5 GERMS OF HOPE

GERMS OF HOPE Ivy and Bean stood on the playground of Emerson School. Around them children were running and shouting. There were kids dangling from the monkey bars and dropping off the play structure. There were kids playing wall ball. There were kids arguing about four square. Some fifth- grade girls walked around the field, talking, which looked so incredibly boring that Bean hoped she would never get to fifth grade. Ivy and Bean leaned against the fence and watched. They were hunting for germs.

希望的病菌艾薇和比恩站在爱默生学校的操场上。 孩子们在他们周围又跑又叫。 孩子们在猴架上晃来晃去，从游乐设施上掉下来。 孩子们在玩壁球。 孩子们在争论四方。 一些五年级的女孩在操场上走来走去，说话，这看起来令人难以置信的无聊，比恩希望她永远不要上五年级。 艾薇和比恩靠在篱笆上看着。 他们在寻找细菌。

"I bet MacAdam is full of germs," whispered Bean. MacAdam was eating dirt. He liked to do that. But other than eating dirt, he looked perfectly healthy. "We need someone sicker," said Ivy. "Look for someone sitting down. If you sit down during recess, it's because you're sick." They peered around the playground. "Drew is sitting down," said Bean, "but that's probably because the Yard Duty got him." "What about that kid over there?" Ivy pointed to a first-grade-looking kid that Bean didn't know. He was sitting by himself on a bench. "Hey! He coughed!" said Bean. "Let's get him!" In a flash, they were at his side.

“我敢打赌MacAdam充满了细菌。”比恩小声说。 麦克亚当在吃土。他喜欢那样做。 但除了吃土之外，他看起来非常健康。 “我们需要一个病得更重的人，”艾薇说。 “找一个坐着的人。 如果你在课间休息时坐着，那是因为你病了。” 他们在操场上四处张望。 “德鲁坐下了，”比恩说，“但那可能是因为站场值班的人抓住了他。” “那边那个孩子怎么样？”艾薇指着一个一年级的孩子，比恩不认识他。 他一个人坐在长凳上。 “嘿!他咳嗽了！”比恩说。 “我们去抓他！”刹那间，他们来到了他的身边。

He looked up. Ivy nudged Bean and pointed at his nose. It was runny. "Are you sick?" asked Bean. "Yes," said the kid. He coughed with his mouth wide open and then looked back up at them again. "What?"

他抬起头来。艾薇捅了捅比恩，指着他的鼻子。 它是流动的。“你病了吗？”比恩问。 “是的，”孩子说。他张着嘴咳嗽了几声，然后又抬头看着他们。 “什么?”

"What have you got?" asked Ivy. "What does it matter?" said Bean. "He's sick." "I don't want to throw up," whispered Ivy. "Oh," said Bean. She didn't want to throw up either. "You're not going to throw up, are you?" she asked the boy. He looked a little worried. "I don't think so. Maybe." Ivy took a step away. Bean stared at him, thinking about friendly squids. "Can I touch your face?" she asked finally. "Me and her, we need to get sick." He wiped his nose. "Okay." Bean stuck her hand on his face. It was kind of gross. "Breathe on me," she told him. He puffed a big breath at her. She could feel the germs hitting her skin.

“你有什么？”艾薇问。 “这有什么关系？”比恩说。 “他病了。”“我不想吐，”艾薇小声说。 “哦，”比恩说。她也不想吐。 “你不会想吐吧？”她问男孩。 他看起来有点担心。 “我不这么认为。也许吧。” 艾薇走开了一步。比恩盯着他，想着友好的鱿鱼。 “我能摸摸你的脸吗？”她最后问道。 “我和她，我们需要生病。” 他擦了擦鼻子。“好吧。” 比恩把手放在他脸上。 有点恶心。“对我呼一口气，”她对他说。 他对她深深地吸了一口气。 她能感觉到细菌在接触她的皮肤。

Ivy was standing far away in the bushes by now. "I'll just catch it from you," she called. Bean rubbed her hands all over her face. "Thanks" she said to the kid He sneezed, Bean and Ivy knew about germs. They didn't make you sick right away. You had to wait at least a couple of hours. That was okay. Ivy and Bean didn't want to get sick during science. They liked science. This month, science was Ocean Life. And today Ocean Life was fish prints. It was art and science mixed together, Ms. Aruba- Tate said. The second-graders nodded. They liked art too. Ms. Aruba-Tate explained about fish prints. You took a dead fish and painted it. Then you dropped it pretty hard on a piece of paper. When you picked it up again, there was a paint fish on your paper. Then you used your crayons to draw an undersea

这时，艾薇已经远远地站在灌木丛里了。 “我来接你的，”她喊道。 比恩用手在脸上擦来擦去。 “谢谢”她对孩子说。他打喷嚏了，比恩和艾薇知道细菌的存在。 它们不会让你马上生病。 你至少得等上几个小时。 没关系。艾薇和比恩不想在科学课上生病。 他们喜欢科学。这个月的科学主题是海洋生物。 今天的海洋生物是鱼的指纹。 这是艺术和科学的结合。 阿鲁巴——泰特说。二年级学生点了点头。 他们也喜欢艺术。阿鲁巴-塔特解释了鱼纹。 你拿了一条死鱼，把它涂上了。 然后你把它重重地摔在了一张纸上。 当你再次拿起它时，你的纸上有一条油漆鱼。 然后你用蜡笔画了一个海底

environment around the fish. "Does everyone understand the instructions?" asked Ms. Aruba-Tate, looking around the classroom. "Are the fish dead?" asked Zuzu. "Yes, the fish are dead" said Ms. Aruba- Tate. "Are you sure?" "Completely sure," said Ms. Aruba-Tate. "Any other questions?" The second-graders shook their heads. Fish prints sounded like fun. "Now who is our supply person today?" asked Ms. Aruba-Tate. "Eric!" shouted the second grade. Eric leaped to his feet, waving his hands in the air. "Thank you, thank you!" "Eric, please put one fish at each table," said Ms. Aruba-Tate, handing him a big plastic box.

鱼周围的环境。 “大家都明白说明了吗？” 阿鲁巴-塔特环顾了一下教室。 祖祖问：“鱼死了吗？” “是的，鱼都死了。” 阿鲁巴岛-泰特。“你确定吗？”“完全确定。” Aruba-Tate。“还有别的问题吗？”二年级学生摇了摇头。 鱼的指纹听起来很有趣。 “现在谁是我们今天的供应员？” Aruba-Tate。“埃里克！”二年级学生喊道。 埃里克跳了起来，在空中挥舞着双手。 “谢谢你，谢谢你！”“埃里克，请在每张桌子上放一条鱼。” 阿鲁巴-塔特递给他一个大塑料盒。