Chapter 12

Chapter 12 A SPELLING BEE TO REMEMBER! IF ANYONE (INCLUDING THE BEES)GETS OUT ALIVE… Harper took comfort in the fact that things were going better in Minecraft than they'd been going at school. "THIS IS IT!" said Jodi. She held up a bright blue cornflower. "This is the last flower we needed for our forest restoration project. Now we've got at least one of everything." "Except blue orchids," said Theo. "They only grow in swamps, so they would be out of place here." "SAME WITH SUNFLOWERS," said Morgan. "Oh, and we didn't include Wither roses," added Theo. "For obvious reasons." Jodi squinted her virtual eyes. "You guys are so technical. The point is, we're done gathering flowers.

第十二章要记住的拼写比赛！如果有人（包括蜜蜂们）能活着出去……Harper感到欣慰的是，《我的世界》里的一切都比他们在学校里的要好。 “就是它了！”乔迪说。她举起一朵亮蓝色的矢车菊。 “这是我们森林恢复项目所需要的最后一朵花。 现在我们至少有一种了。” “除了蓝兰花，”西奥说。 “它们只生长在沼泽里，所以在这里不合适。” “向日葵也是一样，”摩根说。 “哦，我们没有包括凋零玫瑰，”西奥补充说。 “原因很明显。”乔迪眯起她那双虚拟的眼睛。 “你们太专业了。 重点是，我们已经采花了。

AND THEO AND I CAME UP WITH A DESIGN TO MAKE SURE OUR FLOWER FOREST IS AS BEAUTIFUL AS POSSIBLE." Theo grinned. "We were inspired by the orchard, actually. All those perfect rows of planted trees. We wanted our forest to feel organized." He turned to Harper. "I think you'll like what we've done so far." But when Harper saw the state of the forest, she didn't like it one bit. "It's…nice," she said. But she couldn't fool Theo. "What?" he said. "WHAT'S WRONG?!" Harper gazed out at the field of flowers, all organized by color and arranged in artful rows. It actually did look nice. But it didn't look like a flower forest biome. It looked like a garden rather than a natural space. "I think we're worried too much about how it looks," suggested Harper. "WE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT THE BEES NEED."

西奥和我想出了一个设计，以确保我们的花林尽可能美丽。” 西奥咧嘴一笑。“实际上，我们的灵感来自果园。 一排排种植的树都很整齐。 我们希望我们的森林有条理。” 他转向哈帕。“我想你会喜欢我们目前所做的。” 但当哈珀看到森林的状况时，她一点也不喜欢。 “很……不错，”她说。但她骗不了西奥。 “什么？”他说。“怎么了? !”哈珀凝视着外面的那片花丛，所有的花都是按颜色排列的，排列得很巧妙。 它看起来确实不错。 但它看起来不像一个花林生物群落。 它看起来更像一个花园，而不是一个自然空间。 “我觉得我们太担心它的外表了。”哈珀建议道。 “我们应该考虑蜜蜂需要什么。”

"SHE'S GOT A POINT," said Morgan. "The bees will only leave their hives if there are flowers nearby. We should move some of these flowers, to make sure that happens." Theo slapped his forehead. "I'm doing it again, aren't I? It's the same mistake I made in the real world!" He shook his head. "I just like symmetry. And order. I like things to be neat and to make sense." "I know," said Harper. "And that's a really good thing when you're programming or doing a research project. Or cleaning your room!" She put her arm around him. "BUT NATURE DOESN'T MIND A LITTLE CLUTTER. AND WE SHOULD LEARN TO BE OKAY WITH THAT." Theo sighed. "Technically, this isn't nature. It's a randomized digitally generated re-creation." Harper started to react, but he smirked good-naturedly and quickly added, "Still, I know what you mean." "I don't know what anybody is talking about," said Jodi. "Just keep the yellow flowers close to the purple flowers, okay? They're complementary!"

“她说得有道理，”摩根说。 “蜜蜂只有在附近有花的时候才会离开蜂巢。 我们应该把这些花移走一些，以确保这种情况发生。” 西奥拍了拍额头。 “我又来了，是不是？” 我在现实世界中也犯了同样的错误！”他摇了摇头。 “我只是喜欢对称。和秩序。 我喜欢整洁、有意义的东西。” “我知道。”哈帕说。“当你在编程或做研究项目时，这是一件非常好的事情。 或者打扫你的房间！”她用胳膊搂住他。 “但大自然并不介意一点杂乱。 我们应该学会接受这一点。” 西奥叹了口气。“从技术上讲，这不是自然现象。 这是一个随机的数字生成的再创作。” 哈珀开始做出反应，但他善意地傻笑着，很快补充道：“不过，我明白你的意思。” “我不知道大家在说什么，”乔迪说。 “把黄花放在紫色花旁边，好吗？” 他们是互补的!”

With the final flowers in place, the forest was alive again. Harper saw chickens, a rabbit…and bees. They'd successfully bred and created homes for a great number of bees. "There they go," she said. "That one is making a P again. And an R…O…T…" "Eep, hold on!" said Jodi. "There's a spider over there! Two of them, in fact."

随着最后一朵花的盛开，森林又恢复了生机。 哈珀看到了几只鸡，一只兔子，还有蜜蜂。 他们成功地繁殖并为大量蜜蜂建造了家园。 “他们走了，”她说。 “这个又是P音。 还有R……O……T……”“嘘，等一下！”乔迪说。 “那边有只蜘蛛！”实际上是两个。”

Harper turned to look. Jodi was right. Two spiders skittered beneath nearby trees. "It should be fine," said Theo. "IT'S LIGHT OUT, SO THEY WON'T BE HOSTILE." "But that will change when the sun goes down," said Morgan. "And if they get into a fight with the bees, we might have to start all over again." "Jodi and I can take care of the spiders," said Po. "Easy. And to be honest, I'd rather do that than play Spelling Bee." "Okay," Morgan said reluctantly. "But holler if you need help." "You know me," said Po, and he drew his sword. "I scream really good when I'm in trouble." "And sometimes when he isn't!" said Jodi, running after him. Harper kept one eye on her friends and one eye on the bees. There was an E…and a C… "They're telling us to protect someone," said Harper. "Or something." "Check this out!" said Po, and he pelted a spider with arrows.

哈珀转过头去看。乔迪是对的。 两只蜘蛛在附近的树下窜来窜去。 “应该没问题，”西奥说。 “外面很亮，所以他们不会有敌意。” “但是当太阳下山的时候，情况就会改变。”摩根说。 “如果他们和蜜蜂打架，我们可能不得不重新开始。” “乔迪和我可以照顾蜘蛛，”阿宝说。 “简单。说实话，比起玩拼字比赛，我更愿意这样做。” “好吧，”摩根不情愿地说。 “但如果你需要帮助，就喊一声。” “你知道我的，”阿宝说着抽出了剑。 “当我遇到麻烦的时候，我真的很会尖叫。” “有时他不在家的时候也会！”乔迪说着追了上去。 哈珀一只眼睛看着她的朋友，一只眼睛看着蜜蜂。 “他们告诉我们要保护某人，”哈珀说。 “什么的。”“看看这个！”阿宝说着，用箭向一只蜘蛛射去。