brad. "Eet eez zo kind of her to geeve her time to teach you keeds about geography." "Then why does she open the window every time she walks into a room?" I asked. "Maybe she wants to be able to escape in case the cops show up." Dr. Brad took off his glasses and rubbed his forehead. "A.J., let's be frank," he said. "Both of us?" I asked. "Won't that be confusing?" "Vut eef Mrs. Barr zimply vants zum fresh air? Maybe zat's vy she opens zuh vindow." "Or maybe she's a robber," I said. Dr. Brad took off his glasses again and rubbed his forehead some more. I guess he needs to moisturize, like Mr. Cooper.

“我已经说过你可以演弗兰克，”我告诉他。 “巴尔夫人是一个非常好的妇女。” 布莱德。“她真是太好了，居然抽出时间教你地理知识。” “那她为什么每次走进房间都要打开窗户呢？”我问。 “也许她想在警察出现时逃走。” 布莱德医生摘下眼镜，揉了揉额头。 “aj，坦白说，”他说。 “我们俩？”我问。“那不会让人困惑吗？”“如果巴尔夫人只是想要一些新鲜空气呢？” 也许这就是她打开窗户的原因。” “也许她是个强盗，”我说。 布莱德医生又摘下眼镜，又揉了揉额头。 我猜他需要保湿，就像库珀先生一样。

"Go back to zuh classroom, A.J." "Okay, Frank," I said. "My name eez not Frank!" he shouted. Sheesh, what is his problem? He's the one who told me to call him Frank.

“回教室去吧，aj。” “好的，弗兰克，”我说。“我不叫弗兰克！”他喊道。 天啊，他怎么了？ 是他让我叫他弗兰克的。