10 Ch10-The Spudmobile

Chapter 10 The Spudmobile That crazy mad scientist Mr. Docker was four feet away and he was holding a big, sharp knife. I looked at Ryan. Ryan looked at Michael. Michael looked at me. Andrea and Emily ran away. "Are you going to swap our b-b-brains?" I asked Mr. Docker.

那个疯狂的科学家多克先生站在四英尺开外，手里拿着一把又大又锋利的刀。 我看着瑞恩。瑞恩看着迈克尔。 迈克尔看着我。安德里亚和艾米丽跑了。 “你要交换我们的————————大脑吗?”我问多克先生。

"What are you d-d-doing with that knife?" asked Ryan. "I'm peeling potatoes," Mr. Docker said. "What's that smell?" "I made a stink bomb," Ryan said. "Excellent!" said Mr. Docker. "I'm glad you're doing science projects at home.

“你拿着那把刀干什么?”瑞恩问。 “我在削土豆皮，”多克先生说。 “那是什么味道?”“我做了一个臭弹，”瑞恩说。 “好极了!”多克先生说。 “我很高兴你在家做科学项目。

Welcome to my laboratory." We looked around Mr. Docker's garage. It was filled with lots of test tubes, jars of chemicals, and other stuff. But the thing that stood out was his car. It didn't have a metal covering like a normal car. The whole thing was covered with potatoes! "What's that?" Michael asked. "You're just in time," Mr. Docker said. "I've been working on it for months and it's finally done. Behold the Spudmobile!" The car was covered with rows and rows of potatoes. Each potato had wires attached to it that went to the engine. It was the weirdest-looking car I ever saw.

欢迎来到我的实验室。” 我们参观了多克先生的车库。 里面装满了试管、化学品罐和其他东西。 但最引人注目的是他的车。 它不像普通汽车那样有金属外壳。 整个东西都被土豆覆盖了!“那是什么?”迈克尔问道。 “你来得正是时候，”多克先生说。 “我花了几个月的时间，终于完成了。 看呐，卫星移动号!”汽车上堆满了一排排的土豆。 每个土豆上都有连接到引擎的电线。 这是我见过的最奇怪的车。

"You built a car powered by potatoes?" Ryan asked. "It can also run on pickles," Mr. Docker replied. "But I thought a Picklemobile would sound silly. Do you want a ride?" "Sure!" we said as we climbed in. "It has that new potato car smell," said Michael. "What kind of mileage does this thing get?" asked Ryan, who knows a lot about cars. "About five miles per potato," said Mr. Docker. He turned the key. The engine started up with a quiet hum. Mr. Docker pulled out of the driveway. It really worked!

“你造了一辆以土豆为动力的汽车?”瑞恩问道。 “它也可以在泡菜上运行，”多克回答说。 “但我觉得匹克莫比尔听起来很傻。 你要搭车吗?”“当然!”我们一边爬进去一边说。 “它有一股新土豆车的味道，”迈克尔说。 “这东西能跑多少英里?”对汽车很了解的瑞恩问道。 “每个土豆大约有五英里，”多克先生说。 他转动钥匙。发动机发出轻微的嗡嗡声启动了。 多克先生把车开出了车道。 真的很有效!

"Maybe someday all cars will run on potatoes," Mr. Docker said "They won't have gas stations anymore. They'll have potato stations." "And if you're out driving and you get hungry," I said, "you can eat your car." "The possibilities are endless!" said Mr. Docker. "We could heat our houses with potatoes! Someday we'll have potatopowered computers and TV sets."

“也许有一天，所有的汽车都将以土豆为燃料，”多克先生说，“加油站将不复存在。 他们会有土豆站。” “如果你在外面开车的时候饿了，”我说，“你可以把你的车吃掉。” “可能性是无限的!”多克先生说。 “我们可以用土豆给房子供暖!”总有一天，我们会拥有土豆供电的电脑和电视机。”

"They could have potato-powered toys," I suggested. "Potatoes not included." Mr. Docker let out one of his cackling laughs. That's when I realized that he's not an evil mad scientist at all. Mr. Docker is the coolest nerd in the history of the world! We turned the corner, and there were Andrea and Emily on the sidewalk.

“他们可以有土豆驱动的玩具，”我建议道。 “土豆不包括在内。”多克先生发出一阵咯咯的笑声。 那时我才意识到他根本不是一个邪恶的疯狂科学家。 多克先生是世界历史上最酷的书呆子!我们拐了个弯，安德莉亚和艾米丽就站在人行道上。