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Chapter 22 The 700s room on the second floor (named for the Dewey decimal designation for the arts) was crowded with Library Olympians. Every team had raced up the steps, hoping to be the first to grab The Paper Airplane Book by Seymour Simon. Its call number was 745.592. Fortunately, the Lemoncello Library had eight copies of the book on its shelves. "You guys?" whispered Miguel after the team had grabbed their copy of the book and huddled together under a Nerf basketball hoop in a secluded nook so they could talk without all the

二楼700年代的房间(以杜威十进制艺术命名)挤满了图书馆奥林匹克运动员。 每个队都跑上台阶，希望第一个拿到西摩·西蒙的《纸飞机书》。 电话号码是745.592。 幸运的是，莱蒙切罗图书馆的书架上有八本这本书。 “你们这些家伙?”米格尔小声说。队员们拿起他们的那本书，挤在一个僻静的角落里的Nerf篮球框下面，这样他们就可以在没有所有噪音的情况下交谈了

other teams overhearing what they were saying. "Everybody's reading this same book." "Because there are all sorts of neat paper airplane designs in here," said Sierra. "But," said Kyle, "if we follow one of these sketches, our plane will end up being just like everybody else's." "We need my dad," said Akimi. "Huh?" said Miguel. "Well, not my dad, exactly. But someone with his architect-slash-engineer brain." Miguel slapped his forehead with his palm. He had an idea. "Aerospace engineering," he whispered. "Six hundred and twenty-nine point one," added Sierra. It was Akimi's turn to say, "Huh?" "Sorry. That's the Dewey decimal number for aviation engineering." "Oh. Right. I knew that." "It's next door," said Kyle, checking out the other teams. All seven of them had settled in at

其他小组听到了他们的谈话。 “每个人都在读同一本书。” “因为这里有各种各样整洁的纸飞机设计，”塞拉说。 “但是，”凯尔说，“如果我们按照这些草图中的一个来做，我们的飞机最终会和其他人的一样。” “我们需要我爸爸，”明美说。 “嗯?”米格尔说。“嗯，确切地说，不是我爸爸。 而是一个拥有建筑师兼工程师头脑的人。” 米格尔用手掌拍了拍额头。 他有了一个主意。“航天工程。”他低声说。 “629点1分，”塞拉补充说。 轮到明美说:“嗯?”“对不起。 这是航空工程的杜威十进制数。” “哦。正确的。我知道。”“就在隔壁，”凯尔一边说，一边打量着其他球队。 他们七个人都在

collaboration stations to pore through the paper airplane book. "Follow my lead, guys." He loudly closed their copy of the paper airplane book. "Okay, team. I think that'll work. Come on. Let's go fold some paper and use our paper clip." "And the glue," said Akimi. "Don't forget, we have a whole dollop of glue." The four teammates sauntered out of the 700s room. Miguel whistled casually. Sierra hummed along. The other teams were too busy debating the design of their paper airplanes to pay them much attention. When Kyle, Akimi, Miguel, and Sierra slipped next door to the 600s room, the place was empty. Since the 600s were all about technology and applied sciences, the team passed several animated exhibits and dioramas depicting inventions and one about industrial gases, which used Mr. Lemoncello's patented smell-a-vision technology and reeked of rotten eggs.

协作站仔细阅读纸飞机书。 “听我指挥，伙计们。”他大声合上那本纸飞机书。 “好的,团队。我想这样可以。 来吧。我们去叠一些纸，用回形针。” “还有胶水，”明美说。 “别忘了，我们还有一大团胶水。” 四名队友信步走出了700英尺的房间。 米格尔漫不经心地吹着口哨。塞拉跟着哼唱。 其他的小组都忙于讨论纸飞机的设计，没有注意到他们。 当凯尔、阿基米、米格尔和塞拉溜到隔壁的600号房间时，房间里空无一人。 由于20世纪60年代的主题都是技术和应用科学，该团队通过了几个描绘发明的动画展览和立体模型，还有一个关于工业气体的展览，使用了莱蒙切罗的嗅觉视觉专利技术，散发着臭鸡蛋的味道。

"Great," muttered Akimi. "We had to come in here on sulfur day." When they turned the corner at the end of a bookshelf labeled "629–632," they saw a holographic image of a bald man with a paintbrush mustache projected behind a desk. He wore a three-piece wool suit and fiddled with a small rocket. "That looks like Robert Goddard," said Akimi. "My dad told me about him. Goddard invented the first liquid-fueled rocket." "He's also on an old airmail stamp," said Miguel. The others gave him quizzical looks. "Stamp collecting is a very interesting hobby." "Robert Goddard really was a rocket scientist," said Akimi. "Maybe he can help us design a better paper airplane." The teammates moved closer to the hologram's very real metal desk.

