12 THE AMAZING SPOONCIL!

CHAPTER 12 THE AMAZING SPOONCILI 'But you can't redraw a whole universe!' I say. 'I mean, I know you're a good drawer—and I admit that you're much better than me—but… a whole universe? Really?!' 'Sure!' says Terry. 'Universes aren't quite as complicated as you might think. You just start with a big bang, a bit of space, a few trillion suns, a couple of billion planets, a bunch of moons, a black hole or two, and take it from there.'

第十二章神奇的勺子“但是你不能重新画出整个宇宙！”我说。 “我的意思是，我知道你是个很好的画家——我承认你比我好得多——但是……整个宇宙？” 真的吗? !“当然!特里说。 “宇宙并不像你想象的那么复杂。 你只需要从一次大爆炸、一点点空间、几万亿颗太阳、几十亿颗行星、一堆卫星、一两个黑洞开始，然后从那里开始。”

'But what about your sore hand?' I say. 'It's not sore any more!' says Terry. 'When Professor Stupido un-invented bites and bruises it got better instantly!' 'Well, that's great,' I say, 'but he also un-invented pens and pencils.' 'That doesn't matter,' says Terry. 'I've got a spooncil!' 'What's a spooncil?' 'It's half spoon and half pencil!' says Terry. 'I made it myself. Check out the ad!'

“那你那只痛的手怎么办？”我说。 “不疼了！”特里说。 “斯图普多教授发明了咬伤和淤青后，情况立刻好转了！”“嗯，那太好了，”我说，“但他也推翻了钢笔和铅笔的发明。”“没关系，”特里说。 “我有勺子！”“勺子是什么？”“一半是勺子，一半是铅笔！”特里说。 “我自己做的。看看这个广告！”

'Wow, that's brilliant!' I say. 'But how come you've still got it? Didn't Professor Stupido un-invent spooncils as well?' 'It's the only one of its kind,' says Terry, 'which is maybe why he couldn't un-invent it—he didn't know it existed. Well, that and the fact that I keep it hidden up my nose.'

“哇，太棒了！”我说。 “可是你怎么还留着它呢？” 斯图普多教授不是也发明了女厕吗？“这是独一无二的，”特里说，“也许这就是为什么他不能取消发明它的原因——他不知道它的存在。” 嗯，还有我一直把它藏在鼻子里。”

'You keep it hidden up your nose?' I say. 'Why?' 'For emergencies, of course,' says Terry, 'just like this one. The only problem is that it's quite far up. Can you help me get it out?' 'No way!' I say. 'I'm not putting my finger up your nose!' 'But the fate of the whole entire universe depends on it!'

“你把它藏在鼻子里？”我说。 “为什么?“当然是为了紧急情况，”特里说，“就像这次一样。” 唯一的问题是海拔太高了。 你能帮我把它拿出来吗？“不可能！”我说。 “我才不要把手指伸进你的鼻子！”“但是整个宇宙的命运都取决于它！”

'I DON'T CARE!' I say. 'I'm still not putting my finger up your nose!' 'Never mind,' says Terry. 'I think I feel a sneeze coming on.' 'Excellent!' Terry tilts his head back. 'Ah… ah… ah…'

“我不在乎！”我说。“我还是不会把手指伸进你的鼻子！”“没关系，”特里说。 “我觉得我要打喷嚏了。“太好了!”特里把头往后仰。 “啊……啊……啊……”

I cover my face. Terry's sneezes can be pretty messy. 'Nah… sorry,' says Terry. 'False alarm.' 'That's a pity,' I say. 'No, wait,' says Terry, 'here it comes again.' 'Thank goodness!' I say. 'Ah… ah… ah…' 'Nah,' says Terry. 'Another false alarm.' 'Oh well,' I say. 'I guess we're just going to have to float around in nothingness forever.'

我遮住脸。特里的喷嚏会很乱。 “不……对不起，”特里说。 的假警报。“那太遗憾了，”我说。 “不，等等，”特里说，“它又来了。“谢天谢地！”我说。 “啊……啊……啊……” 又是一个假警报。“哦，好吧，”我说。 “我想我们只能永远在虚无中漂浮了。”