Chapter 7

Chapter 7 "METAMORPHOSIS? IS A BIG WORD THAT MEANS &CHANGE." LET'S JUST HOPE IT'S FOR THE BETTER.... After school, Jodi made her way to the butterfly sanctuary, previously known as the computer lab. When she opened the door, she was pleasantly surprised to see a familiar face. "Baron Sweetcheeks!" she said. "What are you doing here?" The class hamster squeaked as if to say hello. He had been put into a plastic hamster ball, and he rolled right up to Jodi. She picked him up, ball and all.

第七章“变形？”是一个很大的词，意思是&改变。” 让我们只希望它是更好的.... 放学后，乔迪去了蝴蝶保护区，以前被称为计算机实验室。 当她打开门时，她惊喜地看到了一张熟悉的面孔。 “甜脸蛋男爵！” “你在这儿干什么？”班上的仓鼠吱吱叫着，好像在打招呼。 他被放进一个塑料仓鼠球里，径直滚向乔迪。 她把他连球带球地抱了起来。

Harper poked her head out from behind an elephant-ear plant. "I brought him along," she said. "I'm on hamster duty this week, and I thought he could use some exercise. He seems to like it here. It's almost like being outside." "Yeah, what happened to the air-conditioning?" Morgan pulled at his sweaty shirt. "It's sweltering in here. Like it's an actual jungle!" "That's on purpose," said Harper. "Doc was keeping all the caterpillars in a terrarium so she could control the temperature and humidity levels for them. But now…since they escaped…" "This whole room is the terrarium," said Morgan. "Got it."

哈珀从一株象耳植物后面探出头来。 “我把他带来了，”她说。 “这周我负责照看仓鼠，我想他需要一些锻炼。 他似乎很喜欢这里。几乎就像在外面一样。” “是啊，空调怎么了？”摩根拉了拉汗湿的衬衫。 “这里太热了。就像真的是丛林一样！”“那是故意的。”哈珀说。 “博士把所有的毛毛虫都放在一个玻璃容器里，这样她就可以控制它们的温度和湿度水平。 但是现在……自从他们逃走以后……”“这整个房间都是玻璃容器，”摩根说。 “明白了。”

"We just have to take some measurements," said Harper. "We'll report back to Doc, and she'll figure out if she needs to bring in more plants or adjust the thermostat or anything like that." "I hope these little guys appreciate all this," said Morgan, squinting to get a good look at a cocoon. "I'm sure they do!" said Jodi. "When they hatch, they'll know we took good care of them. Like the baron here." She placed the hamster ball back on the ground, and Baron Sweetcheeks resumed rolling around the room. "It's weird, though," said Morgan. "These things were caterpillars less than a week ago. And

“我们只需要做一些测量，”哈珀说。 “我们会向博士汇报，她会决定是否需要引进更多的植物，或者调整恒温器或诸如此类的东西。” “我希望这些小家伙能欣赏这一切。”摩根说着，眯起眼睛仔细看了看茧。 “我相信他们会的！”乔迪说。 “当它们孵出来的时候，它们就会知道我们照顾得很好。 就像这里的男爵一样。”她把仓鼠球放回地上，甜颊男爵又在房间里滚来滚去。 “不过这很奇怪，”摩根说。 “不到一周前，这些东西还是毛毛虫。 和

they're going to be butterflies?" "That's right," said Harper. "They're going through metamorphosis—which is a fancy word for 'change.'" Morgan frowned. "I feel like we're all going through metamorphosis. Nothing is the same as it was before." Jodi patted her brother on the back. "Nothing is ever the same as before," she said. "Change is constant." She looked over her shoulder. "I just wish we would sprout wings. That's a change I could really enjoy!" Just then, Harper's backpack chimed. "Ooh!" Harper said. "That's my phone." She rummaged around in a pocket. Then she pulled out the

