Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6 'I can't believe who can actually prove your story is real,' said Flora, with a disbelieving shake of the head. 'Nor can I,' said Mohsen, also with a disbelieving shake of the head. 'I actually can. I believe you, Charlie,' said Wogan, scowling at Mohsen and Flora. 'I mean, come on, guys– it's terrible that, after all that apologizing, you're saying you don't believe Charlie again. We've been through this.' 'No! We do believe Charlie! It was just a phrase. We only meant it's surprising that it's Dylan,' said Flora. Wogan looked slightly blanker than usual, if possible.

“我不相信谁能证明你的故事是真的，”弗洛拉不相信地摇了摇头。 “我也不能，”莫森说，也不相信地摇了摇头。 “我真的可以。“我相信你，查理。”沃根说，怒视着莫森和弗洛拉。 “我的意思是，拜托，伙计们——在道歉之后，你们又说你们不再相信查理了，这太可怕了。 我们已经讨论过了。“不!我们相信查理！那只是一个短语。 “我们只是想说这是迪伦，这很令人惊讶，”弗洛拉说。 如果可能的话，沃根看上去比平时略显茫然。

'Never mind, Wogan,' Flora said, looking at him like he was a puppy with three legs learning to walk. 'Anyway,' she continued, 'we now know that Charlie changing wasn't just a one-off. It's happened twice. Charlie– you need help. We need to work out what exactly is going on with you. And then maybe we can find a cure. So I have constructed a plan. We are going to use Science!' 'Yes!' said Mohsen, thumping a fist into his palm. 'Yes!' said Charlie, clapping his hands. 'Yes!' said Wogan. 'Of course! We can draw a picture of the water cycle! And then we can– hang on, what use is science?' 'Because, Wogan, science is what we use when there is a mystery,' replied Flora patiently. 'Science gives us answers to questions. If it wasn't for science we'd still be living in caves, spending all day hunting sabre-tooth tigers and lying around in mammoth- wool underpants.'

“没关系，沃根，”弗洛拉说，看着他，就像他是一只三条腿的小狗在学习走路。 “不管怎样，”她继续说，“我们现在知道查理的改变不是一次性的。 已经发生过两次了。查理，你需要帮助。 我们得搞清楚你到底怎么了。 也许我们就能找到解药了。 所以我制定了一个计划。 我们要用科学！“是的!莫森说着，用拳头捶了一下手掌。 “是的!查理拍着手说。 “是的!沃根说。“当然!我们可以画一幅水循环的图画！然后我们可以——等等，科学有什么用？“因为，沃根，当有一个谜时，我们就用科学。”弗洛拉耐心地回答。 “科学给了我们问题的答案。 如果没有科学，我们可能还住在洞穴里，整天猎捕剑齿虎，穿着猛犸羊毛内裤躺在那里。”

'That actually sounds pretty wicked-cool,' replied Wogan. The others couldn't help but agree. 'And there'd be no school,' Wogan continued. 'And we wouldn't have to get jobs when we're older. In fact, I don't think I like science very much.' Flora sighed. 'What about medicine? And space travel? And the internet? Or PlayStation? That's ALL science. And now we're going to use science to work out what on earth is happening to Charlie,' Flora said firmly. 'And we need to do it super-fast too,' agreed Mohsen. 'You know, before Charlie changes again. In case he doesn't change back to a human.' Charlie groaned. 'Oh, thanks a bunch, Mohsen. I hadn't even thought of that happening. That's ANOTHER thing for me to worry about. But you're right. We need to work out what's going on quickly. It's the school play in two weeks, and I can't be turning into an animal in front of the whole school.' 'The school play where you're starring as Sad Potato Number 1?' said Mohsen.

“这听起来真是酷毙了。”沃根回答。 其他人都忍不住同意了。 “那就没有学校了，”沃根接着说。 我们长大后也不用找工作了。 事实上，我不太喜欢科学。”植物叹了口气。 “那医学呢？”太空旅行呢？ 互联网呢？或者PlayStation ? 这都是科学。“现在我们要用科学来弄清楚查理到底出了什么事。”弗洛拉坚定地说。 “而且我们需要做得超级快，”莫森同意道。 “你知道，在查理再次变之前。 以防他变不回人类。”查理呻吟着。 “哦，多谢了，莫森。 我从没想过会发生这种事。 那是我要担心的另一件事。 但你是对的。我们得尽快搞清楚是怎么回事。 两周后学校就要演出了，我不能在全校师生面前变成一只动物。“你演伤心土豆一号的学校话剧？”莫森说。

'Yes. That's right, Mohsen. The school play where I'm starring as Sad Potato Number 1,' replied Charlie. 'It's an important role. Do you have anything to say about that?' 'No,' Mohsen replied in a small voice. 'Well, it might be good if you did change,' Wogan said. 'You know, if you became a tiger or a T. rex or something and scared everyone away, then at least I wouldn't have to do my final song and kiss Cara Cotton.' 'Don't be daft, Wogan,' said Flora. 'We've been through this before. It would not be good at all. What will happen to Charlie if he suddenly turns into an animal in front of the whole school?' 'He could do a poo on–' 'No, Wogan. You are poo-obsessed. I'll tell you what will happen. If Charlie changes into an animal at the play, the teachers will call the police and the police will call the government and the government will call the scientists. And then Charlie will get taken away and experimented on. He'll get operated on, Wogan. Dissected.' 'THANK YOU VERY MUCH BUT CAN YOU ALL STOP GIVING ME NEW THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT

‘是的。没错，莫森。 “是学校的话剧，我在里面演伤心土豆一号。”查理回答。 这是一个重要的角色。你有什么要说的吗？“不，”莫森低声回答。 “嗯，如果你真的改变了，那就好了。”沃根说。 “你知道，如果你变成了老虎或者T。 雷克斯什么的把大家都吓跑了，那至少我就不用唱最后一首歌亲吻卡拉·科顿了。“别傻了，沃根，”弗洛拉说。 “我们以前也经历过这种情况。 这一点都不好。 如果查理突然在全校师生面前变成了动物，他会怎么样？“他可以在——”“不行，沃根。” 你对便便很着迷。我来告诉你会发生什么。 如果查理在演出时变成了动物，老师们就会报警，警察就会报警，政府就会报警。 然后查理会被带走做实验。 他会动手术的，沃根。 解剖。“非常感谢，但你们能不能别再让我担心新的事情了。

THAT I HADN'T EVEN THOUGHT OF!' Charlie shouted. 'Don't panic,' said Flora confidently. 'We're going to use science so you don't have to worry!' 'So…' Wogan was thinking hard. 'We're going to use science to stop the scientists? If science is so good, shouldn't we just, you know…?' 'No, I don't know, Wogan,' said Flora, getting more and more agitated. 'Are you suggesting we

我都没想到！”查理喊道。 “别慌，”弗洛拉自信地说。 “我们要用科学，这样你就不用担心了！”“那么……”沃根苦苦思索着。 “我们要用科学来阻止科学家？” 如果科学这么好，我们不应该…？“不，我不知道，沃根，”弗洛拉说，越来越激动了。 “你是在建议我们