9 WHOA

CHAPTER 9 WHOA After what seemed like forever, but was actually only about three hours, Mom said I could take a peek in the cooler. "But don't be disappointed if there's no bacteria yet," she reminded me. I squinched my eyes closed, made a silent wish, and then opened the cooler. "WHOAAAAA." Mom squished in right beside me. "Whooooaaa," she said. For a full minute we just stared. The new petri dishes were covered with shiny red dots that glowed red. It was pretty… and also kind of creepy.

第九章哇哦，过了好像过了很长时间，但实际上只过了大约三个小时，妈妈说我可以看一眼冷藏箱。 “但如果还没有细菌，不要失望，”她提醒我。 我紧闭双眼，默默许了个愿，然后打开冷藏箱。 “WHOAAAAA。”妈妈紧挨着我挤了进来。 “哇！”她说。整整一分钟，我们只是呆呆地看着。 新的培养皿上布满了发光的红点。 很漂亮，但也有点瘆人。

"ACK! I'm wasting time!" I said, bouncing on my toes. "I need to get started on my second experiment NOW!" "How can I help?" Mom asked. "Can you start another batch?" I asked. "I'll get some more unicorn fur and grab the onions, garlic, oregano, and thyme from our garden." "Let's make it happen!" Mom said, turning to the stove. I ran out the back door. Tiny was sleeping and

“消!我在浪费时间！”我踮起脚尖说。 “我现在就要开始我的第二个实验了！”“我能帮什么忙？”母亲问。 “你能再做一批吗？”我问。 “我再去拿些独角兽皮毛，从花园里拿些洋葱、大蒜、牛至和百里香。” “让我们实现它吧！”妈妈转身对着炉子说。 我从后门跑了出去。蒂尼正在睡觉

Sassafras paced around him. I quickly clipped some fur. I figured Tiny wouldn't mind, and I didn't want to wake him. Next I ran to the garden. While I worked, Sassafras chattered at me and kept glancing back at Tiny. I could tell from how upset he was that Tiny was getting worse. "Don't worry, Sassafras. We're hurrying!" I promised. I kissed his head and dashed back to the house with my supplies. I burst into the kitchen. "Tiny's getting worse,

黄樟在他周围踱来踱去。 我迅速剪了一些皮毛。 我想泰尼不会介意的，我不想吵醒他。 接着我跑到花园。在我工作的时候，萨萨法斯对我叽叽喳喳地说着，还不时回头看蒂妮一眼。 我可以从他看到泰尼病情恶化时的不安看出来。 “别担心，黄樟。我们匆忙地!”我承诺。 我吻了吻他的头，带着我的补给品冲回了房子。 我冲进厨房。“Tiny的情况越来越糟了，

Mom. Sassafras is really upset!" Mom frowned. "I know, baby. But we're doing everything we can. The agar mixture is ready. What next?" "I'll wash all the plants. After that, I think chopping them up will help them mix into the agar. It'll also make them easier to measure. Can you get the food chopper out for me?" Mom helped me chop the onion, garlic, oregano, and thyme. I added the soap and disinfecting wipes to the lineup and grabbed a tablespoon to measure each ingredient to add to the petri dishes. "Wait!" Mom slid a permanent marker toward me. "Don't forget to label them." "That was a close one! Thanks, Mom." I labeled each of the seven dishes:

妈妈。黄樟真的很难过！”妈妈皱起了眉头。 “我知道，宝贝。但我们正在尽我们所能。 琼脂混合物准备好了。 下一个什么?”“我要洗所有的植物。 之后，我想把它们切碎有助于它们和琼脂混合。 这样也更容易测量。 你能帮我把菜刀拿出来吗？”妈妈帮我切洋葱、大蒜、牛至和百里香。 我把肥皂和消毒湿巾也加了进去，抓起一大勺量了量要加到培养皿里的每种成分。 “等等!”妈妈把一支永久记号笔滑向我。 “别忘了给它们贴上标签。” “好险啊！”谢谢,妈妈。” 我给这七道菜分别贴上了标签：

After they were labeled, I spooned a tablespoon of each ingredient into the correctly labeled dish, washing my spoon in between each ingredient. For the dish with the disinfecting wipes, I decided to add a tablespoon of the liquid from the bottom of the container. I left one dish with nothing added. I needed to see how much bacteria grew without anything there. If any of the petri dishes with an added ingredient grew less bacteria, then I'd know that ingredient was working. Mom carefully poured the same amount of hot

贴上标签后，我把每一种食材舀一汤匙到正确标签的盘子里，在每一种食材之间洗一洗勺子。 对于装有消毒湿巾的盘子，我决定从容器底部加入一汤匙液体。 我有一道菜什么都没加。 我需要看看在没有任何东西的情况下细菌能生长多少。 如果有任何添加了某种成分的培养皿中细菌生长较少，那么我就知道这种成分起作用了。 妈妈小心翼翼地倒了等量的热水

agar mixture into each of the petri dishes. I used a clean spoon to stir each ingredient in, and we left them to cool. We both paced the kitchen as we waited for the timer to let us know that the agar had cooled and was ready for the next step. When it buzzed, we jumped, then grabbed all the supplies and ran to the backyard. Tiny's cut was even more red and swollen than

将琼脂混合物倒入每个培养皿中。 我用一个干净的勺子搅拌每一种原料，然后让它们冷却。 我们俩在厨房里踱来踱去，等待计时器告诉我们琼脂已经冷却，可以进行下一步了。 当它嗡嗡作响时，我们跳了起来，然后抓起所有的用品跑到后院。 泰妮的伤口比