4. Hunting the Sloof Lirpa

4 Hunting the Sloof Lirpa "Before we move on to science," announced Miss Banks, "who wants a doughnut?" "I do!" "I do!" "I do!" In case you were wondering, everybody wanted a doughnut. I love doughnuts.

“在我们开始讲科学之前，”班克斯小姐宣布说，“谁要来个甜甜圈？”“我做的!”“我做的!”“我做的!”如果你想知道，每个人都想要一个甜甜圈。 我喜欢甜甜圈。

They're my second-favorite treat, right after Oreos. "Do you have any Oreos?" I asked. "No," said Miss Banks. "Just doughnuts." She brought out a big box and said each of us could take one doughnut. Neil went first. "Wait a minute!" Neil shouted after he looked inside the box. "Those aren't doughnuts! They're carrots and cucumbers and broccoli and a bunch of other veggies!" "WHAT?!" yelled Miss Banks. "This is an outrage! I asked for doughnuts. How did those veggies get in here? I want my money back!" Ugh, veggies. I can't believe grown-ups expect us to eat stuff that grew out of the dirt. The only person who ate the veggies was Ryan. Of course, he'll eat anything. "What are we going to learn in science this year?" asked Andrea, who only wants

它们是我第二喜欢的食物，仅次于奥利奥。 “你有奥利奥吗？”我问。 “不，”班克斯小姐说。“甜甜圈”。 她拿出一个大盒子，说我们每人可以拿一个甜甜圈。 尼尔先说。“等一下！”尼尔往盒子里看了看后喊道。 “那些不是甜甜圈！”它们是胡萝卜、黄瓜、西兰花和一堆其他蔬菜！”“什么？！”班克斯小姐喊道。 “这太无耻了！”我要的是甜甜圈。 那些蔬菜是怎么进来的？ 我要拿回我的钱！”呃,蔬菜。 我真不敢相信大人们希望我们吃从土里长出来的东西。 唯一吃蔬菜的人是瑞恩。 当然，他什么都吃。 “今年我们要学什么理科？”安德烈问，她只想学

to learn stuff so she can show off how smart she is. "Oh, we're going to learn about the planets and space and stars and electricity and the water cycle and weather and blah blah blah blah..." Miss Banks went on for like a million hundred years. What a snoozefest. "But today, we're going out for a science field trip," she said. "We're going birding."* Miss Banks grabbed some binoculars from her desk drawer. We all lined up and went out to the playground. At the edge of the playground are some woods. "Shhhhh!" whispered Miss Banks as she tiptoed into the woods. "We're going to hunt for the elusive Sloof Lirpa." I never heard of a bird called Sloof Lirpa. It must be some really exotic bird. Miss Banks told us the Sloof Lirpa was red and yellow, and it had been spotted in the area. But it's very rare. She passed out

去学点东西，这样她就可以炫耀自己有多聪明。 “哦，我们要学习行星、太空、恒星、电力、水循环、天气等等……” 班克斯小姐的故事持续了一百万年。 真是个懒虫。“但是今天，我们要出去进行一次科学实地考察，”她说。 “我们要去观鸟。”*班克斯小姐从她的书桌抽屉里拿了一些望远镜。 我们都排好队去了操场。 在操场的边上是一些树林。 “嘘！”班克斯小姐蹑手蹑脚地走进树林，低声说。 “我们要去寻找难以捉摸的斯洛夫·利尔帕。” 我从来没听说过一种叫斯洛夫·利尔帕的鸟。 那一定是一种很奇特的鸟。 班克斯小姐告诉我们，这只天鹅是红黄相间的，在这片区域被发现过。 但这种情况非常罕见。她昏过去了

binoculars for all of us. I looked around, but I didn't see any birds at all, much less a Sloof Lirpa. Miss Banks told us how the Sloof Lirpa flies, what it eats, how it raises its young, and other stuff. She opened a bag of marshmallows and gave one to each of us. "The Sloof Lirpa has been known to swoop down and take a marshmallow right out of your hand," said Miss Banks. "It's the most glorious thing!" "Ooooh, I hope we'll see one," Emily said as we tiptoed through the woods.

我们所有人都有双筒望远镜。我向四周看了看，但我根本没有看到任何鸟，更不用说羚羊了。 班克斯小姐给我们讲了天鹅是怎么飞的，吃什么，怎么养孩子，还有其他一些事情。 她打开一袋棉花糖，给了我们每人一个。 班克斯小姐说：“众所周知，树懒会突然俯冲下来，从你手中拿走棉花糖。” “这是最光荣的事！”“哦，我希望我们能看到一只，”我们踮着脚尖穿过树林时，艾米丽说。

"Sloof Lirpa!" hollered Miss Banks, holding a marshmallow over her head. "Sloof Lirpa! Loof-aloof-aloooooo!" "What's that?" Ryan asked. "That's the Sloof Lirpa mating call," replied Miss Banks. "You try it." "Sloof Lirpa! Sloof Lirpa!" we all called, "Loof-aloof-alooooo!" "Flap your arms like a bird," instructed Miss Banks. "That attracts them." We all flapped our arms and called out, "Sloof Lirpa! Sloof Lirpa! Loof-aloofalooooo!" There were some birds flying around, but I didn't see a Sloof Lirpa. "Maybe the Sloof Lirpas are hibernating," suggested Alexia. "Like bears." "We just need to keep looking," said Miss Banks. "I know they're out here somewhere." We tiptoed around for a million hundred hours. Not a Sloof Lirpa in sight. Suddenly, Andrea stopped in her tracks.

班克斯小姐把一块棉花糖举过头顶，喊道：“去死吧！” “Sloof但是!Loof-aloof-aloooooo !”“那是什么?”瑞恩问道。 “那是羚羊求偶的叫声，”班克斯小姐回答。 “你试试吧。”“Sloof但是!我们都叫道，“汪汪——汪汪——汪汪！”“像鸟一样拍打你的手臂，”班克斯小姐指示道。 “这吸引了他们。”我们都拍着胳膊，叫道：“滚开！Sloof但是!Loof-aloofalooooo !”有一些鸟飞来飞去，但我没有看到一只麋鹿。 “也许羚羊在冬眠。”亚历克西娅猜测道。 “就像熊。”“我们只需要继续寻找，”班克斯小姐说。 “我知道他们就在附近的某个地方。” 我们蹑手蹑脚地走了无数个小时。 没有一只狼的踪影。 突然，安德烈停住了脚步。

"Wait a minute!" she said. "Did you see one?" I asked. "Did you see a Sloof Lirpa?" "No," Andrea replied. "We're not going to see any Sloof Lirpas out here." "Why not?" asked Emily. "Because there's no such thing as a Sloof Lirpa!" said Andrea. "How do you know?" asked Michael. "I just figured it out," Andrea told us. "SLOOF LIRPA is APRIL FOOLS backward!" WHAT?!

“等一下！”她说。 “你看见了吗？”我问。 “你看见一只狼了吗？”“不，”安德烈回答。 “我们不会在这里看到任何斯洛夫·利帕斯。” “为什么不呢？”爱米丽问。“因为根本就没有象鹿一样的东西！”安德烈说。 “你怎么知道的？”迈克尔问。 “我刚刚想通了，”安德里亚告诉我们。 “SLOOF lurpa是愚人节的倒退！”什么? !