Book Ban
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
“Good morning, Mrs.
“早安,夫人,
McGuinness,” I said to the school librarian.
我对学校图书馆员说,
“I’m Noni Lopez, reporter for the Whitmore Weekly, and this is Miguel, a coeditor.
我是《惠特莫尔周刊》的记者Noni Lopez,
Can you comment on the missing Sergeant Rotten Teeth series?”
你能评论一下失踪的罗特特斯中士系列吗? “
“We had a parent complain about the series, so I pulled the books until they can be looked at more closely,” she said.
“我们有一个家长抱怨这个系列, 所以我拉出这些书,
“Can we talk to the parent?”
“我们可以与父母交谈吗? “
I asked.
我问。
“No, but you can contact the school book review committee—they’ll give the books a hearing.”
" 不,但你可以联系学校书籍审查委员会,他们会给书籍听证。 “
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
McGuinness smiled at us.
麦克吉尼斯向我们微笑了
“That way everyone can share their thoughts.”
“这样每个人都可以分享想法。 “
Miguel and his coeditor, Ashley, stormed into the Monday newspaper meeting, arguing as usual.
米格尔和他的合作者阿什利像往常一样冲入了星期一的报纸会场上争论.
“The Sergeant Rotten Teeth books are the best!”
“罗腾牙上士的书是最好的!”
Miguel shouted.
米格尔大叫着.
I hadn’t read them, but I knew the hero had disgusting teeth and used his bad breath to fight off bad guys.
但我知道英雄有恶心的牙齿,
“ Are you kidding me?”
“...... 你在开玩笑吗? “
Ashley huffed.
阿什利胡说八道。
“The pictures alone made my mom and me want to barf.”
照片让我和妈妈想吐口水。 “
“Your mom?”
“你妈妈? “
I asked.
我问。
“Did she complain?”
“她抱怨了吗? “
Ashley nodded proudly.
阿什利很骄傲地点头
“She’s protecting us.”
“她在保护我们。 “
slammed them down on the table.
把他们打倒在桌子上。
Save Sergeant Rotten Teeth!
救救罗顿特斯中士!
Protest the book ban!
抗议禁书!
Meet Wednesday morning to stage the final scene from Book 4.
周三早上见面,从第4册开始表演最后一幕.
zombies and all!
僵尸之类的!
I decided to cover the protest for the newspaper.
我决定为报纸报道抗议活动.
but first I needed to read that series.
但首先,我需要阅读 系列。
I borrowed the books from Miguel and read under the covers until almost midnight.
我从Miguel那里借了书 在封面下看 直到午夜
By book seven, the hero’s teeth have all fallen out.
在第七册中,英雄的牙齿已全部倒出.
I wondered, Are these books actually trying to get kids to brush their teeth?
我想知道,这些书真的想让孩子刷牙吗?
Tuesday morning I located the webpage of Dan Eaton, the author, and explained the whole deal.
星期二上午 我找到了作者丹·伊顿的网页 并解释了整个交易
That afternoon, he wrote me back!
那天下午,他回信给我!
An amendment is an addition or change to the U.
修正案是对U的增补或更改.
S.
师曰.
Constitution.
宪法。
The first ten amendments to the U.
U的前10个修正案.
S.
师曰.
Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights.
宪法被称为"权利法案".
The First Amendment gives Americans several freedoms, including freedom of speech.
第一修正案给予美国人若干自由,包括言论自由.
The courts consider books a type of speech, and libraries and courts must sometimes consider how much freedom people should have to “hear” (read) that speech.
法院将书籍视为一种言论,图书馆和法院有时必须考虑人们应有多少自由可以“听到”(阅读)这种言论。
The First Amendment Dear Noni, You’re right.
第一修正案 亲爱的诺尼 你说得对。
I wanted to encourage tooth care in a fun way.
我想以有趣的方式鼓励牙齿护理.
Even if you hate my books, though, the First Amendment supports the right to keep my books in your library.
即使你讨厌我的书, 但是,第一修正案 支持把我的书保存在你的图书馆的权利。
If the school bans them, kids lose the chance to think, question, and decide issues for themselves.
