8. Parents Are Weird

8 Parents Are Weird As Professor Armpit drove me back to school, I thought about what I could do with a thousand dollars. I could buy a speedboat. Yeah, that would be cool! But I don't think I'm old enough to drive a speedboat. Maybe I could go to outer space! All these bazillionaires are starting companies

当腋窝教授开车送我回学校的时候，我在想我能用这一千美元做些什么。 我可以买一艘快艇。是啊，那太酷了！但我觉得我还没到开快艇的年龄。 也许我可以去外太空！所有这些亿万富翁都在创办公司

that send regular people to space. I could buy a ticket and be the first kid in space! Andrea would be so jealous. Better yet, I thought, maybe I could just buy the Super Bowl! Yeah! I would rename it the Super Artlo Bowl.* I was thinking so hard about what I was going to do with the money that I didn't notice Professor Armpit missed the turn to go back to school. He was driving to my house instead. "Aren't you going to take me back to school?" I asked. "Going to school will only hold back your genius," Professor Armpit told me as we pulled into my driveway. "You mean I don't have to go to school anymore?" I asked. "Of course not," he replied. "Your mind needs to be free to create your artistic vision." Yay! No more school! This was the greatest day of my life.

把普通人送上太空。 我可以买张票，成为第一个进入太空的孩子！安德莉亚会嫉妒的 我想，更好的是，也许我可以买超级碗！是啊!我会把它改名为超级阿特罗碗。*我一心想着该怎么花这笔钱，没有注意到腋窝教授错过了回学校的机会。 他开车去了我家。 “你不打算送我回学校吗？”我问。 “上学只会抑制你的天才，”当我们把车开进我家车道时，腋窝教授对我说。 “你是说我不用再去上学了？”我问。 “当然不是，”他回答。 “你的思想需要自由地创造你的艺术愿景。” 耶!不用再上学了！这是我一生中最美好的一天。

I was about to get out of the car when Professor Armpit leaned over to me. "I have an assignment for you, Artlo," he said. "The art world moves fast, and word gets around. You need to make twenty more pieces of art, as quickly as possible. We'll have a one-man show, fill a gallery with your new creations, and it will sell for millions. Can you do that?" "Uh... okay," I replied. At that moment, my parents came out of the house. "How did the auction go?" asked my dad.

我正要下车，腋窝教授向我俯下身来。 “我有个任务交给你，阿尔特洛。”他说。 “艺术界瞬息万变，消息传得很快。 你需要再做20多件艺术品，越快越好。 我们会办个展，在画廊里摆满你的新作品，它会卖到几百万。 你能做到吗？”“嗯…好吧。”我回答。 在那一刻，我的父母从房子里走了出来。 “拍卖怎么样？”爸爸问。

"My dumb sculpture sold for a thousand dollars!" I told him. "WHAT?!" shouted my mom. "A thousand dollars! That is fantastic!" "And that's just the beginning," Professor Armpit told them. "Artlo is going to have his own one-man show. I'm sure the art will bring in millions." "Bazillions!" I said. "That is great news!" my mom said excitedly. "This could pay for your college

“我那愚蠢的雕塑卖了一千美元！”我告诉了他。 “什么？！”我妈妈喊道。“一千美元！”这太棒了！”“这还只是个开始。” “阿特洛将举办自己的独角戏。 我相信这些艺术品会带来数百万美元的收入。” “无数!”我说。“这真是个好消息！”妈妈兴奋地说。 “这些钱够你上大学了

education, A.J.!" "We could get a new car!" shouted my dad. "Maybe we can build that swimming pool we've been talking about!" shouted my mom. "And, honey, you could retire early!" WHAT?! I thought it was my money. "I was thinking about buying the Super Bowl," I told them. But my parents didn't hear me. They were jumping up and down and hugging each other. "We can put a new addition on the house!" shouted my dad.

教育、A.J. !”“我们可以买辆新车！”爸爸喊道。 “也许我们可以建一个我们一直在谈论的游泳池！”妈妈喊道。 “还有，亲爱的，你可以早点退休！”什么? !我以为那是我的钱。 “我在考虑买超级碗，”我告诉他们。 但是我的父母没有听到我的声音。 他们跳上跳下，互相拥抱。 “我们可以在房子上加一栋新的！”爸爸喊道。

While they were celebrating, Professor Armpit whispered to me again. "I've got to go," he said. "But this is very important, Artlo. Don't tell anybody about the new art you're working on. The art world is very competitive and secretive. There are spies everywhere. You don't want anybody to steal your genius ideas." "Got it." Professor Armpit reminded me to get to work on my new art right away. I got out

在他们庆祝的时候，腋窝教授又小声对我说： “我得走了，”他说。 “但是这件事很重要，阿特洛。 不要告诉任何人你正在创作的新艺术作品。 艺术界竞争激烈，行事隐秘。 到处都是间谍。 你不希望别人偷走你的天才想法吧。” “明白了。”腋窝教授提醒我马上开始做我的新作品。 我离开了