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Jenny wasn't sure about letting us hypnotize her

珍妮对于让我们催眠她有些犹豫。

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" Don't worry, it will be fun!" said Josh

“别担心，会很好玩的！”乔什说。

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" All you have to do is sit and stare straight ahead," I added

“你只需要坐着，盯着前方看就行了。”我补充道。

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At last Jenny said okay

最后，珍妮答应了。

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" Maybe it will solve my school problems."

“也许这能解决我在学校的问题。”

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" We need a necklace or something shiny to swing in front of you," I said

“我们需要一条项链或是什么闪亮的东西，在你面前摇晃。”我说。

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" I'll go get something from my jewelry box," said Molly

“我去我的首饰盒里拿个东西。”莫莉说。

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She ran upstairs to her apartment

她跑上楼，回自己的房间。

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A minute later she came back

一分钟后，她回来了。

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She was holding a necklace with a big silver heart

她拿着一条项链，上面有个大大的银色心形吊坠。

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" Perfect!" I said

“太完美了！”我说。

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" Now keep your eyes on this heart," I instructed Jenny

“现在盯着这颗心，”我对珍妮说。

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I swung the heart back and forth slowly in front of her

我拿着那颗心在她面前慢慢来回摆动。

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Jenny followed it with her eyes

珍妮的眼睛跟着它转。

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" You're getting sleepy," I said in a soft voice

“你越来越困了，”我轻声说。

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" Very, very sleepy."

“非常、非常困。”

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" Is she hypnotized yet?" asked Molly

“她已经被催眠了吗？”莫莉问。

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I snapped my fingers in front of Jenny's face. She blinked

我在珍妮面前打了个响指。她眨了眨眼。

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" Not quite," I said. I swung the heart again

“还没呢，”我说。我又摆动起那颗心。

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Jenny just sat there, staring

珍妮只是坐在那儿，瞪着眼睛。

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" I think she's hypnotized now," whispered Josh

“我想她已经被催眠了，”乔什低声说。

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" Jenny!" I said in a loud, commanding voice

“珍妮！”我用响亮、命令式的语气说道。

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" Tell us why you are having trouble in school!"

“告诉我们，你为什么在学校里遇到麻烦！”

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Jenny blinked." Iggy, why are you yelling at me?"

珍妮眨了眨眼。“伊吉，你为什么对我大喊大叫？”

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" Jenny, you're not supposed to blink," I said

“珍妮，你不该眨眼的，”我说。

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" That ruins the spell."

“那会破坏咒语的。”

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Jenny rubbed her eyes

珍妮揉了揉眼睛。

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" I can't help it

“我忍不住。

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That swinging heart made my eyes all blurry."

那个晃来晃去的爱心让我的眼睛都花了。”

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" I'm afraid the trance is broken," I said

“恐怕催眠状态已经解除了，”我说。

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Jenny looked disappointed

珍妮看起来很失望。

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" I was hoping this would work."

"我还指望这能管用。"

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" Me too," I said

"我也是。" 我说。

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" Jenny!" called Mr. Chen

"珍妮！" 陈老师喊道。

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" It's time to study for your math test."

"该复习数学考试了。"

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" Good luck," I said to Jenny

"祝你好运。" 我对珍妮说。

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I felt bad that I had not been able to help her

没能帮上她，我心里很过意不去。

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The next day at recess, Molly and Jenny wanted to go on the slide

第二天课间休息时，莫莉和珍妮想去玩滑滑梯。

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But I wasn't in the mood

可我提不起兴致。

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All the kids in line were yelling and pushing

排队的孩子全都在大喊大叫、推推搡搡。

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" Hey, stop shoving!" yelled a girl to Evan

“嘿，别推了！”一个女孩对埃文喊道。

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" I didn't shove

“我没推。

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It was the kid behind me," said Evan

是我后面的小孩推的。”埃文说。

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Soon Mr. Dalmati blew his whistle

很快，达玛提老师吹响了哨子。

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" Recess is over

“课间休息结束了。

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Everyone line up to go inside quietly."

大家排好队，安静地进去。”

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" I dropped my new hair clip," said Jenny, looking around

“我新买的发夹掉了。”珍妮说着，四处张望。

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" And now I can't find it."

“现在找不到了。”

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" Here it is," said Molly, leaning over to pick it up

“在这儿呢。”莫莉说着，弯腰捡了起来。

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" It was right under your nose."

“就在你鼻子底下。”

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" Right under your nose," I thought

“远在天边，近在眼前，”我心想。

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The famous inventor, Mr. Bright, was coming to our school soon

著名的发明家布莱特先生很快就要来我们学校了。

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I had a feeling there was an invention idea right under my nose

我有种感觉，有个发明的好点子就近在眼前。

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But I couldn't think of what it was

可我就是想不出那到底会是什么。

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Walking home after school that day, we passed a new shop, Mom's Bakery

那天放学走路回家时，我们路过一家新开的店——“妈妈烘焙坊”。

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Actually, we smelled it first

其实，我们先是闻到了它的香味。

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And did it smell good!

那味道闻起来可真香啊！

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Jenny, Josh, Molly, and I stopped and looked in the window

珍妮、乔什、莫莉和我不由停下脚步，透过橱窗往里看。

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It was filled with chocolate brownies, cookies, and frosted cupcakes

里面摆满了巧克力布朗尼、曲奇饼干，还有撒了糖霜的杯形蛋糕。

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" I wish that was my mom's bakeshop!" I said

“真希望这是我妈妈开的面包店！”我说。

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" I'm starving," said Josh

“我饿坏了，”乔什说。

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" My mouth is watering," said Molly

“我都要流口水了，”莫莉说。

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" But I don't have any money with me."

“不过我身上没带钱。”

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We went into the crowded bakeshop

我们走进了拥挤的面包店。

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" Number seven is next!" called a man from behind the counter

“七号，下一位！”柜台后面有个男人喊道。

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A woman stepped up to the counter

一位女士走到柜台前。

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" I have number seven."

“我的是七号。”

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She handed the man a ticket

她把一张小票递给那个男人。

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" I'd like a chocolate chip cookie, please."

“请给我一块巧克力豆曲奇。”

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The man took the woman's ticket and gave her a cookie

男人收下那位女士的小票，给了她一块曲奇。

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" Number eight!" he called out next

“八号！”他接着喊道。

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I noticed that everyone was holding a numbered ticket

我注意到，每个人都拿着一张带号码的小票。

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That's when the idea came to me

就在那一刻，我突然有了灵感。

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" I've got it!" I cried

“我想到了！”我大叫起来。

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" Got what?" asked Molly

“想到什么了？”莫莉问。

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" An idea for a new invention!" I said

“一个新发明的点子！”我说。

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" And you know what the amazing thing is?"

“你们知道最神奇的是什么吗？”

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" What?" said Josh

“是什么？”乔什问。

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I grinned." The idea was right under my nose!"

我咧嘴一笑：“这个点子就近在眼前！”