09 Medical Disaster

M.D. = Medical Disaster The very next day after Operation Zucchini, Frank Pearl brought a cardboard person to school. A cardboard person that looked exactly like him. "Awesome," said Rocky. "You have a twin!" "He's my clone. I'm Frank. He's Stein. Get it? We're Frank-and-Stein!" Judy hoped Frank-and-Stein was not better than Operation Zucchini.

“西葫芦行动”后的第二天，弗兰克·珀尔带着一个纸板人来到学校。 一个和他一模一样的纸板人。 “太棒了，”洛奇说。“你有个双胞胎!”“他是我的克隆体。 我叫弗兰克。他是斯坦。明白了吗? 我们Frank-and-Stein !”朱迪希望弗兰克-斯坦案不会比西葫芦行动好。

Frank Pearl told the class how you get DNA from a bone or a hair. "One cell has all your genes. You can make another one of you,

弗兰克·珀尔告诉学生如何从骨头或头发中提取DNA。 “一个细胞拥有你所有的基因。 你可以再做一个你，

exactly like you, by cloning. You can't see your genes," said Frank. "But it's all there." "I can see my jeans. I'm wearing them," said Bradley. "Not blue jeans. G-E-N-E, genes. DNA is the stuff that makes you YOU." "Cool beans," said Judy. "Scientists cloned a sheep and named her Dolly. And they cloned a bunch of mice. And some pigs, right here in Virginia," Frank told the class. "Is that true, Mr. Todd?" asked Jessica Finch. "It's science fiction," said Alison S. "Like Jurassic Park," said Rocky. "It's true," said Mr. Todd. "They found a mammoth frozen in ice and

就像你一样，通过克隆。 你看不到你的基因，”弗兰克说。 “但都在那里。”“我能看到我的牛仔裤。 我正戴着它们，”布拉德利说。 “不是蓝色牛仔裤。G-E-N-E,基因。 DNA决定了你是谁。” “酷酷的豆子，”朱迪说。科学家克隆了一只羊，并将其命名为多莉。 他们克隆了一堆老鼠。 还有一些猪，就在弗吉尼亚，”弗兰克告诉学生们。 “是真的吗，托德先生?”杰西卡·芬奇问。 “这是科幻小说，”艾莉森S。 “就像侏罗纪公园，”洛奇说。 “这是真的，”托德说。 “他们发现了一头冻在冰里的猛犸象

they might try to clone it with DNA so mammoths won't be extinct anymore. No lie," said Frank. "Thank you, Frank," said Mr. Todd. "Very interesting. Most of us just think of cloning as science fiction." The rest of the morning, Frank Pearl did not pay attention once. Judy wrote him a note, but he didn't write back. She told him a joke, but he didn't laugh. "Frank! What's wrong?" Judy asked. "My project wasn't good." "Was so!" said Judy. "You're a gene-ius." "My project was cardboard. Dead cardboard. Nobody even believes it's real. Yours had something real. Something alive." He just stared

他们可能会尝试用DNA克隆它，这样猛犸象就不会灭绝了。 没有说谎，”弗兰克说。“谢谢你，弗兰克，”托德先生说。 “非常有趣。我们大多数人只认为克隆是科幻小说。” 整个上午，弗兰克·珀尔一次也没注意。 朱迪给他写了张便条，但他没有回信。 她给他讲了个笑话，但他没有笑。 “弗兰克!怎么了?”朱迪问。 “我的项目做得不好。”“原来是这样!”朱迪说。 “你真是个天才。”“我的项目是硬纸板。 死去的纸板。甚至没有人相信这是真的。 你的很真实。活着。” 他只是盯着看

at Peanut, the dwarf guinea pig. "Why are you staring at Peanut?" asked Judy. "I was just thinking how she must be lonely all by herself," said Frank. "Judy, Frank, are you with us?" asked Mr. Todd. "Sorry, Mr. Todd," said Judy. "Frank's worried about Peanut. Do guinea pigs get lonely? For friends?" "Yes, well, guinea pigs do enjoy company." "I have guinea pigs, and my guinea pig book says you're never supposed to have just one guinea pig," said Jessica Finch. "That's why we take turns playing with her every day," said Mr. Todd. "And we made her a fun box, remember? Now let's keep our minds on our work, okay?"

花生，小天竺鼠。 “你为什么盯着花生看?”朱迪问。 “我只是在想，她一个人一定很孤独，”弗兰克说。 “朱迪，弗兰克，你们和我们在一起吗?”托德先生问。 “对不起，托德先生，”朱迪说。 “弗兰克很担心花生。 豚鼠会感到孤独吗? 为朋友?”“是啊，豚鼠确实喜欢有人作伴。” “我有豚鼠，我的豚鼠书说你永远不应该只有一只豚鼠，”杰西卡·芬奇说。 “这就是我们每天轮流陪她玩的原因，”托德说。 “我们给她做了一个玩具盒，记得吗?” 现在让我们专心工作，好吗?”

At morning recess, Frank found Judy and Rocky at the water fountain. "You guys have to help me get in trouble," said Frank. "Are you crazy?" asked Rocky. "Do you want to go to Antarctica?" Judy asked Frank. "No, I just want Mr. Todd to make me stay inside for lunch recess. I need to try a science experiment. A real one. About cloning." "Cool beans," said Rocky. "Cool genes," said Judy, cracking herself up.

早上课间休息时，弗兰克在饮水机旁发现朱迪和洛奇。 “你们得帮我惹上麻烦，”弗兰克说。 “你疯了吗?”洛奇问。 “你想去南极洲吗?”朱迪问弗兰克。 “不，我只是想让陶德先生让我在午餐休息时呆在家里。 我需要做一个科学实验。 一个真正的。关于克隆。” “凉豆，”洛奇说。“很酷的基因，”朱迪说着，笑了起来。