Chapter 41

41 Kyle was sort of relieved. If the encyclopedias Dr. Zinchenko needed were missing, maybe they'd just move on to another question. Hopefully, another one Sierra knew the answer to. "Guess we need to move on to the next question card," Kyle said to Mr. Lemoncello. "Not so fast, Keeley," said Marjory. "Since Mr. Lemoncello was so sweet to give us smartphones when we played that Battle of the Books game, I used mine to Google 'Bonfire of the Vanities, 1497," because that's what the

41凯尔松了一口气。 如果津琴科博士需要的百科全书不见了，也许他们会转移到另一个问题上。 希望还有一个西拉知道答案的问题。 凯尔对莱蒙切罗先生说：“我想我们需要继续下一张问题卡了。” “别着急，基利。”玛乔丽说。 “我们玩书之战的时候，莱蒙切罗先生很贴心地给了我们智能手机，我就用我的手机播放了《虚荣之火，1497》，因为那是我。

Italians used to call the burning of objects they considered immoral. If I may quote: 'The most infamous bonfire took place on February seventh, 1497, when the Dominican priest Savonarola collected and publicly burned thousands of objects like art and books in Florence, Italy, on the day of the Mardi Gras festival.' It doesn't even mention Shrove Tuesday. It does, however, confirm that my answer, February seventh, 1497, is correct." Perched on a stool behind the librarian's desk, Mr. Lemoncello looked completely dumbfounded. Miguel pointed at Marjory. "You used your phone to find the answer! You cheated." "No, I did not. I only used it to confirm my answer." "I am so sorry, sir," said Dr. Zinchenko, still bracing herself against the banister on the second-floor balcony. "As am I," said Mr. Lemoncello, his shoulders sagging. "As am I." "You should be more than sorry!" shouted Mrs. Chiltington from the gallery. "You should be

意大利人过去认为焚烧物品是不道德的。 请允许我引用：“最臭名昭著的篝火发生在1497年2月7日，当时多米尼加牧师萨沃纳罗拉收集并公开焚烧了数千件物品，比如艺术品和书籍，在意大利佛罗伦萨，在狂欢节当天。”甚至没有提到忏悔星期二。 然而，它确实证实了我的答案，1497年2月7日，是正确的。” 莱蒙塞罗坐在图书管理员桌子后面的凳子上，一副目瞪口呆的样子。 米格尔指着马乔里。 “你用手机找到了答案！”你被骗了。” “不，我没有。我只是用它来证实我的答案。” “我很抱歉，先生。” 津琴科仍然靠在二楼阳台的扶手上。 “我也是，”莱蒙切罗说，他的肩膀下垂着。 “我也是。”“你应该感到非常抱歉！”奇廷顿夫人在旁听席上喊道。 “你应该感到高兴。

ashamed, Mr. Lemoncello. This is no way to run a library! Missing children's books and encyclopedias?" "This is egregious!" shouted Charles. "The people of Alexandriaville deserve better!" added his mother. "This is also heinous!" said Charles. "And atrocious, too." Mr. Lemoncello held up a shiny green medal. "I suppose I could cut this thing in two and award one half to each of you. But I might need a laser beam or a hacksaw…." "Why would you give Sierra anything?" demanded Marjory. "You asked for a date; I gave you a date. She gave you nothing except the name of a holiday." "And a year," said Akimi. "Sierra got the year right, too." Marjory snorted. "Too bad she couldn't come up with the month and day like I did. Then she'd actually have a date!"

真惭愧，莱蒙塞罗先生。这不是运行图书馆的方式！丢失的儿童书籍和百科全书？”“这太过分了！”查尔斯喊道。 “亚历山德里维尔的人民应该得到更好的待遇！”他母亲补充说。 “这也是令人发指的！”查尔斯说。 “而且很残暴。”莱蒙切罗举起一枚闪亮的绿色奖章。 “我想我可以把这个东西切成两半，分给你们每人一半。 但我可能需要激光束或钢锯....” “你为什么要给西拉东西？”马乔里质问道。 “你要求约会；我给你定了日期。 她什么也没给你，只给了你一个节日的名字。” “还有一年，”明美说。“塞拉的年份也算对了。” 玛乔丽哼了一声。“可惜她不能像我一样说出具体的日期和月份。 这样她就真的有约会了！”

