4. The Scientific Method

4 The Scientific Method For first period the next day, we had science. When we got to the science room, the Snowman wasn't there. But Mr. Docker was. "Follow me," he told us. "Where are we going?" asked Emily. "We're going on a field trip," replied Mr. Docker. "Yay!"

第二天的第一节课，我们上了科学课。 当我们到达科学教室时，雪人不在那里。 但多克先生是。“跟我来，”他对我们说。 “我们要去哪儿？”爱米丽问。 “我们要去实地考察，”多克先生回答。 “耶!”

Field trips are cool. One time, we went on a field trip to the zoo. Another time, we went on a field trip to a natural history museum. But if you ask me, they shouldn't be called field trips unless you take a trip to a field. Then they would have the perfect name. Mr. Docker led us to a secret stairway near the science room. We started climbing the steps. And climbing. And climbing! Climbing steps is tiring. "Where are we going?" asked Michael. "You'll find out," said Mr. Docker. I thought I was gonna die from climbing all those steps. I was huffing and puffing and sweating and panting.*

实地考察很酷。有一次，我们去动物园实地考察。 还有一次，我们去自然历史博物馆实地考察。 但如果你问我的话，我觉得它们不应该被称为实地考察，除非你真的去了实地考察。 这样他们就会有一个完美的名字。 多克先生把我们带到科学室附近的一个秘密楼梯上。 我们开始爬台阶。 和攀爬。和攀爬!爬台阶很累。 “我们要去哪儿？”迈克尔问。 “你会知道的，”多克先生说。 我还以为爬这些台阶会死呢。 我气喘吁吁，满头大汗，气喘吁吁

Finally, Mr. Docker opened a door at the top of the stairs. And you'll never believe in a million hundred years what was up there. We were on the roof of the school! Did you ever go out on the roof of your school? It's cool up there. It's like being on the top of the Empire State Building. You can see forever from the roof. Or at least the next block. And you'll never believe who was up there. I'm not going to tell you. Okay, okay, I'll tell you. It was Dr. Snow, the Snowman! He had a rope tied to a bucket, and he was swinging the bucket around his head like a lasso. That was weird. People who swing buckets around their heads are definitely crazy. "Hi everybody!" said the Snowman.

最后，多克先生打开了楼梯顶上的一扇门。 你永远也不会相信那里有什么。 我们当时在学校的屋顶上！你曾经到过你学校的屋顶吗？ 上面很凉快。就像站在帝国大厦的顶层。 从屋顶上你可以看到永远。 或者至少是下一个街区。 你绝对不会相信谁在上面。 我不会告诉你的。 好吧，好吧，我告诉你。 是雪博士，雪人！他把一根绳子拴在一个水桶上，把水桶像套索一样绕在头上晃来晃去。 这很奇怪。把水桶在头上晃来晃去的人肯定是疯了。 “大家好！”雪人说。

Why are you swinging a bucket around

你为什么把桶晃来晃去

your head, Dr. Snow?" asked Ryan. "I bet it's part of a science experiment," said Andrea. "Right you are!" said the Snowman. Andrea smiled the smile she smiles to let everybody know that she knows something nobody else knows. The Snowman stopped swinging the bucket around and put it on the floor. "Now I'm going to fill this bucket up with maple syrup," he said as he took a big jug of maple syrup and poured it into the bucket. "Why are you doing that?" I asked. "Are we having pancakes?" "No," said the Snowman. "Now I'm going to swing the bucket around my head again, with syrup inside it." "Won't the syrup fly all over the place?" asked Emily. "It will be a sticky mess." "There's only one way to find out," said the Snowman. "That's why scientists do

你的头呢，斯诺博士？”瑞恩问。 “我敢打赌这是科学实验的一部分，”安德里亚说。 “你说得对！”雪人说。 安德烈笑了笑，她笑是为了让大家知道她知道一些别人不知道的事情。 雪人不再摇晃水桶，而是把它放在地板上。 “现在我要把这个桶装满枫糖浆，”他一边说一边拿了一大壶枫糖浆倒进桶里。 “你为什么要这么做？”我问。 “我们要吃煎饼吗？”“不，”雪人说。 “现在我要再把桶在头上晃一晃，桶里装着糖浆。” “糖浆不会飞得到处都是吗？”艾米丽问。 “这将是一个黏糊糊的烂摊子。” “只有一个办法可以知道，”雪人说。 “这就是科学家这么做的原因