2 Something Stinks!

CHAPTER TWO Something Stinks! Compound (noun). A compound is a substance made when two or more elements are bonded together. Like how hydrogen hitches with oxygen to form water or when besties hold hands and skip down the hallway. They become a united team—Best Friends Forever "OKAY, YOU HAVE FIFTEEN SECONDS before the challenge begins," said Ms. Daly. "Be prepared to read the directions on your index cards." Kids snapped their goggles onto their heads. Mine were a little too tight, but I'd just have to deal with it. "Ready, set, you bet!" called out Ms. Daly. Everyone flipped over the index card with the directions for how to make the Ghost. "Why don't you read it aloud," I suggested to Phoenix. "Birdie and I will grab what we need." After drawing in a deep breath, Phoenix read dramatically. "The goal is to make a spooky Ghost that reaches the finish line."

第二章有东西发臭了！化合物(名词)。 化合物是两种或两种以上元素结合而成的物质。 比如氢是如何与氧结合形成水的，或者闺蜜是如何手拉手在走廊上跳来跳去的。 他们成为了一个团结的团队——永远的好朋友。“好了，在挑战开始前你有15秒的时间。” 戴利。“准备好阅读索引卡上的说明。” 孩子们把护目镜戴在头上。 我的有点太紧了，但我必须处理它。 “准备好了，准备好了，没问题！” 戴利。每个人都翻着写着如何制作幽灵的指示的索引卡。 “你为什么不大声读出来呢？”我建议菲尼克斯。 “伯蒂和我去拿我们需要的东西。” 深吸一口气后，菲尼克斯戏剧性地读了起来。 “我们的目标是让幽灵幽灵到达终点线。”

"What finish line?" I said, glancing around the science lab. "Where?" Birdie gazed up, and a smile grew on her face. "Up there!" she pointed. The other two teams focused on the ceiling, where yellow crepe paper hung from one side of the room to the other. "Aha!" I whispered. "Now I get it." "In order to complete this challenge and go on to Moon Rocks," continued Ms. Daly, "your Ghost must touch the yellow line. Remember to pick up your supplies here." She pointed to the table next to a large potted cactus. "Our Ghost's going to get a gold medal," said Jeremy, twirling his pointer finger like he was number one. "Correction," said Julia. "That would be ours." "More like ours," I said. "And ours is going to be like Casper, a very friendly ghost." Elijah giggled, Memito shook his head, and Jeremy smirked. Phoenix plunked her hands on her hips. I could tell she was as serious as I was about the competition. And just as annoyed at Jeremy, too. Meanwhile Birdie kept on peering up at the ceiling with a dreamy expression. She's an artist, so

“什么终点线？”我说，扫视了一下科学实验室。 “在哪里?”伯蒂抬起头，脸上露出了笑容。 “在那儿！”她指了指。另外两组则把注意力集中在天花板上，黄色的绉纸从房间的一边挂到了另一边。 “啊哈!”我低声说。“现在我明白了。” “为了完成这一挑战，继续前往月球岩。” 戴利：“你的幽灵必须触到黄线。 记得在这里拿你的补给品。” 她指着桌子旁边一盆大仙人掌。 “我们的幽灵队要拿金牌了。”杰里米一边说，一边挥动着食指，好像他是第一名。 “纠正一下，”茱莉亚说。“那是我们的。” “更像我们的，”我说。“我们的幽灵会像卡斯帕一样，一个非常友好的幽灵。” 以利亚咯咯地笑，梅托摇了摇头，杰里米傻笑。 凤凰把双手放在臀部。 我看得出来，她对比赛的态度和我一样认真。 我也对杰里米很生气。 与此同时，伯蒂继续用一种梦幻般的表情凝视着天花板。 她是个艺术家，所以

it didn't faze me too much. I'm definitely used to the ways of my BFF. "Keep reading, please," I urged Phoenix. "Hurry." "Okay." Phoenix shoved her long reddish- brown hair over her shoulder. "To make your spooky Ghost, you'll first need: one empty soda bottle and a few drops of food coloring." I sped to the equipment table with Birdie tagging right behind. "No running," Ms. Daly called out. My cheeks warmed. I hate getting called out. First of all, I don't like it when anyone's upset with me. Second of all, I have a little more pressure than the average student at Franklin to behave. My mom just happens to be the principal. Believe me, it's something I can never forget. Birdie and I wove around everyone as they grabbed what they needed off the materials table. "No pushing," reminded Ms. Daly. "Follow our lab rules." Birdie scooped up little bottles of red, yellow, green, and blue food coloring. "I can make purple and other colors," she cried enthusiastically as I snagged an empty plastic soda bottle. Together, we speed-walked back to Phoenix.

