Motion Monster

Jimmy’s family was on their way to a beach vacation. As they drove along, his parents and twin brother Jason were talking excitedly. ” I’m going to walk on the beach every morning, ” Mom said. ” I’m going fishing, ” Dad said. “ Can we go to the amusement park?” Jason asked. ” There’s a new roller coaster— Motion Monster. ”

吉米的家人正在去海滩度假的路上。 当他们开车时，他的父母和双胞胎兄弟杰森兴奋地交谈着。 “我打算每天早上在海滩上散步，”妈妈说。 “我要去钓鱼，”爸爸说。“我们能去游乐园吗？”杰森问。 “有一个新的过山车——运动怪兽。”

Jimmy stayed quiet. “ What’s wrong, Jimmy?” Mom asked. He shrugged. “ Nothing. ” “ I know what’s wrong! ” Jason grinned. ” This is a long car ride. He’s worried he’s going to throw up! ” ” I brought some stuff, in case you do feel carsick. ” Mom held up a bag.

吉米保持沉默。“怎么了，吉米？”妈妈问。 他耸耸肩。“没什么。”“我知道怎么了！”杰森咧嘴一笑。 “这是一段很长的车程。他担心自己会呕吐！” “我带了些东西，以防你晕车。”妈妈举起一个袋子。

“ I’ve got peppermint gum, ginger candy, wristbands, and even some medicine. One of these treatments might help. ” Jimmy sighed. “ Why do I get carsick anyway?” ” It’s called motion sickness, ” Mom said. “ It comes from your ears and your eyes having a disagreement. ”

”我有薄荷糖、姜糖、腕带，甚至还有一些药。其中一种治疗方法可能会有所帮助。” 吉米叹了口气。“反正我为什么会晕车？” “这叫做运动病，”妈妈说。“这是因为你的耳朵和眼睛有分歧。”

Kind of like . . . ” Jimmy looked at Jason. “ Twins disagreeing?” ” Not exactly, ” Mom said. “ Motion sickness occurs when one sense detects motion, but another one does not. For example, if you’re reading in the car, your eyes think you’re staying still. ” Meanwhile your ears detect motion, and the two senses clash. ”

有点像……”吉米看着杰森。“双胞胎不同意？” “不完全是，”妈妈说。“当一种感觉检测到运动，而另一种感觉没有检测到运动时，就会出现运动病。 例如，如果你在车上看书，你的眼睛会认为你保持静止。 “同时，你的耳朵会察觉到运动，两种感觉会发生冲突。”

So your brain gets different messages, ” Dad added. ” And you start to sweat or feel sick to your stomach. ” ” I never get carsick, ” Jason bragged. ” Doctors aren’t sure why some people get motion sickness and others do not, ” Mom said. ” But it’s very common, especially among kids. ”

所以你的大脑会收到不同的信息，”爸爸补充道。 “你开始出汗或感到胃部不适。” “我从不晕车，”杰森吹嘘道。 “医生不确定为什么有些人会晕车，而另一些人不会。”妈妈说。 “但这是非常普遍的，尤其是在儿童中。”

” Grandma gets motion sickness on airplanes, ” Dad said. My friend Shin gets seasick on boats. He eats ginger before he goes sailing— that’s what Chinese fishermen have done for centuries. It calms your stomach. Another trick is to stare at the horizon when you’re seasick. ”

“奶奶在飞机上得了运动病，”爸爸说。 我的朋友申在船上晕船。他出海前吃姜- 这是几个世纪以来中国渔民所做的。 它能让你的胃平静下来。另一个技巧是晕船时凝视地平线。”