(48周)Miss Nelson Is Missing

Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard and James Marshall

《尼尔森小姐失踪了》，作者：哈里·阿拉德、詹姆斯·马歇尔

The kids in room 207 were misbehaving again. Spitballs stuck to the ceiling. Paper planes whizzed through the air. They were the worst behaved class in the whole school.

207教室的孩子们又在捣蛋了。 天花板上沾着湿纸团。 纸飞机在空中嗖嗖乱飞。 他们是整个学校里最不守规矩的班级。

Now settle down, said Miss Nelson in a sweet voice. But the class would not settle down. They whispered and giggled. They squirmed and made faces.

“现在安静下来哦。”尼尔森小姐语气温柔地说。 可全班根本不肯静下来。 他们交头接耳，嘻嘻哈哈笑个不停。 他们扭来扭去，还做鬼脸。

They were even rude during story hour. And they always refused to do their lessons. Something will have to be done, said Miss Nelson.

就连讲故事时间他们都没规矩。 而且他们总不肯做功课。 “得想想办法才行。”尼尔森小姐说。

The next morning, Miss Nelson did not come to school. Wow! yelled the kids. Now we can really act up. They began to make more spitballs and paper planes. Today, let's be just terrible, they said. Not so fast! hissed an unpleasant voice.

第二天早上，尼尔森小姐没来学校。 “哇！”孩子们大喊，“现在我们可劲闹吧！” 他们开始做更多湿纸团和纸飞机。 “今天咱们就闹个天翻地覆！”他们说。 “急什么！”一个难听的声音嘶声说道。

A woman in an ugly black dress stood before them. I am your new teacher, Miss Viola Swamp. And she wrapped the desk with her ruler. Where is Miss Nelson? asked the kids. Never mind that, snapped Miss Swamp. Open those arithmetic books. Miss Nelson's kids did as they were told.

一个穿难看黑裙子的女人站在他们面前。 “我是你们的新老师，维奥拉·斯旺普小姐。” 她边说边用尺子敲了敲讲台。 “尼尔森小姐去哪了？”孩子们问。 “别管那个。”斯旺普小姐厉声说。 “把算术书都打开。” 尼尔森小姐的学生们乖乖照做了。