Chapter 7

Chapter 7 PART TREE! PART HOUSE! PART RECYCLED MATERIAL! Normally, Morgan loved weekends. But all he could think about now was getting back to Doc's goggles—and back into Minecraft. He was able to play at home, without the goggles, of course. But his screen time was limited, and Po and Harper weren't available to join him for multiplayer. He logged on for a bit and reviewed crafting recipes. He even fought some zombies. It was all good practice. They needed better gear in their shared VR game. Weapons and armor would keep them safe. He'd suggest it on Monday.

第七章部分树！一部分房子!部分回收材料！通常，摩根喜欢周末。 但他现在满脑子想的都是回到博士的护目镜上，回到《我的世界》里。 当然，他可以在没有护目镜的情况下在家打球。 但是他的屏幕时间有限，阿宝和哈珀也不能和他一起玩多人游戏。 他登录了一会儿，查看了制作食谱。 他甚至还和僵尸打过仗。 这都是很好的练习。他们在共同的VR游戏中需要更好的装备。 武器和盔甲会保护他们的安全。 他会在周一提出建议。

In the meantime, he saw Minecraft everywhere he looked. On Friday night, he went to the grocery store with his dad. In the cereal aisle, he crossed his eyes. The cereal boxes blurred. Now they looked like blocks of colorful ore. He saw emerald and gold and his favorite, lapis lazuli. On Saturday morning, he helped his parents with yard work. Trees swayed in the breeze. He saw the trees as green blocks stacked on top of brown blocks. He imagined all the things he could build with their wood: a shield, a raft, an entire cabin. On Sunday afternoon, he felt his life force drain away as surely as if a venomous cave spider had poisoned him: Ash Kapoor was having a party. And as his sister kept reminding him, he was invited.

与此同时，他看到的到处都是《我的世界》。 星期五晚上，他和爸爸一起去了杂货店。 在卖麦片的过道里，他交叉着眼睛。 麦片盒模糊了。现在它们看起来像一块块五颜六色的矿石。 他看到了翡翠、黄金和他最喜欢的青金石。 星期六早上，他帮父母在院子里干活。 树木在微风中摇曳。 他看到的树就像绿色的积木堆在棕色积木上。 他想象着用这些木头能造出的所有东西：盾牌、木筏、整个小屋。 周日下午，阿什·卡普尔（Ash Kapoor）正在举办一场派对，他感到自己的生命力正在逐渐消失，就像一只有毒的洞穴蜘蛛给他下了毒一样。 正如他姐姐不断提醒他的那样，他被邀请了。

"It'll be fun," Jodi promised. "Ash is so nice. And our whole class will be there." Morgan grumbled. When he and Jodi arrived at Ash's house, they heard shrieks of laughter coming from the backyard. They followed a narrow sidewalk around the house and through an open gate. Their entire class was there, just as Jodi had promised. Kids were climbing up, sliding down, and crawling all over a huge structure. "What is that thing?" Morgan asked. "It's a tree house!" Jodi answered. "It's the most glorious tree house I've ever seen!" Morgan had to admit it was impressive. The tree house was big and colorful, with rope bridges and trapdoors, a big plastic slide, and turrets.

“会很有趣的，”乔迪保证说。 “阿什太好了。我们全班都会去。” 摩根咕哝道。当他和乔迪到达阿什的家时，他们听到后院传来刺耳的笑声。 他们沿着一条狭窄的人行道绕过房子，穿过一扇敞开的大门。 他们全班同学都来了，就像乔迪承诺的那样。 孩子们爬上爬下，在一个巨大的建筑物上爬来爬去。 “那是什么东西？”摩根问道。 “这是一个树屋！”乔迪•回答。 “这是我见过的最漂亮的树屋！”摩根不得不承认这的确令人印象深刻。 树屋很大，色彩丰富，有绳桥和活板门，一个大的塑料滑梯和塔楼。

Through the second-story window, Morgan could see cozy cushions and a bookshelf. It was like two playgrounds and a library all shoved together. Po was in a tire swing. He waved madly at them as he swung past. Harper looked down on them from an upper level. She waved, too. "Hey, come on up!" she called. "You've got to see this view." Morgan and Jodi grinned at each other. "Race you up," said Morgan.

透过二楼的窗户，摩根可以看到舒适的靠垫和一个书架。 就像两个操场和一个图书馆挤在一起。 阿宝在荡秋千。他晃着身子走过时，疯狂地向他们挥了挥手。 哈珀从楼上俯视着他们。 她也挥了挥手。“嘿，快上来！”她喊道。 “你一定要看看这个景色。” 摩根和乔迪相视而笑。 “赛跑吧，”摩根说。

"I'll go up the climbing wall!" said Jodi. Jodi beat him to the top, but only by a few seconds. Harper wasn't kidding. It was a great view. Ash's house was next to a big stretch of woods. The tree house looked out over a bright green canopy. Morgan noticed the letters QAV etched into the wood railing. "What's that mean?" he asked. "Quite a view?" "Quinn Alice Vega," said Ash. Morgan turned to see her standing close by. "Quinn was a friend of mine back in California," Ash said. "She helped me make this platform and the railing. She said the best part about being in a tree house was being able to see for miles around." She paused for a second. Morgan noticed she was absentmindedly rubbing the Carpentry badge on her scouting sash. "Here. Follow me." Morgan, Jodi, and Harper all followed her to the other end of the platform. She stood beside the door to the cozy reading room. She pointed to another set of initials ornately etched into the old

“我要爬上攀岩墙！”乔迪说。 乔迪击败了他，但只领先了几秒钟。 哈珀不是在开玩笑。这是一个伟大的观点。 阿什的房子紧挨着一大片树林。 树屋俯瞰着明亮的绿色树冠。 摩根注意到木栏杆上刻着QAV两个字母。 “这是什么意思？”他问。 “不错的景色？”“奎恩·爱丽丝·维嘉。”阿什说。 摩根转过身来，看见她就站在旁边。 “奎因是我在加州的一个朋友，”阿什说。 “她帮我做了这个平台和栏杆。 她说住在树屋里最大的好处就是可以看到周围几英里的地方。” 她停顿了一下。摩根注意到她心不在焉地擦着侦察腰带上的木工徽章。 “在这里。跟我来。”摩根、乔迪和哈珀都跟着她走到站台的另一端。 她站在通往舒适阅览室的门边。 她指着另一组刻在旧衣服上的华丽的首字母

doorframe: LWE. "Luanne was a big reader. She said a tree house needed a space for books." "Hold on," said Morgan. "You built this whole thing with your friends?" Ash nodded. "I built it with my Wildling Scouts troop back in California. We all worked together. A little bit of each person's personality came out in the section they worked on the most." "No wonder it's so great," Jodi said. "It's a house of friendship!" "Also, it's very sturdy," said Harper. She hopped up and down and nodded her approval. "That's a compliment, coming from her," whispered Jodi.

门框:LWE。“卢安是个大读者。 她说树屋需要一个放书的地方。” “等等，”摩根说。“这一切都是你和朋友一起做的吗？”灰点了点头。 “我和我在加州的野人童子军一起建造的。 我们都在一起工作。每个人的一点点个性都体现在他们最努力的部分。” “难怪它这么棒，”乔迪说。 “这是一座友谊之家！”“而且，它非常坚固，”哈珀说。 她跳上跳下，点头表示赞同。 “这是她的赞美，”乔迪低声说。