Chapter 7

7 "Time to go overboard!" said Dr. Crisp. They had reached the middle of the lake. "But, Dr. Crisp," said Violet, "we don't have bathing suits!" "I'll take care of that!" Dr. Crisp laughed. Then she said into her watch, "Maker Maze, activate swim gear!" Nothing happened. "Oh, fiddle flasks," said Dr. Crisp. "I need a new watch." She repeated the command.

“是时候走极端了！” 脆。他们已经到了湖中央。 “但是，克里斯普医生，”维奥莱特说，“我们没有泳衣！”“我会处理的！”博士。 脆笑了。然后她对着手表说：“Maker Maze，启动游泳装备！”什么也没有发生。 “哦，小提琴烧瓶。” 脆。“我需要一块新手表。” 她重复了一遍命令。

BOOM! SNAP! WHIZ! ZAP! Suddenly, Pablo, Violet, and Deepak were spinning. They spun faster and faster until they could barely see the lake! "Whoaaaa! What's happening?" Pablo shouted. Then they came to a sudden stop. "I think I'm going to be sick," said Deepak, grabbing his stomach. Violet giggled. "Let's do it again!" "Look!" said Pablo, pointing at Violet and Deepak. They were all wearing wet suits. With flippers. And scuba gear!

繁荣!中计了!奇才!杀死!突然，巴勃罗、维奥莱特和迪帕克开始旋转起来。 他们转得越来越快，直到几乎看不到湖了！“Whoaaaa !发生了什么?”巴勃罗喊道。 然后他们突然停了下来。 “我想我要生病了，”迪帕克说着，抓着自己的肚子。 紫咯咯笑了。“我们再来一次吧！”“看！”巴勃罗指着维奥莱特和迪帕克说。 他们都穿着潜水衣。 鳍状肢。还有潜水装备！

"Okay, hop to it!" said Dr. Crisp. She showed the trio two small buttons on the side of their Magnificent Maker Watches. One was for scanning, and the other was for talking to one another underwater. Then she gave them one last tip. "Remember, living things live close to what they eat. That's why it's called a food chain. Everything in an ecosystem is linked together by food." She winked. "Good luck, Makers!" Violet wobbled to the edge of the boat.

“好吧，跳吧！” 脆。她向三人展示了他们华丽制造商手表侧面的两个小按钮。 一个用于扫描，另一个用于在水下相互交谈。 然后她给了他们最后一个提示。 “记住，生物的生存取决于它们所吃的东西。 这就是为什么它被称为食物链。 生态系统中的一切都是通过食物联系在一起的。” 她眨了眨眼。“祝你好运，创客们！”维奥莱特摇摇晃晃地走到船边。

Pablo laughed. "You're walking like a penguin!" "Let's see you try it!" Violet called back as she hopped overboard. Deepak followed her. Pablo dove in. He swam to the bottom of the lake. It was covered with mud, twigs, and rocks. Then he saw something out of the corner of his eye. It looked like a little lobster. But there weren't any lobsters in Newburg Lake. He swam closer. It was a crayfish! SNAP! Yikes! Pablo thought. The crayfish tried to pinch him! He backed off. Pablo waved to Violet and Deepak as he pointed at the feisty creature. They smiled through their scuba gear. Pablo aimed his watch at the crayfish. Out blasted a purple laser! It scanned the crayfish, and his watch vibrated. A large check mark appeared on the screen. Pablo's stomach felt bubbly with excitement. The trio celebrated with high fives. A flashing arrow blinked on Pablo's watch. He swiped it. The word producer appeared. He

巴勃罗笑了。“你走起路来像只企鹅！”“让我们看看你试试！”维奥莱特跳下水时喊道。 迪帕克跟着她。巴勃罗一头扎了进去。 他游到了湖底。 它被泥土、树枝和岩石覆盖着。 然后他从眼角看到了什么东西。 它看起来像一只小龙虾。 但是纽堡湖没有龙虾。 他游近了。那是一只小龙虾！中计了!呵!巴勃罗的想法。 小龙虾想掐他！他后退了几步。 巴勃罗指着这个好动的家伙，向维奥莱特和迪帕克挥了挥手。 他们透过潜水装备露出了笑容。 巴勃罗把手表对准小龙虾。 射出了一束紫色激光！它扫描了小龙虾，他的手表震动了一下。 屏幕上出现了一个大大的勾号。 巴勃罗的肚子兴奋得冒泡。 三人击掌庆祝。 巴勃罗的手表上有一个闪光的箭头在闪烁。 他把它刷了。“生产者”这个词出现了。 他

swiped again. Consumer. And finally, scavenger. "Which one is it?" asked Violet into her watch. Pablo knew the answer. Back in Puerto Rico, the stream that ran behind his house was full of crayfish. He loved watching the crayfish scuttle around. His mom called them the basureros del arroyo, the stream's garbage collectors. They ate rotting leaves and twigs. They also ate dead fish. One time he saw a crayfish eating a minnow's head! "Crayfish are scavengers!" Pablo said. "That's why you find them in the mud. I bet they eat all the dead stuff that falls to the bottom of the lake."

刷卡了。消费者。最后，清道夫。 “是哪一个？”维奥莱特对着手表问道。 巴勃罗知道答案。在波多黎各，他家屋后的小溪里满是小龙虾。 他喜欢看小龙虾在周围穿梭。 他妈妈管他们叫basureros del arroyo，小溪的垃圾收集者。 他们吃腐烂的树叶和树枝。 他们也吃死鱼。有一次他看到小龙虾在吃鲦鱼的头！“小龙虾是食腐动物！”巴勃罗说。 “这就是为什么你会在泥里找到它们。 我敢打赌，它们吃掉到湖底的所有死东西。”

Deepak shook his head. "We had a pet crayfish in my class last year," he said. "The teacher would feed it tiny fish. And the crayfish would hunt them. That means crayfish are consumers." "Nope," said Pablo. "Crayfish are scavengers." "Guys, we're scientists. We can figure this out," said Violet. Pablo's nostrils flared. "I know the answer!" "We should make sure we're right," said Violet. "Deepak has a point." Pablo's excitement was turning into bubbles of anger. He faced Deepak. "You think you know everything! But you don't. You don't know anything. The only thing you know is how to steal best friends!" Pablo shouted. He swam off. Violet called out to him to wait. But Pablo was already far away.

迪帕克摇了摇头。“去年我们班有一只小龙虾当宠物，”他说。 老师会喂它一些小鱼。 小龙虾会捕食它们。 这意味着小龙虾是消费者。” “不，”巴勃罗说。“小龙虾是食腐动物。” “伙计们，我们是科学家。我们可以解决这个问题，”维奥莱特说。 巴勃罗的鼻孔鼓了起来。“我知道答案！”“我们应该确保我们是对的。”维奥莱特说。 “迪帕克说得有道理。”巴勃罗的兴奋变成了愤怒的泡沫。 他面对着迪帕克。“你以为你什么都知道！”但你没有。 你什么都不知道。你只会偷最好的朋友！”巴勃罗喊道。 他游走了。维奥莱特大声叫他等一下。 但巴勃罗已经走得很远了。