051 有史以来最热的一天

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It was the middle of July, and the hottest day ever

那是七月中旬，也是有史以来最热的一天。

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At least that's how it felt in my room

至少我的房间里是这么感觉的。

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My skylight window was open, but it didn't help one bit

我的天窗开着，但一点用都没有。

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My fan was blowing, but it just seemed to blow more hot air around

我的风扇在吹，但似乎只是把热风到处吹。

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I was even wearing my bathing suit, and I was still hot!

我甚至穿上了泳衣，但还是很热！

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My friends call me " Iggy the Incredible Inventor."

我的朋友们叫我“不可思议的发明家伊吉”。

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But there was no way I could invent anything today

但我今天根本没法发明任何东西了。

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It was too hot for me to even think!

天太热了，我连思考都做不到！

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Suddenly my fan stopped working

突然，我的风扇停了。

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" Mom!" I called." It's really hot in here!

“妈妈！”我喊道。“这里真的很热！

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Can we get an air conditioner for my room?"

能在我房间里装个空调吗？"

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My mom was getting ready to go shopping

妈妈正准备出门买东西。

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" We can't fit an air conditioner in your tiny room, Iggy," she called from the kitchen

"伊吉，你那个小房间可装不下空调，"她从厨房喊道。

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" Besides, I think the power just went out in the whole building

"再说，整栋楼好像都停电了。

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The lights aren't working and the air conditioner in the living room turned off."

灯都不亮了，客厅的空调也关了。"

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" My fan isn't working either!" I told her

"我的风扇也不转了！"我对她说。

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My brother, Tate, stuck his head in my room

我哥哥泰特把头探进我房间。

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" Why don't you stop yelling and invent something?" he said

"你与其在这儿大喊大叫，不如发明点什么东西？"他说。

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" I can't," I said

"我做不到，"我说。

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" It's so hot in here, my brain won't work."

"这儿太热了，我的脑子都转不动了。"

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" Ha-ha!" Tate laughed." Iggy's brain is melting!"

“哈哈！” 泰特笑着说，“伊吉的脑子都要化掉了！”

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" That's not funny!" I cried," Mom! Tate said my brain is melting!"

“一点儿都不好笑！” 我喊道，“妈妈！ 泰特说我的脑子要化掉了！”

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" I want you two boys to get along while I'm gone," my mother said

“我不在家的时候，你们俩要好好相处。” 妈妈说。

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" It's too hot to argue."

“天太热了，别吵架了。”

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A few minutes after my mom left, Molly knocked on our door

妈妈离开几分钟后，莫莉来敲我们家的门。

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Her little brother, Caswell, was with her

她的弟弟卡斯威尔也来了。

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" Wow," said Molly, sinking down on a chair in our living room

“哇，” 莫莉说着，一屁股坐到我们客厅的椅子上。

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" It's even hotter in your apartment than it is in ours!

“你们家比我们家还热！

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Our power stopped working a few minutes ago."

我们家几分钟前也停电了。”

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" The whole building is out of electricity," explained Tate

“整栋楼都断电了。” 泰特解释道。

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" Can you invent something to cool us off, Iggy?" asked Molly

“伊吉，你能发明点什么让我们凉快下来吗？”莫莉问。

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I shook my head." Nope."

我摇了摇头。“不行。”

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Caswell was looking at me

卡斯威尔正看着我。

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" Why do you have your bathing suit on, Iggy?" he asked

“伊吉，你为什么穿着泳衣？”他问。

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" Are you going swimming?"

“你要去游泳吗？”

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" I was trying to stay cool," I told him

“我本来是想保持凉快。”我对他说。

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Just then someone knocked on the door again

就在这时，又有人敲门了。

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It was Josh and Jenny, from the floor below us

是乔什和珍妮，住在我们楼下。

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Josh's dog, Bunch, was with them

乔什的狗邦奇也跟他们在一起。

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Poor Bunch was hanging his head and panting

可怜的邦奇耷拉着脑袋，喘着气。

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He looked very hot

它看起来热极了。

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I brought him a bowl of water to drink

我给它端来一碗水喝。

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" Guess what?" said Jenny, while Bunch lapped noisily from the bowl

“猜猜看？”珍妮说，邦奇正吧唧吧唧地舔水喝。

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" Our air conditioner blew a fuse."

“我们空调的保险丝烧了。”

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" What's a fuse?" asked Caswell

“保险丝是什么？”卡斯威尔问。

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Josh shrugged." I'm not exactly sure

乔什耸了耸肩。“我也不太确定。

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But Mr. Calabria said it made all the electricity in the building go out."

但卡拉布里亚先生说，它让整栋楼都停电了。”

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" Just like Iggy's brain," said Tate

“就像伊吉的脑子一样，”泰特说。

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" It blew a fuse today too!"

“今天也烧断保险丝了！”

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" Very funny," I said, frowning at him

“真好笑，”我皱着眉头对他说。

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" Iggy, can you think of a way to stay cool?" asked Jenny

“伊吉，你能想个办法凉快下来吗？”珍妮问。

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I was sick of answering this question

这个问题我都听腻了。

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Luckily, Molly answered for me this time

幸好，这次莫莉替我回答了。

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" Iggy can't think," she said." He's too hot."

“伊吉想不出来，”她说，“他太热了。”

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" Wait a minute," I said." I do have an idea!"

“等一下，”我说，“我确实有个主意！”

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" I hope it's a good one!" said Josh

“希望是个好主意！”乔什说。

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" If I get any hotter, I'll blow a fuse too."

“要是再热下去，我的保险丝也要烧断了。”

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" Well, it's not a great idea," I said, grinning

“嗯，算不上什么了不起的主意，”我咧嘴笑着说。

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" But it could lead to a great idea!"

“但说不定能引出了不起的主意！”

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" What is it?" asked Molly

“什么主意？”莫莉问。

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" I'm going to put an ice pack on my head," I said

“我要在头上放个冰袋，”我说。

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" That will cool off my brain

“这样就能给我的大脑降温。

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Then I'll be able to think of my next incredible invention!"

然后我就能想出下一个惊人的发明了！”