If I Were In Charge

If I Were in Charge. Written by Torrin Anderson. Illustrated by Alex Lopez. Focus Question. What would Helga do if she were in charge of her school? What do the students think about her ideas?

《如果我说了算》。作者：托林·安德森，绘者：亚历克斯·洛佩兹。 核心问题：如果海尔加掌管自己的学校，她会做什么？ 同学们对她的想法有什么看法？

Helga, it's your turn to give your speech in front of the class," Mrs. Jones said. What would you do if you were in charge of the school? She asked.

“海尔加，轮到你在全班同学面前演讲啦。”琼斯老师说。 “如果让你掌管学校，你会做什么？”她问道。

Helga walked to the front of the classroom and wrote three ideas on the board. One, uniforms? No. Two, fruit juice? Yes. Three, Helga? Yes.

海尔加走到教室前面，在黑板上写下了三个想法。 一、校服？不要。 二、果汁？要。 三、海尔加？要。

If I were in charge of the school, I'd make three changes," Helga said. She pointed to her first idea. First, there would be no more school uniforms, Helga said. Yay! The class cheered.

“如果学校由我说了算， 我会做三项改动。”海尔加说。 她指了指自己的第一个想法。 “首先，学校再也不用穿校服啦。”海尔加说。 “耶！”全班都欢呼起来。

Kids could wear whatever they want as long as it's purple, Helga said. Aw, the class groaned.

“大家想穿什么都可以，只要是紫色的就行。”海尔加说。 “唉——”全班都唉声叹气起来。

What if we don't have purple clothes?" Mario asked. Then you won't be allowed into the school, Helga said. Anyone not wearing purple will be sent home, she added.

“那我们没有紫色的衣服怎么办呀？”马里奥问。 “那你就不能进学校啦。”海尔加说。 “但凡没穿紫色衣服的人，都得被送回家。”她补充道。