如果学校禁止他们,孩子们就会失去为自己思考、质疑和决定问题的机会。
Best wishes, Dan I let out a little cheer.
祝你好运,丹 我放点欢呼声
I might not like Dan Eaton’s books, but I liked Dan Eaton.
我或许不喜欢丹·伊顿的书,
“Save Sergeant Rotten Teeth!
“拯救罗腾牙齿中士!
Save Sergeant Rotten Teeth!”
救救罗顿·特斯中士!”
Miguel chanted.
米格尔高呼。
He was dressed like his hero, with what looked like salad greens stuck in his teeth.
他穿得像他的英雄 有沙拉绿地粘在牙齿上
A dozen kids dressed as zombies chanted around him, stumbling and mumbling, “Breath mints, breath mints.”
12个穿着僵尸装的小孩在他周围高喊: " 活生生地吃薄荷,呼吸地吃薄荷。 “
Miguel breathed on the zombies, who fell to the ground, pinching their noses and moaning.
米格尔在僵尸上呼吸,僵尸倒地后被捏住鼻子并呻吟.
I tried to interview different zombies about the books but failed.
我试图采访不同的僵尸 关于书籍,但失败。
“I can’t stand the smell,” said one zombie as he shook his head from side to side.
一位僵尸一边摇一摇头,
“My brain is melting.
“我的大脑正在融化。
curse you, Rotten Teeth!”
诅咒你,烂牙!”
I shook my head, too—I wasn’t sure this protest was helping their cause.
我也摇头了... 我不确定这次抗议是否有助于他们的事业。
Then behind them, I spotted Ashley.
在他们身后,我发现了阿什利。
She was dressed like a giant tooth, and two of her friends followed her with enormous toothbrushes.
她穿得像一颗巨型牙齿,她的两个朋友用巨大的牙刷跟随她.
“Ban Sergeant Rotten Teeth!”
“禁止罗特特特中士!”
Ashley screamed.
阿什利尖叫着。
“Go find your own protest!”
寻找自己的抗议!
Miguel shouted.
米格尔大叫着.
“This one is taken!”
“这个被拿走了!”
“Your teeth will thank me later,” Ashley said.
Ashley说:“你的牙齿以后会感谢我的。”
Her friends waved their giant toothbrushes.
她的朋友们挥舞着巨大的牙刷.
The zombies waved their arms.
僵尸挥起双臂.
I stepped in between the two groups.
我走进两个小组之间。
“These books don’t encourage cavities,” I said.
我说,“这些书不鼓励腔腔,”
“Dan Eaton wants readers to figure out his real message.”
“丹·伊顿希望读者了解他的真实信息。 “
Ashley rolled her eyes.
阿什利卷起她的眼睛。
“How do you know what his real message is?”
" 你怎么知道他的真实信息是什么? “
she asked.
她问。
“Because he told me.”
“因为他告诉我。 “
I held up a printed version of his email.
我拿起他打印的邮件
Ashley’s mouth gaped open.
Ashley的口角开阔了。
So did Miguel’s, salad greens and all.
Miguel的沙拉绿等,
Wednesday afternoon, Miguel, Ashley, and I sat in Mrs.
星期三下午,米格尔,阿什利, 我坐在夫人。
McGuinness’s office.
麦克吉尼斯办公室.
“Kids are going to take these books the wrong way and ruin their teeth,” Ashley said.
Ashley说:“孩子们会拿错书,
“Cavities are forever!”
“城市是永恒的!”
“Cavities aren’t what’s at stake,” I said.
我说,“城市不是问题所在,”
“Freedom of speech is—the First Amendment.”
“言论自由是第一修正案。 “
“I don’t know what that is,” Ashley said, “but I do know you can’t put any book in the world in our grade school library.”
“我不知道那是什么,”阿什利说,“但我知道你不能把世界上的任何书籍放到我们的小学图书馆去。 “
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
McGuinness took a slow sip of her tea before she spoke.
麦克吉尼斯在说话前慢慢地喝入了茶.
“Here’s the thing about books in a school library: they’re books that students choose for themselves.”
