2 JUST DESERTS

Just Deserts "Criss-cross applesauce, boys and girls," said Ms. Aruba-Tate. Along with the rest of the second graders, Bean criss-cross applesauced. Then she sat on her hands for good measure. Rug time was tough. It was the rug. The rug had a map of the United States of America on it. Each day at rug time, all the second graders rushed to sit on

“孩子们，纵横交错的苹果酱。” Aruba-Tate。和其他二年级的同学一起，比恩做了十字苹果酱。 然后，她又坐了下来。 地毯时间很艰难。是地毯。 地毯上有一张美国地图。 每天到了铺地毯的时间，所有的二年级学生都冲上去坐

Colorado. Colorado was the best state because it had the Rocky Mountains in it. That meant whoever sat on Colorado got to yell "I rock!" Bean was in Iowa. She didn't rock. She could rock. She could lean way over, push Vanessa a tiny little bit, slap the corner of Colorado, and say "I rock!" But then Ms. Aruba-Tate would get mad. Bean knew that from experience. So Bean sat on her hands. Next door, in South Dakota, Ivy was trying to cross one eye without crossing the other. She had been trying all day. She didn't care much about Colorado. Once, she sat on it without even noticing.

科罗拉多州。科罗拉多州是最好的州，因为它有落基山脉。 这意味着坐在科罗拉多号上的人都要大喊“我摇滚！”比恩在爱荷华州。 她没有摇滚。她可以摇滚。 她可以弯下腰，轻轻推瓦内萨一下，拍拍科罗拉多的屁股，然后说“我棒极了”但后来她又说。 阿鲁巴-塔特会生气的。比恩从经验中知道这一点。 所以比恩坐在她的手上。在南达科他州的隔壁，艾薇正试图越过一只眼睛而不越过另一只眼睛。 她一整天都在努力。 她不太关心科罗拉多。 有一次，她坐在椅子上，根本没注意到。

Bean decided to pay attention to what Ms. Aruba-Tate was saying. "Today, class, we are having a special science lesson." Science! Bean stopped thinking about Colorado. Science was usually dirt or fish, and Bean liked both of them. But now, Ms. Aruba-Tate went on, "A team of scientists from the fifth grade will be presenting a report on global warming. And what do I expect from you, class?" "Respectful listening," everyone answered. Almost everyone. MacAdam was pulling nubbies out of the rug, and he didn't say anything. Bean said it, but she felt only a little bit respectful inside. Nobody listened respectfully to

比恩决定把注意力放在mrs。 阿鲁巴-塔特说。“同学们，今天我们要上一节特殊的科学课。” 科学!比恩不再想科罗拉多了。 科学通常是污垢或鱼，比恩喜欢这两种东西。 但现在，阿鲁巴-泰特接着说，“一组五年级的科学家将提交一份关于全球变暖的报告。 同学们，我对你们有什么期望呢？”“恭敬地倾听。”每个人都回答。 几乎每一个人。麦克亚当正在从地毯上揪出小块，他什么也没说。 宾这么说了，但她心里只有一点点尊重。 没有人恭敬地听

second graders. It wasn't fair. "Let's welcome our fifth-grade scientists!" called out Ms. Aruba-Tate. The door to the classroom opened and four students shuffled in. Their names were Juan, Matt, Adrian, and Shayna. Only Shayna talked. Juan, Matt, and Adrian held the posters. Shayna tossed her hair over her shoulders. "This is a report on global warming," she said. "Adrian, show the desert. This is a picture of the

二年级学生。这不公平。 “让我们欢迎五年级的科学家！” Aruba-Tate。教室的门开了，四个学生慢吞吞地走了进来。 他们的名字分别是胡安、马特、艾德里安和谢娜。 只有莎娜说话了。胡安、马特和艾德里安拿着海报。 谢娜把头发披在肩上。 “这是一份关于全球变暖的报告，”她说。 “阿德里安，带我去看沙漠。这是一张图片

Gobi Desert, but pretty soon almost everywhere is going to look like this because of global warming. Juan, show the polar bear." Juan held up a picture of a worried-looking polar bear. "Now!" Shayna said loudly, "Global warming is a total disaster and it's all our fault." On the rug, the second graders looked at one another. This did not sound good. When school was over, Ivy and Bean slumped like two sacks of potatoes on the bench outside their classroom. "Whatcha doing?" asked Leo. Ivy and Bean looked up. "We're worrying about the polar bears," said Ivy glumly. "What polar bears?" asked Leo. Leo was in a different class. "There's not enough ice for them to live on," said Ivy. "They're going to die out, like the

戈壁沙漠，但很快几乎所有地方都会变成这样，因为全球变暖。 胡安，给北极熊看看。” 胡安举起一张照片，上面是一只忧心忡忡的北极熊。 “现在!”莎娜大声说：“全球变暖是一场彻底的灾难，这都是我们的错。” 在地毯上，二年级的学生们面面相觑。 这听起来不太好。放学后，艾薇和比恩像两袋土豆一样瘫坐在教室外的长凳上。 “你在干什么？”利奥问。 艾薇和比恩抬起头来。“我们在担心北极熊，”艾薇闷闷不乐地说。 “什么北极熊？”利奥问。 里奥在另一个班。 “没有足够的冰供它们生存，”艾薇说。 “它们会灭绝的，就像

dinosaurs," said Bean. "The heat's going to get them," said Ivy. Leo kicked their bench. "You guys want to play stomp tag?" Ivy and Bean stared at him. "It's the pollution," said Bean. "From cars," said Ivy. "And cow poop," Bean reminded her. Leo made a snorty sound. He thought cow poop was funny. Ivy and Bean frowned at him.

恐龙，”比恩说。艾薇说：“高温会把它们烤焦的。” 利奥踢了他们的板凳。“你们想玩跺脚游戏吗？”艾薇和比恩盯着他。 “是污染，”比恩说。 “从汽车上，”艾薇说。“还有牛屎，”比恩提醒她。 利奥哼了一声。他觉得牛屎很有趣。 艾薇和比恩对他皱起了眉头。