21 Quite a Sight!

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Quite a Sight! Magnetic Field (noun). An area where an object has the ability to have an influence on something else, which it can repel or attract. Think of it like how if you held up a lollipop, you'd attract your friend. And if you held up a dead fish, they'd probably turn and run the other way. THE WILD REEF WAS AMAZING. Especially the zebra sharks. I couldn't take my eyes off them. They were all stripes and spots and swam around so elegantly. They live in tropical waters around reefs. Tala was especially taken with what looked like an eel tucked into some tunnels. She said he was like a magnet, and she couldn't take her eyes off him. We passed by Memito's grandmother followed by Elijah, Memito, Rory, and Jeremy. Amazingly, Jeremy said he'd gotten the best super-duper fact about a parrotfish. "It's the coolest 'cause it covers itself in slime to go to sleep. Like snot pajamas." "That's gross," said Memito.

第二十一章真壮观！磁场（名词）。 一个物体有能力对其他物体产生影响的区域，它可以排斥或吸引其他物体。 想象一下，如果你举起一根棒棒糖，你会吸引你的朋友。 如果你举起一条死鱼，它们可能会转身向另一个方向跑去。 野生珊瑚礁令人惊叹。 尤其是斑马鲨。 我目不转睛地看着他们。 它们全身都是条纹和斑点，游得那么优雅。 它们生活在珊瑚礁周围的热带水域。 塔拉对藏在隧道里的鳗鱼特别感兴趣。 她说他就像一块磁铁，她无法把目光从他身上移开。 我们经过了米托的祖母，后面跟着以利亚、米托、罗里和杰里米。 令人惊讶的是，杰里米说他得到了关于鹦嘴鱼的最好的超级真相。 “它是最酷的，因为它把自己裹在粘液里睡觉。 就像鼻涕睡衣。”“太恶心了，”梅托说。

"No way! They do it for protection from parasites," said Jeremy. "It's awesome!" What was also awesome was the Great Lakes exhibit and the jellies, which looked like they were dancing and doing ballet. Those were Birdie's words, of course. But most of all, I couldn't wait to see my rockhopper penguins. I followed the signs, and sure enough, there they were. "Look! Look!" Behind the thick glass, there were so many penguins busy swimming in the water or waddling around. The aquarium had two kinds: Magellanic and rockhoppers. The Magellanics were black and white and had such a cute waddle. And they were about a half a foot taller than the rockhoppers. The rockhoppers had orange beaks and little yellow tufts above their eyes and hopped and bounced around. The water was so clear and blue, and the penguins had all kinds of nooks and crannies to hang out in.

“不可能!他们这样做是为了防止寄生虫，”杰里米说。 “这真是太棒了!”同样令人惊叹的是五大湖的展览和水母，它们看起来像是在跳舞和跳芭蕾。 当然，那是伯迪的话。 但最重要的是，我迫不及待地想看到我的跳岩企鹅。 我顺着指示走，果然，它们就在那儿。 “看!看!”在厚厚的玻璃后面，有很多企鹅在水里游泳或摇摇摆摆地走来走去。 水族馆里有两种：麦哲伦企鹅和跳岩企鹅。 麦哲伦人是黑白相间的，走路的样子很可爱。 它们比跳岩企鹅高半英尺。 跳岩企鹅长着橙色的喙，眼睛上方长着小小的黄色绒毛，跳来跳去。 海水清澈湛蓝，企鹅们有各种各样的角落和缝隙可以玩耍。

"I wonder if they play hide-and-seek," mused Tala. "Girls, look," said Mom. "That penguin is following the other one. Kate, it reminds me of you and Liam when you were younger." Birdie whipped out her phone to take photos for me. "Kate, I'll send you the pics when we get home. You've got to remember this cuteness." "Isn't this the best?" I shouted to Julia, sure that she would be happy. But instead she was intently reading everything. And looking glum. As Mom moved farther down the exhibit to check out some diving penguins with Tala, I noticed that Julia was definitely frowning. "What's the matter?" I asked her. "I know everything," she said. "What do you mean?"

“我想知道他们是不是在玩捉迷藏，”塔拉若有所思地说。 “孩子们，看，”妈妈说。“那只企鹅在跟着另一只。 凯特，这让我想起了你年轻的时候和利亚姆。” 伯迪拿出手机给我拍照。 “凯特，我们回家后我会把照片发给你。 你必须记住这种可爱。” “这不是最好的吗？”我对茱莉亚喊道，确信她会高兴的。 但相反，她专心地阅读所有的东西。 看起来很郁闷。当妈妈和塔拉沿着展览往前走，去看一些潜水企鹅时，我注意到朱莉娅肯定在皱着眉头。 “怎么啦？”我问她。 “我什么都知道，”她说。 “你是什么意思？”

"We were supposed to find three super-duper facts. Something new that we learned at the aquarium. But with my research, I've already learned everything here." She pointed to the information on the signs posted around the exhibit. "Are you sure?" She started listing facts. How penguins have fused bones. How they sneeze to get rid of salt in the water that they drink. How Magellanic penguins can swim fifteen miles per hour. How the rockhoppers make nests out of rocks. Wow. She really had done a lot of research after all. I was impressed that she knew way more than she used to back when she wanted penguins to be magenta. She started to pace. "What am I going to do?" she asked. "How am going to get my presentation done?" "Well, I know lots of facts about penguins," I said. "I could tell you some facts and—" Julia shook her head. "No," she said. "Those aren't the rules. We're supposed to learn something new at the Shedd." I sighed. "But you're learning from me, and we're at the Shedd." Julia folded her arms. "I don't think that's a good idea." "You're not being flexible," I said in a voice that maybe was a little too sharp.