这并没有让我太困扰。 我已经习惯了我最好的朋友的生活方式。 “请继续读下去。”我催促菲尼克斯。 “快点。”“好吧。”菲尼克斯把她红褐色的长发甩到肩上。 “要制作幽灵，你首先需要：一个空汽水瓶和几滴食用色素。” 我飞快地奔向设备台，小鸟紧跟在后面。 “别跑，”戴利喊道。 我的脸颊暖和起来。我讨厌被叫出来。 首先，我不喜欢别人生我的气。 其次，我比富兰克林大学的普通学生有更大的压力。 我妈妈正好是校长。 相信我，这是我永远不会忘记的。 伯迪和我绕着每个人转，从材料桌上拿起他们需要的东西。 “不要推，”她提醒道。 戴利。“遵守我们的实验室规则。” 伯蒂舀起小瓶红色、黄色、绿色和蓝色的食用色素。 “我可以做紫色和其他颜色，”当我抓起一个空塑料汽水瓶时，她兴奋地喊道。 我们一起快步走回凤凰城。

"What's next?" I asked, trying to keep my impatience in check. Only I couldn't help bobbing up and down in excitement. "You have to add water to the soda bottle," said Phoenix, reading the card extra slowly. She over- enunciated as if she were giving a speech. It irked me, but I tried not to let it show. Glancing over at the other teams, I noticed they were all reading together silently. I zipped around to glance over Phoenix's shoulder. "Next, add the food coloring and stir," continued Phoenix. "Oh, and then add dry ice." "I'm on it," I said. "The getting water part, that is." At the table in front of us, Jeremy frantically motioned to Elijah. "Hurry," shouted Jeremy and Memito at the same time. We were obviously on the very same step of the Make-a-Ghost challenge. This wasn't good. Elijah rushed ahead of me toward the sink. "I'm on it!" I huffed in frustration. There was no way I could beat him without sprinting, and I wasn't about to do that again. "Hello, I'm just walking over here," I said, smiling and waving at Ms. Daly, who stood in front

“下一个是什么?”我问，努力控制自己的急躁。 只是我忍不住兴奋地上下摆动。 “你得往汽水瓶里加水。”菲尼克斯说着，格外缓慢地读着卡片。 她说话声音太大，好像在演讲似的。 这让我很恼火，但我尽量不让它表现出来。 我瞥了一眼其他队，注意到他们都在默默地一起读书。 我飞快地转过身，从菲尼克斯的肩膀上看了一眼。 “接下来，加入食用色素并搅拌，”菲尼克斯继续说道。 “哦，然后加干冰。” “我这就去，”我说。“就是取水的部分。” 在我们前面的桌子上，杰里米疯狂地向以利亚示意。 “快点。”杰里米和梅托同时喊道。 很明显，我们在“制造幽灵”的挑战中处于同一阶段。 这可不太好。以利亚在我前面冲向水池。 “我这就去！”我沮丧地怒吼起来。 如果不冲刺，我是不可能打败他的，我也不打算再这样做了。 “你好，我正路过这里，”我微笑着向她挥手说。 戴利站在前面

of the dry ice cart. I beat Julia to the sink but was too slow to catch up to Elijah. "Sorry, Kate. Maybe you'll beat me next time," he said, grinning. "Then again, there might not be a next time." "Oh, there's always a next time!" I said in my most light-hearted voice. But I was feeling as rotten as a sulfuric compound. That's the stuff that makes skunks reek. In dismay, I watched Elijah turn on the faucet full blast. As water rushed out, he hooted with happiness. Then over by Julia's table, there was a burst of cheering. I whipped around to see that Julia wasn't in line behind me after all. Instead, she gloated as she filled up the soda bottle with the water from her insulated blue drinking bottle. Avery and Skyler clapped and whooped. Biting my lip, I studied the speckled tile floor of the science lab. Why hadn't I thought of that? Of course, my water bottle sat in the very bottom of my backpack, in the very back of the classroom. There was no way I could use Julia's water bottle trick to pull ahead. "Tra la la! I don't need to go to the sink," Julia sang out, taunting me. As she shook the soda bottle, I could hear the ice clinking.

干冰车。我比茱莉亚先到水池，但来不及追上以利亚。 “对不起,凯特。也许下次你会赢我，”他笑着说。 “话说回来，可能不会再有下次了。” “哦，总会有下次的！”我用最轻松的声音说。 但我感觉自己像硫酸化合物一样腐烂。 那是让臭鼬发臭的东西。 我沮丧地看着以利亚把水龙头开到最大。 当水涌出来时，他高兴地叫了起来。 接着，在茱莉亚的桌子那边，响起了一阵欢呼声。 我猛地转过身来，看到茱莉亚根本没有在我后面排队。 相反，她幸灾乐祸地从她的绝缘蓝色饮料瓶里把水装满苏打水瓶。 埃弗里和斯凯勒鼓掌欢呼。 我咬着嘴唇，端详着科学实验室的斑驳瓷砖地板。 我怎么没想到呢？ 当然，我的水瓶放在我背包的最底部，在教室的最后面。 我不可能用茱莉亚的水瓶戏法来领先。 “啦啦啦！”我不需要去水槽，”茱莉亚大声喊着，嘲弄着我。 当她摇晃汽水瓶时，我能听到冰块的叮当声。

"Nice and cold!" Avery called out, while Skyler smiled in his shy way. Wait a minute—something was off. But I couldn't quite put my finger on it. And then, faster than a speeding electron, it came to me.

“又好又冷！”埃弗里喊道，而斯凯勒则害羞地微笑着。 等一下，有东西坏了。 但我不能确切地说出来。 然后，它以比电子更快的速度来到我面前。