10. The Next Big Thing

10 The Next Big Thing Professor Armpit had told me the art world was really fast-moving and competitive. He warned me about spies. But so what? I finished my twenty pieces of artwork over the weekend. They were ready for my big one-man show. People could spy on me all they want. Soon, I would be a bazillionaire.

腋窝教授曾告诉我，艺术界发展迅速，竞争激烈。 他警告我提防间谍。但那又怎样？ 我在周末完成了我的二十件艺术品。 他们已经为我的独角戏做好了准备。 人们可以随心所欲地监视我。 很快，我就会成为亿万富翁。

The professor told me to meet him at Ella Mentry School on Monday morning, and he would take me to the gallery to set up for my art show. I decided to do it up right. I dressed in all black. My mom got me a beret and a cape to wear. "Bonjour," I said to everybody as I glided into Miss Banks's class. "Oh, knock it off, Arlo," said Andrea. "You don't speak French." "Are you back at school for good, A.J.?" asked Emily. "Oh no," I told her. "I won't be going to school anymore. I just came in to clear out my desk. Professor Armpit is picking me up for my one-man show. Then I'm going to go shopping for a speedboat. This afternoon, I might buy the Super Bowl. Do you want my autograph?" Andrea had on her mean face. She looked really mad. "You're a faker, Arlo!" she said. "I saw

教授让我星期一早上在艾拉门特里学校见他，他会带我去画廊为我的艺术展做准备。 我决定把它做好。 我一身黑。我妈给我买了贝雷帽和斗篷。 “你好，”我溜进班克斯小姐的教室时对大家说。 “哦，别闹了，阿乐，”安德烈说。 “你不会说法语。”“你永远回学校了吗，A.J.?”艾米丽问。 “哦，不，”我告诉她。“我不会再去上学了。 我只是来收拾桌子的。 腋窝教授要来接我参加我的独角戏。 然后我去买一艘快艇。 今天下午，我可能会买超级碗。 想要我的签名吗？”安德里亚那张刻薄的脸。 她看上去真的很生气。“你是个骗子，阿乐！” “我看到

you picking garbage out of a dumpster to make your fake art." "So it was you who was spying on me," I said. "That's right," Andrea replied. "You're not a real artist. You just think you can nail two things together and pretend it's art." "You're just jealous," I told her. I stuck out my tongue at Andrea, and she stuck out her tongue at me. "I'll get you," she said. "You and what army?" I asked her.*

你从垃圾桶里捡垃圾来做你的假艺术品。” “原来是你在监视我，”我说。 “没错，”安德里亚回答。 “你不是一个真正的艺术家。 你只是认为你可以把两件事结合在一起，假装这是艺术。” “你只是嫉妒，”我告诉她。 我朝安德里亚伸出舌头，她也朝我伸出舌头。 “我来接你，”她说。“你和哪支军队？”我问她

I didn't care what Andrea had to say. I was an artistic genius, and she was just some kid who wishes she was rich and famous like me. I was going to say some more mean stuff to her, but you'll never believe who walked through the door at that moment. Nobody! You can't walk through a door! Doors are made out of wood. Didn't

我不在乎安德里亚怎么说。 我是个艺术天才，而她只是个希望像我一样有钱出名的孩子。 我本想对她说些刻薄的话，但你绝对不会相信那一刻谁走了进来。 没有人!你不能穿过一扇门！门是用木头做的。 没有

we go over that in Chapter Three? But you'll never believe who walked through the doorway. It was Professor Armpit! "Bonjour!" he announced. Little Miss Brownnoser got all up in his face, of course. "Professor Pitt," Andrea said, "may I show you some of my art?" Professor Armpit rolled his eyes. "Is it another painting of flowers?" he asked.

我们在第三章会讲到吗？ 但你绝对不会相信谁走进了门口。 是腋窝教授！“你好！”他宣布。 当然，小布朗诺瑟小姐在他面前大吵大闹。 “皮特教授，”安德里亚说，“我可以给你看一些我的作品吗？”腋窝教授翻了个白眼。 “又是一幅花的画吗？”他问。

"No," Andrea replied. "Is it cute puppies or butterflies?" he asked with a sneer. "No." "Well... okay," he said with a sigh. "I'll have a look. But be quick about it, young lady."

“不，”安德烈回答。“是可爱的小狗还是蝴蝶？”他冷笑着问道。 “没有。”“嗯……他叹了口气说。 “我去看看。不过要快一点，小姐。”