Chapter 3

CHAPTER 3 TRAINING LUCY The next morning Miss Maxwell told the class, "I hope you have been working hard on your science fair projects." "My plants are growing well, Will said. "Except for the one in the closet. I think that is because plants need light to grow."

第三章训练露西第二天早上，麦克斯韦尔小姐对同学们说：“我希望你们一直在努力完成科学展览的项目。” “我的植物长得很好，”威尔说。 “除了壁橱里的那只。 我认为这是因为植物需要光来生长。”

"My erosion demonstration is all ready," Neela said. "My solar system model is almost done," Emma said. "I've trained our classroom mice to run in a maze," Lucy said. "They're getting very good at it." "Excellent!" Miss Maxwell said. "The science fair is on Monday. Let's get to work and make the most of our time." "Today we will train Lucy," Zeke said. "Here's how it will work. When Lucy puts us in the maze, just sit down. Do not start to go until she does the bouncy cheer." "What if Lucy never does the bouncy cheer?" Fergus asked.

“我的侵蚀演示已经准备好了，”尼拉说。 “我的太阳系模型差不多完成了，”艾玛说。 “我训练我们教室里的老鼠在迷宫里跑，”露西说。 “他们越来越擅长这个了。” “太好了!”麦克斯韦尔小姐说。 “科学博览会在星期一。 让我们开始工作，充分利用我们的时间。” “今天我们要训练露西，”齐克说。 “它是这样运作的。露西带我们进迷宫的时候，坐下。 在她弹跳欢呼之前不要开始走。” “要是露西从来不跳蹦蹦跳跳的欢呼怎么办？”费格斯问道。

"Then we will not run the maze," Zeke said. "She will have to learn. It is part of the experiment." Soon, Lucy came and put Fergus and Zeke in the maze. "Ready, mice?" she asked. "Go ahead." She waited with her timer and notebook.

“那我们就不走迷宫了，”齐克说。 “她必须学习。这是实验的一部分。” 不久，露西来了，把费格斯和齐克放进了迷宫。 “准备好了吗，老鼠们？”她问。“去吧。” 她拿着计时器和笔记本等着。

Fergus and Zeke sat down. Lucy waited. She tapped the side of the box. Fergus and Zeke did not move.

费格斯和齐克坐了下来。露西等待着。 她轻轻地敲了敲箱子的边。 费格斯和齐克没有动。

"Did you forget how to do the maze?" Lucy asked. "Come on. Go!" Fergus looked up. But Lucy did not do the cheer. "No cheer, no maze," Zeke reminded him. Lucy looked at Fergus and tipped her head. "Come on, Fergus," she whispered. "You can do it. Go! Go! Go, Fergus, go!"

“你忘记怎么走迷宫了吗？”露西问。 “来吧。去吧!”费格斯抬起头来。 但露茜没有欢呼。 “没有欢乐，就没有迷宫，”齐克提醒他。 露茜望着费格斯，低下了头。 “来吧，费格斯。”她小声说。 “你能做到的。走吧!走吧!去吧，费格斯，去吧！”