The Pirate Substitute

The Pirate Substitute. Written by Torrin Anderson. Illustrated by Ingvard the Terrible. Focus Question. What lesson does Jack learn from Pirate Chalkbeard?

《海盗代课老师》。作者：托林·安德森。插画："恐怖的"英格瓦德。 焦点问题：杰克从粉笔胡子海盗身上学到了什么道理？

Everyone was out of their desks and playing except for Jack. It was 8 .05 and Mrs. Martinez still wasn't there, which could only mean one thing. A substitute teacher.

除了杰克，所有人都离开座位在玩耍。 现在是8点05分，马丁内斯老师还没来， 这只能说明一件事。 要来代课老师了。

The door burst open and there stood a pirate. His peg leg thumped on the floor as he walked to the board.

门猛地被推开，一个海盗站在那里。 他走向黑板的时候，木腿在地板上咚咚作响。

Me name is Pirate Chalkbeard, he said. He pulled back his sleeve, showing a long piece of chalk in place of a hand. The students gasped. Pirate Chalkbeard wrote his name on the board. Everyone stared except Jack, who was busy drawing. Pirate Chalkbeard wrote his name on the board.

"我叫粉笔胡子海盗。"他说。 他撸起袖子， 露出代替手掌的那根长长的粉笔。 学生们都倒抽了一口凉气。 粉笔胡子海盗在黑板上写下了自己的名字。 所有人都盯着他看，只有杰克忙着画画。 粉笔胡子海盗在黑板上写下了自己的名字。

Pirate Chalkbeard taught at lightning speed. In literature he read to them from Treasure Island. In P .E. they pretended the jungle gym was a pirate ship. In geography he held up a giant map and pointed out the oceans. The students laughed and tried yelling Ahoy and Scurvy Dog. Pirate Chalkbeard thumped to the back of the room. Pirate Chalkbeard

粉笔胡子海盗讲课速度快得像闪电。 文学课上，他给大家读选自《金银岛》的内容。 体育课上，他们把攀爬架当成海盗船。 地理课上，他举起一张超大的地图，指出各个大洋的位置。 学生们笑着试着喊“嘿呀”还有“坏血病狗”。 粉笔胡子海盗咚咚咚地走到教室后面。 粉笔胡子海盗

What have ye there, young Jack?" he asked. Have ye heard a word of mine all day? I said Jack. Pirate Chalkbeard leaned over Jack's desk. He looked at his notebook, then looked at Jack. May I? he asked.

"小杰克，你手里拿的是什么呀？"他问道。 你今天有听进去我讲的一句话吗？ 我在跟你说话呢，杰克。 粉笔胡子海盗俯身在杰克的课桌旁。 他看了看杰克的笔记本，又看了看杰克。 "我能看看吗？"他问道。