11 The Survival Instructions

CHAPTER ELEVEN The Survival instructions Deoxyribonucleic Acid (noun). DNA contains instructions that tell living things how to develop and function. It's like a secret code that is unique to each person. Detectives can even use DNA left at crime scenes to catch the bad guys! "AND THE ANSWER IS?" I prompted. "Will you please say yes to doing the escape room?" "Okay." Jeremy gave a thumbs-up. "Since Elijah asked. And I guess it's actually cool that we're doing this." Phoenix waved her bandaged hand. "If everyone else really wants to do it, then I'm in." "Yes!" I said. "Yes, oh yes!" "Good. I thought you'd see the light," said Ms. Daly. "My older brother's going to be so jealous," said Jeremy, his voice actually sounding a little enthusiastic.

第十一章生存指南脱氧核糖核酸（名词）。 DNA包含指示生物如何发育和运作的指令。 这就像一个密码，每个人都是独一无二的。 侦探们甚至可以利用犯罪现场留下的DNA来抓住坏人！“答案是？”我提示。 “你能答应做密室越狱吗？”“好吧。” 杰里米竖起大拇指。既然以利亚问了。 我想我们这样做真的很酷。” 菲尼克斯挥动着她缠着绷带的手。 “如果其他人都想做这件事，那我就加入。” “是的!”我说。“是的，哦，是的！”“很好。 我以为你会明白的。” 戴利。“我哥哥会很嫉妒的，”杰里米说，他的声音听起来有点热情。

Birdie fidgeted with her pen and sighed. What was up with her? "Um, I just have one question," said Phoenix. "What's an escape room?" "What?" Jeremy dramatically slapped his forehead. "Dude, have you been living under a rock or something?" "Don't call me dude," said Phoenix in her slow, calm voice. "And no. My family doesn't own a TV. By choice. And we don't live under a rock, although our house is at the bottom of a slight rocky incline." "We don't need any more fighting around here," said Ms. Daly. "As soon as I explain more about the escape room, we'll be all set. And luckily all of your parents have already signed the waiver forms electronically." Okay, my mind was just blown. This meant that Mom and Dad knew the entire time? "Waiver forms?" Jeremy leaned forward. "That's, like, when you do something dangerous. Now I'm extra into this." Me too. I couldn't wait to get started. Suddenly, the worst afternoon of my life wasn't looking so bad. "I can't believe we get to do an escape room." Even if it's with Jeremy and his bad attitude. "How many of you have done an escape room before?" asked Ms. Daly.

小鸟摆弄着她的笔，叹了口气。 她怎么了？“嗯，我只有一个问题，”菲尼克斯说。 “密室是什么？”“什么?”杰里米戏剧性地拍了一下额头。 “伙计，你是不是一直住在岩石下面？”“别叫我哥们儿。”菲尼克斯用她缓慢而平静的声音说。 ”也没有。我家没有电视。 由选择。我们不住在岩石下面，虽然我们的房子在一个轻微的岩石斜坡的底部。” “我们不需要更多的战斗，”她说。 戴利。“等我再解释一下密室的事，一切就都好了。 幸运的是，你们所有的父母都已经签署了电子豁免表格。” 好吧，我太惊讶了。 这意味着爸妈一直都知道吗？ “豁免形式?”杰里米身体前倾。 “这就像，当你做一些危险的事情时。 现在我特别喜欢这个。”我也是。 我等不及要开始了。 突然间，我生命中最糟糕的一个下午看起来并没有那么糟糕。 “我不敢相信我们可以做密室逃生了。” 即使是杰里米和他的坏态度。 “你们中有多少人以前做过密室逃生？” 戴利。

Birdie raised her hand. "Me." "You have?" I said. Usually I knew if Birdie had done anything cool. "Yeah." Birdie clenched her fist. I really didn't get why she was acting so strange. "It was for my sister's birthday. My mom ordered a kit." "That doesn't count," said Jeremy. "Why not?" I said, defending my BFF. "Listen, everyone, let's remain calm," said Ms. Daly. "Because you're going to need to cooperate if you plan on getting out of the escape room." She looked around ominously. "Is it scary?" I asked in a casual voice. But I didn't feel casual. Instead, I felt a little scared, if you want to know the truth. While I love science and puzzles, I'm definitely not the kind of person who's into spooky stuff like actual ghosts or anything creepy. "Let's just say it's a very exciting, high-stakes experience," stated Ms. Daly. "And it involves a famous scientist whose research led to the understanding of DNA, as in the building block of all life." "Yes!" I couldn't help popping out of my seat. "I know who it might be." "Shh." Ms. Daly placed her fingers on her lips. "Hold your horses, Kate. All right, folks, I'll give you

