The Bike Lock That Ignored His Fingerprint

Quincy rides his bike to school every day. He locks it with a smart bike lock that reads his fingerprint. Most mornings, the lock opens right away.

昆西每天骑自行车上学。他用一把能识别指纹的智能车锁锁车。大多数早晨，这把锁一下就能打开。

On rainy days, something strange happens. Quincy presses his finger on the lock, but it does not open. He tries again and again, but nothing changes.

下雨天，就会出现怪事。昆西把手指按在锁上，锁却打不开。他一次又一次地试，什么都没有改变。

One rainy Tuesday, Quincy stands outside school, frustrated. His classmate Opal walks by and sees him struggling with the lock.

一个下雨的周二，昆西站在学校外面，很沮丧。他的同学奥帕尔走过，看见他在跟车锁较劲。

"Is your lock broken?" Opal asks. "I think so," Quincy says. "It never works when it rains."

“你的锁坏了吗？”奥帕尔问。“我想是的，”昆西说，“一下雨它就不灵。”

"Let me see it," Opal says. She looks closely at the small sensor on the lock. "It's just wet," she says. "Try drying it with your sleeve."

“让我看看，”奥帕尔说。她仔细看了看锁上那个小小的感应区。“只是湿了而已，”她说，“试试用袖子擦干。”

Quincy wipes the sensor with his sleeve and dries it well. He presses his finger on the lock again. This time, it clicks open immediately.

昆西用袖子把感应区擦了擦，擦得很干。他又把手指按在锁上。这一次，锁“咔嗒”一声立刻开了。

"It worked!" Quincy says, surprised. "The lock isn't broken at all. It just needs a dry sensor."

“成功了！”昆西惊讶地说，“这把锁根本没坏。它只是需要一个干燥的感应区。”

"My umbrella lock does the same thing," Opal says. "Wet sensors are tricky."

“我的雨伞锁也这样，”奥帕尔说，“感应区一湿就麻烦。”

From that day, Quincy keeps a small cloth in his bag. Every rainy morning, he wipes the sensor before he presses his finger.

从那天起，昆西在包里放了一块小布。每个下雨的早晨，他都先擦干感应区，再按上手指。