Chapter 13

CHAPTER 13 Three things won't surprise you. The first is that Michael didn't leave himself enough time to read before bed. That, combined with the fact that he'd been sleepy all day to begin with, meant that what he did read didn't sink in. By the time he drifted off, he couldn't have told you the difference between Black Dog and Billy Bones. "How'd your reading go?" Justin asked cheerfully as he entered the Gomezes' kitchen the next day, carrying another package. "Okay, I guess," Michael fibbed between bites of Cocoa Fluffies. "What's in the box?" "Another package at your door." Justin shook the box. "I bet it's a drone!" Because the package was the exact same size and weight as the first one, Justin's guess wasn't much of a stretch. Sure enough, it was another drone. "This is nuts! Who is sending all these drones? Have you gotten any?" Michael asked. "I wish," Justin replied. "Well, you can borrow one from me sometime if you want," Michael offered as the boys headed out for school.

有三件事不会让你感到惊讶。 首先，迈克尔睡前没有给自己留足够的时间读书。 这一点，再加上他一开始就困了一整天，这意味着他读过的东西并没有被理解。 等他睡着的时候，他已经分不清黑狗和比利·博恩斯的区别了。 “你的阅读怎么样？”第二天，贾斯廷提着另一个包裹走进戈麦斯家的厨房时高兴地问道。 “好吧，我想。”迈克尔一边吃着可可软糖，一边撒着小谎。 “盒子里装的是什么？”“你家门口又有一个包裹。” 贾斯汀摇晃着盒子。“我敢打赌是一架无人机！”因为这个包裹的大小和重量与第一个包裹完全相同，贾斯汀的猜测并没有太大的牵强。 果然是另一架无人机。 “这太疯狂了！”谁在派遣这些无人机？ 你得到了吗？”迈克尔问道。 “我希望，”贾斯汀回答。“好吧，如果你愿意的话，你可以找我借一把。”孩子们出门上学时，迈克尔提议道。

The second thing that won't surprise you is that Michael had a terrible day at school. Not only did he learn that Sadie was now two levels ahead of him in Super Squish Squids, but the class discussion of Treasure Island was a disaster. "One of the main themes in the book is introduced early on," Ms. McKay said to the class. "Who can tell me what it might be?" I don't know how they do it, but teachers always seem to know who did and didn't do the homework just by looking. Maybe it's the kids avoiding eye contact who give themselves away. "Michael!" Ms. McKay called out. "What do you think?" Michael's memory was a confused jumble of squids, drones, and pirates. After trying his best to remember anything at all about what he'd read, all he could come up with was, "Um... treasure?" The third thing that won't surprise you is that treasure was not the correct answer.

第二件你不会感到惊讶的事是迈克尔在学校度过了糟糕的一天。 他不仅知道赛迪在“超级压扁乌贼”中领先他两级，而且金银岛的课堂讨论也是一场灾难。 “这本书的一个主要主题在一开始就被介绍了。” 麦凯对同学们说。“谁能告诉我可能是什么？”我不知道他们是怎么做的，但是老师似乎总能通过观察就知道谁做了作业，谁没做作业。 也许是那些逃避眼神交流的孩子暴露了自己。 “迈克尔!”麦凯大声喊道。 “你觉得怎么样？”迈克尔的记忆充满了乌贼、雄蜂和海盗的混乱。 他努力想记住他读过的任何东西，但他能想到的只有：“嗯…… 宝藏?”第三件不会让你惊讶的事情是，宝藏不是正确答案。

"Self-control?" Justin answered correctly. "Or, the lack thereof. Good job, Justin!" Ms. McKay beamed at Justin as Michael sank down in his chair.

“自我控制?”贾斯汀回答对了。 “或者，缺乏信心。干得好，贾斯汀！”Ms。 麦凯对贾斯汀笑了笑，迈克尔在椅子上坐了下来。