它们会变成蝴蝶吗？”“没错。”哈珀说。 “他们正在经历蜕变——这是‘改变’的一个华丽的词。’”摩根皱起眉头。 “我觉得我们都在经历蜕变。 一切都和以前不一样了。” 乔迪拍了拍弟弟的背。 “一切都和以前不一样了，”她说。 “变化是永恒的。”她回头看了看。 “我只希望我们能长出翅膀。 这是一个我非常喜欢的变化！”就在这时，哈珀的背包响了起来。 “哦!”哈珀说。“那是我的手机。” 她在口袋里翻来翻去。 然后她拔出了

phone she had once upgraded with some of Doc's old equipment—to strange results. "It's a video call," Harper said with a grin. "From our old friend—" "Ash!" cried Jodi. She squeezed in close to Harper so that she could get a better look. "How are you? I like your hair! What's the weather like over there?" "Hi, Jodi," said Ash. "Everything's good here, but I miss you guys." "We miss you, too," said Morgan. He squeezed in on Harper's other side. Baron Sweetcheeks squeaked at the sound of Ash's voice, and Harper laughed. "Baron Sweetcheeks says hi. Either that or he's asking for dinner." "Baron Sweetcheeks is the best," said Ash. "My new class pet is a snake, you guys. A snake! It gives me the creeps." Baron Sweetcheeks squeaked in agreement. "Aw, snakes are all right," said Jodi. She wouldn't mind having a snake, if only she could find one that didn't eat cute little rodents. Were there vegetarian snakes? She made a note to look that up next time they were in the library. "Are we playing Minecraft tonight?" asked Ash. "I'm finally free!"

她曾经用博士的一些旧设备升级过的手机——结果很奇怪。 “这是一个视频通话，”哈珀笑着说。 “我们的老朋友——”“阿什！”乔迪叫道。 她挤到哈珀身边，以便看得更清楚。 “你好吗？”我喜欢你的头发！那边的天气怎么样？”“嗨，乔迪。”阿什说。 “这里一切都很好，但我想念你们。” “我们也想你，”摩根说。 他从哈珀的另一边挤了进来。 甜颊男爵听到艾什的声音尖叫起来，哈帕哈哈大笑。 “甜颊男爵向你问好。 要么是这样，要么就是他在请我吃晚饭。” “甜颊男爵是最好的。”阿什说。 “同学们，我的新宠物是一条蛇。 一条蛇!它让我起鸡皮疙瘩。” 甜颊男爵尖声表示同意。 “哦，蛇是没事的，”乔迪说。 她不介意养一条蛇，只要她能找到一条不吃可爱的小啮齿动物的蛇。 有素食蛇吗？ 她做了个笔记，下次去图书馆时要查一下。 “我们今晚玩《我的世界》吗？”阿什问。 “我终于自由了！”

"Bad timing," Harper said glumly. "We're helping Doc with a project. And Po's got a club meeting." "Aw, too bad," said Ash. "I keep missing you guys. But we'll find time soon, I'm sure." "I hope so," Morgan said. "It's not the same without you. Theo is super annoying." "Yikes," said Ash. "That's pretty harsh, Morgan." "It's the truth!" he said. "I don't understand his jokes. He's a terrible team player—he just always acts like he's in charge, and then he gets in the way. He likes to tell us he's some sort of coding genius, but I'm beginning to think he couldn't hack his way out of a paper bag." "Ouch," said a voice. Jodi's heart sank immediately. She knew whose voice that was. They turned to see Theo standing in the doorway. He was holding a pizza box and wearing his Blockheadz shirt. And he looked utterly, completely heartbroken. "I was just…I thought you guys might want some pineapple pizza, but…"

“时机不对。”哈帕闷闷不乐地说。 “我们在帮博士做一个项目。 阿宝要去参加社团会议。” “啊，太糟糕了。”阿什说。“我一直很想念你们。 但我相信我们很快就会找到时间的。” “我希望如此，”摩根说。“没有你，一切都不一样了。 西奥超级烦人。”“哎呀。”阿什说。 “摩根，这太苛刻了。” “这是事实！”他说。 “我不懂他的笑话。 他是一个糟糕的团队合作者——他总是表现得好像他是负责人，然后他就碍事了。 他喜欢告诉我们他是某种编程天才，但我开始觉得他连从纸袋里破解出来的路都没有。” “哎哟，”一个声音说。乔迪的心立刻沉了下去。 她知道那是谁的声音。 他们转过身来，看到西奥站在门口。 他拿着一个披萨盒，穿着他的Blockheadz衬衫。 他看起来非常非常伤心。 “我只是……我以为你们可能想吃菠萝披萨，但是……”