Chapter 14

Chapter 14 ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL…EXCEPT FOR THAT BIG HOLE IN THE SKY. A few days later, Harper wore her new T-shirt to an afterschool ceremony. As the newest member of the Woodsword Gardening and Landscaping Club, she wanted to show off her club pride. "Thank you all for coming," said Shelly Silver. She stood before Woodsword's new garden. Harper hoped it would be the first of many. Shelly continued, "As class president, it's my honor to preside over the grand opening of the school's first wild garden. Free of chemicals, the plants and flowers within this garden will be allowed to grow naturally —and will still give our gardening club an opportunity to work their green thumbs. It's

结局好，一切都好……除了天空中的那个大洞。 几天后，哈珀穿着她的新t恤参加了一个课后仪式。 作为木剑园艺俱乐部的新成员，她想炫耀一下她在俱乐部的骄傲。 “谢谢大家的光临，”雪莉·西尔弗说。 她站在木剑的新花园前。 哈珀希望这只是第一次。 谢莉继续说道：“作为班长，我很荣幸能够主持学校第一个野生花园的盛大开幕。 没有化学物质，花园里的植物和鲜花将被允许自然生长，同时也给我们的园艺俱乐部提供了一个工作的机会。 这是

only the start of a plan for expanding greener practices to all of Woodsword."

这只是将环保实践推广到整个木剑的计划的开始。”

"We've chosen plants that are native to the area," added Ms. Minerva. "And the gardening and landscaping club is committing to pulling harmful weeds by hand—without resorting to chemicals…or robots." She smiled. "But Doc Culpepper did provide some wonderful ideas for improving the nutrients in our soil. So I guess it's fair to say she and I have buried the hatchet…just as we've buried some flower bulbs that will bloom next spring!" The crowd cheered as Ms. Minerva used a pair of garden shears to cut the ribbon around the garden. The teacher smiled, and Harper understood why. Even though the garden was wild, it was well maintained. Instead of using harsh chemicals to make the garden look "nice," Theo and the rest of the club had promised to use elbow grease. Pulling weeds the old- fashioned way would take the work of many hands.

“我们选择了当地的原生植物，”她补充道。 密涅瓦。“园艺和园林美化俱乐部致力于手工拔除有害杂草，而不使用化学品或机器人。” 她笑了。但卡尔佩珀博士确实提出了一些改善土壤养分的好主意。 所以我想，可以说我和她已经和解了……就像我们埋葬了一些明年春天会开花的球茎一样！”人群欢呼雀跃。 密涅瓦用一把花园剪刀剪断了花园周围的丝带。 老师笑了，哈珀明白了原因。 虽然花园很荒凉，但维护得很好。 西奥和俱乐部的其他成员承诺要竭尽全力，而不是使用刺激性的化学物质来使花园看起来“漂亮”。 用老式的方法拔草需要许多人的劳动。

That was why Harper had agreed to sign up. And it was why she gave Theo a big hug, right there in front of the garden. "Thank you for convincing Ms. Minerva to try this," she said. "I know she won't regret it." Theo blushed. "I definitely don't regret it."

这就是哈珀同意报名参加的原因。 所以她就在花园前给了西奥一个大大的拥抱。 “谢谢你说服了我。 “让密涅瓦试试这个，”她说。 “我知道她不会后悔的。” 西奥脸红了。“我绝对不后悔。”

"However," said Harper, and she took the gardening shears from Ms. Minerva. "I do have some ideas about how to make our equipment more efficient. I bet Doc has some digital technology that could really make these shears work wonders."

“不过，”哈伯说着，从她太太手里接过园艺剪刀。 密涅瓦。“关于如何使我们的设备更高效，我确实有一些想法。 我敢打赌博士有一些数字技术，可以让这些剪刀创造奇迹。”