Chapter 9

9 By the time Violet, Pablo, and the twins reached the door, Dr. Crisp had disappeared. Inside the small room was a tall red ladder. They looked up but couldn't tell where it led. "Wait, we actually have to climb?" asked Devin, rubbing the back of his head. "You'd think with all the lasers and holograms, the Maker Maze would at least have an elevator," said Skylar. "Exercise is good for your brain!" echoed a voice from above. It was Dr. Crisp!

当维奥莱特、巴勃罗和双胞胎走到门口时。 克里斯普不见了。小房间里有一个高高的红色梯子。 他们抬头看了看，但看不出它通向哪里。 “等等，我们真的要爬吗？”德文揉着后脑勺问。 斯凯拉说：“你可能会认为，有了所有的激光和全息图，制造商迷宫至少应该有一部电梯。” “运动对你的大脑有好处！”一个声音从上面传来。 是克里斯普医生！

Everyone laughed. One by one they started climbing. After what felt like a very long time, the Makers made it to the top. The tip of the ladder rested on the edge of the opening in the floor. Violet, Pablo, and the twins pulled themselves up and wiped the sweat off their foreheads.

每个人都笑了。他们一个接一个地开始往上爬。 经过了很长一段时间，创客们终于到达了山顶。 梯子的顶端搁在地板开口的边缘上。 维奥莱特、巴勃罗和双胞胎爬了起来，擦去额头上的汗水。

"Welcome to level three!" said Dr. Crisp. The group spun around. Their eyes popped and their jaws dropped. Floating directly behind Dr. Crisp were four different wild animals! There was a giant squid with a long pink head, two glaring eyes, eight arms, and two tentacles. Next to the squid was a rat. It was nibbling on a peanut butter cracker and didn't seem to notice the huge shark floating right next to it. The shark's mouth hung open, revealing two rows of sharp teeth. Next to the shark was a chimpanzee. It was smiling, with its tongue hanging out of the side of its mouth.

“欢迎来到第三层！” 脆。大家转过身来。 他们瞪大了眼睛，张大了嘴巴。 漂浮在Dr。 脆脆的是四只不同的野生动物！有一只巨大的乌贼，有一个长长的粉红色的头，两只耀眼的眼睛，八条胳膊和两条触须。 鱿鱼旁边是一只老鼠。 它正在啃着花生酱饼干，似乎没有注意到它旁边漂浮着一条巨大的鲨鱼。 鲨鱼的嘴张着，露出两排锋利的牙齿。 鲨鱼旁边是一只黑猩猩。 它面带微笑，舌头伸在嘴角外。

"Are they real?" asked Violet, inching closer to the floating animals. "A shark!" yelled Devin. "I love sharks!" He rubbed his shark-tooth necklace. Then he reached his hand toward the fierce sea creature. CHOMP! The shark slammed its jaws shut! "Be careful!" Skylar cried. Dr. Crisp walked over and waved her hand through the beast. BIZZAP! "They're just holograms!" Pablo scratched his cheek. "I thought we were learning about brains." Dr. Crisp smiled and said into her watch, "Maker Maze, activate name that brain!" The floor started to shake. The animals were trembling, too!

“它们是真的吗？”维奥莱特问，慢慢靠近那些漂浮的动物。 “鲨鱼！”戴文喊道。“我爱鲨鱼！”他搓着鲨鱼牙项链。 然后他把手伸向这只凶猛的海洋生物。 CHOMP !鲨鱼猛地合上了嘴！“小心!”Skylar哭了。 克里斯普医生走过去，用手在野兽身上挥了挥手。 BIZZAP !“它们只是全息图！”巴勃罗挠了挠脸颊。 “我以为我们在学习大脑。” 克里斯普博士微笑着对着手表说：“迷宫制造者，激活你的大脑！”地板开始摇晃。 动物们也在颤抖！