7 It’s Only a Matter of Time

CHAPTER SEVEN IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME Franny's mom watched as Franny carried calendars, watches, and hourglasses into her room. "More junk, Franny?" she said. "I need this stuff, Mom. It's critical that I thoroughly understand the nature of time if this experiment is going to succeed."

弗兰尼的妈妈看着弗兰尼把日历、手表和沙漏带进自己的房间，这只是时间问题。 “还有垃圾吗，弗兰妮？”她说。 “妈妈，我需要这些东西。如果这个实验要成功，我必须彻底理解时间的本质。”

"I know your experiments are important, Franny. But look at this room: bones everywhere, drawers full of guts. I suppose that banana peel is going to stay on the floor forever. Honestly, Franny, this is the sort of thing that attracts mice." "I promise to clean it up, okay, Mom? But right now I have to finish this."

“我知道你的实验很重要，弗兰尼。 但看看这个房间，到处都是尸骨，抽屉里全是内脏。 我想香蕉皮要永远留在地板上了。 老实说，弗兰尼，这是那种吸引老鼠的东西。” “我保证打扫干净，好吗，妈妈？” 但现在我必须完成这件事。”

Franny's mom threw her arms in the air and walked out, leaving Franny and Igor to the experiment at hand.

弗兰尼的妈妈挥舞着双臂走了出去，留下弗兰尼和伊戈尔继续手头的实验。