12 Chapter 12

Chapter 12 On March 18, two days before the Library Olympic Games were scheduled to start, Mrs. Yunghans, the middle school librarian, showed Team Kyle a viral video of Marjory Muldauer's brilliant performance at the Midwest finals. "Wow," said Akimi. "Yikes," added Miguel. "She's amazing." "She's also incredibly tall," said Akimi. "Like a praying mantis." "She looks sort of sad," said Sierra. Kyle didn't say a word.

3月18日，也就是图书馆奥林匹克运动会预定开始的前两天，中学图书管理员杨汉斯夫人向凯尔队展示了一段广为流传的视频，视频中是马乔里·穆尔道尔在中西部决赛中的精彩表现。 “哇，”明美说。“哎呀，”米格尔补充道。 “她是惊人的。”“她也高得令人难以置信，”明美说。 “就像一只螳螂。”“她看起来有点伤心，”塞拉说。 凯尔一句话也没说。

This was the last straw. Seeing Marjory Muldauer in action, watching her guess first sentences of books with just one or two words for a clue, Kyle knew he didn't stand a chance. Not against that kind of competition. The girl knew Dewey decimal codes down to the one-thousandths place. Kyle still wasn't sure what "the four-two-three" meant. Plus, the Lemoncello Library had been closed to the public for a week. Mysterious imagineers from Mr. Lemoncello's headquarters in New York City had come to Alexandriaville to make what the local newspaper called "a few minor alterations." They'd been working inside the locked building under the supervision of Dr. Zinchenko, adding new surprises for the Olympic Games. Surprises Kyle knew would totally baffle him. He would go into the Lemoncello Library a champion and come out a chump. There would be no more cake days.

这是最后一根稻草。看到玛乔丽·穆尔道尔的表演，看到她只用一两个词作为线索就猜出书的第一句话，凯尔知道自己没有机会。 不是对抗那种竞争。 这个女孩知道杜威十进制密码，精确到千分之一。 凯尔仍然不确定“四二三”是什么意思。 另外，莱蒙塞洛图书馆已经闭馆一周了。 莱蒙切罗纽约总部的神秘幻想家来到亚历山大维尔，做了当地报纸所说的“一些小改动”。 他们一直在被锁着的大楼里工作，并在约翰博士的监督下。 津琴科说，这为奥运会增添了新的惊喜。 凯尔知道的惊喜会让他完全困惑。 他会像个冠军一样走进莱蒙切罗图书馆，出来时却像个笨蛋。 不会再有蛋糕日了。

It wasn't so much that Kyle was afraid of losing (even though he was). He didn't want to be the reason everybody else lost, too. "What kind of new gadgets and gizmos do you guys think Mr. Lemoncello has added to his library?" asked Mrs. Yunghans. "It's top-secret," said Miguel. "Nobody knows," added Akimi. "Probably not even Mr. Lemoncello," said Sierra. Once again, Kyle remained silent. "I guess all we can do now to prep is read more books," said Miguel. But the books would have to come from the middle school media center. The week the library was closed for its "alterations," nobody could check out books, which made the League of Concerned Library Lovers very upset. "A public library should serve the public," said Charles Chiltington's mother on the radio and TV. "Not the whims of an eccentric billionaire."

凯尔并不是很害怕失败(尽管他确实害怕)。 他不想让其他人也因为他而失败。 “你们觉得莱蒙切罗先生给他的图书馆增加了哪些新玩意和小发明?” “这是最高机密，”米格尔说。 “没人知道，”明美补充道。 “可能连莱蒙塞罗先生都不知道，”塞拉说。 凯尔又一次保持沉默。 米格尔说:“我想我们现在能做的准备就是多读书。” 但是这些书必须来自中学的媒体中心。 图书馆因“改建”而关闭的那一周，没有人可以借书，这让图书馆爱好者联盟感到非常不安。 查尔斯·齐廷顿的母亲在广播和电视上说:“公共图书馆应该为公众服务。” “不是一个古怪的亿万富翁的突发奇想。”