“我们应该找到三个超级事实。 我们在水族馆学到的新东西。 但通过我的研究，我已经了解了这里的一切。” 她指了指贴在展品四周的指示牌上的信息。 “你确定吗？”她开始列举事实。 企鹅是如何融合骨头的。 他们如何通过打喷嚏来排出他们喝的水中的盐。 麦哲伦企鹅如何能以每小时15英里的速度游泳。 跳岩企鹅如何在岩石上筑巢。 哇。毕竟她确实做了大量的研究。 让我印象深刻的是，当她想让企鹅变成洋红色时，她比以前懂得多了。 她开始踱步。“我该怎么办呢？”她问。 “我要怎么完成我的报告？”“嗯，我知道很多关于企鹅的事情，”我说。 “我可以告诉你一些事实，然后——”茱莉亚摇了摇头。 “不，”她说。“这不是规则。 我们应该在谢德学到一些新东西。” 我叹了口气。“但你在向我学习，而且我们在谢德。” 茱莉亚双臂交叉。“我不认为这是个好主意。” “你不够灵活，”我用一种可能有点过于尖锐的声音说。

"Neither are you," she said. "You've been mad at me ever since I picked penguins as my sea creature to study." "That's not—" "It is," she said. I hung my head. "You're right. It's true. It's just that I love them so much. I even have posters of rockhoppers up in my bedroom." "Well, I didn't know anything about penguins. And I wanted to learn." "That's actually really cool," I admitted. "I've enjoyed learning about sea lions, to tell you the truth. I'm sorry if I've been grumpy. And I'm sorry that you're having trouble finding your super-duper facts." Then at that moment Shanice walked by with her crackling walkie-talkie, and I had an idea. "The emcee said we're supposed to be sea curious and to ask a staff person our questions. Let's ask Shanice." We both raced up to Shanice and asked her if she knew any more information about penguins. A huge smile stretched across her face. "I do," she said. "But I know someone who knows even more than me. They are going to be feeding the penguins in about twenty minutes. But the trainers like to get to the exhibit early. Since you all missed that penguin show this morning, I can introduce you to the trainers and you can ask some questions."

“你也不是，”她说。 “自从我选择企鹅作为我研究的海洋生物，你就一直在生我的气。” “那不是——”“是，”她说。 我垂下了头。“你是对的。 这是真的。只是我太爱他们了。 我甚至在卧室里贴了跳岩企鹅的海报。” “嗯，我对企鹅一无所知。 我想学习。”“那真的很酷，”我承认。 “说实话，我很喜欢了解海狮。 如果我脾气不好，我很抱歉。 我很抱歉，你在寻找超级可靠的事实方面遇到了麻烦。” 就在这时，莎妮丝拿着她那噼啪作响的对讲机走过，我有了一个主意。 “主持人说我们应该保持好奇心，向工作人员提问。 我们去问问莎妮丝吧。”我们俩都跑到莎妮丝跟前，问她是否知道更多关于企鹅的信息。 她脸上露出了灿烂的笑容。 “是的，”她说。“但我认识一个比我知道得更多的人。 他们将在二十分钟后喂企鹅。 但是培训师喜欢早点到展览现场。 既然你们都错过了今天早上的企鹅表演，我可以把你们介绍给训练师，你们可以问一些问题。”

"Really?" I asked. "Yes," said Shanice. "See, here they come." And sure enough, she pointed to a couple of trainers starting to enter the exhibit. I stared at the trainers with their buckets. Getting to talk to them would be so awesome. "Girls," said Mom. She looked at her phone. "We better leave now if you want to get anything at the gift store. We have less than twenty minutes before we have to board the bus to go home." "Already? Wow. I feel like we just got here," said Tala. "Me too," said Birdie, looking at her sketchpad. "But I definitely want to get some souvenirs." "Same," said Tala. "I actually wanted to get a penguin T-shirt," admitted Julia. "There won't be time to talk with the trainers and go to the gift store," said Mom. "As a group we're going to have to choose one or the other." "Then I pick staying with the trainers," stated Julia. Mom glanced at Shanice, and then she studied her phone. "I'll tell you what," said Mom. "I'll stay here with Julia, and whoever wants to go to the gift shop can go. It's right around the corner, and Elijah's mom just texted me that her group is there."

“真的吗?”我问。“是的，”莎妮斯说。 “看，他们来了。”果然，她指了指开始进入展览的几名教练。 我盯着带着水桶的教练。 能和他们说话真是太棒了。 “女孩们，”妈妈说。她看了看手机。 “如果你想在礼品店买东西，我们最好现在就走。 我们还有不到二十分钟就要上车回家了。” ”了吗?哇。我觉得我们刚刚来到这里。”塔拉说道。 “我也是，”小鸟看着她的速写本说。 “但我绝对想买些纪念品。” “一样。”塔拉说。“其实我想买一件企鹅t恤，”茱莉亚承认。 妈妈说：“我没有时间和教练聊天，也没有时间去礼品店了。” “作为一个群体，我们必须在两者之间做出选择。” “那么我选择和教练呆在一起，”朱莉娅说。 妈妈瞥了莎妮丝一眼，然后看了看自己的手机。 “我告诉你，”妈妈说。 “我和茱莉亚呆在这里，谁想去礼品店就去吧。 就在拐角处，以利亚的妈妈刚给我发短信说她的团队在那里。”