Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Despite the morning's basketball bust, Peter's afternoon was looking up. It was time for the school science fair. This year it was being held at Empire State University, and the real scientists who worked there would be the judges. At stake was the coveted Big Apple Science Trophy. Peter knew the competition would be fierce. But he also knew how hard he had worked on his project. He was confident he had a shot at winning the top prize.

尽管上午的篮球比赛失败了，但彼得下午的心情却很好。 到了学校科学博览会的时间了。 今年在帝国州立大学举行，在那里工作的真正的科学家将是评委。 争夺的是令人垂涎的大苹果科学奖。 彼得知道竞争会很激烈。 但他也知道自己在这个项目上付出了多大的努力。 他相信自己有机会赢得头奖。

"I'd like to see Flash Thompson do something like this," Peter mumbled to himself, steaming all over again as he remembered how Flash had sunk shot after shot in PE. "What was that?" asked Aunt May. She had come all the way from Queens to see her nephew in scientific action. "I said, uh, thanks for coming to this," Peter replied. "I wouldn't miss it for anything," said Aunt May. "Although I must admit, I don't entirely understand what

“我倒想看看闪电侠汤普森干出这样的事来。”彼得喃喃自语道，想起闪电侠在体育课上一枪接一枪地投进球门，他又浑身冒着气。 “那是什么？”梅姨妈问。 她从皇后区远道而来，看她的侄子在科学上的表现。 “我说，嗯，谢谢你来这里，”彼得回答。 “我无论如何也不会错过的，”梅姨妈说。 “虽然我必须承认，我不完全明白

your project is about," She pointed to the large tub of water that Peter was wheeling into the science fair room. Inside the tub were four long metal poles connected by wires. "I call it A New Kind of Current," Peter said. "I'm showing how we can create electricity by using water's natural movement. I got the idea after

你的项目是关于什么的。”她指着彼得推着走进科学展室的大盆水。 浴缸里有四根用电线连接的长金属杆。 “我把它叫做一种新的潮流，”彼得说。 “我正在展示我们如何利用水的自然运动来发电。 我后来有了这个想法

we went to the beach and the waves kept pushing me back out of the water. There's a lot of power in those waves! So for my project I figured out how to take that power and turn it into electrical energy." Aunt May raised her eyebrows. "All I think about at the beach is who the bad guy is in the Agatha Twisty mystery I'm reading." She squeezed her nephew's arm. "Peter, I am very impressed." Peter blushed. For a moment all thoughts of Flash Thompson and basketball were forgotten. Until...

我们去了海滩，海浪不停地把我从水里推回来。 海浪有很大的力量！所以在我的项目中，我想出了如何将这种能量转化为电能的方法。” 梅姨妈扬起了眉毛。 “在海滩上，我满脑子想的都是我正在读的阿加莎·Twisty推理小说里的坏人是谁。” 她紧紧抓住侄子的胳膊。 “彼得，你给我留下了深刻的印象。” 彼得脸红了。一时间，所有关于闪电侠汤普森和篮球的想法都被抛在脑后。 直到……

"Excuse me. Coming through!" said Flash. His shirt was untucked and his hair was a mess. The normally cucumber-cool athlete was anything but as he stumbled into the fair room carrying a glass case and some index cards.

“对不起。过来了！”闪电说。 他的衬衫没塞，头发乱糟糟的。 当他带着一个玻璃盒子和一些索引卡跌跌撞撞地走进博览会的房间时，这位平时淡如黄瓜的运动员一点也不冷。