050 布赖特先生是对的

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Everyone in the school auditorium was quiet

学校礼堂里每个人都安静了下来。

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We were waiting for Mr. Bright to call out the name of the winner

我们都在等着布莱特先生宣布获胜者的名字。

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" And the winner is Evan Demarco for his Automatic Fish-Feeder!" cried Mr. Bright

“获胜者是埃文·德马尔科，凭借他的自动喂鱼器！”布莱特先生喊道。

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Evan stood up, and everyone clapped and cheered

埃文站了起来，大家都鼓掌欢呼。

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I clapped too, but I was stunned

我也鼓了掌，但我目瞪口呆。

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I felt like a balloon with all the air let out

我觉得自己像一只泄了气的气球。

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I was Iggy the Incredible Inventor

我可是了不起的发明家伊吉啊。

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But I had not won!

但我却没有获胜！

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Neither of my inventions would be in The Kids' Invention Guide

我的发明没有一个能入选《儿童发明指南》。

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I could understand Mr. Bright not choosing the Fabulous Glasses-Finder

我能理解布莱特先生没有选“神奇眼镜寻回器”。

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But what about my Pick-a-Number?

那我的“选数字”呢？

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All the kids had loved that invention!

孩子们明明都很喜欢那个发明！

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On the way out of the assembly, Evan came up to me

走出会场时，埃文来到了我的身边。

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" Thanks, Iggy!" he said

“谢谢你，伊吉！”他说。

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" For what?" I asked

“谢什么？”我问。

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" For inspiring me to invent something," said Evan

“谢谢你激励我搞了个发明。”埃文说。

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I looked at him

我看着他。

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" What do you mean?"

“什么意思？”

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" You always invent such cool things," he said

“你总是能发明些很酷的东西，”他说。

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" So I wanted to invent something cool too."

“所以我也想发明个很酷的东西。”

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" Oh," I answered with a smile

“哦，”我微笑着回答。

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" Well, congratulations for winning

“那么，恭喜你获奖。

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Your Automatic Fish-Feeder is a great idea."

你的自动喂鱼器是个很棒的主意。”

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I felt better, knowing I had inspired Evan

知道自己激励了埃文，我感觉好多了。

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But I still couldn't help feeling a little disappointed

但我还是忍不住感到一丝失望。

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After school Jenny, Josh, Molly, and I went to the park

放学后，珍妮、乔希、莫莉和我去了公园。

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" My teacher said I can take my math and spelling tests again," Jenny told us happily

“我的老师说我数学和拼写测验可以重考了，”珍妮高兴地告诉我们。

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" And I can see all the way across the park now."

“而且我现在能一直看到公园的那一头了。”

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A second later Jenny gasped

下一秒，珍妮倒吸了一口气。

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" Look! It's Mr. Bright!"

“看！是布莱特先生！”

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Sure enough, there was Mr. Bright on the other side of the park

果不其然，布莱特先生就在公园的另一边。

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" He's with a girl on a bike," said Josh

“他和一个骑自行车的女孩在一起，”乔希说。

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In a few minutes, we had reached Mr. Bright

几分钟后，我们走到了布莱特先生跟前。

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" Hi, Mr. Bright!" said Molly

“嗨，布莱特先生！”莫莉说。

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" We saw you at our school today."

“我们今天在学校看到您了。”

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" You were a great audience," said Mr. Bright

“你们是很棒的观众，”布莱特先生说。

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He turned to the girl on the bike

他转向骑自行车的女孩。

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" This is my daughter, Emily."

“这是我女儿，艾米丽。”

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" Hi," said Emily

“嗨，”艾米丽说。

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" I'm glad to see you kids again," said Mr. Bright

“很高兴再次见到你们这些孩子，”布莱特先生说。

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" There was someone I wanted to talk to at your school today

“今天在学校，有个人我想跟他谈谈。

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He wrote about a really great invention, but I can't remember his name."

他写了一个特别棒的发明，但我记不起他的名字了。”

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" What was the invention?" asked Josh

“是什么发明？”乔希问。

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" It was called the Fabulous Glasses-Finder," said Mr. Bright

“叫神奇的眼镜寻找器，”布莱特先生说。

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I couldn't believe it

我简直不敢相信。

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" That was my invention!" I cried

“那是我的发明！”我喊道。

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" It's a very interesting idea," said Mr. Bright

“这想法很有趣，”布莱特先生说。

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" The only problem is that your glasses-finder is not easy to use."

“唯一的问题是，你的眼镜寻找器不太好用。”

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My heart sank

我的心一沉。

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" However," said Mr. Bright," the invention works well for objects bigger than glasses, like bicycles!"

“不过，”布莱特先生说，“这个发明对眼镜大的东西效果很好，比如自行车！”

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I smiled." Really?"

我笑了。“真的吗？”

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" Yes," said Mr. Bright." Tell them, Emily."

“是的，”布莱特先生说。“告诉他们吧，艾米丽。”

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" I ride my bike to school every day," she said

“我每天骑自行车上学，”她说。

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" Most kids at my school do

“我学校大部分孩子都这样。

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Sometimes there are so many bikes in the racks, it's hard to find yours

有时候车架上的自行车太多，很难找到自己的那辆。

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So I put a flower on my handlebars

所以我就在车把上放了朵花。

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And now I can spot my bike right away!"

现在我能一下子就找到我的自行车啦！”

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" It's a brilliant idea!" said Mr. Bright

“这真是个绝妙的主意！”布莱特先生说。

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I smiled, but something was bothering me

我笑了，但有个事情让我有点纠结。

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" But I didn't actually invent a bicycle-finder," I said

“可我其实没有发明过自行车寻找器啊，”我说。

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" Of course you did," said Mr. Bright

“你当然发明了，”布莱特先生说。

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" Sometimes a person invents something, and someone else finds another use for it

“有时候一个人发明了某样东西，别人会为它找到另一种用途。

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That's part of solving problems."

这也是解决问题的一部分。”

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I thought about the number machine at the bakery

我想起了面包店里的数字机。

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That invention had given me the idea for the Pick-a-Number

那个发明启发我做出了选号机。

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" Be sure to write about another invention next time I visit your school," said Mr. Bright

“下次我去你们学校的时候，记得再写一个发明哦，”布莱特先生说。

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" Okay," I said. I grinned happily

“好的，”我说着，开心地咧嘴笑了。

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I had solved a problem on the playground

我解决了操场上的问题。

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I had figured out why Jenny was having trouble in school

我弄清楚了珍妮在学校遇到困难的原因。

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I had inspired Evan

我激励了埃文。

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And now, with Mr. Bright's help, I had invented a bicycle-finder

而现在，在布莱特先生的帮助下，我还发明了自行车寻找器。

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I, Iggy, hadn't won the contest at school

我，伊吉，虽然没赢得学校比赛。

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But I was still an incredible inventor!

但我依然是个了不起的发明家！