Chapter 6

Chapter 6 UNEXPECTED LAB PARTNERS CAND OTHER DISASTERS) Harper was in full-on panic mode even before Ash's avatar caught on fire. Despite the column of bubbles all around her, she felt like she couldn't breathe. What would happen to Ash if she ran out of health here? Harper hated that she didn't know the answer to that question. She desperately wanted to understand the science that made this place work. She swam toward Ash with a loaf of bread in her hand. It was all she could think of to do. But Ash waved her away. She was standing on

第六章意外的实验伙伴（和其他灾难）甚至在阿什的化身着火之前，哈珀就处于完全的恐慌状态。 尽管她周围都是泡泡，她还是觉得无法呼吸。 如果阿什在这里没了健康会怎么样？ 哈珀讨厌她不知道这个问题的答案。 她迫切地想了解这个地方运作的科学原理。 她手里拿着一块面包向艾什游去。 这是她唯一能想到的办法。 但艾什挥手叫她走开。她站在

the other side of the glass wall. The fire had burned away—and so had the water. Ash had created a shelter, a little pocket of air at the bottom of the sea. And she was still standing. She was okay. They watched as Ash placed a door in her structure. Once she had finished, Harper was the first one inside. "Ash, that was brilliant!" she said. "Clearing out all the water by burning wool. How did you think of that? YOU SHOULD EAT SOMETHING!" Ash munched on bread while the others entered the structure. It was cramped but dry. "I only wish I had thought of a way to do it without getting caught in the fire," Ash said. "But I knew I had enough health to handle it." "IT WAS SCARY TO SEE IT HAPPEN, THOUGH," said Morgan. "I'm glad you're okay." "And this place is awesome!" Jodi said. "It's like a reverse aquarium." "I suppose the view is nice," Ash agreed. "More important, there's room for our beds." "So we can finally disconnect for the day," Jodi

玻璃墙的另一边。 火烧完了，水也烧完了。 火山灰在海底创造了一个庇护所，一个小小的空气袋。 她还站着。 她还好。他们看着阿什在她的建筑里放了一扇门。 她一说完，哈珀就第一个进去了。 “阿什，太棒了！”她说。 “通过燃烧羊毛来清除所有的水。 你是怎么想到的？ 你应该吃点东西！”当其他人进入建筑时，阿什在大嚼面包。 它局促而干燥。阿什说：“我只希望我能想到一种不被卷入火灾的方法。” “但我知道我有足够的健康来处理它。” 摩根说：“看到这一切发生真是太可怕了。” “我很高兴你没事。”“这个地方太棒了！”乔迪说。 “它就像一个反向的水族馆。” “我想这里的景色不错。”阿什表示赞同。 “更重要的是，有地方放我们的床。” “这样我们终于可以休息一天了，”乔迪说

said with relief. She poked Harper playfully. "AND GET TO THAT HOMEWORK." "Arr," Po groaned, sounding like the saddest pirate in the world. The next morning, Harper woke and immediately started thinking about the previous day's adventure. She couldn't shake the feeling that she'd disappointed her friends when they'd been underwater. Morgan had looked to her to figure things out. He'd expected her to have solutions. But she'd just panicked. And because of that, Ash had put herself in harm's way. She decided that would never happen again. In quiet moments throughout the day, Harper used her phone to go online. She read everything she could about Minecraft's aquatic environments. Much of the information was new to her. "Kelp is really useful," she told Morgan at lunch. "Among other things, we can dry it out and

松了口气说。她开玩笑地捅了捅哈珀。 “去做作业吧。” “啊！”阿宝呻吟着，听起来像世界上最悲伤的海盗。 第二天早上，哈珀醒来后，立刻想起了前一天的冒险。 她无法摆脱一种感觉，当朋友们在水下时，她让他们失望了。 摩根指望她把事情弄清楚。 他原以为她会有解决办法。 但她只是慌了。正因为如此，阿什把自己置于危险之中。 她决定再也不让这种事发生了。 在一天中安静的时候，哈珀会用手机上网。 她阅读了所有关于《我的世界》水生环境的内容。 很多信息对她来说都是新的。 “海带真的很有用，”午餐时她告诉摩根。 “除此之外，我们可以把它弄干

eat it. It's so abundant, we'll never go hungry!" "That's great," said Morgan. "And there are dolphins. If we feed them fish, they might lead us to treasure." "We already have a treasure map, though," Ash said. "In real-life news, that math homework was rough," Po said. "Harper, what did you get for the last problem? Please tell me it was a whole number between 422 and 424." "Oh." Harper felt her cheeks go warm. "I didn't do the homework yet." "You what?!" Po said. This was totally unexpected news. "Harper, it's due later today!" "I know, I know," she said. She put away her phone and pulled out her homework. "I'll do it now. I have plenty of time."

吃它。它是如此丰富，我们永远不会挨饿！”“太好了，”摩根说。 “还有海豚。如果我们喂它们鱼，它们可能会带我们找到宝藏。” “不过，我们已经有了一张藏宝图，”阿什说。 阿宝说：“在现实生活中，数学作业很难。” “哈珀，上一题你得了什么？” 请告诉我这是422到424之间的一个整数。” “哦。”哈帕觉得她的脸颊暖和起来。 “我还没做作业呢。” “你什么? !”阿宝说。这是一个完全出乎意料的消息。 “哈珀，今天晚些时候就要交了！”“我知道，我知道，”她说。 她放下手机，拿出作业。 “我现在就做。我有的是时间。”

She saw her friends exchange a look. "Harper, were you reading about Minecraft all night?" Morgan asked. "Instead of doing the assignment?" "I was actually trying to make this clunky old phone work better," Harper answered. "But I may have spent some time reading about Minecraft as well." She bit her lip. "I JUST WANT TO BE PREPARED NEXT TIME. THAT'S ALL." Ash opened her mouth to speak, but she was interrupted by the sound of a tremendous crash. The kids all looked over to see their

她看到她的朋友们交换了一个眼神。 “哈珀，你整晚都在看《我的世界》吗？”摩根问道。 “不做作业？”哈珀回答说：“我其实是想让这台笨重的旧手机好用些。” “但我可能也花了一些时间阅读《我的世界》。” 她咬着嘴唇。“我只是想下次做好准备。 这就是。”艾什张开嘴想说话，但她被一声巨大的撞击声打断了。 孩子们都看了看他们的

homeroom teacher, Ms. Minerva. The teacher was trying to shove a closet door closed. She leaned against it with her full weight. But the closet was too full. "Oh, it's hopeless," Ms. Minerva said. She let the door swing open, and dozens of colorful plastic cafeteria trays clattered out onto the floor. "Is everything okay, Ms. Minerva?" Ash asked. Ms. Minerva blew a frizzy strand of hair out of her face. "Everything's fine," she said. "I just need

班主任，密涅瓦女士。 老师正试图推开壁橱的门。 她把全身靠在上面。 但是壁橱太满了。 “哦，没希望了，”密涅瓦说。 她打开门，几十个五颜六色的自助餐厅塑料托盘哗啦一声落在地板上。 “一切都好吗，密涅瓦女士？”灰问道。 密涅瓦吹掉脸上一缕卷曲的头发。 “一切都很好，”她说。 “我只需要