“学校图书馆的书籍是这样的:是学生自己选择的书籍。 “
“Exactly,” Ashley said.
Ashley说:“事实上,”
“Those books should be the easiest to ban.”
“这些书籍应是最容易禁止的。 “
“ Actually, it’s just the opposite,” said Mrs.
“...... 事实上,
McGuinness.
麦克吉尼斯
“Because in the library”—I grabbed Dan Eaton’s email and read from it—“we have.
“因为在图书馆里”—— 我拿起Dan Eaton的电子邮件,
issues for ourselves?”
问题对我们自己? “
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
McGuinness nodded.
麦克吉尼斯点头
“In that case, freedom-of-speech rights are strongest.”
“在这种情况下,言论自由权利最强。 “
“What if it’s a book on how to build bombs?”
“如果这是一本关于如何制造炸弹的书呢? “
Ashley asked.
阿什利问。
“That probably wouldn’t need a big review process to ban, because it presents a clear danger.”
“这或许不需要大审查程序来禁止, “
“But Sergeant Rotten Teeth is dangerous to our teeth,” Ashley said.
“但罗顿中士 Ashley说:“牙齿对我们的牙齿是危险的。”
“Part of our book review process is to hear different ideas about the books in question.
“我们书评进程的一部分是听取对有关书籍的不同想法。
If you don’t like them, Ashley, we’ d like to hear why.”
如果你不喜欢, “
“Gladly,” Ashley said.
“Gladly,”阿什利说。
“ And Miguel here can say why he thinks the books should stay in the library,” she added.
“...... Miguel可以说为什么他认为书应该留在图书馆里,
Under his breath, Miguel mumbled something in disgust.
在他的呼吸下,米格尔喃喃自语的东西令人厌恶。
It sounded like tooth care.
听起来像是牙齿护理
That Friday’s Whitmore Weekly was all about the possible book ban.
周五的Whitmore周刊,
I had coeditor Ashley write a column in support of the ban and coeditor Miguel write a column opposed to it.
我让Ashley合作者写了一栏支持禁令, Miguel合作者写一栏反对禁令。
I ran Dan Eaton’s email.
我管理丹·伊顿的电子邮件。
And I ran an interview with Mrs.
我采访了夫人
McGuinness that explained the book review committee process.
麦吉尼斯 解释了书籍审查委员会的程序.
Before school let out, Mrs.
在放学前,夫人
McGuinness told me she wanted a student to serve on the committee: me.
麦克吉尼斯告诉我,她想让一个学生在委员会任职:我.
“There’s one catch,” she said.
她说,
“You’ll need to read all twelve books.”
" 你需要阅读所有十二本书。 “
“Ten down, two to go,” I said.
“十来个,还有两个,”我说。
Six weeks later, a shorter follow-up story appeared.
六个星期后,一个更短的后续故事出现了.
Since I’m in the story, Miguel or Ashley really should have written it.
自从 Miguel或Ashley真的应该写下来。
Miguel has lost interest in the series, though, and Ashley was too mad about how the vote turned out.
米格尔虽然对系列失去了兴趣,但阿什利对投票结果太疯狂了.
The Return of Rotten Teeth By Noni Lopez Whitmore Elementary School will not ban the Sergeant Rotten Teeth series by author Dan Eaton.
诺尼·洛佩兹·惠特莫尔小学的"腐齿归来"(The Return of Rotten Teeth by Noni Lopez Whitmore Prime School)不会禁止作者丹·伊通所著的"腐齿上士"系列.
On a vote of 3-2, the book review committee decided Monday to return the books to the library shelf.
在3-2的投票中,图书审查委员会决定周一将图书归还图书馆架.
Student Noni Lopez cast the decisive vote.
学生诺尼·洛佩兹投了决定性的一票.
I went on to include lots of quotes from people on the board and student reactions, but the story opened with the news itself.
我接着加入了许多来自董事会上的人的引用和学生的反应,但故事以新闻本身开始.
You could say I’m giving myself a pat on the back—sure you could—but what can I tell you?
你可以说我拍拍自己的背部,
A good reporter has to tell it like it is.
好记者得如是说.