The Last Day of School

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

学期最后一天。 作者：杰西卡·马洛蒂。 绘者：切兰·埃蒂哈。 思考问题： 谁在讲故事？ 这个主人公在学期最后一天做了什么？

It was the last day of third grade, and my classmates and I had finished cleaning out our desks. Our teacher, Mr. Brown, had passed out the summer reading lists. We had even shared our goals for the summer. Mine was to go fishing during my family's camping trip.

三年级的最后一天，我和同学们都打扫整理完书桌了。 我们的布朗老师已经发了暑期阅读清单。 我们还分享了各自的暑期计划。 我的计划就是家庭露营的时候去钓鱼。

What next? I wondered, tapping my feet impatiently under my desk. Mr. Brown stood up and cleared his throat loudly.

接下来干嘛呢？ 我边想边不耐烦地在桌子底下蹭脚。 布朗老师站起来，大声清了清嗓子。

Is it summer now? I asked, and my classmates burst out laughing. Mr. Brown chuckled too, but shook his head at me. Almost, he said, but first it's time to hand out yearbooks.

现在放暑假了吗？ 我问道，同学们一下子哄堂大笑。 布朗老师也笑了，不过对着我摇了摇头。 快了，他说，不过我们先要发年鉴哦。

Everyone cheered, including me. I had completely forgotten about the yearbook. Last year, I only asked the other kids in my own class to sign. This year, my goal was to collect all the third graders' signatures. I watched excitedly as Mr. Brown produced a tall stack of yearbooks from a box under his desk.

大家都欢呼起来，我也不例外。 我完全把年鉴的事忘光了。 去年，我只找同班的同学签了名。 今年我的目标是集齐所有三年级同学的签名。 我兴奋地看着布朗老师从他书桌底下的箱子里拿出一摞高高的年鉴。

Once Mr. Brown handed me my copy, I skimmed through the pages. I spotted a picture of Marisol next to me at recess. I hurried over to her desk and asked, Marisol, will you sign my yearbook? Of course, Marisol replied. She took her special pink pen out of her backpack just for the occasion. She even dotted the I in her name. with a heart.

布朗老师把我的那本年鉴递给我后，我快速翻了几页。 我看到一张课间休息时玛丽索尔挨着我的照片。 我赶紧跑到她桌前问：玛丽索尔，你能给我的年鉴签个名吗？ 当然可以呀，玛丽索尔回答。 她特意从书包拿出专属的粉色钢笔来签名。 她还在自己名字的字母i上点了 一颗小心心。