007 魔法思维盒

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Mr. Chen said I could use his mirror for a while longer

陈先生说我还可以再用一会儿他的镜子。

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So I carried the magic box upstairs to my apartment

于是我把魔法盒子搬到了楼上的公寓里。

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Molly came with me

莫莉跟我一起上去了。

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I knew what I wanted to do next with it

我知道接下来我想用它做什么。

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I wanted to try to read my mother's thoughts

我想试着读一读妈妈的心思。

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All I had to do was persuade Mom to put her head inside the box

我只需要说服妈妈把头伸进盒子里。

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Tate was in the living room

泰特在客厅里。

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" What's that?" he asked, looking at my box

“那是什么？”他望着我的盒子问。

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" A magic thinking box," I said

“一个魔法思考盒，”我说。

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" I'm bringing it to the Invention Convention."

“我要把它带到发明大会上去。”

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" It looks weird," said Tate

“看上去怪怪的，”泰特说。

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" What's it supposed to do?"

“它是用来做什么的？”

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" When you put it over your head, Iggy can tell what you're thinking!" said Molly

“把它戴在头上，伊吉就能知道你在想什么！”莫莉说。

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" Want to try it?" I asked

“想试试吗？”我问。

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" Okay," said Tate

“好的，”泰特说。

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" But you'll never be able to tell what I'm thinking."

“但你绝对猜不到我在想什么。”

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Tate put the box over his head, and I gave him the flashlight

泰特把盒子戴在头上，我把手电筒递给他。

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" Now turn on the flashlight," I said

“现在打开手电筒，”我说。

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Tate turned the flashlight on inside the magic thinking box

泰特在魔法思维盒里打开了手电筒。

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I turned off the light in the room

我关掉了房间里的灯。

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" I can see you," I said

“我能看见你，”我说。

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" But you can't see me."

“但你看不见我。”

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" Big deal," said Tate

“有什么了不起的，”泰特说。

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" You still can't tell what I'm thinking."

“你还是不知道我在想什么。”

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" Yes, I can," I said

“不，我知道，”我说。

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" You're thinking this is a dumb invention."

“你在想，这是个愚蠢的发明。”

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Tate took the box off his head with a big grin

泰特笑呵呵地把盒子从头上拿了下来。

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" Well, you got that right!" he said

“嗯，你猜对了！”他说。

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" See, Iggy's invention works!" said Molly

“瞧，伊吉的发明管用！”莫莉说。

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" Let's try it on my mom now," I whispered to Molly

“我们现在去对我妈妈试试吧，”我对莫莉低声说道。

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Molly and I went into the kitchen

莫莉和我走进了厨房。

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For once Mom wasn't on the phone

难得妈妈这次没在打电话。

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She was baking cookies, just like a normal mother

她正在烤饼干，就像一位普通的妈妈一样。

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" Will you try my new invention, Mom?" I asked

“妈妈，你愿意试试我的新发明吗？”我问。

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I showed her the box

我把盒子给她看。

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" It really works, Mrs. Erickson!" added Molly

“它真的管用，埃里克森太太！”莫莉补充道。

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My mom slid a tray of cookies into the oven and then looked at me

我妈妈把一盘饼干滑进烤箱，然后看着我。

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" What do I have to do?"

“我需要做什么？”

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" Just put the box over your head," I said

“只要把盒子戴在头上就行，”我说。

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" You want me to put my head in that box?" said Mom

“你想让我把头放进那个盒子里？”妈妈说。

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" Just for a minute, Mom," I said." Please?"

“就一分钟，妈妈，”我说，“求你了？”

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" Well, okay." Mom sat down, and I put the box over her head

“嗯，好吧。”妈妈坐了下来，我把盒子戴到她头上。

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Molly laughed." You look funny, Mrs. Erickson!"

莫莉笑了起来。“你看起来好滑稽呀，埃里克森太太！”

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" I feel funny," said Mom

“我感觉怪怪的，”妈妈说。

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" It's very dark in here."

“这里面好黑呀。”

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" Here's the flashlight," I said

“手电筒给你，”我说。

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" Molly, can you please turn off the kitchen light?"

“莫莉，你能把厨房的灯关一下吗？”

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Pretty soon Molly and I were looking through the one-way mirror

很快，莫莉和我透过单向镜往里看。

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" All I can see is myself," said Mom

“我只能看到我自己，”妈妈说。

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" We can see you," I told her

“我们能看见你，”我告诉她。

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I stared at Mom's face

我盯着妈妈的脸看。

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She was frowning as she stared at herself in the glass

她皱着眉头，盯着玻璃里的自己看。

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" And I can tell what you're thinking!"

“我还能看出你在想什么！”

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" Really?" said Mom." What?"

“真的吗？”妈妈说，“我在想什么？”

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" You're thinking about money!" I said

“你在想钱！”我说。

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" About how you're going to get some!"

“想怎么弄到钱！”

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Mom took off the box

妈妈把盒子摘了下来。

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" Your invention works, Iggy

“你的发明真的有用，伊吉。

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I was thinking about money — about how I need a whole bank!"

我是在想钱——在想我需要整整一家银行！”

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Molly and I looked at each other

莫莉和我互相看了一眼。

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I didn't need a magic box to read her mind this time

这次不用魔法盒子，我也能读出她的心思。

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I already knew what Molly was thinking because it was exactly what I was thinking

我已经知道莫莉在想什么了，因为那正是我在想的。

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What if I hadn't invented the story about Mom planning to rob a bank?

万一妈妈打算抢银行的故事不是我编造的呢？

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What if it was true?

万一是真的呢？

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Soon the cookies were done, and the kitchen was full of delicious smells

很快饼干烤好了，厨房里满是香喷喷的味道。

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Josh and Jenny came up to my apartment, and we all ate the chewy chocolate cookies

乔希和珍妮来到我家，我们一起吃起了有嚼劲的巧克力饼干。

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I decided to enjoy the cookies and stop worrying about Mom for a little while

我决定好好享用饼干，暂时先不担心妈妈的事了。

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" Robbing a bank takes lots of planning," I told myself

“抢银行需要很多计划，”我对自己说。

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If Mom was going to rob her bank, she couldn't do it right away

如果妈妈要抢她的银行，也不可能马上就动手。

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Plus, I needed my brain for something else besides worrying:

再说，除了担心，我还需要用脑子想别的事情：

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getting ready for the Invention Convention

为发明大会做准备。