"I suppose you are correct, Miss Muldauer," said Mr. Lemoncello. "Sound the jubilee; the Midwest team wins another medal." "This isn't fair!" grumbled Miguel. "There's still the twelfth game," said Kyle. "If we win it, we'll be all tied up again." "And we can do that sudden-death overtime thing," said Akimi. "Miss Muldauer?" said Mr. Lemoncello. "Please step forward and receive your prize." Marjory strutted to the center of the room. "For answering our most important questions most correctly, it is my honor to award you the most important medal of all the very important medals awarded thus far: the Yertle the Turtle." "Huh?" said Marjory. "Why'd you give it a dumb name like that?" "Because, Miss Muldauer, Dr. Seuss's book was considered extremely controversial when it first came out in 1958, for including the word 'burp.'" Mr. Lemoncello belched. "Sorry. Guzzled too much Lemonberry Fizz while I was

“我想你是对的，穆尔道尔小姐，”莱蒙切罗先生说。 “听禧年的声音；中西部队赢得了另一枚奖牌。” “这不公平！”米格尔抱怨道。 “还有第十二场比赛，”凯尔说。 “如果我们赢了，我们就又打成平手了。” “我们可以做突然死亡的加时赛，”Akimi说。 “穆尔道尔小姐？”莱蒙切罗先生说。 “请上前领奖。” 玛乔丽昂首阔步地走到房间中央。 “因为你最正确地回答了我们最重要的问题，我很荣幸地授予你迄今为止所颁发的所有重要奖章中最重要的一枚：乌龟奖。” “嗯？”玛乔丽说。“你为什么给它取这么蠢的名字？”“因为，穆尔道尔小姐。 苏斯的书在1958年第一次出版时就被认为极具争议，因为书中包含了“打嗝”这个词。’”莱蒙切罗打了个嗝。 “对不起。我喝了太多柠檬莓汽水

recharging my batteries. Yertle the Turtle has also been banned because of its political messages." "Whatever," said Marjory. She snatched the medal out of Mr. Lemoncello's hand, twirled around, and dangled her new prize in front of Team Kyle. Kyle tried to ignore her. "What's the next game?" he asked Mr. Lemoncello. Just then, a voice rang out behind Kyle. "Stand aside, please. Coming through." It was Clarence, the security guard, wading through the crowd of spectators. "Mr. Lemoncello?" he said, waving a stack of papers. "You need to see this." "What is it?" "A list of all the titles currently missing from the library shelves. Dr. Zinchenko asked us to put one together after that last Flora and Ulysses book disappeared from the fiction wall." "That looks like a mighty thick stack of paper, Clarence." "Yes, sir. Ten pages."

给我充电。《小花龟》也因其政治信息而被禁。” “随便吧，”玛乔丽说。她从莱蒙切罗先生手中夺过奖牌，转了一圈，在凯尔团队面前晃来晃去。 凯尔试图无视她。“下一个游戏是什么？”他问莱蒙切罗。 就在这时，凯尔身后响起了一个声音。 “请靠边站。就要过来了。” 原来是保安克拉伦斯费力地穿过观众的人群。 “莱蒙切罗先生？”他挥舞着一叠文件说。 “你得看看这个。”“什么事？”“一张目前图书馆书架上缺失的所有书籍的清单。 在最后一本《弗洛拉与尤利西斯》从小说墙上消失后，津琴科博士让我们把它拼在一起。” “那看起来像一堆厚厚的纸，克拉伦斯。” “是的，先生。十页。”

"Any encyclopedias on your list?" "Every single 'S' volume in the building." Mr. Lemoncello shook his head and drooped in his seat. "Enough. I'm done. I can't fight this fight alone anymore." He slowly rose off his stool and gave his town-crier bell a weak jingle. "Hear ye, hear ye. Oyez, oyez. The games of the first Library Olympiad are hereby suspended. If you have trouble understanding the word 'suspended,' kindly look it up in a dictionary, but forget checking an encyclopedia, because all the 'S' volumes have gone missing." "Does this mean I win?" shouted Marjory. "No, Miss Muldauer. It means I am tired of playing games here in Alexandriaville. Nobody wins. Everybody loses." "What about those college scholarships you promised?" said one of the other members of the Midwest team. Mr. Lemoncello turned to his head librarian.

“你的清单上有百科全书吗？”“大楼里的每一个‘S’体量。” 莱蒙切罗先生摇了摇头，在座位上垂头丧气。 “足够了。我完成了。我不能再一个人打这场仗了。” 他慢慢地从凳子上站起来，轻轻地摇了摇他的镇鸣钟。 “听着，听着。肃静,肃静。 第一届图书馆奥林匹克竞赛特此暂停。 如果你理解‘suspended’这个词有困难，请查字典，但不要查百科全书，因为所有的‘S’卷都不见了。” “这意味着我赢了吗？”玛乔丽喊道。 “不，穆尔道尔小姐。意思是我厌倦了在亚历山德里维尔玩游戏。 没人赢了。每个人都失去了。” “你承诺的那些大学奖学金怎么办？”中西部队的另一个成员说。 莱蒙塞罗先生转向他的图书管理员主管。