The 100th Day Project

The 100th Day Project. Written by Elizabeth Strauss. Illustrated by Marilee Harold Pills.

《一百天纪念项目》 伊丽莎白·施特劳斯 撰文 玛丽莉·哈罗德·皮尔斯 绘图

Counting to 100. Latisha, Mrs. Thomas called. It's time to wash your hands and set the table for dinner. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. Latisha finished counting. I'm coming. Latisha happily walked into the kitchen and went right to work. She set the table for her mother, her older brother, and herself.

数到一百 “拉蒂莎，”托马斯夫人喊道 该洗手摆桌子准备吃晚饭啦 二十一、二十二、二十三、二十四、二十五 拉蒂莎数完了 “我来啦” 拉蒂莎开开心心走进厨房，马上动手忙活 她给妈妈、哥哥还有自己摆好了餐具

What have you been up to? Mrs. Thomas asked. You've been in your room the entire time since arriving home from school. I'm counting to figure out what I have 100 of," Leticia replied. I have 119 stickers, 104 books, and 102 pennies, but only 74 crayons.

“你一直在忙什么呀？” 托马斯夫人问道 放学回家你就一直待在房间里 “我在数，想找一样我有一百个的东西，”莱蒂莎回答 我有一百一十九张贴纸、一百零四本书、一百零二个便士，可蜡笔只有七十四支

Why do you require 100 things? Mrs. Thomas wondered. Tuesday is the 100th day of school, Letitia chirped. As a 100th day project, everyone needs to gather 100 of an item and present them to the class. Maybe your brother and I can assist with this project, but first we need to eat. Can you get Tyrone and tell him it's supper time?

“为什么你需要一百样东西呀？” 托马斯夫人疑惑地问 “周二就是上学第一百天啦，”莱蒂莎轻快地说 作为一百天纪念项目，每个人都要凑够一百件一样的东西，带去班里展示 也许我和你哥哥能帮你做这个项目，不过我们得先吃饭呀 你能去叫泰伦，告诉他开饭了吗？

100 of something. After the family cleaned up the dishes, they talked about Latisha's project. First, Latisha showed them a large piece of paper. It measured 20 inches on one side and 20 inches on the other. In total, 100 squares were marked on the giant paper grid.

一百件一样的东西 一家人洗完碗后，聊起了拉蒂莎的项目 首先，拉蒂莎拿出了一张大纸给大家看 这张纸的长和宽都是二十英寸 这张大纸的格子里一共画了一百个小方格

I have to glue 100 objects into the 100 squares," Latisha worried. If you use your head, that could be easy, Tyrone replied. It might be easy, Latisha said, but I want it to be special, not easy. My teacher requires our projects to show creativity. Personally, I want mine to highlight my feelings about school. Oh, I see. So gluing down crayons or pennies wouldn't work, Mrs. Thomas said. I guess buttons and bottle caps are out too, Tyrone blurted. Yeah, Latisha smirked. Now you see.

“我得把一百个东西粘进这一百个方格里，”拉蒂莎发愁地说 动动脑子的话，这很简单呀，泰伦回答 也许是很简单，拉蒂莎说，可我想让我的项目特别一点，不只是做出来而已 老师要求我们的项目要体现创意 我呢，还想让它说出我对学校的感觉 “哦，我明白了” 所以粘蜡笔或者便士肯定不行咯，托马斯夫人说 那纽扣和瓶盖也不行对吧，泰伦脱口而出 没错，拉蒂莎笑了笑 现在你懂了吧