Fortunately, nobody in Alexandriaville paid much attention to Mrs. Chiltington or her group. They were too excited about the upcoming Library Olympics. All the local hotels and motels lit their "No Vacancies" neons. Restaurants hired more staff. Mr. Lemoncello's wacky idea was an economic boon for the whole town. The opening ceremonies were scheduled for the first day of spring, March 20. The twelve games of the duodecimalthon would start on the twenty-first and run for six days (two games a day). Closing ceremonies would take place the following night. The public was invited to attend and watch. For free. The games would also be broadcast on many PBS stations, the Book Network cable channel, and NPR. That meant everybody in America would be able to watch and/or listen to Marjory Muldauer destroy Kyle Keeley, big-time. The Alexandriaville four, as well as the seven visiting teams, their coaches, and tutors (so they could keep up with their schoolwork for the week)

幸运的是，在亚历山德里维尔没有人注意到奇尔廷顿夫人和她的团队。 他们对即将到来的图书馆奥林匹克太兴奋了。 当地所有的旅馆和汽车旅馆都亮起了“客满”的霓虹灯。 餐馆雇佣了更多的员工。 莱蒙切罗的古怪想法给整个小镇带来了经济效益。 开幕式原定于3月20日春天的第一天举行。 十二场比赛将于21日开始，持续6天(每天两场)。 闭幕式将在第二天晚上举行。 公众被邀请参加并观看。 免费的。这些比赛也将在美国公共广播公司(PBS)、图书网络(Book Network)有线频道和美国国家公共电台(NPR)播出。 这意味着每个美国人都能看到或听到玛乔丽·穆尔道尔打败凯尔·基利的盛况。 亚历山德里维尔四人队，以及七个来访的球队，他们的教练和导师(这样他们就可以跟上一周的功课了)

would be staying at what Mr. Lemoncello had dubbed Olympia Village. It was actually the Blue Jay Extended Stay Lodge, where Andrew Peckleman had a part-time job. And that's where Kyle was headed—as soon as Mrs. Yunghans wrapped up this final team meeting. "You guys have done a great job," said the school librarian. "And, Kyle? We're all very glad you're still on the team." "Thanks." "Yo, Kyle," said Miguel, "don't let this Marjory Muldauer get under your dome. We can take her." "You're not thinking about quitting again, are you?" asked Akimi. That was the problem with best friends. They knew what you were thinking even when you were pretending not to be thinking it. "I'm fine," said Kyle. "Just, you know, nervous."

会住在莱蒙切罗先生称之为奥林匹亚村的地方。 那其实是蓝鸦旅社，安德鲁·佩克曼在那里做兼职。 这就是凯尔要去的地方——只要杨汉斯夫人结束了最后一次团队会议。 “你们做得很好，”学校图书管理员说。 “凯尔?我们都很高兴你还在队里。” “谢谢。”“嘿，凯尔，”米格尔说，“别让这个玛乔丽·穆尔道尔钻进你的脑袋。 我们可以带她去。”“你不会又想辞职了吧?”明美问。 这就是最好的朋友之间的问题。 他们知道你在想什么，即使你假装没在想。 “我很好，”凯尔说。“就是，你知道，紧张。”

"I think we all are," said Mrs. Yunghans, who'd be staying with the team at Olympia Village as one of their chaperones. "Look, guys— tomorrow's Saturday. I think we should all take a break. No more studying. No games. Just head over to Liberty Park, take in some fresh air, and don't read anything." Sierra raised her hand. "Is that an order, Mrs. Yunghans?" "No, Sierra. You can read if you want to. But read something for yourself—not the competition." Kyle said goodbye to his friends, and when he was absolutely certain nobody was following him, he biked to the Blue Jay Extended Stay Lodge. He needed to talk to Andrew Peckleman now —before Marjory Muldauer came to town.

“我想我们都是，”永汉斯夫人说，她将作为他们的监护人之一与奥运亚村的团队呆在一起。 “瞧，伙计们——明天是星期六。 我觉得我们都该休息一下。 不再学习。没有游戏。 去自由公园，呼吸点新鲜空气，什么也不要读。” 西拉举起了手。“这是命令吗，杨汉斯太太?”“不,塞拉。 如果你想读，你可以读。 但要为自己读点东西，而不是为竞争对手。” 凯尔告别了他的朋友们，当他完全确定没有人跟踪他时，他骑着自行车去了蓝鸦旅馆。 他现在需要和安德鲁·佩克曼谈谈——在马乔里·穆尔道尔进城之前。