科学比赛启示：有些友情不会因小矛盾而破裂

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[00:01.85]33 Egg Drop Soup	蛋花汤
[00:06.80](By Heather Tomasello)	(译 / 刘克)
[00:09.18]OK, everybody. “好了，同学们。
[00:12.40]It's that time of year, said my science teacher, Mr.Beal. 又到了每年的这个时候，”我的科学老师比尔说道，
[00:18.04]"This Friday we'll have the annual Egg Drop Challenge."	“本周五我们将举行一年一度的摔蛋挑战赛。”
[00:23.23]A couple of my classmates groaned, but no one was at all surprised.听完这话，几个同学发出了抱怨声，不过大家一点儿也不感到惊讶。
[00:28.71]Mr. Beal's fifth-grade Egg Drop Challenge was an institution at my school. 在我们学校，比尔老师组织的五年级摔蛋挑战赛已经成为学校一项由来已久的赛事。
[00:34.57]The goal of the Challenge was simple - you had to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when dropped over the stadium wall.	这项挑战赛的目标很简单――你得为一枚鸡蛋制作一个容器，以保护鸡蛋从体育场的墙上落下来时不会被摔碎。
[00:43.28]Bring your containers to class on Friday, Mr. Beal said. “周五把你们做好的容器带到班上来。”比尔老师说，
[00:48.73]"By the way, this year we're going to try something different. “哦，对了，今年我们将尝试改变一下规则。
[00:53.37]You can work alone or with a partner."	你们可以自己独立完成，也可以找个搭档合作。”
[00:56.70]My best friend, Cassie, and I grinned at each other. 我和我最要好的朋友卡西相视而笑。
[01:00.36]We always worked on projects together. 我们俩总是一起做各种课 题。
[01:03.20]She's brainy ; I'm creative. 她博学多才，我创意非凡。
[01:05.65]We're the perfect combination, like peanut butter and marshmallow cream . 我们俩珠联璧合，就像是花生酱与棉花糖霜。
[01:10.54](Which happens to be my favorite kind of sandwich.)	(这碰巧是我最爱吃的三明治的那种口味。)
[01:13.96]I made my favorite sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie to come over and work on the container. 于是那天下午，我一边等着卡西过来和我一起制作容器，一边做好我最爱吃的那种口味的三明治。
[01:21.15]Spreading the fluffy marshmallow cream gave me an idea.	在往三明治上涂抹松软的棉花糖霜时，我脑袋里蹦出了一个主意。
[01:25.56]I have a brilliant design for our egg container! I said when Cassie arrived.	“我想到了一个绝妙的鸡蛋容器设计！”卡西一到我家，我便对她说道。
[01:30.73]What? Cassie asked eagerly.	“是什么？”卡西急切地问道。
[01:33.22]We can cushion it with some marshmallow cream.	“我们可以用棉花糖霜为它做个衬垫。”
[01:36.57]Huh?	“哈？”
[01:37.75]You know, to absorb the shock of the impact, I explained.	“你知道的，这可以缓冲撞击所产生的震动。”我解释着。
[01:41.73]You've got to be kidding, Laura.	“劳拉，你一定是在开玩笑吧。”
[01:44.55]You have a better idea?	“你有更好的主意吗？”
[01:46.52]Cassie pointed to a sketch in her notebook. 卡西指着她笔记本上的一张草图说：
[01:50.14]"Actually, I do. “不错，我确实有。
[01:52.10]We put the egg in a basket with parachute attached . 我们可以把鸡蛋放进一个系有降落伞的篮子里。
[01:56.32]It will simply float to safety."	这样它便能安全地降落 了。”
[01:58.91]It's too easy for something to go wrong. “这样太容易出错了。
[02:02.24]It will never work! I said.	绝对行不通！”我说。
[02:04.46]And cream will? Cassie rolled her eyes."The parachute is better than that stupid idea."	“用棉花糖霜就行得通？”卡西冲我翻了翻白眼。“降落伞比那个蠢主意好多了。”
[02:12.43]I couldn't believe it. 我简直不敢相信自己的耳朵。
[02:14.43]Of course we'd had our little fights in the past, but this was different. 诚然，过去我们也曾有过一些争吵和摩擦，但是这次却不太一样。
[02:19.95]She'd never called any of my ideas "stupid" before.	以前她从未把我的任何主意称作“蠢主意”。
[02:24.12]Oh, yeah? I said.	“哦，是吗？”我说。
[02:26.10]Yeah!	“没错！”
[02:27.14]Then I'll build mine and you build yours, and we'll just see whose is better.	“那好，我做我的，你做你的，等着瞧到底谁的容器更好。”
[02:32.52]Fine! Cassie shoved her notebook into her backpack and stormed out .	“行！”卡西把她的笔记本胡乱塞进书包，气冲冲地走了。
[02:37.61]And just like that, our friendship was smashed. 就这样，我们的友谊破碎了。
[02:41.75]Like an egg dropped from the top of a stadium without marshmallow cream to protect it.	仿佛一枚没有棉花糖霜保护的鸡蛋，从体育场顶部坠落下来。
