6 Rosie Twirls Her Hair

CHAPTER SIX ROSIE TWIRLS HER HAIR SCIENCE IS THE last subject on Wednesdays. Simon, Rosie, and I sat at Table 5 while Mr. Willow wrote the science fair schedule on the big whiteboard. Simon poked me with his elbow and nodded his head toward Rosie. She was twirling her hair. That meant she was trying to figure something out. "Mr. Willow?" Rosie called from Table 5.

第六章罗茜卷头发科学是星期三的最后一门课。 西蒙、罗茜和我坐在五号桌，威罗先生在大白板上写科学展览的日程安排。 西蒙用胳膊肘戳了戳我，朝罗西点了点头。 她在捻头发。 这说明她在想办法解决问题。 “柳先生吗?”罗茜从5号桌打来电话。

Before even turning around, he said, "Yes, Rosie?" He knew it was Rosie. Rosie asks lots of questions during science. Here are some examples of what Rosie has asked Mr. Willow: "Why is the sky blue?" "Will time travel ever be possible?" "Why do we throw salt on sidewalks when it snows?" This time, Rosie asked, "How does a magnifying glass work?" Mr. Willow explained that a convex lens bends outward. And two convex lenses put together with

还没转身，他就问：“怎么了，罗西？”他知道那是罗茜。 罗西在科学课上问了很多问题。 以下是罗西问威罗先生的一些例子：“为什么天空是蓝色的？”“时间旅行有可能吗？”“下雪的时候我们为什么要在人行道上撒盐？”这次，罗茜问：“放大镜是怎么工作的？”威罗解释说，凸透镜是向外弯曲的。 把两个凸透镜放在一起

both sides bent outward creates magnification. He drew the shape of it on the whiteboard. It sort of looked like a flying saucer. Mr. Willow asked, "Why do you want to know how a magnifying glass works?" "Just curious," Rosie answered and glanced at Katie Cunningham at Table 3 real fast. "Can you magnify light? If I shine a flashlight through a magnifying glass, will the light get bigger?" "Hmm," Mr. Willow said and paused. This was apparently a tough question. "It wouldn't get bigger. The light would actually be more concentrated. Narrower and brighter, like a laser beam." "Brighter?" Rosie asked. It sounded like she liked that answer. "Brighter." "Thank you," Rosie said. Mr. Willow nodded and began to talk about the

两边向外弯曲可以放大。 他在白板上画出了它的形状。 它看起来有点像飞碟。 威罗先生问：“你为什么想知道放大镜是怎么工作的？”“只是好奇，”罗茜回答道，很快地瞥了一眼3号桌的凯蒂·坎宁安。 “你能放大光吗？”如果我用手电筒照放大镜，光线会变大吗？”“嗯，”威洛先生说着停了一下。 这显然是一个很难回答的问题。 “它不会变大。光实际上会更集中。 更窄更亮，像激光束一样。” “亮?”罗西问道。听起来她很喜欢这个答案。 “光明”。“谢谢你，”罗茜说。 威洛先生点了点头，开始说

science fair some more. And Rosie started to twirl her hair again. When Mr. Willow finally finished, we were able to talk to Rosie. "Did you figure out my firefly problem?" I asked, leaning in closer. "Did you come up with an idea for our science project?" Simon asked. "Both," Rosie said. "We're going to build something to attract fireflies. It will be our science fair project—and it will get the fireflies out of Molly's head." "That's awesome!" I exclaimed. Simon gave Rosie a fist bump.

更多的科学展览。罗茜又开始捻她的头发。 威罗先生最后讲完后，我们可以和罗茜谈谈了。 “你解决我的萤火虫问题了吗？”我问，靠得更近了。 “你对我们的科学项目有什么想法吗？”西蒙问。 “都有，”罗茜说。“我们要建造一些东西来吸引萤火虫。 这将是我们的科学展览项目——它将把萤火虫从莫利的脑袋里赶出来。” “太棒了!”我叫道。 西蒙和罗西碰了一下拳头。

"But there are three problems," Rosie said. You could tell she was excited and nervous at the same time. "Three huge problems." "What are they?" I asked. "The first problem is Copycat Katie," Rosie whispered and nodded her head at Katie Cunningham. Simon and I knew exactly what Rosie was talking about. Katie had copied Rosie's science fair ideas two years in a row. "We have to keep this idea a secret."

“但是有三个问题，”罗西说。 你可以看出她既兴奋又紧张。 “三个大问题。”“它们是什么？”我问。 “第一个问题是‘模仿者’凯蒂，”罗茜低声说，并朝凯蒂·坎宁安点了点头。 西蒙和我很清楚罗茜在说什么。 凯蒂连续两年抄袭了罗西在科学博览会上的想法。 “我们必须对这个想法保密。”

"What's the second problem?" Simon asked. "I don't know if we can get it done in time," Rosie answered. "We only have two days." I asked, "And the third problem?" "I have no idea if it will work." Then the bell rang. "Let's go," Simon said, reaching for his backpack on the floor. "We can talk about it on the walk home."

“第二个问题是什么？”西蒙问。 “我不知道我们是否能及时完成，”罗茜回答。 “我们只有两天时间。”我问：“第三个问题呢？”“我不知道它是否有效。” 然后铃响了。“我们走吧，”西蒙说着，伸手去拿地上的背包。 “我们可以在回家的路上讨论这件事。”