The WeatherBot Warning

The Weatherbot Warning. Written by Torrin Anderson. Illustrated by Jeff Ebbler.

气象机器人警报。 托林·安德森 著。 杰夫·埃布勒 绘。

I wasn't sure where to hide. Missy knew all the best hiding spots in our middle school. I ran down to the basement. I was going to hide in the utility closet, but found one of the storage rooms unlocked. I knew students weren't allowed in there, but I went in anyway. I crept to the back of the room and ducked under a tarp that was covering a large machine. Ready or not, here I come, Missy yelled. Ten minutes passed, and there was no sign of Missy. She must have thought I hid under the bleachers by the football field.

我不知道该躲去哪儿。 米西知道我们中学所有最好的藏身点。 我一路往地下室跑。 我本来打算躲进杂物柜，却发现一间储藏室没锁门。 我知道不许学生进这里，但我还是走了进去。 我悄悄溜到房间深处，缩到一台大机器盖着的防水布底下。 “躲好了吗？我来了哦！”米西喊道。 十分钟过去了，米西连影子都没出现。 她肯定以为我躲在足球场的露天看台下面了。

I leaned against the machine to rest and heard a humming sound. Green and red buttons flashed. In the dim light, I could make out the word Weatherbot. What's a weatherbot? I wondered. I turned on my watch light and studied the device. A clipboard with some notes hung on the machine. To initiate a rainstorm, push the green button. then the red button, then flip the bottom switch.

我靠在机器上休息，听到了一阵嗡嗡声。 绿色和红色的按钮闪着光。 昏暗的光线下，我看清了上面写着“气象机器人”。 气象机器人是什么？ 我纳闷道。 我打开手表的灯光，仔细打量这台设备。 机器上挂着一个夹着笔记的剪贴板。 要启动暴风雨，先按绿色按钮。 再按红色按钮，最后扳动底部的开关。

A rain machine, I said. I wonder if it works. I pushed the green and red buttons and flipped the bottom switch. Nothing happened. I didn't hear any thunder crash overhead, only Missy's voice yelling, Zarella, where are you? The football game's about to start. I ducked out from under the tarp as Missy entered the room.

原来是造雨机器呀，我说。 不知道它到底好不好使。 我按了绿按钮和红按钮，扳动了底部的开关。 什么事都没发生。 我没听见头顶打雷，只听见米西喊：“扎瑞拉，你在哪儿呀？” 橄榄球比赛就要开始了。 米西走进房间的时候，我从防水布底下钻了出来。

Mom, Missy, and I sat at the 50 -yard line. A big crowd was there to see our team play against Greenville in the first game of the season. How was school today? Mom asked. Good. I'm working on my science project for your class, I said. I can help you with that, Mom said. The other kids might think that's unfair since you're the science teacher, I answered. I'm also your mom, and we can work on it together, she replied. It's okay, I can figure it out myself, I said.

妈妈、米西和我坐在五十码线的位置。 赛季第一场比赛，大群观众来观看我们对阵格林维尔队。 今天上学过得怎么样呀？ 妈妈问道。 挺好的。 我正在做你班上要求的科学项目，我说。 我可以帮你一起做哦，妈妈说。 别的小朋友会觉得不公平的，毕竟你是科学老师，我回答。 可我还是你妈妈呀，我们可以一起做，她回道。 没关系的，我自己能搞定，我说。

The veteran badgers took the field, and we screamed, Badgers, badgers, fight, fight, fight. By the end of the first half, the game was tied at seven points apiece. A light rain was falling. That's weird, Missy said. The weather forecast called for blue skies today. That is strange, Mom said. I hope it doesn't give Greenville an advantage. They get more rain than we do, so they're more used to playing in it. Did I cause the rain by pushing the buttons, I wondered. I didn't think the weather bot even worked.

经验丰富的獾队进场了，我们尖叫着：獾队，獾队，加油，加油，加油！ 上半场结束时，两队打平，各得七分。 下起了毛毛小雨。 太奇怪了，米西说。 天气预报说今天是大晴天呀。 确实不对劲，妈妈说。 我希望这雨不会给格林维尔队占了优势。 他们那儿下雨比我们多，更习惯在雨里踢球。 会不会是我按了按钮才下的雨？我暗自琢磨。 我之前还以为这个气象机器人根本没用呢。