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Chapter 32 Kyle was starting to panic. If Marjory Muldauer solved the next "mathematical" picture puzzle, her team would have three medals, just like Team Kyle. They'd be all tied up. Again. And once they were tied, it'd be much easier for the Midwest team to slip into the lead. Kyle's cake day might never come. "Time for our second mathematically inspired picture puzzle," announced Mr.

凯尔开始惊慌了。 如果马乔里·穆尔道尔解决了下一个“数学”图片难题，她的团队将获得三枚奖牌，就像凯尔团队一样。 他们都被绑起来了。再一次。 一旦他们打成平手，中西部球队就更容易取得领先。 凯尔的蛋糕日可能永远不会到来。 “是时候开始我们的第二个数学启发的图片拼图了。”

Lemoncello. "This one is the answer to a trivia question. Dr. Zinchenko, if you please?" Dr. Zinchenko read a question off another yellow card. "In the year AD 35, the Roman emperor Caligula tried to ban a book because it expressed Greek ideals of freedom, which Caligula did not like, because Rome was occupying Greece at the time. Which book did the Roman emperor try to ban?" A new image filled the inflated screen: Kyle stared at the second puzzle.

Lemoncello。这是一个小问题的答案。 津琴科医生，可以吗?”博士。 津琴科读出了另一张黄牌上的问题。 公元35年，罗马皇帝卡利古拉试图禁止一本书，因为它表达了希腊的自由理想，卡利古拉不喜欢，因为当时罗马占领了希腊。 罗马皇帝试图禁止哪本书?”一个新的画面填满了膨胀的屏幕:凯尔盯着第二个谜题。

He needed to decipher it, fast. No way was he letting Marjory Muldauer snag this one, too. Three home runs minus the symbol for the United Nations. That had to be HOME RUNS minus UN, or HOMERS! "I think I know this," whispered Sierra. Kyle's world shifted into super slow motion. In his head, he heard Miguel saying, "I think the answer is Flubber." The last time a game was on the line and Kyle listened to someone who "thought" they knew the answer, he'd lost. To his mom. And that was just a board game. This was way more important. Kyle ignored Sierra. Made his mind race as fast as it could. He was the team's "game guy." That was what everybody kept telling him back when he had wanted to quit. Well, this puzzle was a game. It was his job to win it, no matter what. THEATER minus EAT minus R equaled THE. The last two lines were the hardest

他需要尽快破译它。 他不可能再让玛乔丽·穆尔道尔抢到这个案子。 三个全垒打减去联合国的标志。 这必须是全垒打减去UN，或者全垒打!“我想我知道，”西拉低声说。 凯尔的世界变成了超级慢动作。 在他的脑海里，他听到米格尔说:“我认为答案是弗鲁伯。” 上次比赛开始时，凯尔听了一个“自以为”知道答案的人的话，他就输了。 给他妈妈。那只是一个棋盘游戏。 这个更重要。 凯尔没有理睬塞拉。让他的思绪快速运转。 他是球队的“游戏人”。 当他想戒烟的时候，每个人都这么跟他说。 这个谜题是一个游戏。 无论如何，他的任务就是赢得比赛。 剧场减去EAT减去R等于THE。 最后两行是最难的

ODD (numbers) minus D plus GOAL minus E plus a backward GOAL, or LAOG, equaled ODGOALLAOG. Sierra tried to get Kyle's attention again. "Caligula was the Roman emperor in AD 35 and the book he banned was—" "Hang on," said Kyle. "I just need to unscramble the last jumble." "Yo, Kyle?" said Miguel. "Sierra has the answer." "So do I," said Kyle. He turned to face Dr. Zinchenko and hollered, "Homer's The Good Ol Gala!" "Wha-hut?" said Akimi the second Kyle blurted it out. "Sorry," said Dr. Zinchenko, "that answer is incorrect." "Homer's The Odyssey," said Marjory very coolly. "Ha! That's wrong!" cried Kyle. "She didn't even use the 'G,' 'O,' 'A,' or 'L' from 'goal'!"

奇数(数字)减去D加上GOAL减去E加上一个反向GOAL，或LAOG，等于ODGOALLAOG。 西拉试图再次引起凯尔的注意。 “卡利古拉是公元35年的罗马皇帝，他禁止的书是——”“等一下，”凯尔说。 “我只需要整理最后一堆东西。” “嘿，凯尔?”米格尔说。“塞拉有答案。” “我也是，”凯尔说。他转过身来，面对着医生。 津琴科喊道:“荷马的好老晚会!”“什么——什么?”凯尔脱口而出的那一刻，阿基米说。 “对不起，”津琴科博士说，“这个答案不正确。” “荷马的《奥德赛》。”玛乔丽冷冷地说。 “哈!这是不对的!”凯尔喊道。 “她甚至没有用‘goal’里的‘G’、‘O’、‘A’和‘L’!”

"Of course I didn't," said Marjory. "Because I believe that symbol is supposed to represent the word 'yes,' which backward would be 's-e-y.' But I didn't need the puzzle pictures. I knew the answer because, unlike some people, I've actually read a few history books." "That's how I knew it, too," sighed Sierra. "Ms. Muldauer's answer is correct," said Mr. Lemoncello. "The Midwest team has won two out of two, and therefore, they have also won the Rebus medal. And, if my own mental math is correct, the Midwest team now has three medals, which equals the same number currently held by the hometown team. It's a three-for-all! A tie! Wow, isn't math marvelous?" "Way to go, mon capitaine," said Akimi, knuckle-punching Kyle in the arm. "Next time, try to remember you're on a team."

“我当然没有，”玛乔丽说。 “因为我相信这个符号应该代表‘yes’这个词，反过来就是‘s-e-y’。但我不需要拼图图片。 我知道答案，因为不像有些人，我实际上读过一些历史书。” “我也是这么知道的，”西拉叹了口气。 “穆尔道尔的回答是正确的，”莱蒙切罗说。 “中西部队赢得了两场比赛中的两场，因此，他们也赢得了雷布斯奖。 而且，如果我的心算没错的话，中西部队现在有三枚奖牌，和家乡队目前持有的奖牌数量相同。 这是三人对战!一条领带!哇，数学是不是很棒?”“干得好，我的上尉，”阿基米说着，用指关节猛击凯尔的手臂。 “下次，试着记住你们是团队成员。”