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, staff reporter with the Whitmore Weekly, and this is Miguel, a coeditor.
“我是《惠特莫尔周刊》的工作人员记者Noni Lopez,
Would you be willing to comment on the whereabouts of the Sergeant Rotten Teeth series?”
你愿意评论罗特特特斯中士系列的行踪吗? “
“We had a parent complain about the series, so I pulled the books until they can be reviewed more closely.
“我们有一个家长抱怨这一系列,所以我拉出这些书,直到可以更仔细地审查为止。
All kinds of people, from all different perspectives, want to remove books for different reasons.”
各种人从不同的角度出发,想以不同的理由去除书籍. “
“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 opinion.”
“这样,每个人都可以分享自己的意见。 “
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 books ever written!”
“罗腾牙上士的书是史上最好的书!”
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 make the complaint?”
“她提出控诉了吗? “
“ Absolutely.
“当然。
She’s a dentist, you know.”
她是个牙医, “
“Well, I don’t want your mom telling me what I can’t read,” Miguel said.
Miguel说:“我不想让你妈妈告诉我我看不懂的东西,
“Look,” Ashley sighed, “my mom is protecting us!
Ashley叹道:“我妈在保护我们!
These books are putting bad ideas into kids’ heads.
这些书在孩子们的脑海里灌输了坏想法。
We’re young and venerable.”
我们年轻, “
“Vulnerable,” I corrected her.
我纠正了她。
“ Absolutely.”
“当然。 “
“Not me,” Miguel said.
Miguel说:“不是我,”
“ As a matter of fact, I’m staging a protest.”
“...... 事实上,我正在抗议。 “
He took a stack of papers and slammed them down on the table.
他拿起一叠文件,并把它们打倒在桌子上.
Save Sergeant Rotten Teeth!
救救罗顿特斯中士!
Meet Wednesday morning in front of school to protest the book ban and sign our petition.
周三早上在学校门口开会,抗议禁书,并签署我们的请愿书.
Come in costume, and we will recreate the final scene from Sergeant Rotten Teeth 4 Zombie Annihilation: Plaque Attack!
穿好服装,我们再重现最后的场景 从罗特特特斯中士4 Zombie Annihilation: Plaque Cattack!
I decided to cover the protest for the newspaper, but first I needed to read that series, so I borrowed it from Miguel and read under the covers until almost midnight.
我决定为报纸报道抗议,但首先我需要阅读这一系列,所以我从米格尔那里借来,并在封面下阅读,直到几乎午夜.
By book seven, the hero’s teeth have all fallen out, and he’s lamenting the fact that he didn’t care for his teeth.
这名英雄的牙齿已全部倒出,
I wondered, Are these crazy books actually using reverse psychology to get kids to brush their teeth?
我在想,这些疯狂的书 是否真的使用反向心理学 让孩子们刷牙?
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!
The First Amendment An amendment is an addition or change to the U.
第一项修正案 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 important freedoms, freedom of speech among them.
第一修正案给予美国人若干重要的自由,其中的言论自由.
The courts consider books to be a type of speech.
法院将书籍视为一种言论.
From time to time, libraries and courts must also consider how far the right to “hear” that speech (reading) should reach.
图书馆和法院还时常必须考虑“听取”演讲(阅读)的权利应达到多大程度。
Dear Noni, You’re right: I wanted to write some books that would promote dental hygiene in a fun way.
亲爱的诺尼, 你说得对:我想写一些书,
Even if you hate my books, though, the First Amendment supports the right to keep the Sergeant Rotten Teeth (and many other) books in your library.
即使你讨厌我的书,但第一修正案支持将罗腾牙上士(和许多其他)的书留在你的图书馆的权利.
If the school bans them, students lose the opportunity to think, question, and decide issues for themselves.
如果学校禁止他们,学生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 groaning.
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 to get their reactions to the books, but apparently zombies don’t take time to explain what books mean to them.
我试图采访不同的僵尸,
maybe because zombies can’t read.
可能因为僵尸不识字。
“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!
“禁止罗腾牙上士!
Ban Sergeant Rotten Teeth!”
班长罗顿特斯!”
Ashley screamed.
阿什利尖叫着。
Miguel marched up to Ashley.
米格尔向阿什利进军.
“Go find your own protest!”
寻找自己的抗议!
he shouted.
他大叫着
“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 booed and waved their arms.
僵尸嘘出并挥起手臂.
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 is relying on readers to figure out his real message.”
“丹·伊顿依靠读者来了解他的真实信息。 “
Ashley scoffed.
阿什利笑了起来。
“How do you know what his real message is?”
" 你怎么知道他的真实信息是什么? “
“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。
That’s what allows these books to be in the library—even if you don’t like them.”
即使你不喜欢这些书籍, “
“Freedom of speech doesn’t mean you can say just anything,” Ashley said, “and it doesn’t mean you can put any book in the world in our grade school library.”
Ashley说:「言论自由并不意味着你可以随便说些什么, “
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.”
“...... 事实上,情况正好相反。 “
“Because in the library”—I grabbed Dan Eaton’s email and quoted 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 perspectives about the books in question.
“我们的书评进程的一部分是听取对有关书籍的不同看法。
If you object to them, Ashley, we’ d like to hear why.”
如果你反对, Ashley, 我们想听听为什么。 “
“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 muttered something in disgust.
在他的呼吸下,米格尔 哑了些恶心的东西。
It sounded like dental hygiene.
这听起来像牙科卫生。
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 one in opposition.
我让Ashley合作者写了一篇支持禁令的专栏 和Miguel合作者写一篇反对文章
I ran Dan Eaton’s email.
我管理丹·伊顿的电子邮件。
I ran an interview with Mrs.
我采访了夫人
McGuinness that explained the book review committee process and how students could share their thoughts on what should happen with the books.
麦吉尼斯(McGuinness),他解释了"书籍审查委员会"的程序,以及学生们如何能够分享他们对"书籍应该发生什么"的想法.
And I wrote an intro to the entire package that included a quote from former president Lyndon B.
我给整个包裹写了一份介绍 里面有前总统林登·B的一篇文章
Johnson: “Books and ideas are the most effective weapon against intolerance and ignorance.”
Johnson:“书籍和思想是反对不容忍和无知的最有效武器。 “
Before school let out, Mrs.
在放学前,夫人
McGuinness told me that she wanted a student on the committee— namely, me.
McGuinness告诉我,她想要一个学生加入委员会——即我。
“There’s one catch,” she said apologetically.
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’ve written it, but Miguel has lost interest in the series, and Ashley was just too mad about the way the vote turned out.
自从 Miguel或Ashley其实应该写, 但Miguel对这一系列节目失去兴趣,
The Return of Rotten Teeth By Noni Lopez The sergeant is spared.
诺尼·洛佩兹的烂牙的回归 军士幸免.
On a vote of 3-2, Whitmore’s book review committee decided Monday to restore the Sergeant Rotten Teeth series to the library shelf.
在3-2的投票中,惠特摩的书评委员会决定周一将"罗腾牙齿"中士系列恢复到图书馆架上.
Student committee member Noni Lopez cast the decisive vote.
学生委员会成员诺尼·洛佩兹投下了决定性的一票.
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.