Chapter 9

9 The holograms vanished in a flash of purple light. In the center of the room, a large square machine with knobs and buttons appeared. Next to it was a lab table lined with small, round plastic containers. "What's that?" asked Aria, pointing to the machine. Dr. Crisp walked toward it and set Max on the lab table. "This is the Maker Maze's very own turbo-powered, high-speed incubator!" she replied.

全息图在一道紫光中消失了。 在房间中央，一台带有旋钮和按钮的大型方形机器出现了。 旁边是一张实验桌，上面放着圆形的小塑料容器。 “那是什么？”艾瑞亚指着那台机器问。 克里斯普医生走过去，把马克斯放在实验台上。 “这是创客迷宫专属的涡轮动力高速孵化器！”她回答。

"What's an incubator?" asked Pablo, scratching his cheek. "An incubator is a machine we scientists often use in experiments. It keeps the environment just right so we can grow cool stuff!" Dr. Crisp explained. "Like germs!" added Violet.

“孵化器是什么？”巴勃罗挠着脸颊问。 “培养箱是我们科学家经常在实验中使用的机器。 它能保持环境恰到好处，这样我们就能种出很酷的东西了！”博士。 脆解释道。“像细菌一样！”维奥莱特补充道。

"Bingo!" said Dr. Crisp, giving a thumbs-up. "Speaking of germs, time to put on our PPE!" Dr. Crisp began to explain the last level as she pulled the Makers' gear from her backpack. "We are about to grow some germs. YOUR germs!" Dr. Crisp picked up one of the round containers. "On these! This is a petri dish." It was filled with something that looked like clear, firm Jell-O. "PEE-tree dish," Violet, Pablo, and Aria repeated slowly. "What's that stuff inside?" asked Violet. Dr. Crisp removed the lid. "It's called agar. That's a fancy name for germ food."

“答对了！”克里斯普博士竖起大拇指说。 “说到细菌，是时候穿上个人防护装备了！”博士。 克里斯普一边从背包里拿出制造者们的装备，一边开始讲解最后一关。 “我们要培养一些细菌了。 你的细菌!”克里斯普医生拿起一个圆形容器。 “在这些!这是一个培养皿。” 里面装着一种东西，看起来像透明、结实的果冻。 “尿树盘。”维奥莱特、巴勃罗和艾瑞亚慢慢地重复着。 “里面是什么东西？”维奥莱特问。 克里斯普医生取下盖子。 “它叫做琼脂。这是细菌食品的一个奇特的名字。”

"AH-gur," said Aria. "Yuck!" She stuck out her tongue. Dr. Crisp turned away from the Makers. "Stand back!" she said. She took a deep breath and coughed onto the petri dish and agar. Then she opened the incubator and slid the container inside. She quickly closed the door and pressed the big green start button. The Incredible Incubator began shaking and making strange beeping sounds. Max's anti-allergy cage rattled on the table along with the other petri dishes.

“啊哈，啊哈。”“啐!”她伸出舌头。 克里斯普博士转身离开了制造者。 “退后！”她说。她深吸了一口气，对着培养皿和琼脂咳嗽了几声。 然后她打开保温箱，把容器塞了进去。 她迅速关上门，按下绿色的启动按钮。 神奇孵化器开始摇晃，发出奇怪的哔哔声。 麦克斯的抗过敏笼和其他培养皿一起在桌子上嘎嘎作响。

Squeak! "What's happening?" asked Pablo. "It's going to explode!" said Aria. "Nope! It's just working some Maker Maze magic!" Dr. Crisp shouted over the noise of the incubator. "Normally, growing germs takes many hours. But thanks to our Incredible Incubator, in a few seconds you'll be in for a surprise!" DING! Dr. Crisp smiled and opened the machine. A little steam came out as she removed the dish. When she turned around and showed it to Violet, Pablo, and Aria, they couldn't believe what they saw. Violet's eyes grew wide with amazement. "Are those germs?" she asked. The agar was covered with tiny little dots. There were hundreds of them! "You bet your beaker they are! My germs!" replied Dr. Crisp. "And we're going to get to grow our own germs?" asked Violet, bouncing in place. She

吱吱声!“发生什么事了？”巴勃罗问。 “它要爆炸了！” “不!这就像是在玩《Maker Maze》的魔法！”博士。 克里斯普的喊声盖过了保温箱的噪音。 “通常情况下，细菌的生长需要几个小时。 但多亏了我们的神奇孵化器，几秒钟后你就会大吃一惊！”丁!博士。 克里斯普笑了笑，打开了机器。 她端盘子时冒出一点蒸汽。 当她转过身把它拿给维奥莱特，巴勃罗和艾瑞亚看时，他们简直不敢相信自己看到的。 维奥莱特惊讶地睁大了眼睛。 “那些是细菌吗？”她问。 琼脂上布满了小点。 有好几百只！“你说对了！”我的细菌！” 脆。“我们也可以自己培养细菌了？”维奥莱特跳着问。 她

couldn't keep her excitement inside. "Well," said Dr. Crisp, "there's a twist." "There's always a twist," Pablo said to Aria with a smile. "For this level, you'll need to cough onto these petri dishes. But," she said, holding a clean one in

无法抑制她的兴奋。 “嗯，”克里斯普博士说，“有一个转折。” “总是有曲折的，”巴勃罗笑着对艾瑞亚说。 “在这个级别，你需要对着这些培养皿咳嗽。 但是，”她说，手里拿着一个干净的