Chapter 8

8 Pablo dropped the mallet and grabbed the gong with his hands. He squeezed tightly. Eventually, the ringing stopped and the jelly beans were still again. He ran over to the model eardrum. Dr. Crisp followed him. "I'm…I'm sorry," said Pablo. "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings." Henry was breathing so quickly it almost sounded like he was gasping for air. "You didn't hurt my feelings," he replied between breaths. He slowed his breathing and wiped his cheeks with the backs of his hands. "It's my ears."

8巴勃罗放下木槌，用手抓住锣。 他紧紧地挤着。最后，铃声停止了，糖豆又恢复了原状。 他跑到模型鼓膜前。 克里斯普医生跟着他。“我……我很抱歉，”巴勃罗说。 “我不是有意伤害你的感情。” 亨利呼吸得如此急促，听起来几乎像是在喘气。 “你没有伤害我的感情，”他喘着气回答。 他放慢了呼吸，用手背擦了擦脸颊。 “是我的耳朵。”

"Your ears?" Pablo repeated. Henry sighed and hung his head. "Yeah," he replied. "They bother me a lot. It always seems like people are yelling at me. Or telling me what to do. Sometimes I get lost in all the words when people talk. So I just stop listening. When the noise is too much, I get nervous. And sometimes…I lose control." Violet rested her hand on Henry's shoulder. "Why didn't you tell us?" she asked.

“你的耳朵吗?”巴勃罗重复。 亨利叹了口气，低下了头。 “是的，”他回答。“他们让我很困扰。 好像总是有人对我大喊大叫。 或者告诉我该怎么做。有时人们说话的时候，我会迷失在所有的话语中。 所以我就不再听了。当噪音太大时，我就会紧张。 有时……我会失去控制。” 维奥莱特把手搭在亨利的肩膀上。 “你为什么不告诉我们？”她问。

"I don't like to talk about it," Henry replied. He tugged on his costume. "I don't like being different from other kids. My moms say there isn't anything wrong with being different, but they don't understand." "I know what it's like to be different," said Pablo. "When I first got to Newburg from Puerto Rico, it was really hard. I didn't speak English, and no one could understand me. It was easier once I made a friend," he said, smiling at Violet. Henry lowered his eyes. "I don't really have friends. Well, I have one. A lady named Ms. Robinson comes to my house once a week. She said my ears are sensitive because I have auditory processing disorder. We do a lot of fun activities. My mama says they exercise my listening muscles. It's hard sometimes. But my mom says she's really proud of me. I don't know. I guess I still feel embarrassed about it."

“我不喜欢谈论它，”亨利回答。 他使劲穿上戏服。“我不喜欢和其他孩子不一样。 我妈妈说与众不同没什么错，但她们不理解。” “我知道与众不同是什么感觉，”巴勃罗说。 “当我第一次从波多黎各到纽堡时，真的很难。 我不会说英语，没有人能听懂我说的话。 有了朋友，一切就容易多了。”他微笑着对维奥莱特说。 亨利垂下眼睛。“我没有真正的朋友。 我有一个。一位名叫史密斯女士的女士。 罗宾逊每周来我家一次。 她说我的耳朵很敏感，因为我有听觉处理障碍。 我们做了很多有趣的活动。 我妈妈说它们锻炼了我的听觉肌肉。 有时候很难。但我妈妈说她真的为我感到骄傲。 我不知道。我想我还是觉得很尴尬。”

Dr. Crisp knelt down in front of Henry. "The Maker Maze is for everyone, Henry. And there's no need to be embarrassed about something that makes you different. Our differences are what make us special." Then Dr. Crisp pressed a button on her watch and whispered, "Maker Maze, activate sensory mode!"

克里斯普医生跪在亨利面前。 "创客迷宫适合所有人，亨利。 没有必要为让你与众不同的事情感到尴尬。 我们的不同使我们与众不同。” 然后，克里斯普博士按下手表上的一个按钮，低声说：“迷宫制造者，激活感官模式！”

The ground vibrated lightly. boom snap whiz zap Henry's face brightened. "Hey! That wasn't so bad!" he said. "I should have turned on sensory mode sooner," said Dr. Crisp. "Henry, I'm sorry I didn't make the Maze more welcoming for you." She held out the Maker Manual. "Maybe the Maze knew I also had a few things to learn today." She smiled. "My dad always says you're never too old to learn something new," added Violet. "I'm not that old!" replied Dr. Crisp. They all laughed. "I'm really sorry I hurt your ears with the gong," Pablo said to Henry. "I should've been more patient."

地面轻轻震动。 砰，啪，嗖，啪，亨利的脸亮了起来。 “嘿!这还不算太糟！”他说。 “我应该早点开启感官模式，”Dr。 脆。“亨利，我很抱歉没能让迷宫变得更欢迎你。” 她拿出制造者手册。 “也许迷宫知道我今天也有一些东西要学。” 她笑了。“我爸爸总是说，学习新东西永远不会太老，”维奥莱特补充道。 “我没那么老！” 脆。他们都笑了。“我真的很抱歉用锣弄伤了你的耳朵，”巴勃罗对亨利说。 “我应该更有耐心。”

Henry smiled. "Thanks, that really means a lot to me," he said. The two Makers reached up and gave each other a high five. With his arm still in the air, Pablo noticed the time on his watch. "We only have thirty-five Maker Minutes left! And we haven't even finished level two," he said.

亨利笑了。“谢谢，这对我来说意义重大，”他说。 两个制造者伸出手来，互相击掌。 巴勃罗的手臂还举在空中，他注意到了手表上的时间。 “我们只剩下35分钟了！”我们甚至还没有完成第二级。”