042 颠簸的滑梯

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" What's your new invention, Iggy?" asked Molly

"你的新发明是什么，伊基？"莫莉问道。

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" It's something to help people find their glasses," I explained

"这是一个帮助人们找到眼镜的东西，"我解释说。

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" Mrs. Romano will love it!" said Molly

"罗马诺老师一定会喜欢它的！"莫莉说。

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" There's just one thing," I went on

"只是有一件事，"我接着说。

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" What?" asked Molly as we got in line for the bumpy slide on the playground

"什么？"我们排到操场上的颠簸滑梯队伍时，莫莉问道。

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The slide was new, and everyone at our school was really excited about it

这个滑梯是新的，我们学校里的每个人都对它很兴奋。

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They were so excited, in fact, that the line was always very long

事实上，他们太兴奋了，以至于队伍总是排得很长。

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It was hard to wait for your turn sometimes

有时候等轮到你很难。

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" I need to borrow your flower for my invention," I told Molly

"我需要借你的花用在我的发明上，"我告诉莫莉。

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She put her hand up to her headband

她抬起手伸向头上的发箍。

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" My beautiful pink flower?"

“我那朵漂亮的粉色小花？”

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" I promise I'll give it back," I said

“我保证会还给你的，”我说。

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" I just want to see if my idea works."

“我只是想看看我的想法是否可行。”

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" I have to think about it," said Molly

“我得考虑考虑，”莫莉说。

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" How long do you need to think?" I asked

“你需要考虑多久？”我问。

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" I have to think about that too," said Molly

“那我也得考虑考虑，”莫莉说。

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I shook my head

我摇了摇头。

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She had to think about thinking about it?

她还要考虑怎么去考虑这件事？

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Just then a boy behind us bumped into Molly, and her flower fell off again

正在这时，我们身后的一个男孩撞到了莫莉，她的花又掉了下来。

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" No pushing in line!" called Mr. Dalmati, the recess helper

“排队时不许推搡！”负责课间活动的达尔马提老师喊道。

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Molly picked up her flower

莫莉捡起了她的花。

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" I'm sorry," said the boy." I didn't mean to push

“对不起，”男孩说，“我不是故意推你的。

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I'm just really excited about going down the bumpy slide."

我只是太兴奋要去玩颠簸滑梯了。”

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By the end of recess, Molly and I had gone down the slide only once

到课间休息结束时，莫莉和我只滑了一次滑梯。

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" I like the slide," I said," but I miss running around the playground and playing games."

“我喜欢滑梯，”我说，“但我也想念在操场上跑来跑去玩游戏。”

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" I wish we could stand in line and run around at the same time," said Molly

“真希望我们能一边排队一边到处跑，”莫莉说。

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" Me too," I said

“我也是，”我说。

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After recess Mrs. Romano told us she had a surprise

课间休息过后，罗马诺老师告诉我们她有个惊喜。

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" Next week a special person is coming to visit our school," she announced

“下周有位特别的人要来我们学校，”她宣布。

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" His name is Mr. Bright, and he is an inventor."

“他叫布莱特先生，是一位发明家。”

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" I bet he gets lots of bright ideas!" Evan joked

“我打赌他会有很多高明的主意！”埃文开玩笑说。

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All of the kids laughed

所有孩子都笑了。

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" Just like Iggy!" added Molly." He's an inventor too."

“就像伊基一样！”莫莉补充道，“他也是个发明家。”

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" That's right," said Mrs. Romano, smiling at me

“没错，”罗马诺老师对我微笑着说。

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" But this time I want everyone to be thinking of ideas for inventions

“但这次，我希望每个人都能想出发明的点子。

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Mr. Bright will choose the best one to include in his new book, The Kids' Invention Guide."

布莱特先生会选出最好的那个，收进他的新书《儿童发明指南》里。”

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Jake moaned." But how do we think up an invention, Mrs. Romano?" he asked

杰克嘟囔道：“可我们怎么才能想出一项发明呢，罗马诺老师？”

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Mrs. Romano smiled

罗马诺老师笑了。

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" Just look for a way to solve an everyday problem

“只要寻找一个解决日常问题的方法就行。

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Problems are everywhere, right under your nose!"

问题到处都是，就在你的眼皮底下！”

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I leaned forward to whisper to Molly

我凑过去，小声对莫莉说。

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" So can I borrow your flower?

“那么，可以把你的花借给我吗？

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I'm going to need it."

我要用它。”

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Molly turned around

莫莉转过身来。

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" I'm still thinking about it, Iggy!"

“我还在考虑呢，伊基！”

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That afternoon Molly, Jenny, Josh, and I walked home from school together

那天下午，莫莉、珍妮、乔什和我一起从学校步行回家。

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The air was warm, and the trees were beginning to turn green

空气暖洋洋的，树木开始吐露新绿。

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Jenny was sad

珍妮很难过。

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Sara, her best friend in third grade, was moving away

她三年级最好的朋友萨拉，就要搬走了。

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" I'm going to miss Sara," said Jenny

“我会想念萨拉的，”珍妮说。

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" We wear matching sweaters and matching shoes all the time

“我们总穿成对的毛衣和鞋子。

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We even have matching glasses."

甚至连眼镜都是一对儿的。”

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" Is Sara moving far away?" asked Molly

“萨拉要搬去很远吗？”莫莉问。

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" She's only moving ten blocks away," said Jenny

“她只搬走十个街区远，”珍妮说。

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" But she'll be going to a different school now

“但她现在要去另一所学校了。

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We both cried when we said good-bye."

我们告别的时候都哭了。”

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" You'll be able to visit her," I said

“你可以去看她呀，”我说。

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Jenny nodded. Then I told Jenny and Josh about Mr. Bright's visit

珍妮点了点头。接着我把布莱特先生到访的事告诉了珍妮和乔什。

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The kids in Josh's class were writing down their ideas for inventions too

乔什班上的孩子们也都在写下各自的发明想法。

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" I have a great idea for a new invention," I said, looking at Molly

“我有个很棒的新发明想法，”我说着，看了看莫莉。

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" If someone will let me borrow her pink flower."

“要是有人愿意把她的粉红花借给我。”

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" I've been thinking,"

“我一直在想，”

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said Molly as we approached a lady walking a little dog on a leash

当我们走近一位牵着遛狗绳遛小狗的女士时，莫莉说道。

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" And I decided — "

“我决定—— ”

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Molly never finished her sentence

莫莉这句话没说完。

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Just then Jenny tripped over the dog's leash

就在这时，珍妮被狗绳绊倒了。

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Then Jenny went flying through the air!

接着，珍妮就腾空飞了出去！