045 詹妮的问题

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At recess that day, I sat on a wall by myself

那天课间休息时，我一个人坐在墙边。

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Mr. Dalmati marched over to the bumpy slide and blew his whistle

达尔马提先生大步走向凹凸不平的滑梯，吹响了哨子。

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Kids were pushing each other and arguing about who was first in line

孩子们互相推搡，争吵着谁排在队伍第一个。

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Molly and Jenny came over to me

莫莉和珍妮朝我走来。

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" You're so quiet today, Iggy," said Molly

“你今天好安静啊，伊吉。”莫莉说。

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" Are you thinking of a new invention?" asked Jenny

“你是在想新发明吗？”珍妮问。

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" No," I said." I already thought of one — a Fabulous Glasses-Finder

“没有，”我说。“我已经想出一个了——超棒眼镜探寻器。

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But no one wanted to use it

但是没人想用它。

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Now I'm out of ideas."

我现在没点子啦。”

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" Just look around," said Molly, waving her hand

“四处看看就好啦。”莫莉挥了挥手说。

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" Mrs. Romano said you should search for problems right under your nose."

“罗马诺老师说，你应该找找就在你眼皮底下的问题。”

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Mr. Dalmati blew his whistle

达马提先生吹响了哨子。

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" No pushing and shoving!" he said

“不要推推搡搡的！”他说。

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The kids waiting to go on the slide were acting wilder than ever

等着玩滑梯的孩子们比平时闹得更疯了。

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" I've got a problem," said Jenny." A big problem."

“我有个问题，”珍妮说，“一个大问题。”

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" What's wrong?" asked Molly

“怎么了？”莫莉问道。

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" I flunked my spelling test today," said Jenny

“今天的拼写测验我不及格了，”珍妮说。

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" I always get one hundred on my spelling tests."

“我的拼写测验从来都是一百分的。”

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" Did you study?" I asked

“你复习了吗？”我问道。

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" I tried to study," said Jenny

“我试着复习了，”珍妮说。

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" But I was pretty busy last night

“但我昨晚真的很忙。

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I have a math test tomorrow, and I was studying for that too

我明天有数学考试，我也在复习那个。

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All those numbers gave me a headache!"

那些数字搞得我头疼！”

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" That is a problem," said Molly

“那确实是个麻烦，”莫莉说道。

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" I wish you could invent something to help me, Iggy," said Jenny

“伊吉，我希望你能发明点什么来帮帮我，”珍妮说道。

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" I'm having a lot of trouble at school lately."

“我最近在学校里遇到了很多困难。”

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" I'm sure I can think of something," I said

“我肯定能想出点办法，”我说。

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I couldn't believe I said that!

我简直不敢相信自己说了那样的话！

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I had no idea how to fix Jenny's problem

我完全不知道该怎么解决珍妮的难题。

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" Oh, Iggy, that would be great!" said Jenny

“哦，伊吉，那太好了！”珍妮说道。

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Jenny looked so hopeful

珍妮看起来满怀希望。

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Now I had to find a way to help her

现在我必须想个办法帮帮她。

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After school Molly and I stopped at Josh and Jenny's apartment

放学后，我和茉莉去了乔什和珍妮的公寓。

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Jenny showed her dad her spelling test

珍妮给她爸爸看了她的拼写测验卷。

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Mr. Chen looked upset

陈先生看起来有些不高兴。

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" Jenny, what happened?" he asked

“珍妮，这是怎么回事？”他问道。

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" You usually get all the words right on your spelling tests!"

“你平时的拼写测验都是全部拼对的呀！”

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" I know," said Jenny

“我知道，”珍妮说。

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" I just can't seem to pay attention lately

“我最近就是没法集中注意力。

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And I have a math test tomorrow."

而且明天还有数学测验。”

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" Try to study hard tonight," Mr. Chen said

“今晚要努力学习，”陈先生说。

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" I can help you

“我可以帮你。”

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And if you're still having problems, I'll speak to your teacher."

“如果你还有问题，我会跟你的老师谈谈。”

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We sat down at Josh and Jenny's kitchen table to have a snack

我们坐在乔希和珍妮家的厨房餐桌旁吃点心。

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Mr. Chen went into his magic room to practice his tricks

陈先生走进他的魔法室练习他的戏法。

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He was planning a new magic show

他正在筹划一场新的魔术表演。

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" Too bad your dad doesn't have a magic trick to fix your problem," Molly said to Jenny

“真可惜你爸爸不会用魔术来替你解决问题，”茉莉对珍妮说。

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Josh laughed." Right now Dad is practicing cutting people in half!"

乔希笑道。“现在爸爸正在练习把人切成两半！”

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" Hey, isn't that division?" joked Molly

“嘿，那不也是除法吗？”茉莉开玩笑说。

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" I've already told Dad that I don't want to be cut in half," said Jenny

“我已经告诉爸爸我不想被切成两半，”珍妮说。

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" It's just a trick, Jenny," said Josh

“这只是个小把戏，珍妮，”乔希说。

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" Dad doesn't really cut people in half

“爸爸不会真的把人切成两半。

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But he could turn you into a rabbit," he teased her

但他能把你变成一只兔子，”他逗她说。

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" I don't think a rabbit would get good grades on spelling," I pointed out

“我觉得兔子可没法在拼写上得高分，”我指出。

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That made everyone laugh, even Jenny

这话把大家都逗笑了，连珍妮也笑了。

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" Wait a minute

“等一下。

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Look at this!" said Molly

看看这个！”茉莉说。

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She picked up a book from the table

她从桌上拿起一本书。

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The title was Hypnosis Made Easy

书名是《催眠术一点通》。

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" We could hypnotize you, Jenny!" said Molly

“我们可以催眠你呀，珍妮！”茉莉说。

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" Then you might be able to tell us why you're having trouble in school."

“那样你也许就能告诉我们，你在学校遇到什么麻烦了。”

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" Yeah!" I chimed in

“没错！”我插嘴道。

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" I saw a lady hypnotize someone on TV once

“我有次在电视上看见一位女士催眠了别人。

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It's simple. First the hypnotist put a man in a trance

很简单。首先，催眠师让一个人进入催眠状态。

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She made him act like a chicken and asked him a bunch of questions

她让他像鸡一样表演，还问了他一大堆问题。

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Then later she woke him up."

然后过了一会让把他唤醒了。”

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But Jenny looked worried by our idea

但珍妮似乎被我们的主意吓到了。

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" What if you can't wake me up again?" she said

“但你们要是再把我弄不醒了，可怎么办？”她说。

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" I'd be hypnotized forever."

“我不就永远被催眠了嘛。”

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She shook her head

她摇了摇头。

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" Maybe you should cut me in half instead!"

“也许你们还是把我切成两半的好！”