Chapter 8

Chapter 8 THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS AN UNWANTED COOKIE. Throughout the school day, Po kept thinking back to their encounter in the dungeon. What should they have done differently? How would they ever reach that door when their path was blocked by an evil knight on a fearsome dragon? And what would they find if they did get through that door? But he didn't have much time to dwell on it. It was a game day for his basketball team, and game days were always busy. Every kid he passed in the hallway extended their hand for a high

没有多余的饼干这回事。 整个上学的日子里，阿宝一直在回想他们在地牢里的相遇。 他们应该采取哪些不同的做法？ 当他们的道路被一个骑着可怕龙的邪恶骑士挡住时，他们怎么能到达那扇门呢？ 如果他们真的穿过了那扇门，会发现什么？ 但他没有太多的时间来思考这个问题。 今天是他的篮球队的比赛日，比赛日总是很忙。 他在走廊里遇到的每一个孩子都伸出手来让他嗨

five. (It was supposed to be good luck.) Several of the cheerleaders had brought the team home-baked cookies, and he nibbled on them between classes. (Tony's were the best!) And there was a short pep rally right at the end of lunch period, where everybody sang the school song. (Well, almost everybody. Po knew that Morgan only pretended to sing, which was for the best.) Po appreciated the support. He certainly liked the attention. But it felt a bit hollow today. He knew most of his classmates would be staying at Woodsword for rehearsal tonight, while Po traveled to another school for

五个。（这本来是为了带来好运。）有几个拉拉队队员给队员们带来了自制的饼干，他在课间啃着饼干。 （托尼的是最好的！）午餐结束时有一个简短的动员会，每个人都唱校歌。 (嗯，几乎每个人。阿宝知道摩根只是假装唱歌，这是最好的办法。)阿宝很感谢大家的支持。 他当然喜欢这种关注。 但今天感觉有点空洞。 他知道他的大多数同学今晚会留在木剑排练，而阿宝则去了另一所学校

the game. He felt like he was missing the main event. But he was happy for the free cookies. He'd never turn those down. At his locker after school, Harper and Ash stopped by to wish him luck. "I wish I could stay here and help you with the play," he said. "Forget it," said Ash. "The lighting cues you wrote in your script are perfect. Someone else will be able to run the lights for one rehearsal." "And your team needs you!" Harper added. Po smiled. He knew they wanted to help him stay focused on the game. But he

这个游戏。他觉得自己错过了最重要的事情。 但他很高兴能得到免费的饼干。 他绝不会拒绝的。 放学后，在他的储物柜前，哈珀和阿什停下来祝他好运。 “我真希望我能留在这儿，帮你写剧本，”他说。 “算了吧。”阿什说。“你在剧本中写的灯光提示非常完美。 别人可以负责一次排练的灯光。” “你的团队需要你！”哈珀说。 阿宝笑了。他知道他们想帮助他专注于比赛。 但他

wished that the play needed him, too. "Hey, Ash," said a voice, and they turned to see Theo approaching. When he saw Harper standing there, he grew suddenly awkward. "Oh. Hi, Harper. Nice to see you." "Nice to see you, too," said Harper shyly. The two hadn't really spent any time together since having a big disagreement a few months before. Theo had sabotaged the coral restoration project that the two of them had worked on. And although he'd had good intentions, Harper had been hurt by his actions. Theo turned back to Ash. "Ms. Minerva asked me to find you," he said. "She says she has some new ideas and might rewrite the ending." Ash's face flushed, and she clenched her fists. "The answer is no!" she said. "The script is set. We can't keep changing things!" Theo stepped back. "Don't blame the messenger," he said.

真希望这部戏也需要他。 “嘿，阿什，”一个声音说，他们转过身来，看到西奥正在走近。 当他看到哈珀站在那里时，他突然变得尴尬起来。 “哦。嗨,哈珀。很高兴见到你。” “我也很高兴见到你。”哈帕害羞地说。 自从几个月前发生重大分歧后，两人就没有真正在一起过。 西奥破坏了他们俩合作的珊瑚修复项目。 尽管他的本意是好的，但哈珀还是被他的行为伤害了。 西奥转向艾什。”女士。 密涅瓦让我来找你。”他说。 “她说她有一些新想法，可能会重写结局。” 艾什的脸涨得通红，握紧了拳头。 “答案是否定的！”她说。 “剧本已经准备好了。我们不能一直改变事情！”西奥后退了一步。 “不要责怪信使，”他说。

"Take a breath, Ash," added Po. "No time!" she said. They watched as she stormed off toward the auditorium. Harper turned to follow her. "Good luck, Po," she said. "Bye, Theo!" Theo rubbed the back of his head. "Hey, Po, you're in charge of the lights for the play, right?" he said. "I had some ideas for how to automate them. It might make your job easier, and it's a simple program…."

“深呼吸，阿什。”阿宝补充道。 “没时间了！”她说。他们看着她气冲冲地向礼堂走去。 哈帕转身跟着她。 “祝你好运，阿宝，”她说。 “再见,西奥!”西奥揉了揉后脑勺。 “嘿，阿宝，你负责戏剧的灯光，对吧？”他说。 “我对如何使它们自动化有一些想法。 它可能会让你的工作更轻松，而且它是一个简单的程序....”

Po shook his head. "No can do, buddy," Po said. "Ms. Minerva might keep changing her mind about the ending, but she's one hundred percent against going high-tech." "Oh well," said Theo. "I figured it was worth asking. I'll get to show off my programming skills one day….Anyway, good luck tonight!" "Thanks," said Po. And once Theo had left, he realized the hallway had cleared out. He needed to get to the bus. But he looked longingly over his shoulder, in the direction of the auditorium, where laughter and music echoed.

阿宝摇了摇头。“不行，伙计，”阿宝说。 “密涅瓦女士可能会不断改变她对结局的看法，但她百分之百反对采用高科技。” “哦，好吧，”西奥说。“我觉得这个问题值得一问。 总有一天我会展示我的编程技能....不管怎样，祝你今晚好运！”“谢谢，”阿宝说。 西奥一离开，他就意识到走廊里没人了。 他得去坐公共汽车。 但他恋恋不舍地回头看了看礼堂的方向，那里回荡着笑声和音乐声。