Chapter 9

9 A blast of purple light filled the room. When it faded, two huge see-through boxes came into view. They were twice as tall as Dr. Crisp and extra wide! One was partly filled with water. The other had a layer of dirt covering the bottom. Both had what looked like dark storm clouds floating near the top! "Okay, Makers! Listen up!" Dr. Crisp walked in between the two giant boxes. "In this box," she said, tapping the one with water, "a hurricane will form!"

一阵紫光射满了房间。 当它消失时，两个巨大的透明盒子映入眼帘。 他们的身高是史密斯博士的两倍。 又脆又宽！其中一个部分装满了水。 另一个底部有一层污垢。 两艘船的顶部都漂浮着一团乌云！“好吧,制造商!听好了!”博士。 克里斯普走到两个大箱子中间。 “在这个盒子里，”她边说边用水敲了敲盒子，“一场飓风将会形成！”

Pablo's eyes grew wide. "It's going to stay in the box, though, right? I've been in a hurricane back in Puerto Rico. It was… scary." Dr. Crisp smiled and signed. "Maker's honor!" Then she continued. "And in this box, a tornado will touch down! It will be your job to figure out three ways tornadoes and hurricanes are the same," Dr. Crisp explained, holding up three fingers. "AND… three ways they are different." She held up three fingers on her other hand. "Use your watches to record your answers." Dr. Crisp pointed to one of the buttons on the side of her watch. Violet asked the twins, "Did you ever see a tornado at your grandpa's farm in Oklahoma?" They shook their heads. "But he told me all about them," replied Devin. He straightened up and stood tall. With hands on his hips and a smile on his face, he said, "We've got this. Ready when you are, Dr. Crisp!" Dr. Crisp shouted into her watch, "Maker Maze, activate spinning storms!"

巴勃罗睁大了眼睛。“但它会留在盒子里，对吧？” 我在波多黎各经历过飓风。 太……可怕了。”克里斯普医生笑了笑，签了个字。 “制造商的荣誉!”然后她继续说。 “在这个盒子里，龙卷风将着陆！”你们的任务是找出龙卷风和飓风的三种相同之处。 克里斯普举起三根手指解释道。 “还有……它们有三个不同之处。” 她用另一只手伸出三根手指。 “用你的手表记录你的答案。” 克里斯普医生指着手表侧面的一个按钮。 维奥莱特问双胞胎：“你们在俄克拉何马州爷爷的农场见过龙卷风吗？”他们摇了摇头。 “但是他告诉了我关于他们的一切。”德文回答。 他直起身子，站得高高的。 他双手叉腰，面带微笑地说：“我们能行。 准备好了，克里斯普博士！”博士。 克里斯普对着手表喊道：“迷宫制造者，激活旋转风暴！”

BOOM SNAP WHIZ ZAP The storm boxes began to shake. CRACK! CRASH! BAM! Thunderclaps echoed throughout the room. The dark storm clouds floating at the top of the boxes began to move. Dr. Crisp cupped her hands around her mouth and screamed, "READY! SET! BRAINSTORM!" The Makers slowly approached the boxes. Wind was picking up in both. The storm clouds began to move in a circular motion. Waves started to crash into the sides of the hurricane box. In the tornado box, a funnel cloud dropped until it finally touched down. Dust flew in the air! "Okay, let's think about this," Violet said. "There are some things that are definitely different

风暴箱开始摇晃。 裂缝!崩溃!砰!雷声响彻整个房间。 箱子顶上的乌云开始移动。 克里斯普医生用手捂住嘴，尖叫道：“准备好了！设置!头脑风暴!”制造者们慢慢地走近盒子。 两个地方的风都越来越大了。 风暴云开始以圆周运动移动。 海浪开始撞击飓风箱的侧面。 在龙卷风盒子里，漏斗云下降，直到它最终着陆。 灰尘在空中飞扬！“好吧，让我们考虑一下，”维奥莱特说。 “有些事情肯定是不同的

between tornadoes and hurricanes." "And some that are definitely the same," added Skylar. "Both hurricanes and tornadoes have really strong winds! It probably has something to do with air temperature." "You're getting warmer!" cheered Dr. Crisp. "Tornadoes form when cold air from the north runs into the warm air from the south," Devin explained. "That's why you get so many in the middle of the country!"

介于龙卷风和飓风之间。” Skylar补充说：“有些绝对是一样的。” “飓风和龙卷风都有很强的风！这可能与气温有关。” “你越来越暖和了！” 脆。德文解释说：“当来自北方的冷空气与来自南方的暖空气相遇时，龙卷风就形成了。” “这就是为什么在这个国家的中部有这么多的人！”

"I bet it's the same for hurricanes!" said Violet. "Isn't that what your abuela said, Pablo?" "You're right! She said Puerto Rico gets hurricanes because of the warm water!" replied Pablo, rubbing his hands together. "Warm water evaporates from the ocean. It becomes warm air and rises to the sky," Skylar said. "We learned that in level one! And in level two—" "We learned that cold air replaces warm air to create wind!" Devin finished. "I bet when it happens over and over, it can cause a storm! Like a hurricane or a tornado!" "That's it!" said Violet. She hollered into her watch, "Both tornadoes and hurricanes form because warm and cold air mix to create strong spinning winds!" RING DING DONG

“我敢打赌飓风也一样！”维奥莱特说。 “这不是你奶奶说的吗，巴勃罗？”“你是对的!她说波多黎各有飓风是因为海水温暖！”巴勃罗搓着双手回答。 “温水从海洋中蒸发。 它变成温暖的空气，上升到天空，”斯凯拉说。 “我们在第一关就学会了！在第二级——”“我们学到了冷空气取代暖空气来产生风！”Devin完成。 “我敢打赌，当这种情况反复发生时，它可能会引发一场风暴！”比如飓风或龙卷风！”“就是这样！”维奥莱特说。 她对着手表喊道：“龙卷风和飓风的形成都是因为冷热空气混合在一起产生了强烈的旋转风！”叮叮铃

"Way to warm up!" cheered Dr. Crisp. Pablo continued to examine the storm boxes. Then he said, "I know a difference!" He lifted his watch to his mouth and said, "Hurricanes form over water, but tornadoes form over land!" RING DING DONG "I got one, too!" said Devin. "Tornadoes touch the ground because the wind makes a funnel!" He pointed to the long funnel cloud in the tornado box. "Hurricanes don't do this. They stay in the air." RING DING DONG

“好好热身！” 脆。巴勃罗继续检查防风箱。 然后他说：“我知道有什么不同！”他把手表举到嘴边说：“飓风是在水上形成的，而龙卷风是在陆地上形成的！”“我也有一个！”德文说。 “龙卷风碰到地面是因为风形成了一个漏斗！”他指着龙卷风盒子里长长的漏斗云。 “飓风不会这样做。 它们停留在空中。”叮叮铃