Chapter 1

CHAPTER 1 PLANTING SEEDS FERGUS AND ZEKE loved being the class pets in Miss Maxwell's room. Everything the children did, Fergus and Zeke did, too. They listened at storytime... painted masterpieces in art class... and kept their own special calendar and journal.

费格斯和齐克喜欢在麦克斯韦小姐的房间里当班级里的宠物。 孩子们所做的一切，费格斯和齐克也一样。 他们在讲故事的时候听…… 美术课上画名画…… 他们有自己特殊的日历和日记。

One day, Miss Maxwell made an announcement. "Our school is having a science fair," she said. "Everyone will make a project or do an experiment, and in two weeks, we will invite the science fair judges and our families to see our work." "Cool!" said Emma. "I'm going to make a model of the solar system." "I'm going to do an experiment with plants," said Will. "I'll find out how they grow best." "I want to do a project with animals," said Lucy. "But I'm not sure what my experiment will be." Fergus and Zeke wanted to be in the science fair, too. But they weren't sure what to do either.

一天，麦克斯韦尔小姐宣布了一件事。 “我们学校正在举办科学博览会，”她说。 “每个人都要做一个项目或做一个实验，两周后，我们将邀请科学博览会的评委和我们的家人来看看我们的作品。” “酷！”艾玛说。“我要做一个太阳系的模型。” “我要用植物做一个实验，”威尔说。 “我要找出它们长得最好的方法。” “我想做一个关于动物的项目，”露西说。 “但我不确定我的实验会是什么。” 费格斯和齐克也想参加科学博览会。 但他们也不知道该怎么做。

The next day, Will planted bean seeds in little cups of dirt. He gave them each a drink of water. Then he put one cup in the middle of the classroom. He put one cup by the window. He put a third cup in the coat closet. "It is very dark in there," Fergus said. "Plants need light. I do not think that plant will grow." "Our cage is nice and sunny. We should do a plant experiment, too," said Zeke. So he and Fergus buried three sunflower seeds.

第二天，威尔在小杯土里种上豆子种子。 他给他们每人一杯水。 然后他把一个杯子放在教室中央。 他把一个杯子放在窗边。 他在衣橱里放了第三个杯子。 “里面很黑，”费格斯说。 “植物需要光。我认为那棵植物不会生长。” “我们的笼子很好，阳光充足。 我们也应该做一个植物实验，”齐克说。 所以他和费格斯埋了三颗葵花籽。