“太好了。”明美咕哝着。“我们不得不在硫磺日那天来这里。” 当他们拐到一个标着“629-632”的书架尽头时，他们看到一张投影在桌子后面的全息图像，上面是一个留着画笔式胡子的秃顶男人。 他穿着一套三件套的羊毛套装，摆弄着一个小火箭。 “那看起来像罗伯特·戈达德，”明美说。 “我爸爸跟我说过他。 戈达德发明了第一枚液体燃料火箭。” “他也出现在一张旧航空邮票上，”米格尔说。 其他人不解地看了他一眼。 集邮是一项非常有趣的爱好。 “罗伯特·戈达德确实是一位火箭科学家，”Akimi说。 “也许他能帮我们设计一架更好的纸飞机。” 队友们走近全息图的真实金属桌子。

"Hello," the hologram said, "my name is Robert. You can call me Bob. I designed and built airplanes and spaceships. When I was your age, I was considered a nerd. Now I'm on an airmail stamp." "See?" said Miguel. "Told you." "Professor Goddard," said Akimi, "what's the best design for our paper airplane?" "That depends on your objective. Are you going for distance or aeronautical acrobatics?" "Distance, sir," said Akimi. "Whoever can keep their paper plane aloft the longest wins." "Then you should be folding what we rocket scientists call a glider." "Because it glides?" asked Kyle. "Precisely. I suggest going with a Seagull. Remember to line up the wing flaps for good balance. Set the dihedral angle flat or slightly up, the vertical stabilizers to approximately forty-five degrees to the plane of the wings…" "The plane has a plane?" Kyle was totally lost.

“你好，”全息图说，“我叫罗伯特。 你可以叫我鲍勃。我设计和制造飞机和宇宙飞船。 我像你这么大的时候，大家都觉得我是个书呆子。 现在我在一张航空邮票上。” “看到了吗?”米格尔说。“告诉你。” “戈达德教授，”明美说，“我们的纸飞机的最佳设计是什么?”“这取决于你的目标。 你是要玩长跑还是空中杂技?”“距离，先生。”明美说。 “谁能让纸飞机在空中停留的时间最长，谁就是赢家。” “那你应该把我们火箭科学家所说的滑翔机折叠起来。” “因为它能滑翔?”凯尔问。 “正是。我建议选一只海鸥。 记住，为了保持良好的平衡，要把襟翼对齐。 把二面角调平或稍微抬高，垂直尾翼与机翼的平面成45度左右……”“飞机上有飞机吗?”凯尔完全迷路了。

"Keep going," said Akimi, who apparently understood engineer mumbo jumbo. "Do not use the elevators or your craft will stall." "No worries," said Miguel. "We always use the spiral staircases." Akimi and Goddard stared at him. "Never mind these guys," said Akimi. "I understand what you mean. My dad designed the library's front doors." "Incorporating the old bank's vault door?" "Yep." "I am impressed," said Bob. "Will you be the one launching the craft?" "Yes," said Kyle, Miguel, and Sierra. "Excellent. Use a soft or medium throw by gripping the underside of the nose. This aircraft flies best when launched level or at a slight up angle from a high place. A detailed schematic with complete instructions is available in the top drawer of my desk. Good luck. And happy paper-folding!"

“继续，”明美说，他显然理解工程师们的胡言乱语。 “不要使用电梯，否则你的飞船会失速。” “别担心，”米格尔说。 “我们总是走螺旋楼梯。” 阿基米和戈达德盯着他。 “别管这些家伙，”明美说。 “我明白你的意思。 我爸爸设计了图书馆的前门。” “把老银行的金库门合并在一起?”“是的。” “我很感动，”鲍勃说。 “你会亲自下水吗?”“是的，”凯尔、米格尔和西拉说。 “太好了。抓着鼻子的下侧，用柔和或中等的力度投掷。 这种飞机在水平或从高处以轻微的上升角度起飞时飞行最好。 我桌子最上面的抽屉里有详细的原理图和完整的说明。 祝你好运。折纸快乐!”