伯迪举起了手。“我。” “你有?”我说。通常我知道伯迪做了什么很酷的事。 “是的。”伯蒂握紧拳头。 我真的不明白她为什么表现得那么奇怪。 “这是我妹妹的生日礼物。 我妈妈订购了一个工具包。”“那不算，”杰里米说。 “为什么不?”我说，为我最好的朋友辩护。 “听着，各位，让我们保持冷静，”她说。 戴利。“因为如果你想逃出密室，你就得合作。” 她不祥地环顾四周。 “可怕吗？”我漫不经心地问。 但我并不觉得随意。相反，我觉得有点害怕，如果你想知道真相的话。 虽然我喜欢科学和谜题，但我绝对不是那种对幽灵或令人毛骨悚然的东西感兴趣的人。 “这么说吧，这是一次非常激动人心、高风险的经历，”她说。 戴利。“它涉及到一位著名的科学家，他的研究导致了对DNA的理解，DNA是所有生命的基石。” “是的!”我忍不住从座位上跳了起来。 “我知道可能是谁。”“嘘。” 戴利女士把手指放在嘴唇上。 “别着急，凯特。好吧，伙计们，我告诉你们

your instructions, but first off, give me your phones. And put away your backpacks." She pointed to the cubbies on the side wall. Everyone handed over their phones, and Ms. Daly placed them in a plastic blue tub. Then we stuffed our backpacks into the cubbies. Ms. Daly glanced behind her as if someone might be listening in on our conversation. She then lowered her voice conspiratorially. "Okay, you're about to enter the game world. This is a game full of puzzles you must solve in order to move on to the next clue. You must be organized. And you must work together. I recommend that you look for clues and communicate with each other if you want to have any chance of getting out of the escape room in time." Ms. Daly's face grew even more serious. "Handle everything with great care," she continued. "Do not move anything that doesn't move easily. Do not take anything apart. If it's a real clue, you can remove it easily. There are multiple cameras set up in the room, so I will be monitoring you the entire time. If anyone feels that they need to leave, you just call out my name. But if you leave, that will be

你的指示，但首先，把手机给我。 把你们的背包收起来。” 她指着侧壁上的小橱。 每个人都交出了自己的手机。 戴利把它们放在一个蓝色的塑料桶里。 然后我们把背包塞进小柜子里。 戴利女士瞥了一眼身后，好像有人在偷听我们的谈话。 然后她阴险地放低了声音。 “好了，你即将进入游戏世界。 这是一款充满谜题的游戏，你必须通过解决谜题才能找到下一个线索。 你必须有条理。你们必须共同努力。 如果你们想有机会及时逃出密室，我建议你们寻找线索并相互沟通。” 戴利的脸变得更加严肃了。 “一切都要小心处理，”她继续说。 “不要移动任何不容易移动的东西。 不要拆开任何东西。 如果这是一个真正的线索，你可以很容易地去除它。 房间里装了很多摄像头，所以我会全程监视你。 如果有人觉得需要离开，你就叫我的名字。 但如果你走了，那就

the end of the game and you will have lost. Oh, and no eating in the room." Everyone looked at Memito. "That would mean no snacks," he moaned. "Exactly." Ms. Daly raised her eyebrows. "Any other questions?" "What happens if we don't get out?" asked Memito. "Like, something really bad?" "Well, you like this school, right?" said Ms. Daly. "You'll just spend the rest of your life here, then." Memito and Elijah gazed at each other, their mouths open. Birdie shifted uncomfortably in her seat. And honestly, I was a little worried, too. "I'm joking," said Ms. Daly. "I'm just going to go behind that screen over there, and I'll be right back." She pointed to a dark brown folding screen. "While I'm away, I'd like everyone to put on your lab coats." Then she disappeared behind the screen. I rubbed my hands together. "Oh, this sounds science-y, you guys." Grabbing a lab coat, I pulled a pair of protective goggles around my neck just to be safe. As I was tucking a pair of gloves into my pocket, a silver-haired person with dark mirrored glasses stomped back into the room.

游戏结束了，你就输了。 哦，不准在房间里吃东西。” 每个人都看着梅托。 “那就意味着没有零食了。”他呻吟道。 “没错。”戴利扬起了眉毛。 “还有别的问题吗？”“如果我们不出去会怎么样？”梅托问。 “比如，非常糟糕的事情？”“嗯，你喜欢这所学校，对吧？” 戴利。“那你就在这里度过余生了。” 米托和以利亚面面相觑，张着嘴。 伯蒂在座位上不安地动了动。 说实话，我也有点担心。 “我在开玩笑，”戴利说。 “我要去那边的屏幕后面，马上回来。” 她指着一块深棕色的折叠屏风。 “我不在的时候，我希望每个人都穿上你们的实验服。” 然后她消失在屏幕后面。 我搓着双手。 “哦，这听起来很科学，伙计们。” 为了安全起见，我抓起一件实验服，在脖子上戴上了一副防护眼镜。 当我把一副手套塞进口袋时，一个银发的人戴着一副黑色的镜子，大步走进房间。