05 Brain Freeze

Brain Freeze After school on Thursday, Mr. Todd lined up the Virginia Dare Bookworms in the front row of Class 3T. Stink and Judy sat on either end, like bookends. Sophie, Jessica, and Frank were in the middle. "Welcome, Bookworms," he started. "This is our last official practice before the final Book Quiz Blowout on Saturday. I know you've been working hard. What great readers you all are." Just then, Mr. Todd noticed Stink's cape covered in sticky notes. "Stink, what's all this?" asked Mr. Todd. "This is my Cape of Good Answers. The sticky notes help me remember stuff from the books I read." "It's his cheat sheet," said Jessica Finch. "Nah-uh," said Stink. "Think of it like a study aid." "I can see how notes might be helpful for

周四放学后，托德先生让弗吉尼亚·戴尔书虫们在3T班的前排排好队。 臭臭和朱迪坐在两头，像书挡一样。 苏菲、杰西卡和弗兰克在中间。 “欢迎你们，书虫们。” “这是我们在周六最后一场图书大测验之前的最后一次正式练习。 我知道你一直很努力。 你们都是伟大的读者。” 就在这时，托德先生注意到臭臭的斗篷上贴满了便利贴。 “臭，这是怎么回事？”托德先生问。 “这是我的好答案海角。 便利贴帮助我记住我读过的书里的东西。” “这是他的小抄，”杰西卡·芬奇说。 “不——不。”臭臭说。“就把它当成学习辅助工具吧。” “我知道笔记可能会有帮助

studying," said Mr. Todd. "But you'll have to get through this practice session without them." "Stink, you won't be able to use notes at the real Book Quiz," Sophie reminded him. "So think of this as a dress rehearsal." "You mean undress rehearsal," said Stink. He took off his cape and handed it to Mr. Todd. "Okay, team. You've eaten up all the books on the reading list like bookworms. Just do your best. If you can't think of an answer, don't panic. Take a deep breath and try again." Mr. Todd took out a list of practice questions. "Here we go, Bookworms. Sophie, let's start with you."

学习，”托德先生说。“但是你必须在没有他们的情况下完成这次练习。” 索菲提醒他说：“臭，在真正的读书小测验中，你不能用笔记。” “所以就把这当成一次彩排吧。” “你是说脱衣彩排，”臭臭说。 他脱下斗篷，递给托德先生。 “好的,团队。你像书虫一样把书单上的书都吃光了。 尽你所能。如果你想不出答案，不要惊慌。 深呼吸，再试一次。” 托德先生拿出一张练习题清单。 “来吧，书虫们。苏菲，我们从你开始吧。”

"Wait," said Stink. "Where's the buzzer?" "We won't be using buzzers today," said Mr. Todd, "so we can focus on the questions and answers." "Aw, no buzzers!" Stink slunk down in his chair. Mr. Todd cleared his throat. "In Ling and Ting: Twice as Silly by Grace Lin, what does Ting plant in her garden?" "Cupcakes!" said Sophie. Mr. Todd nodded. "Jessica, who wrote and illustrated the true story of a young artist named Jean-Michel Basquiat in Radiant Child?" "Javaka Steptoe," said Jessica Finch. "That is correct." "Judy, in Diary of a Spider—" "Fly! Grandparents Day! Itsy Bitsy Spider!" Words from Diary of a Spider sputtered out of Judy like popcorn popping. "Judy, please slow down and wait until you hear the question. Ready?" Judy took a deep breath. "In Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin, Grampa spider suggests that butterflies taste better when eaten with what?"

“等等，”臭臭说。“蜂鸣器在哪里？”“我们今天不会使用蜂鸣器，”托德说，“这样我们就可以专注于问题和答案。” “啊，没有蜂鸣器！”臭气溜进他的椅子里。 托德先生清了清嗓子。 “在林志玲的《玲与亭：两倍傻》中，亭在她的花园里种了什么？”“纸杯蛋糕！”苏菲说。 托德点点头。“杰西卡，她写了一个叫让-米歇尔·巴斯奎特的年轻艺术家的真实故事，并在《容光焕发的孩子》中作了插图？”“贾瓦卡·斯特普托，”杰西卡·芬奇说。 “没错。”“朱迪，《蜘蛛日记》——”“飞！爷爷奶奶的一天!小蜘蛛！”《蜘蛛日记》里的话像爆米花一样从朱迪嘴里蹦出来。 “朱迪，请慢下来，等我问你问题。 准备好了吗?”朱迪深吸了一口气。 “在多琳·克罗宁的《蜘蛛日记》中，蜘蛛爷爷认为蝴蝶和什么一起吃味道更好？”

Judy sprang up from her seat. "Not ketchup. Not mustard. Barbecue sauce!" "Correct!" said Mr. Todd. "Frank, in Friends for Freedom by Suzanne Slade, name one of two famous civil-rights leaders who become good friends." "We just read this. It's..." Frank snapped his fingers three times. "Susan B. Anthony and... Frederick Douglass." "Good for you," said Mr. Todd. "You got them both." "Stink, your turn. In The Miniature World of Marvin and James by Elise Broach, what mischief happens to Marvin the beetle and his cousin Elaine?" Bzzz. Stink made a buzzer sound. Then, nothing. Judy looked over at Stink. Something was not right. Something was wrong. He looked like he had just swallowed a fly. His eyes looked like a robot's. Or a zombie's. Zombie robot! Oh, no! This could only mean one thing...

朱迪从座位上跳了起来。 “不是番茄酱。不是芥末。 烧烤酱!”“正确！”托德先生说。 “弗兰克，在苏珊娜·斯莱德的《自由之友》一书中，请举出两位成为好朋友的著名民权领袖之一。” “我们刚刚读到这个。这是……” 弗兰克打了三个响指。 “苏珊·b·安东尼和……弗雷德里克·道格拉斯。” “不错，”托德先生说。 “你两样都有。”“臭小子，轮到你了。 在伊莉斯·布拉赫的《马文和詹姆斯的微缩世界》中，甲虫马文和他的表妹伊莱恩发生了什么坏事？Bzzz。 臭味发出蜂鸣声。 然后,什么都没有。朱迪看了看臭臭。 有些地方不对劲。有点不对劲。 他看起来就像刚吞了一只苍蝇。 他的眼睛看起来像机器人的眼睛。 或者僵尸的。僵尸机器人!哦,不!这只能说明一件事……

Brain freeze! Judy had to help Stink snap out of it. The clock was ticking... Stink looked around in a panic, hoping to take a peek at the Cape of Good Answers. He saw Judy instead, pretending to... sharpen a pencil. "Stink?" asked Mr. Todd. "Are you with us?" Stink's eyebrows shot up. "Pencil sharpener!" said Stink. "They get trapped inside a pencil sharpener." "That is correct," said Mr. Todd. "But I'm afraid you took too much time, so the Bookworms would not have gotten the ten points." Judy whispered to Frank. "Tell Stink to shake it

大脑冻结!朱迪得帮臭臭振作起来。 时钟在滴答作响……臭臭慌慌张张地环顾四周，想看一眼“好答案角”。 他看到的是朱迪，她假装…… 削铅笔。“臭？”托德先生问。 “你和我们在一起吗？”臭臭的眉毛一下子竖了起来。 “卷笔刀！”臭臭说。 “他们被困在卷笔刀里。” “没错，”托德先生说。 “但是我担心你花了太多时间，所以书虫们不会得到那十分。” 朱迪低声对弗兰克说。“叫臭臭摇一摇