Winn’s New Rubik’s Cube

Winn’s fingers flew. The little cube in his hands twisted and turned. Bright, colorful squares moved at a rapid pace. " Oh, a Rubik’s Cube puzzle! ” said Anika. “ I just got one for my birthday. ” " I’m trying to solve it quickly, ” said Winn. He stopped turning the cube and studied it for a moment.

温的手指飞了起来。他手中的小魔方又扭又转。 明亮多彩的广场快速移动。 "哦，魔方拼图！”安妮卡说。“我刚买了一个生日礼物。” "我正在努力快速解决这个问题。 他停止转动立方体，研究了一会儿。

Then he turned the top layer clockwise and studied it again. Finally he sighed and set the puzzle on the table. " I wish I’d invented the Rubik’s Cube, ” he said. “ Then I could solve it easily! ” Anika laughed. “ I’m not so sure about that. It took the inventor a month to solve it the first time! ”

然后他顺时针转动顶层，再次研究。 最后他叹了口气，把拼图放在桌子上。 "我真希望我发明了魔方，”他说。“这样我就能轻松解决了！” 安妮卡笑了。“我对此不太确定。 发明家花了一个月的时间才第一次解决了这个问题！”

" Really?” said Winn. “ Who invented it?” " A man named Erno Rubik, ” said Anika. “ He was an architecture professor. ” Winn scratched his head. “ Why did he invent a toy?” " Rubik didn’t think of the cube as a toy at first, ” said Anika. " He invented it in 1974 to test out a design idea.

"真的吗？”温说。“是谁发明的？” "一个叫埃尔诺·卢比克的人，”安妮卡说。“他是建筑学教授。” 温恩挠了挠他的头。“他为什么要发明玩具？” "一开始，鲁比克并不认为立方体是一个玩具，”安妮卡说。 "他在1974年发明了它，以测试一种设计思想。

But then he realized people really liked playing with the cube. He decided to manufacture and sell it. ” " He sold a lot of them, right?” asked Winn. " Rubik’s Cube was extremely popular in the 1980s, ” said Anika. ” Today it’s still popular. In fact, it’s one of the world’s top- selling toys. ”

但后来他意识到人们真的很喜欢玩立方体。 他决定制造并销售它。” "他卖了很多，对吧？”温问。 "魔方在20世纪80年代非常流行，”安妮卡说。 "今天它仍然很受欢迎。事实上，它是世界上最畅销的玩具之一。”

Winn grinned. “ Well, someday I’m going to be the world’s speed-cubing champion! ” " Oh, really?” asked Anika. " Yep, ” said Winn. “ There are speed- cubing competitions all over the world. The first world championship was held in 1982. People try to solve the Rubik’s Cube as fast as they can. And there are different types of competitions too.

温恩咧嘴一笑。“好吧，总有一天我会成为世界速度立方冠军！”“哦，真的吗？”安妮卡问。 "是的，”温说。“世界各地都有速度立方比赛。 第一届世界锦标赛于1982年举行。 人们试图尽快解决魔方问题。还有不同类型的比赛。

Some people solve it with one hand. Others solve it blindfolded. Some people even solve it with their feet! ” Winn picked up the cube and started twisting it again. " A lot of people can solve it in less than ten seconds, ” he said. " How fast are you?” asked Anika. Winn gave a sheepish grin.

有些人用一只手解决问题。其他人蒙住眼睛解决问题。 有些人甚至用脚解决！” 温拿起立方体，又开始扭动它。 "很多人可以在不到十秒钟内解决问题，”他说。 "你有多快？”安妮卡问。温羞怯地咧嘴一笑。