012 温恩的魔方

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Winn's fingers flew

维恩的手指飞快地舞动着。

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The little cube in his hands twisted and turned

他手中的小方块扭来转去。

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Bright, colorful squares moved at a rapid pace

明亮鲜艳的色块飞速移动着。

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" Oh, a Rubik's Cube puzzle!" said Anika

“哦，是魔方！”安妮卡说。

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" I just got one for my birthday."

“我生日的时候刚得到一个。”

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" I'm trying to solve it quickly," said Winn

“我在尝试快速还原它。”维恩说。

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He stopped turning the cube and studied it for a moment

他停下手中的魔方，端详了一会儿。

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Then he turned the top layer clockwise and studied it again

接着他顺时针转动顶层，又端详了一番。

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Finally he sighed and set the puzzle on the table

最后他叹了口气，把魔方放在了桌子上。

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" I wish I'd invented the Rubik's Cube," he said

“真希望魔方是我发明的。”他说。

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" Then I could solve it easily!"

“那样我就能轻松解开了！”

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Anika laughed." I'm not so sure about that

阿尼卡笑了。“我觉得那可不一定。

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It took the inventor a month to solve it the first time!"

发明者自己第一次解开它都花了一个月呢！”

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" Really?" said Winn." Who invented it?"

“真的吗？”维尼说，“谁发明的？”

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" A man named Erno Rubik," said Anika

“一个叫埃尔诺·鲁比克的人，”阿尼卡说。

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" He was an architecture professor."

“他是一位建筑学教授。”

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Winn scratched his head." Why did he invent a toy?"

维尼挠了挠头。“他为什么要发明一个玩具？”

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" Rubik didn't think of the cube as a toy at first," said Anika

“鲁比克一开始并没把魔方当成玩具，”阿尼卡说。

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" He invented it in 1974 to test out a design idea

“他在1974年发明它，是为了测试一个设计想法。

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But then he realized people really liked playing with the cube

但后来他发现人们真的很喜欢玩这个方块。

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He decided to manufacture and sell it."

他决定制造并出售魔方。"

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" He sold a lot of them, right?" asked Winn

"他卖了很多，对吧？"维尼问。

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" Rubik's Cube was extremely popular in the 1980s," said Anika

"魔方在20世纪80年代非常流行，"阿尼卡说。

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" Today it's still popular

"如今它依然很流行。

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In fact, it's one of the world's top-selling toys."

事实上，它是世界上最畅销的玩具之一。"

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Winn grinned." Well, someday I'm going to be the world's speed-cubing champion!"

维尼咧嘴笑了。"嗯，总有一天我要成为世界速拧冠军！"

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" Oh, really?" asked Anika

"哦，真的吗？"阿尼卡问。

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" Yep," said Winn

"对，"维尼说。

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" There are speed-cubing competitions all over the world

"全世界都有速拧比赛。

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The first world championship was held in 1982

第一届世界锦标赛是在1982年举办的。

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People try to solve the Rubik's Cube as fast as they can

人们试着用最快的速度解魔方。

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And there are different types of competitions too

而且还有不同种类的比赛。

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Some people solve it with one hand

有人单手解。

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Others solve it blindfolded

还有人蒙着眼解。

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Some people even solve it with their feet!"

有些人甚至用脚解！"

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Winn picked up the cube and started twisting it again

维尼拿起魔方，又开始转动起来。

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" A lot of people can solve it in less than ten seconds," he said

"很多人不到十秒就能解开，"他说。

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" How fast are you?" asked Anika

"你有多快？"阿尼卡问。

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Winn gave a sheepish grin

维尼不好意思地咧嘴笑了笑。

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" Actually, I haven't solved it at all yet."

"其实，我压根还没解开过。"

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" Don't feel bad," said Anika

"别灰心，"阿尼卡说。

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" It's not easy to solve

"解开它可不容易。

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There are billions of ways a Rubik's Cube can be scrambled."

一个魔方能被打乱的方式有数十亿种。"

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Winn put the cube down again

维尼又把魔方放下了。

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" This is taking me forever!"

"这要花我一辈子！"

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Anika picked up the cube and started twisting it

阿尼卡拿起魔方，开始转动。

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" A Rubik's Cube can always be solved in fewer than twenty moves."

"魔方总能以少于二十步解开。"

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" Impossible," said Winn

"不可能，"维尼说。

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" I'm serious," said Anika as she continued to move the sides around

"我是认真的，"阿尼卡一边说，一边继续转动着各个面。

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" Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen... done!"

"十三，十四，十五，十六……好了！"

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Anika held out the Rubik's Cube

阿尼卡把魔方举了出来。

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Winn's eyes grew wide." You solved it!"

维尼睁大了眼睛。"你解开了！"