Chapter 22

22 ENERGY," SAYS FRANK EINSTEIN, KID GENIUS AND INVENTOR. "Power that can be converted into motion, light, heat—energy in all its different forms! That's what this is all about, Watson." "MMMmphh mmm rrrmmm mmm," answers Watson. Frank nods. "Oh yes. Of course—also forces. The way energy is applied. The way

天才少年和发明家弗兰克·爱因斯坦说。 “能量可以转化为各种形式的运动、光、热能！”这就是问题所在，华生。” “嗯嗯嗯，”华生回答。 弗兰克点了点头。“哦,是的。当然，还有力量。 能量的使用方式。 的方式

energy works in the world. Absolutely right, Watson." Watson wiggles. "Rrrrarr rrrr ruuhhhh ruhhhh!" Frank Einstein scratches his head with an oversized metal finger. "Oh yeah! This is the perfect chance to test my HYPOTHESIS... and the ultimate challenge for my Electro-Finger invention." Watson, lashed to the front of a rubber raft drifting ever faster toward a roaring sound at the base of the dam in the river, would like to say, "Einstein, this is it! I'm done! You're crazy. This is not the perfect chance to test anything! And: HELLLLLLLP!" But Watson can't say any of that. Because Watson is not only taped to the raft. His mouth is also duct-taped completely shut. So all he can do is wiggle, bug his eyes out,

能源在世界范围内起作用。 完全正确，华生。” 沃森摆动。“呜——呜——呜——呜！”弗兰克·爱因斯坦用一个超大的金属手指抓着他的头。 “噢,是的!这是检验我的假设的绝佳机会… 也是我的电子手指发明的终极挑战。” 沃森被绑在一艘橡皮筏子的前面，筏子漂得越来越快，在河的大坝底部发出轰鸣的声音，他想说：“爱因斯坦，就是这样！我完成了!你疯了。 这不是测试任何东西的完美机会！和:HELLLLLLLP !”但华生什么都不能说。 因为华生不仅被绑在木筏上 他的嘴也被胶带完全封住了。 所以他能做的就是扭动，把眼睛挖出来，

and make noises. "We are presently moving quickly toward a column of water being sucked under the dam," says Klink. "Uh-oh," says Klank. "Good OBSERVATION," says Frank. The sucking sound of the dark, whirlpooling water ahead grows suddenly louder and scarier. Watson shakes his head and "MMMrrr rrrr rrrrrs" some more. "I've seen a diagram of this plant," says Frank. "That whirlpool is caused by the intake under the dam. The water spins a monster-size turbine... which runs the generator... which spins metal wire inside a magnetic field... which then produces electricity." "Quite right," confirms Klink. "I do not want to get sucked underwater and chopped into little bits

然后发出声音。Klink说：“我们现在正迅速地向大坝下面的水柱移动。” “哦哦，”克兰克说。“观察得好，”弗兰克说。 前方黑暗漩涡般的水的吸吮声突然变得更大更可怕。 华生摇了摇头，又发出“MMMrrr rrrr rrrrrs”。 “我看过这种植物的图解，”弗兰克说。 “漩涡是由大坝下的进水口造成的。 水旋转着一个怪物大小的涡轮机。 它运行发电机… 它使金属线在磁场中旋转… 然后产生电力。” “完全正确，”克林克确认道。 “我不想被吸到水下，被切成小块

by a monster turbine!" "RRRRaaa reeeee reee!" adds Watson. Frank crouches in the front of the raft, resting the Electro-Finger on Watson's stomach to aim it. "So! My hypothesis is—if I can hit the generator with a charge of electricity from the Electro-Finger... it will shock-stop the generator. The stopped generator will freeze the turbine. The water intake will stop. And we will be free." The raft draws closer to the whirlpool. Now the deep, powerful hum of the spinning turbine rumbles scary-loud. "Hmmm," says Klink.

一个巨大的涡轮机！”“rrrraa reeeee ee!”沃森补充道。 弗兰克蹲在木筏前，把电子手指放在华生的肚子上瞄准。 “所以!我的假设是，如果我能用电子手指的电荷击中发电机… 它会使发电机防震。 停止运转的发电机将使涡轮机冻结。 进水会停止。 我们将获得自由。”筏子越来越靠近漩涡。 现在，旋转的涡轮机发出深沉而有力的嗡嗡声，声音大得吓人。 “嗯，”Klink说。

"Oooooooooh," says Klank, hugging the sides of the raft. "Eeeeeeee," moans Watson, thrashing and bugging his eyes out. "Great!" says Frank. "I knew you guys would approve. Begin EXPERIMENT!"

“哦哦哦，”克兰克抱着木筏的两边说。 呻吟,“Eeeeeeee华生,抖动,缠着他的眼睛。 “太好了！”弗兰克说。“我知道你们会同意的。 实验开始!”

Frank points the Electro-Finger down into the whirlpool, where the base of the dam should be. "This burst of electrons should hit the generator, reverse its north and south magnetic poles, and stop the generator..."

弗兰克把电子手指指向漩涡，大坝的底部应该在那里。 “这种电子爆发应该击中发电机，逆转其南北磁极，并停止发电机……”