2 Ch2-The Power of the Potato

Chapter 2 The Power of the Potato We walked a million hundred miles to the science room. Michael, who never ties his shoes, was the line leader. "Science is for nerds," I said. "Science is fun!" said Andrea, who thinks everything about school is fun. The science room is probably the

第二章马铃薯的力量我们走了一百多万英里来到科学教室。 从不系鞋带的迈克尔是队伍的领队。 “科学是书呆子的事，”我说。 “科学很有趣!”安德里亚说，她认为学校的一切都很有趣。 科学教室可能是

weirdest room in the history of the world. In the corner there was a skeleton wearing a top hat. There was a cage with white mice running around it. There were strange machines, microscopes, computers, plants and other stuff all over the place. "This place is freaky weird," Ryan said. "Where's Mr. Docker?" Andrea asked. "I don't know," said Miss Daisy who doesn't know anything. We were looking at all the junk when the door banged open and an old guy came in. He was standing on one of those rolling things that looks like an old-time lawn mower. He was wearing a helmet,

世界历史上最奇怪的房间。 角落里有一个戴着大礼帽的骷髅。 有一个笼子，老鼠在笼子周围跑来跑去。 到处都是奇怪的机器、显微镜、电脑、植物和其他东西。 “这地方太诡异了，”瑞恩说。 “多克先生在哪儿?”安德里亚问道。 “我不知道，”什么都不知道的黛西小姐说。 我们正在看那些垃圾的时候，门砰的一声开了，一个老人走了进来。 他站在一个看起来像老式割草机的滚动的东西上。 他戴着头盔，

goggles, and one of those doctor lab coats. What a nerd! "Hi, everybody!" he said. "I'm Mr. Docker!" Then he smashed into the chalkboard and fell off his rolling thing. We all

护目镜，还有一件白大褂。 真是个书呆子!“大家好!”他说。 “我是多克先生!”然后，他猛地撞到黑板上，从他那滚动的东西上摔了下来。 我们都

ran over to pick him up off the floor. "Are you okay?" we all asked. "Never better!" Mr. Docker took off his helmet and goggles. He had crazy gray hair that went off in all directions. It looked like he hadn't combed it in years. If my hair looked like that, my mother wouldn't let me out of the house. "Hey, I've seen that guy before," Ryan whispered. "He lives down the street from me!" Mr. Docker reached into his lab coat and pulled out a potato. He took a bite out of it. "Sorry I'm late," Mr. Docker said. "I had

跑过去把他从地上抱起来。 “你还好吗?”我们都问。 “永不更好!”多克先生摘下了头盔和护目镜。 他一头乱蓬蓬的白发向四面八方散开。 看起来他好几年没梳头了。 如果我的头发像那样，我妈妈不会让我出门的。 “嘿，我以前见过那家伙，”瑞恩低声说。 “他就住在我家那条街上!”多克先生把手伸进白大褂里，掏出一个土豆。 他咬了一口。“对不起，我迟到了，”多克先生说。 “我有

to harvest my tubers." Huh? I didn't know what he was talking about. "Tubers are potatoes," Andrea said. "I looked it up in the dictionary once." "Very good," Mr. Docker said. "Welcome to science. I'm going to take you on a scientific journey. We're going to explore the wonders of our world. The future is in your hands. You will be the scientists of tomorrow." "Not me," I said. "I'm going to be a football player." "But we can all be scientists," Mr. Docker said. "All you have to do is look around and ask 'Why?' Why does the

收获我的块茎。”嗯? 我不知道他在说什么。 “块茎就是土豆，”安德里亚说。 “我查过一次字典。” “很好，”多克先生说。 “好吧，来谈谈科学吧。我要带你们进行一次科学之旅。 我们要去探索这个世界的奇迹。 未来掌握在你的手中。 你们将成为明天的科学家。” “不是我，”我说。“我要成为一名足球运动员。” “但我们都可以成为科学家，”多克说。 “你所要做的就是环顾四周，问‘为什么’?”为什么?

Earth spin? Why do dogs wag their tails? Can anybody think of another science why question?" "Why do we have to learn science?" I asked. Andrea looked at me and rolled her eyes. "That's a good question," Mr. Docker said. I stuck out my tongue at Andrea. Nah-nah-nah boo-boo on her! "We have to learn science because science is all around us," Mr. Docker said. "When you bounce a ball, you're learning the science of physics. When you look at a flower, you're learning

地球旋转?狗为什么摇尾巴? 有人能想到另一个科学为什么的问题吗?”“我们为什么要学科学?”我问。 安德里亚看着我，翻了个白眼。 “这是个好问题，”多克说。 我朝安德里亚伸出舌头。 不，不，不，不，她!“我们必须学习科学，因为科学就在我们身边，”多克说。 “当你弹起一个球时，你正在学习物理学。 当你看着一朵花的时候，你在学习