The Last Day of School

The Last Day of School Written by Jessica Malorty Illustrated by Chelen Ethiha Focus Question Who is telling the story? What does this character do on the last day of school?

上学的最后一天 作者：杰西卡·马罗蒂 绘者：切伦·埃蒂哈 思考问题 谁在讲述这个故事？ 这个角色在上学的最后一天做了什么？

It was the last day of third grade. My classmates and I finished cleaning out our desks. Our teacher, Mr. Brown, passed out the summer reading lists. We even shared our summer goals. What next? I wondered, tapping my feet under my desk.

那是三年级的最后一天。 我和同学们收拾好了课桌。 我们的老师布朗先生分发了暑期阅读清单。 我们还分享了各自的暑期计划。 接下来要做什么？ 我在课桌下抖着脚，心里琢磨着。

Mr. Brown stood up and cleared his throat. Now's the time you've all been waiting for, he said. Is it summer now? I asked, and the whole class laughed. Mr. Brown chuckled too. Almost, he said, but first, time to hand out yearbooks.

布朗先生站起来清了清嗓子。 “现在就是你们一直盼着的时刻啦。”他说。 “现在就放暑假了吗？”我问， 全班都笑了。 布朗先生也笑出了声。 “差不多啦，”他说，“不过首先，我们来发年鉴。”

Everyone cheered, including me. I had completely forgotten about the yearbook. Last year, I'd only asked the other kids in my own class to sign. This year, I wanted all the third graders' signatures.

所有人都欢呼起来，我也一样。 我早就把年鉴的事忘光了。 去年我只找自己班的同学签了名。 今年我想让所有三年级的学生都给我签名。

I started with my seatmate, Marisol. Marisol, will you sign my yearbook? I asked. Of course, Marisol replied, and she even took her special pink pen out of her backpack.

我先找了我的同桌玛丽索尔。 “玛丽索尔，你能给我的年鉴签个名吗？” 我问道。 “当然可以呀。”玛丽索尔回答， 她还从书包里拿出了她那支特别的粉色钢笔。

Pretty soon, my whole class and Mr. Brown had signed my yearbook. Their signatures crisscrossed every page. Okay, now it's time for the kickball game. Mr. Brown said. Perfect, I thought. The rest of the third graders can sign my yearbook at the game.

没过多久，全班同学和布朗先生都给我的年鉴签好了名。 每一页都写满了大家横七竖八的签名。 “好了，现在到踢球游戏的时间啦。” 布朗先生说。 太棒啦，我心里想。 剩下的三年级同学我可以在游戏的时候找他们签名。