Chapter 14

Chapter 14 FIELD DAY! IN WHICH BARON SWEETCHEEKS SHOWS HIS TRUE COLORS AND EVERYONE HAS A GREAT TIME! Field Day had come at last to Woodsword Middle School. Morgan wouldn't have missed it for the world —even though he was still on crutches, and on strict orders to stay off his foot. "Good to see you, Team Blue!" Ms. Minerva said when Morgan entered the school. He was wearing his team color and a bib with his participant number: 43. She checked him off a list. "Wait a minute," said the teacher. She looked at his crutches. "Number forty-three, I have you down for the relay race. That can't be right."

第十四章郊游！其中男爵甜颊显示他的本色，每个人都有一个伟大的时间！林地中学终于迎来了野外活动日。 摩根无论如何也不会错过这个机会——尽管他还拄着拐杖，而且被严格要求不能走路。 “很高兴见到你们，蓝队！”Ms。 当摩根进入学校时密涅瓦说。 他穿着球队的队服，身披号码为43的号码布。 她把他从名单上划掉了。 “等一下，”老师说。 她看着他的拐杖。 “43号，我为你报名参加接力赛。 这不可能是对的。”

"Sure it is," said Morgan. "I missed the deadline to change my event. So participant number forty-three will definitely do the relay race." Po came forward on his wheelchair to greet Morgan with a high five. (It made Morgan wobble, but he didn't fall.) Po was also wearing blue, and his bib number was 13. He was already set to deck his wheelchair out like an ancient Greek chariot! "You ready to make the trade?" Po asked him. Morgan grinned. "Let's do it." As Ms. Minerva watched, the boys removed their numbered bibs—and traded them. Morgan affixed number 13 to his shirt, while Po took number 43 for his own. Ms. Minerva smiled. "A brilliant display of problem-solving," she said. "Participants forty-three

“当然是，”摩根说。 “我错过了更改活动的最后期限。 所以第43名参赛者肯定会参加接力赛。” 阿宝坐在轮椅上走上前来，与摩根击掌致意。 （这让摩根摇晃了一下，但他没有摔倒。）阿宝也穿着蓝色的衣服，他的号码是13。 他已经准备好把他的轮椅装饰得像古希腊的战车！“你准备好交易了吗？”阿宝问他。 摩根咧嘴一笑。“我们开始吧。” 在密涅瓦的注视下，男孩们脱下了编号的围兜，开始交换。 摩根把13号印在球衣上，而阿宝把43号占为己有。 密涅瓦笑了。“这是解决问题的出色表现，”她说。 “参与者43

and thirteen, enjoy your events. And do Team Blue proud out there!" Later that morning, wearing Morgan's bib, Po took his place on the track. Theo and Harper were there, too, along with the relay runners for the red, gold, and green teams. Morgan and Jodi watched from the bleachers, along with a couple of very special guests—Baron Sweetcheeks and Duchess Dimples!

十三，享受你的活动。 让蓝队为我们骄傲！”那天早上晚些时候，戴着摩根的围嘴，阿宝在跑道上代替了他的位置。 西奥和哈珀也在场，还有红、金、绿三队的接力赛选手。 摩根和乔迪在看台上观看，还有一对非常特别的客人——甜颊男爵和公爵夫人酒窝！

"Let's go, Team Blue! Let's go, Red!" cried Jodi. "Duchess Dimples is rooting for both of you!" Theo called from the sidelines, "Actually, hamsters are almost entirely color-blind!" Jodi called back, "She is no longer rooting for you! She's just squeaking enthusiastically in your general direction!" A bell sounded, signaling the start of the race. Harper took an early lead, sprinting ahead of her competition. But she used too much energy too soon, and the other teams caught up just as she handed the baton to Theo. Theo stumbled a little as he started, and the other racers pulled ahead. But as Morgan watched, Theo churned his arms and legs. He kept his eyes ahead of him, and he quickly reached Po sooner than they thought he could. Po shot forward in his wheelchair, as fast as Morgan had ever seen him move. Po's time on the basketball court had obviously made him quite adept at bursts of speed.

“走吧，蓝队！”我们走吧，小红！”乔迪叫道。 “公爵夫人酒窝为你们俩加油！”西奥在一旁喊道：“实际上，仓鼠几乎完全是色盲！”乔迪回敬道：“她不再支持你了！她正热情地朝着你的方向尖叫呢！”铃声响起，赛跑开始了。 哈珀一开始就领先了，冲在了对手的前面。 但她很快就消耗了太多的能量，就在她把接力棒递给西奥的时候，其他队也赶上了。 西奥在起跑时绊了一下，其他选手都领先了。 但在摩根的注视下，西奥扭动着胳膊和腿。 他眼睛一直盯着前方，很快就找到了阿宝，比他们想象的要快得多。 阿宝坐在轮椅上向前冲去，这是摩根见过他跑得最快的一次。 阿宝在篮球场上的时间显然使他非常擅长速度的爆发。

Po started in last place. He overtook Team Gold, and then Team Green… but Team Red finished just ahead of him. "Second place!" said Jodi. "That's great!" "It is," said Morgan, clapping furiously… while being careful not to knock Baron Sweetcheeks and Duchess Dimples over. The hamster seemed unimpressed with the race. The whole time, he only had eyes for the Duchess. Jodi's event was discus throwing. She got first place in the competition despite a wild first throw that almost gave Ms. Minerva a surprise haircut. And then it was Morgan's turn. At first, he felt pressure to do as well as his sister had. Winning first place would feel really good! But then he remembered: he was supposed to be having fun, not stressing himself out. At Ms. Minerva's suggestion, he even tried meditating. It calmed him down a little. He especially liked focusing on his breathing. The free-throw basketball event would not have been Morgan's first choice. He wasn't a natural at

阿宝是最后一名。他超过了金牌队，然后是绿队，但红色队在他之前完成了比赛。 “第二名！”乔迪说。 “太好了!”“是啊。”摩根说，一边拼命拍手，一边小心翼翼地不把甜颊男爵和酒窝公爵夫人撞倒。 仓鼠似乎对这场比赛不感兴趣。 一直以来，他眼里只有公爵夫人。 乔迪参加的项目是掷铁饼。 她在比赛中获得了第一名，尽管第一次掷得很疯狂，几乎让她输掉了比赛。 密涅瓦出人意料的发型。 然后轮到摩根了。 起初，他感到压力很大，要做得像他姐姐一样好。 赢得第一名的感觉真的很好！但后来他想起来：他应该玩得开心，而不是让自己感到压力。 在密涅瓦的建议下，他甚至尝试冥想。 这使他平静了一些。 他特别喜欢专注于自己的呼吸。 罚球篮球项目不会是摩根的首选。 他不是天生的行家