Chapter 8

8 "I can't get sick." Aria was finally able to spit out the words. She lifted her arm slowly and pointed toward her hologram. "It's really, really not good." "Oh, don't worry," Violet began. But Aria interrupted. "I have to worry. If I get a bad cold, I don't stay at home for a week." She turned and looked Violet straight in the eyes. "I go to the hospital for a week." Violet tried to search for the right words. But the only thing she could say was "Why?"

“我不能生病。”艾瑞亚终于吐出了那句话。 她慢慢地抬起手臂，指着她的全息影像。 “这真的非常非常不好。” “哦，别担心，”维奥莱特说。 但是艾瑞亚打断了他。“我不得不担心。 如果我得了重感冒，我不会在家里呆上一个星期。” 她转过身来，直视着维奥莱特的眼睛。 “我要去医院住一个星期。” 维奥莱特试图寻找合适的词语。 但她唯一能说的就是“为什么”

Aria let out a low sigh and replied, "Well, we don't really know. It has something to do with my germ-fighting cells. They have a harder time getting rid of bacteria and viruses that get inside me," Aria explained. "The doctors say I'm medically fragile." Then she adjusted her glasses and stood tall. "But I don't think I'm fragile. I think I'm tough." "Stronger than steel!" said Dr. Crisp, flexing both of her arms. Aria laughed. But her laughter was interrupted by a loud sneeze from Violet. "Achooooo!" Aria's eyebrows crinkled, and she frowned. "That's why it's important to stay home if you're still sick." "But, Aria, I promise!" Violet insisted. "I felt sooooooo much better. I was fine yesterday. I just get like this in the fall. It's the trees or something." "Violet wouldn't lie." Pablo put his hand on his best friend's shoulder. "But there aren't any trees here!" Aria said.

艾瑞亚低声叹了口气，回答说：“嗯，我们真的不知道。 这和我的抗细菌细胞有关。 他们很难清除体内的细菌和病毒，”艾瑞亚解释说。 “医生说我身体虚弱。” 然后她调整了一下眼镜，站直了身子。 “但我不认为我很脆弱。 我觉得我很坚强。”“比钢还坚固！” 脆脆的，弯曲她的双臂。 咏叹调笑了。但是她的笑声被维奥莱特大声的打喷嚏打断了。 “Achooooo !”艾瑞亚的眉毛皱了起来，她皱起了眉头。 “这就是为什么如果你还在生病，呆在家里很重要。” “但是，艾瑞亚，我保证！”紫色的坚持。 “我感觉好多了。 我昨天很好。我一到秋天就变成这样了。 是树之类的东西。” “维奥莱特不会说谎的。”巴勃罗把手放在他最好的朋友的肩膀上。 “可是这里没有树啊！”咏叹调说。

Squeak! The Makers grew silent. Dr. Crisp's ears lifted as she listened closely. "What was that?" asked Aria.

吱吱声!造物主沉默了。 克里斯普医生仔细听着，竖起了耳朵。 “那是什么？”艾瑞亚问。

"I haven't the slightest clue…," replied Dr. Crisp. Squeak! "There it is again!" said Pablo. "Look!" said Violet. She pointed to Dr. Crisp's lab coat. Peeking out of the front pocket was the new class pet, Max the mouse! Dr. Crisp looked down and yelped, "Jumping Jupiter!" Her cheeks turned redder than the red stripe in her hair. "How did he…ummm…errr…?"

“我一点儿也不知道……” 脆。吱吱声!“又来了！”巴勃罗说。 “看！”维奥莱特说。她指了指博士。 克里斯普的实验服。从前面的口袋里探出头来的是班里的新宠物——老鼠麦克斯！博士。 克里斯普向下看了看，喊道：“跳跃的朱庇特！”她的脸颊变得比头发上的红条纹还红。 “他是怎么……嗯……呃……？”

"Maybe he snuck out of his cage and followed us through the—" began Violet. "Achoooo!" "Violet!" said Pablo. "That's it! It's Max!" "Max?" she repeated. "Maybe you're allergic to Max," Pablo continued. "That would explain why you started sneezing once you got back to school!"

“也许他是从笼子里溜出来跟着我们穿过——”维奥莱特开始说。 “Achoooo !”“维奥莱特！” “就是它!这是麦克斯!”“麦克斯？”她重复道。 “也许你对麦克斯过敏，”巴勃罗继续说。 “这就解释了为什么你一回到学校就开始打喷嚏了！”

Violet's eyes widened as she bit her lip. "I think you're right. I'm definitely allergic to my cousin's pet gerbil!" "Maybe you're allergic to rodents?" Aria suggested softly. Violet tilted her head back and moaned. "I feel like I'm allergic to everything!" Aria looked down at her feet. "I'm sorry I made you feel bad for sneezing and coughing. I really thought you were still sick."

维奥莱特咬着嘴唇睁大了眼睛。 “我认为你是对的。我对我表弟的宠物沙鼠绝对过敏！”“也许你对啮齿动物过敏？”艾瑞亚轻声建议道。 维奥莱特歪着头呻吟着。 “我觉得我对所有东西都过敏！”艾瑞亚低头看着自己的脚。 “对不起，我让你打喷嚏和咳嗽感到难受。 我还以为你还在生病呢。”