3. Fun with Science

CHAPTER 3 FUN WITH SCIENCE Early that same morning, George and Harold were sitting in their 10:15A.M. science class making silly noises. "Meeowwwww," George mewed softly, without moving his lips. "Rrrr-rrr-rrrr," growled Harold, without opening his mouth. "There it is again!" exclaimed their science teacher, Mr. Fyde. "I distinctly heard a cat and a dog in here!" "We didn't hear anything," the children said, trying not to laugh.

第三章科学的乐趣当天一大早，乔治和哈罗德就在10点15分坐着。 科学课上发出愚蠢的声音。 “喵喵喵，”乔治轻轻地叫了一声，嘴唇没有动。 “哼——哼——哼。”哈罗德吼道，没有开口。 “又来了！”他们的科学老师费德先生叫道。 “我清楚地听到这里有猫和狗！”“我们什么也没听到，”孩子们说，强忍着不笑出声来。

"I-I must be hearing things again," Mr. Fyde worried. "Maybe you should leave and go see a doctor," said George with concern. "I can't," said Mr. Fyde. "Today is the day of the big volcano experiment." The children all groaned. Mr. Fyde's science experiments were usually the most idiotic things on earth. They almost never worked and were always boring. But today's experiment was different. Mr. Fyde brought in a large, fake-looking volcano that he had made out of papier- måché. He filled the volcano with a box of ordinary baking soda.

“我一定是又听到一些声音了，”费德担心。 “也许你应该离开去看医生，”乔治担心地说。 “我不能，”费德先生说。“今天是大火山实验的日子。” 孩子们都在呻吟。菲德先生的科学实验通常是世界上最愚蠢的事情。 他们几乎从不工作，而且总是很无聊。 但今天的实验不同。 费德先生带来了一个巨大的、看起来像假的火山，那是他用纸做的。 他在火山里装满了一盒普通的小苏打。

"Baking soda is also called 'sodium bicarbonate,'" explained Mr. Fyde. "Meeeeowwwwwww." "Umm..." said Mr. Fyde, "did any of you children just hear—umm, uh... never mind." Mr. Fyde opened up a bottle of clear liquid. "Now watch what happens when I pour vinegar into the baking soda," he said.

“小苏打也叫‘碳酸氢钠’，”费德解释说。 “Meeeeowwwwwww。”“嗯……”费德先生说，“你们这些孩子刚才有没有听到——嗯，嗯…… 没关系。”费德先生打开了一瓶透明的液体。 “现在看看我把醋倒进小苏打里会发生什么，”他说。

The children watched as the tiny volcano started to rumble. Soon, a large glob of foamy goop spurted out the top. The goop poured over the desk and dripped onto the floor, creating a huge mess. "Oops," said Mr. Fyde. "I guess I used too much baking soda."

孩子们看着小火山开始隆隆作响。 很快，一大团泡沫从顶部喷了出来。 浆糊倒在桌子上，滴在地板上，弄得一团糟。 “哎呀，”费德先生说。“我想我用了太多小苏打。”

George and Harold were stunned. "How did you do that?" asked Harold. "Well," said Mr. Fyde, "the vinegar acts as a liberating agent, which releases the gaseous carbonate radical element of the sodium bicarbo—" "Meeeeooowwwwwwww." "Umm... uh," Mr. Fyde paused. "Uh, e-excuse me, children. I-I've got to go and see a doctor."

乔治和哈罗德都惊呆了。 “你是怎么做到的？”哈罗德问。 “嗯，”费德先生说，“醋起到了解毒剂的作用，释放出碳酸氢钠的气态碳酸盐自由基元素——”“Meeeeooowwwwwwww。” “嗯…费德停顿了一下。 “呃，对不起，孩子们。 我得去看医生了。”

Mr. Fyde put on his coat and hurried out the door. George and Harold got up and studied the messy volcano experiment with great interest. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" asked George. "I think I'm thinking what you're thinking," said Harold.

费德先生穿上外套，匆匆出门。 乔治和哈罗德站起来，饶有兴趣地研究着这个乱七八糟的火山实验。 “你在想我在想什么吗？”乔治问。 “我想我和你想的一样。”哈罗德说。