[02:47.47]When Friday finally rolled around , I had to admit that Cassie's Egg Force One looked pretty good. 终于又到了周五，我不得不承认卡西的“蛋军一号”看起来相当不错。
[02:54.50]She had used a handkerchief to create a small parachute. 她用一块手帕做了一个小降落伞。
[02:58.40]It was tied to a basket that held Styrofoam packing peanuts and, in the center of it all, her egg.	降落伞系在篮子上，篮子里装有淀粉泡沫颗粒，正中心放着她的鸡蛋。
[03:06.53]My Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn't look quite so scientific. 而我的“蛋霜之王”的科学性就没那么强。
[03:12.04]I had lined the sides and bottom of a small box with rice cakes. 我先用米糕将一个小盒子里的四边和底部垫好。
[03:16.87]Then I'd added a layer of marshmallow cream, the egg, and a layer of Jell-O .	然后铺上一层棉花糖霜，再放入鸡蛋，最后加上一层吉露果冻。
[03:22.73]This is how the competition worked: All the students in my class carried their egg containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. 比赛是这样进行的：班里的所有同学拿着自己的鸡蛋容器在体育场里向上走三层台阶，然后让它们从边墙下落下来。
[03:33.88]If your egg broke, you were out. 如果你的鸡蛋碎了，你就出局了。
[03:36.67]If the egg survived, you had to walk up three more steps and drop it again. 如果鸡蛋完好无损，你就必须再向上走三层台阶， 再次让鸡蛋落下。
[03:42.08]This went on until the last egg broke.	直到最后一个鸡蛋破碎，比赛才会结束。
[03:45.97]By the fourth launch, only Cassie and I were left.	比赛进行到第四轮时，只剩下我和卡西了。
[03:50.34]OK, Mr. Beal yelled. “好，”比尔老师高声喊道，
[03:52.88]"Let'em go on the count of three."	“数到三，然后放手。”
[03:55.86]Good luck, Laura, Cassie said, turning to me. “劳拉，祝你好运。”卡西转身向我说道。
[03:59.31]"You're going to need it."	“这回你可得碰运气了。”
[04:01.52]I didn't respond. 我没有回答。
[04:03.02]I figured winning would be sweeter revenge.	我认为赢得胜利将会是更痛快的复仇。
[04:06.64]The class called, "One, two, three!" I let go of my box.	全班同学喊着：“一，二，三！”我松开了手中的盒子。
[04:12.85]Ew, I heard someone say after a minute. “哎唷。”随即我听到有人发出这种声音。
[04:16.60]Had my egg broken? I raced down the steps, trying to get to the bottom before Cassie did.	我的鸡蛋碎了吗？我冲下台阶，想赶在卡西之前到达地面。
[04:23.00]The side walk was already dotted with egg shells from previous failed drops.边墙下的走道已经星星点点地布满了前几轮比赛中摔碎的鸡蛋壳。 
[04:28.64]I finally found my brave little Egg-cellent Egg Cream. 我终于找到了我那枚小小的勇敢的“蛋霜之王”。
[04:33.16]I didn't even have to open the box to see the results. 我甚至都没打开盒子来检查结果。
[04:37.17]Yolk and egg white mixed with yellow Jell-O seeped from the corner.	蛋黄和蛋清混合着黄色的果冻从盒角渗了出来。
[04:42.98]That looks like egg drop soup, Laura, Cassie said. “劳拉，那看上去像蛋花汤。”卡西说。
[04:47.21]She was holding her Egg Force One. 她正举着她的“蛋军一号”。
[04:49.75]My heart raced. 我的心在狂跳。
[04:51.41]Had she won? I looked at her basket. 她赢了吗？我看了看她的篮子。
[04:54.46]Empty.	里面没有鸡蛋。
[04:55.67]My egg bounced out, she explained, pointing to a broken shell in the grass.	“我的鸡蛋弹出去了。”她指着草丛里破碎的蛋壳解释着。
[05:00.53]I guess the pilot had an egg-jector seat, I offered.	“我猜这位飞行员有把‘蛋射座椅’。”我接着她的话说道。
[05:04.83]Cassie looked at me, and her glare softened. 卡西看着我，我可以从她的眼角看出，
[05:08.55]I could see it in the corners of her eyes. 她的目光渐渐柔和下来。
[05:11.07]She was trying not to smile.她想忍住不笑。 
[05:13.07]I grinned. 我咧着嘴笑了。
[05:14.09]She giggled.	她也咯咯地笑了起来。
[05:15.35]Egg-jector seat, she said.	“蛋射座椅。”她说。
[05:18.11]Egg drop soup, I said, laughing until I had tears in my eyes.	“蛋花汤。”我边说边笑着，直到泪水充盈了双眼。
[05:23.09]A tie, Mr. Beal said, shaking his head.	“平局。”比尔老师摇了摇头说。
[05:27.32]But Cassie and I knew we'd won something more important than the Egg Drop Challenge. 但我和卡西深知，我们赢得了比摔蛋挑战赛更重要的东西。
[05:33.13]Some friendships aren't like eggs after all. 有些友谊绝对不像鸡蛋一样。
[05:36.33]They can survive a little bouncing.	它们不会因为小矛盾而破碎。

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科学比赛启示：有些友情不会因小矛盾而破裂