5 EXPERIMENT!

CHAPTER 5 EXPERIMENT! I dashed back into the barn. Sassafras lay sleeping with Pip curled up on top of him. I tossed my science journal onto the table. I'd meant to do it quietly, but it made a big slamming noise instead. Sassafras jumped up, launching Pip into the air. "Aaaaaaahhhhh!" yelled Pip as he flew across the room. Whoops. "Sorry, guys!" "Now that I'm wide awake," said Pip as he brushed himself off, "you might as well tell me what you've figured out." "I made a list of all the places around here that I thought the plant might grow. Mom had a few ideas to add, and now we have so many great things to try. Rocks, water, sand, soil—here, I've got a whole list written down."

第五章实验！我冲回谷仓。 萨萨弗拉斯躺着睡觉，皮普蜷缩在他身上。 我把我的科学杂志扔到桌子上。 我本想悄悄地做这件事，但它却发出了砰的一声巨响。 萨萨法斯跳了起来，把匹普抛到了空中。 “啊——啊——啊——”匹普一边飞过房间一边叫道。 哎呦。“对不起,伙计们!”“现在我完全清醒了，”匹普说，一边掸掉身上的毛，“你不妨告诉我你想出了什么。” “我列出了这附近所有我认为这种植物可能生长的地方。 妈妈有一些想法要补充，现在我们有很多很棒的东西可以尝试。 岩石、水、沙子、土壤——在这里，我已经写了一长串清单。”

Pip looked over what I'd written and scratched his head. "So how will this tell us where our plant is from again?" "If we can figure out what our seeds grow best in, that will give us a big clue. Like if the seeds start growing on rocks, we know the pod probably came from the top of one of the mountains, or any other place around here that has a lot of rocks all in one spot." Pip nodded. "Oh, now I get it. So first we need to try all these things, and then we'll use that answer to figure out where we should take the pod!" "Exactly! I want to get these seeds back to the right place right away. I don't know if they're going

匹普看了看我写的东西，挠了挠头。 “那么，这将如何告诉我们，我们的工厂来自哪里呢？”“如果我们能弄清楚我们的种子在什么地方生长得最好，那将给我们一个很大的线索。 就像如果种子开始在岩石上生长，我们知道豆荚可能来自其中一座山的顶部，或者附近任何一个有很多岩石的地方。” 皮普点点头。“哦，现在我明白了。 所以首先我们需要尝试所有这些方法，然后我们将根据这个答案找出我们应该把pod带到哪里！”“完全正确!我想马上把这些种子放回正确的地方。 我不知道他们会不会去

to do something weird like dry out, or I don't even know what. So let's get cracking!" I grabbed my science journal and a pen and started writing as I spoke. "First, we start with our question." "And next is our hypothesis. So here is where we make a guess. What do you think, Pip? Where will our mystery seeds grow?" "Hmm." Pip tapped his chin. "I think the mystery seeds will grow in water. Because the seed pod looks like a merhorse stone, and those are usually underwater." "Ooh, great guess, Pip!" I wrote down his guess and then added mine.

做一些奇怪的事，比如晒干，或者我都不知道是什么。 所以让我们开始行动吧！”我抓起我的科学杂志和一支笔，边说边开始写。 “首先，我们从我们的问题开始。” “接下来是我们的假设。 所以我们要做个猜测。 你觉得怎么样，匹普？我们神秘的种子将生长在哪里？”“嗯。” 匹普轻敲他的下巴。“我认为神秘的种子会在水中生长。 因为种子荚看起来像海马石，而海马石通常在水下。” “哦，猜得好，匹普！”我写下了他的猜测，然后加上了我的猜测。

OK, now we need to figure out all the materials we need." "You said sand, water, rocks, and… I don't remember the others." Pip shrugged. "Oh, and soil and that mix of sand and moss Mom told me to try. Here we go…" I tapped my pencil on my lip. "How many seeds

好了，现在我们需要弄清楚我们需要的所有材料。” “你说沙子、水、岩石，还有……其他的我不记得了。” 皮普耸耸肩。“哦，还有泥土，还有沙子和苔藓的混合物，妈妈让我试试。 我用铅笔在嘴唇上轻敲。 “多少种子？”

do we have?" Pip carefully counted and announced, "Twentyfour!" "OK, perfect. We want to try six different ways to grow them… so with twenty-four seeds… we can put four seeds in each container!" Pip made six little piles of four seeds each. "OK, I can get pots and labels from inside, potting soil from the greenhouse, rocks from our driveway, stream water from the stream…" "But what about sand?" Pip asked. "And moss?" "Hmm, Mom said peat moss would be the best to try. But I forgot to ask her where to find that." Pip gave a joyful jump. "I know where to find

我们有吗？”比普仔细数了数，宣布：“二十四！”“好吧,完美。 我们想尝试六种不同的种植方法……所以有24颗种子……我们可以在每个容器里放4颗种子！”匹普堆了六堆种子，每堆四粒。 “好吧，我可以从里面拿花盆和标签，从温室里拿盆栽土，从车道上拿石头，从小溪里拿溪水……”“那沙子呢？”皮普问道。 “和苔藓?”“嗯，妈妈说泥炭苔藓是最好的。 但我忘了问她去哪里找。” 匹普高兴地跳了起来。“我知道去哪儿找

that moss in the forest. I can also get the stream water!" "Perfect! Now we just need to figure out where to find sand…" Sassafras went running for the barn door. He stopped at the door and looked over his shoulder and gave an annoyed meow. "Oh! You want me to follow you." Sassafras led the way out to my sandbox. "Brilliant! Good kitty!" I scratched under his chin and he purred. "Wait here. I'll be right back with the cups." Several minutes later, Pip, Sassafras, and I met up in the barn. Pip panted in front of a small pile of moss and a bit of stream water. "Now what?" "Now we write out our steps. In an experiment it's important to change just one thing and keep everything else…" "…the same!" chirped Pip. "Your mom is always saying that." I laughed and nodded. "She is! We're changing

森林里的青苔。我也可以得到溪水！”“完美!现在我们只需要找出哪里可以找到沙子……”黄樟朝谷仓门跑去。 他在门口停了下来，回头看了看，生气地叫了一声。 “哦!你想让我跟着你。” 黄樟带我来到我的沙盒。 “辉煌!好猫!”我挠了挠他的下巴，他咕噜了一声。 “在这儿等着。我马上拿杯子来。” 几分钟后，皮普、萨萨弗拉斯和我在谷仓碰头。 匹普在一小堆苔藓和一点溪水前喘着气。 “现在什么?”“现在我们写下我们的步骤。 在实验中，重要的是只改变一件事，保持其他的一切……”“……保持不变！”皮普叽叽喳喳地说。 “你妈妈总是这么说。” 我笑着点点头。“她是!我们正在改变