Cy and Medusa

Psy and Medusa. Written by Torin and Odin Anderson. Illustrated by Mariano Eppelbaum. Focus Question. What problems do the main characters share, and how do they solve them?

《赛伊和美杜莎》 托林·安德森、奥丁·安德森 撰文 马里亚诺·埃佩尔鲍姆 绘图 思考问题 两位主角遇到了什么共同的麻烦，又是怎么解决的呢？

Sai trudged down the hall of his new school, his one large eye staring at the floor. Giants, centaurs, and flying horses passed him. But Sai was the only creature with a single eye. I'm never going to fit in here. Sai mumbled under his breath. Whack! Sai bumped into Mark, the largest minotaur in the school.

赛伊拖着步子走在新学校的走廊上，他的一只大眼睛紧紧盯着地面。 巨人、半人马和飞马纷纷从他身边走过。 可整所学校只有赛伊是长着一只眼睛的怪物。 我在这里肯定永远都没法融入。 赛伊小声咕哝道。 砰！ 赛伊撞到了马克，他是学校里个头最大的牛头人。

Watch where you're going, One Eye, Mark said. Sorry, I didn't see you, Sigh said. Can't you see with One Eye? Mark asked. As if on cue, Sigh spotted Medusa heading toward them. That gave him an idea. He'd been at school long enough to know about her powers.

"走路看着点啊，独眼龙！"马克说。 "对不起，我没看见你。"赛伊说。 "你一只眼睛还看不见吗？" 马克问道。 就在这时，赛伊看见美杜莎朝他们走了过来。 他一下子想到了一个主意。 他来学校有些日子了，早就知道美杜莎的能力。

I actually see something really cool over there, Psy said. What do you mean? Mark asked as he turned to look. He peered down the hall, made eye contact with Medusa, and instantly turned to stone. Then, without thinking, Psy met Medusa's yellow eyes. His skin tingled, and he looked down at his hands in dismay. To his surprise, however, he was still just sigh.

"我刚看到那边有个超酷的东西哦。"赛伊说。 "你说什么？" 马克边问边转过头去看。 他朝走廊那头望，正好和美杜莎对上目光，瞬间就变成了石头。 接着，赛伊没多想，也对上了美杜莎黄色的眼睛。 他的皮肤一阵发麻，慌慌张张低头看向自己的手。 可让他惊讶的是，他还是好好的赛伊，什么事都没有。

Ah, Medusa turned someone to stone again, a student groaned. Let's drag him to the nurse's office. A group gathered around and began to haul Mark off. Medusa, humiliated, burst into tears and ran away. Sai raced after Medusa. He had looked directly at her and hadn't turned to stone. Outside, Psy found Medusa sitting at a picnic table with her face buried in her hands.

"唉，美杜莎又把人变成石头了。"一个学生抱怨道。 "我们把他拖去医护室吧。" 一群人围过来，把马克拖走了。 美杜莎又羞又窘，哭着跑走了。 赛伊连忙追了出去。 他刚刚直视了她，根本没变成石头。 在室外，赛伊看见美杜莎坐在野餐桌旁，脸埋在双手里。

Can I talk to you, Sai asked. Medusa turned her head from Sai. Go away if you don't want to be turned into a statue, she murmured. You looked me in the eye, and I'm fine, Sai said. That's not possible. Just ask the nurse. She's had to turn 14 kids back to normal this year, Medusa said.

"我能和你说说话吗？"赛伊问。 美杜莎把头别开，不看赛伊。 "不想变成石像就走开吧。"她小声说。 "你直视过我了，我没事呀。"赛伊说。 "这不可能呀。" "不信你去问护士。" "今年我已经让十四个孩子变回原样了。"美杜莎说。