4 ICEBOUND!

Icebound! "This would be a lot easier if we had some of those white coats," Bean said. She speared her bagel on her thumb and took a chomp out of it. "Lab coats," said Ivy, licking her cream cheese. "And lots of little bottles of chemicals." "What if there was just this one chemical that would stop global warming and we discovered it?" Bean said dreamily. She imagined herself holding up a test tube full of shimmering pink stuff. TA-DA, she was saying. All around her, other scientists clapped in amazement.

冰封的!比恩说：“如果我们有那些白大褂的话，事情就容易多了。” 她把百吉饼戳在大拇指上，咬了一口。 “白大褂，”艾薇舔着她的奶油奶酪说。 “还有很多小瓶的化学药品。” “如果只有一种化学物质可以阻止全球变暖，而我们发现了它呢？”比恩梦幻般地说。 她想象着自己拿着一个试管，里面装满了闪闪发光的粉红色东西。 “哒——哒，”她说。在她周围，其他科学家惊奇地鼓掌。

"Don't you remember?" Ivy interrupted her dream. "My mom said she was never going to get me another chemistry set after what happened last time." "You have some potion ingredients, don't you?" asked Bean. Ivy was going to be a witch when she grew up, so there were usually potion ingredients in her room. "I've got some dead flies and some baking soda," said Ivy. "And some brick powder." Bean sighed. "I don't think any of those is going to cure global warming." "Me neither," said Ivy. "But what will?" "We have to think," said Bean. Ivy thought and sucked cream cheese out of her hair. Bean thought and squeezed her head between her hands until her eyeballs almost popped out. "There's recycling, I guess," she said. "We could show how it's good for the earth."

“你不记得了吗？”艾薇打断了她的梦。 “我妈妈说，自从上次发生了那样的事以后，她再也不会给我买化学试剂了。” “你有一些魔药的原料，是吗？”比恩问。 艾薇长大后要成为一名女巫，所以她的房间里通常都有魔药的成分。 “我有一些死苍蝇和一些小苏打，”艾薇说。 “还有一些砖粉。”豆叹了口气。 “我不认为这些都能解决全球变暖问题。” “我也是，”艾薇说。“但是什么会呢？”“我们得想想，”比恩说。 艾薇想了想，吸了吸头发上的奶油奶酪。 比恩想了想，双手紧紧抱住她的头，直到她的眼球几乎要跳出来。 她说：“我想是有回收利用的。” “我们可以展示它对地球的好处。”

"But everyone already knows about recycling," said Ivy. "We're supposed to have a new idea." They thought some more. Bean's dad came into the kitchen. He looked at their thinking faces and sat down at the table next to Bean. "What's happening, kidalunks?" "We need an idea to stop global warming," said Bean. "Easy," he said. "Get rid of cars."

“但是每个人都知道回收，”艾薇说。 “我们应该有一个新想法。” 他们又想了一会儿。比恩的爸爸走进厨房。 他看着他们沉思的脸，坐在比恩旁边的桌子旁。 “发生什么事了，基达龙？”“我们需要一个阻止全球变暖的想法，”比恩说。 “简单，”他说。“摆脱汽车。”

"Dad, we're seven. We don't have cars. We need something we can do for a science fair." "Oh," said her dad. He leaned against the back of his chair and frowned. For several moments it was quiet. Suddenly, he snapped his fingers. "Okay! Got one! You guys can make posters that remind people to turn out the lights! You know, to save electricity. You could have a slogan, like 'Lights Out When You're Out!'" He smiled at them proudly. "Isn't that good?" Bean and Ivy exchanged looks. "Yeah, Dad,"

“爸爸，我们七岁了。我们没有车。 我们需要为科学博览会做点什么。” “哦，”她爸爸说。他靠在椅背上皱着眉头。 沉默了好一会儿。 突然，他打了个响指。 “好吧!有一个!你们可以做海报提醒大家关灯！你知道，为了省电。 你可以有一个口号，比如“当你出去的时候关灯！”他骄傲地对他们笑了笑。 “那不是很好吗？”比恩和艾薇交换了一下眼神。 “是啊,爸爸,”

said Bean. "Great. Thanks." "Well!" he said. "I'm going to go clean out the drains." "Okay," said Bean. Ivy and Bean watched as he left the room. Then they looked at each other and shook their heads. "That has got to be the most boring idea ever," said Bean. "You know grown-ups," said Ivy. "They don't have very good imaginations." Ivy and Bean began thinking again. "What if..." began Ivy and stopped. She stared at the refrigerator. "Ice cubes!"

比恩说。“好了。谢谢。” “嗯！”他说。“我要去清理下水道。” “好吧，”比恩说。艾薇和比恩看着他离开房间。 然后他们互相看了看，摇了摇头。 比恩说：“这一定是最无聊的主意了。” “你知道大人的，”艾薇说。 “他们没有很好的想象力。” 艾薇和比恩又开始思考了。 “如果……”艾薇想说，又停了下来。 她盯着冰箱。 “冰块!”