8 Ch8-Don't Try This at Home

Chapter 8 Don't Try This at Home It was Friday, the day before our big spy mission. Mr. Docker had a bunch of cardboard milk cartons on his desk, and some little square mirrors, too. "What are we going to do with this stuff?" I asked. "We're going to make periscopes!" he said.

那是星期五，我们执行重大间谍任务的前一天。 多克先生的桌子上放着一堆牛奶纸盒，还有一些方形的小镜子。 “我们该怎么处理这些东西?”我问。 “我们要做潜望镜!”他说。

"I saw a submarine movie where they used a periscope to see above the water," said Ryan. "In Greek, 'peri' means 'around,'" said Mr. Docker, "and 'scopus' means 'to look.'" Mr. Docker helped us cut holes in our milk cartons and glue the mirrors inside so we could see around corners. It was cool! and we each got to take our periscope home. "Mr. Docker, does outer space ever end?" asked Andrea. "That's one of the great mysteries of the universe," Mr. Docker said. "I don't know if we'll ever know the answer." "Why do birds fly, Mr. Docker?" Ryan asked.

“我看过一部潜艇电影，他们用潜望镜看到水面上的东西，”瑞恩说。 “在希腊语中，‘peri’的意思是‘周围’，”多克说，“‘scopus’的意思是‘看’。’”多克先生帮我们在牛奶盒上剪洞，把镜子粘在里面，这样我们就能看到角落里的东西了。 太酷了!我们每个人都要把潜望镜带回家。 “多克先生，外太空有尽头吗?”安德烈问。 “这是宇宙中最大的谜团之一，”多克说。 “我不知道我们是否会知道答案。” “鸟为什么会飞，多克先生?”瑞恩问道。

"It's faster than driving," said Mr. Docker, and everybody laughed even though it wasn't very funny Lately, I'd noticed, Mr. Docker wasn't giving us very good answers. It was like he was getting sick of hearing our why questions. Miss Lazar, the custodian, came into the science room with a big ladder. "Hooray for Miss Lazar!" everyone chanted. Mr. Docker handed Miss Lazar a bowling ball with a rope attached to it. She went up the ladder and tied the rope to the ceiling, so the bowling ball hung down. "Duty calls," said Miss Lazar, and she left. We all laughed, because Miss Lazar said

“这比开车快多了，”多克先生说，大家都笑了，尽管这并不好笑。最近，我注意到，多克先生给我们的答案不太好。 他好像厌倦了听我们问为什么。 管理员拉扎尔小姐拿着一个大梯子走进了科学室。 “为拉扎尔小姐欢呼!” 多克先生递给拉扎尔小姐一个系着绳子的保龄球。 她爬上梯子，把绳子系在天花板上，这样保龄球就垂下来了。 “职责召唤。”拉扎尔小姐说，然后离开了。 我们都笑了，因为拉扎尔小姐说

"duty" and it sounds just like "doody." "This is a pendulum," said Mr. Docker. He took the bowling ball and walked backward, pulling the bowling ball with him. Then he put the ball against his nose. "What do you think will happen if I let go of this pendulum?" he asked.

"职责"听起来就像"便便" “这是一个钟摆，”多克先生说。 他拿起保龄球，拖着保龄球向后走。 然后他把球贴在鼻子上。 “如果我放开这个钟摆，你觉得会发生什么?”他问。

"It will swing across the room and come back and smash you in the head," Ryan said. "Let's do the experiment and find out," said Mr. Docker. "No! Don't!" we all shouted, but Mr. Docker let go of the ball anyway. "Eeeeeeek!" all the girls shouted as the bowling ball swung across the room. "Get out of the way!" shouted Michael. Mr. Docker just stood there! "We've got to do something!" shouted Emily. She was right. The bowling ball was heading back to Mr. Docker, straight for his head! I had to act fast!

“它会在房间里摇摆，然后回来砸你的头，”瑞恩说。 “让我们做个实验，找出答案，”多克先生说。 “不!不要!”我们都喊道，但多克先生还是把球放开了。 当保龄球滚过房间时，所有的女孩都叫了起来。 “让开!”迈克尔喊道。 多克先生就站在那儿!“我们得做点什么!”爱米丽喊道。 她是对的。保龄球飞向多克先生，直打他的头!我必须快点行动!

I remembered my Pee Wee football training. At the last possible second, I jumped up and tackled Mr. Docker. He fell backward. We crashed into the skeleton in the corner. Bones went flying everywhere and the skeleton was destroyed, but I had saved Mr. Docker's life. All those football practices paid off!

我想起了我的皮威足球训练。 在最后一刻，我跳起来抓住了多克先生。 他向后倒了下去。我们撞上了角落里的骷髅。 骨头飞得到处都是，骨架被毁了，但我救了多克先生的命。 所有的足球训练都得到了回报!