Do you have any interests in your childhood?
你童年时有什么兴趣爱好吗？
In my seventh grade, I developed an interest in solving a Rubik’s Cube.
七年级时，我对解魔方产生了兴趣。
I started by asking my brother to teach me and he asked me to solve a blue cross on a cube by myself.
起初我请哥哥教我，他却让我自己先在魔方上拼出蓝色十字。
I spent around 20 minutes mixing the cube and finally got that little blue cross on the top.
我花了大约20分钟打乱并尝试还原，终于在顶面拼出了那个小小的蓝色十字。
Excitedly, I jumped up from the chair and raced into my brother’s bedroom.
我兴奋地从椅子上跳起来，冲进哥哥的卧室。
After handing the cube to him, to my surprise, he mixed the perfect blue cross up, making my work completely disappear.
把魔方递给他后，令我惊讶的是，他竟把那个完美的蓝色十字打乱了，让我的成果瞬间化为乌有。
“Do it again,” he handed it back to me.
“再拼一次，”他把魔方递回给我。
“No, I won’t.” I was angry stepping out of his room.
“不，我不干了。”我生气地走出了他的房间。
A few weeks later, my brother wasn’t at home.
几周后的一天，哥哥不在家。
“I’m going to learn how to do this without him!” I promised myself.
“没有他我也要学会！”我暗暗下定决心。
I spent the rest of my night watching a guy on YouTube teach me to solve the first few steps.
那天晚上剩下的时间，我都在看YouTube上的教程，学习复原魔方的前几个步骤。
I mastered those steps.
我掌握了那些步骤。
The next day, I spent the whole school day secretly practicing what I learned the night before.
第二天，我在学校里偷偷练习了一整天前一晚学到的内容。
When I made my way to my music class, I tried to find some spare time taking out the cube again and solving what I knew.
去上音乐课的途中，我趁空闲又掏出魔方，试着还原我会的部分。
Noah, my classmate, and also one of my best friends later, laughed at me.
我的同学诺亚——后来也成了我最好的朋友之一——嘲笑我说：
“Do you know how?” I sneered.
“你会玩吗？”我冷笑道。
“Actually yeah, let me see it. My fastest solving time is 15 seconds,” he noted as he began solving the cube.
“其实我会，给我看看。我最快纪录是15秒，”他说着便开始转动魔方。
It took him about 25 seconds to finish it.
他大约用了25秒完成了复原。
“Okay, that was cool.” I started solving the cube again.
“好吧，真厉害。”我又开始摆弄起魔方。
I didn’t know at that time this boy would be my inspiration for cube solving.
那时的我还不知道，这个男孩会成为我钻研魔方的动力。
He taught me each step, each day, and when I forgot, he’d remind me how to do it.
他每天一步步教我，每当我忘记时，他都会提醒我该怎么做。
He was the best friend I’d ever had.
他是我遇到过最好的朋友。
Sadly he’s no longer with us now, but the memories of solving cubes together will be there forever.
遗憾的是，他如今已不在人世，但我们一起拼魔方的回忆将永存心间。
It was this boy who helped me with cube solving.
正是这个男孩教会了我解魔方。
It takes me around a minute to solve a Rubik’s Cube.
现在我一分钟左右就能复原一个魔方。
I am proud that I can do something not many people can.
我很自豪自己能掌握这项并非人人都会的技能。
Thank you, Noah.
谢谢你，诺亚。
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