Chapter 12

Chapter 12 REINTRODUCING: ASH! AVATAR OF EXPLORATION! HERALD OF TEAMWORK! TOTAL NOOB! Ash was slightly nervous on her way to the computer lab. Morgan had been very secretive about what she would find there. And when she had asked Jodi about it at recess, Jodi had made a face like she might explode. "I can't tell you!" Jodi had whispered…loudly. "I mean, I can! It's not a secret from you anymore. But it's way cooler if you see it for yourself!" But what if Morgan had changed his mind? What if he'd decided he didn't want Ash around, after all?

第十二章重新介绍：灰！探索的化身！团队合作的先驱！新手!艾什在去计算机实验室的路上有点紧张。 摩根一直对她在那里的发现守口如瓶。 当她在课间休息时问乔迪这件事时，乔迪做了一个要爆炸的表情。 “我不能告诉你！”乔迪低声说……大声地说。 “我是说，我可以！”这对你来说已经不是秘密了。 但如果你亲眼看到会更酷！”但如果摩根改变了主意呢？ 如果他决定不让阿什在身边呢？

Ash's worries disappeared the moment she entered the room. Morgan was there to greet her. And not just Morgan. Jodi, Harper, and Po all looked happy to see her. Even Ms. Minerva gave her a little wave from behind the windows of the office. "We're so glad you're here, Ash," said Harper. "Yeah!" said Jodi. "Morgan, do you want to show her the blueprint?" Morgan took a large sheet of paper from his backpack. It had an outline of a castle on it. He had made a lot of handwritten notes and what looked like directions along the edges. Morgan stared at the paper for a moment. Then he seemed to make a decision. He crumpled up the paper.

艾什一走进房间，她的担心就消失了。 摩根在那里迎接她。 而且不只是摩根。乔迪、哈珀和阿宝见到她都很高兴。 就连密涅瓦也从办公室的窗户后面轻轻向她挥了挥手。 “我们很高兴你能来，阿什。”哈珀说。 “是啊！”乔迪说。“摩根，你想给她看看蓝图吗？”摩根从背包里拿出一张大纸。 上面有一座城堡的轮廓。 他做了很多手写的笔记，边上还有一些看起来像是说明的东西。 摩根盯着报纸看了一会儿。 然后他似乎做了一个决定。 他把纸揉成一团。

"You know what?" he said. "Let's just wing it." "Wow!" said Jodi. "Really?" "Wing it?" Ash echoed. "Wing what? What is the blueprint for?" Po turned his wheelchair toward her. "We're a sort of after-school Minecraft club. Our first project together is to build a castle." "I thought the best way to do that would be to follow a design," Morgan said. "I like having instructions to follow. But sometimes I forget that not everyone feels the same way." "A building project should be fun," said Po. "And challenging," said Harper. "I'd rather make something new. Something inventive."

“你知道吗？”他说。“我们就即兴发挥吧。” “哇！”乔迪说。“真的吗?”“翼吗?”火山灰回荡。 “翼什么?蓝图是什么？”阿宝把轮椅转向她。 “我们是一个课后《我的世界》俱乐部。 我们合作的第一个项目是建造一座城堡。” 摩根说：“我认为最好的方法就是按照设计来做。” “我喜欢有指令可循。 但有时我忘了，不是每个人都有同样的感觉。” “建筑项目应该是有趣的，”阿宝说。 “而且很有挑战性。”哈珀说。 “我宁愿创造一些新的东西。 发明的东西。”

"And I want it to be striking," said Jodi. "Like a work of art." "Okay," said Ash. She gripped her chin. She nodded, and paced a little. "So you all agree that you want a castle. You just disagree about… everything else." Morgan gulped. "Is it hopeless? Should we make four separate castles?" Ash stopped pacing. "Just because it's challenging doesn't mean it's hopeless," she replied. "My scouting troop went through the same thing when we made our tree house." "Really?" said Po. "But your tree house turned out totally amazing." "And we did that by having a plan, but also by letting each person bring their personality and skills to their task," said Ash. "Even if that meant the final product would be a little unusual." "I can live with unusual," Morgan said. "We need our castle to keep us safe from hostile

“我想让它引人注目，”乔迪说。 “就像一件艺术品。”“好吧，”阿什说。 她紧抓着下巴。她点了点头，走了几步。 “这么说你们都想要一座城堡了。 你们只是在其他事情上意见不一致。” 摩根一饮而尽。“没有希望了吗？” 我们要不要建四座单独的城堡？”阿什停止了踱步。 “仅仅因为它具有挑战性并不意味着它没有希望，”她回答说。 “我的童子军在建造树屋时也经历过同样的事情。” “真的吗？”阿宝说。“但你的树屋真的很棒。” 阿什说：“我们通过制定计划来做到这一点，同时也让每个人把他们的个性和技能带到他们的任务中。” “即使这意味着最终的产品会有点不寻常。” “我可以忍受不寻常，”摩根说。 “我们需要城堡来保护我们免受敌人的攻击

mobs." "Secure. Inventive. Fun. And striking." Ash nodded again. "We can do this." She smiled. "People say there's no I in team. But here's a secret: the best teams allow you to stay true to yourself." "I like that!" Jodi said. "What if there's been a silent I in team all along?" Morgan looked through the office windows, where Ms. Minerva was reading a fantasy novel and drinking a cup of coffee. "Just don't try it on a spelling test," he said. "But I'll try things your way, Ash." Harper patted him on the shoulder. "He's learning," she said, and everyone laughed.

暴徒。”“安全。发明。 乐趣。和引人注目。”阿什又点了点头。 “我们能做到。”她笑了。 “人们说团队里没有自我。 但这里有一个秘密：最好的团队会让你做真实的自己。” “我喜欢！”乔迪说。“如果团队中一直都有一个沉默的我呢？”摩根透过办公室的窗户往外看。 密涅瓦正在读一本奇幻小说，喝着一杯咖啡。 “只是不要在拼写测试中尝试它，”他说。 “不过我会按你说的去做的，艾什。” 哈珀拍了拍他的肩膀。 “他在学习，”她说，大家都笑了。

"So should we get started?" said Ash. "Which monitor should I use?" "Oh man," Po said. "I almost forgot. This is the best part!" He shared a smile with the others. Ash wasn't sure how she should react. Po took a headset from a peg on the wall. Ash thought it looked strange—high-tech, but also a little bit otherworldly. It seemed to glow even though it wasn't plugged in to anything. He handed it to her. "Ready to give this a try?" he said, still smiling.

“那么我们可以开始了吗？”阿什说。 “我应该用哪个显示器？”“天哪，”阿宝说。 “我差点忘了。这是最棒的部分！”他和其他人一起微笑。 艾什不知道自己该作何反应。 阿宝从墙上的钉子上拿了一个耳机。 阿什觉得它看起来很奇怪——高科技，但也有点超凡脱俗。 即使它没有插在任何东西上，它似乎也会发光。 他把它递给了她。“准备好试一试了吗？”他仍然微笑着说。